Thank you to #ChorusProject #UCD for our creative kit which arrived this week. Looking forward to exploring it & seeing what we can engineer! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Calling all JCSP/DEIS schools. Join our SNAP Photography Challenge. Full SNAP details at bit.ly/JCSPsnap where you will find lots of support materials Need some inspiration? Take a look at these stunning photos from CJ Nash our Photographer in Residence for prompts TINY and COLD! #JCSPsnap2026

JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge for JCSP/DEIS schools-details at bit.ly/JCSPsnap PROMPT 7: OPEN - Get out in the open! Opportunity awaits: open books, open doors, open spaces. It's wide open! Show the hidden, the revealed, the unexpected. What's waiting to be discovered? #JCSPsnap2026

Young Voices, Timeless Stories Celebrating a New Historical Story Collection by First Year students in Thomond Community College Student authors with JCSP Librarian Jane Bingham-Shee There’s something powerful about seeing history through young eyes. This week, the JCSP Library in Thomond…

Ms. McMullen's class had a great day at Make a book, Cork. They worked really hard on their book "The Art of Friendship". Lots of digital and editing skills learnt to produce their book! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

So proud of the students @staidanscs.bsky.social speaking at Make A Book 2026 about the podcast they created, scripted, produced and edited for the school radio station #SACSFM @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Students from schools across Waterford & Wexford deep in concentration at our JCSP Libraries South East Super Spellers Challenge in the beautiful Carrickpherish Library Waterford. #SuperSpellers #SpellingChallenge

Our JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge 2026 runs throughout February. Open to all JCSP/DEIS schools. 3 categories - Junior/Senior/Special Needs. Full details & wide range of support materials available on our website - bit.ly/JCSPsnap #JCSPsnap2026

JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge 2026 An exciting photography challenge has just been launched by The JCSP Libraries this February! This inclusive challenge can be enjoyed by students in all year groups. The aim is to support young people to develop their artistic practice, creativity,…

Back to basics! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

JCSP Libraries Chess Tournament 2026 29th January saw Trinity Comprehensive in Ballymun host the annual JCSP Library Team Chess Tournament once again. Eight schools battled across Dublin traffic and the M50 for the chance to compete in both the Swiss-paired event, and the uniquely JCSP “Chess…

Multicultural Day, an opportunity to learn from one another. Diversity makes our classrooms richer, friendships stronger and our school a safe positive & caring community! #SOSIreland @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

COMING SOON: ✨New JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge 📷SNAP ten photos in February 2026 using our new prompts 📷 #JCSPsnap2026

Lots of new #Manga titles & series added to our Digital Library on #Sora - incl #KomiCantCommunicate & #BlueBox. Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools. Details at jcsplibraries.com/jcsp-digital...

"My library is well-furnished: books, a chair, and a cat." (Mark Twain) Maple came to visit today! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Delighted to be participating in the Friendship Project @ National Library as part of Jane Austen 250 Celebrations. Then a quick visit to the National Museum! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Celebrating student success in the Accelerated Reader Literacy Program by going to see the film Wicked: For Good lots of tears and delight as the story unfolded 🎥👏🍿#ReadingForPleasure @staidanscs.bsky.social @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

On this day... Anna Haslam, Pioneering Suffragette. Thank you to heritage in schools program. Carmel Kelly visited us to share Anna's story. Bringing history alive & making it relevant. @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Celebrating College Awareness Week 2025 with ‘Past Students Speed Meetings’ in the Library 6th year & TY students got lots inspiration fantastic event @staidanscs.bsky.social @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Well done to all those first year students who submitted a project for SciFest 2025 as part of Science Week Celebrations. @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Thanks so much to school librarian & researcher Dr Jean Henefer for sharing her knowledge & passion for school libraries this week as part of our Leadership in Libraries module @ulsteruni.bsky.social #OnlineLearning #LibraryLeadership #SchoolLibraries #Reading #Inclusion @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

It’s time to make your voice heard! The 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate the very best of Irish writing — and now it’s YOUR turn to choose this year’s winners! 💚 From powerful debuts to unforgettable favourites, every vote counts. VOTE NOW: scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote

Lucky to have 🦎 Zoo visiting us today as part of our Science Week Celebrations! Learning about Animal interactions, animal classification & evolution. @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

The theme for Science Week 2025 is "Then. Today. Tomorrow" Barry Fitzgerald aka Super Hero Scientist visited us today. We explored the evolution of science, how it has shaped the past, its role in the present, and how it will address the challenges of the future. @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Updated Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert English novels & drama lists now available in our Digital Library on Sora. Students can access & borrow these via the Sora app or at soraapp.com. Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools. See jcsplibraries.com/jcsp-digital...

Delighted to see our Great Reads Award included in this list. Registration for participation in our 2025 Awards is still open to all Primary & Post-Primary schools - so don't miss out. Full details at schoollibrariesireland.com/great-reads-... #GreatReadsAward #GRAIrl #LoveReading

We have updated our Junior Cycle English Indicative First Year Text List on Sora - providing great choices for your chosen First Year novel. Check it out! #JuniorCycle #Novels #Reading

Our November conference on Arts and Visual Literacy in Schools & Libraries will be held on Nov 14 at CBS James's Street, Dublin. Speakers incl Matthew Kelly, Dr. Jane O'Hanlon, Mairead Duggan, Robin Stewart, & Lorna Vogelsang. Full details and reg link at bit.ly/SLGconf25 @laibluesky.bsky.social

Hands on learning Archaeology workshops #dogitkids #archaeology #history @jcsplibraries.bsky.social @staidanscs.bsky.social

Celebrating more students success in the Accelerated Reader Literacy Program #readingforpleasure @staidanscs.bsky.social @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Check out our new 2025-2026 Award Nominees & Winners collection on Sora - incl. a selection of the 2025 @IrishBookAward shortlisted titles. #eBooks #Audiobooks #LoveReading @laibluesky.bsky.social @slglai.bsky.social @cityofdublinetbcdu.bsky.social @napdie.bsky.social @inotenews.bsky.social

📢📢📢Major Sora Milestone Announcement 📢📢📢. Our 500,000th digital checkout has just happened this morning!! That's half a million checkouts to students & staff across all JCSP/DEIS schools. Our sleuths are working furiously to ID the borrower - and we will celebrate! 🎇 #LoveReading

They heard Niall Da Burca was visiting..so we had some interesting visitors.. amazing some had time to visit! @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Playing with puzzles amd games in library class this week #librariesforplay #socialgames #puzzles @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Some great new titles just added to our Digital Library on #Sora. Check them out at ods.overdrive.com/v2/jcsp Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools #eBooks #Fiction #NonFiction #LoveReading #SchoolLibraryServices

We are participating in the #GreatReadsAward again this year! Look at all these cool books, something for everyone 🥰 Thanks to @slglai.bsky.social Register your participation with them to be in with a chance of winning a set of the books. #justread @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

It's Banned Books Week. Celebrate the freedom to read with our Banned & Challenged Books collection on Sora. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead

Has your school registered for the 2025 Great Reads Award yet? Register by Oct. 17th - you could win a full set of the shortlised titles. Don't miss out! #ReadIrishChildrensBooks #GRAirl25 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @laibluesky.bsky.social @museumofchildhood.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie

Our Digital Library checkouts are higher than ever so far this year - with 400+ checkouts so far this morning. The new titles keep coming though - incl. these great new just-added #Fiction #eBook titles. Membership is free for JCSP/DEIS schools ods.overdrive.com/v2/jcsp

1st Year Library Literacy Class ready to go @renlearnuk.bsky.social @staidanscs.bsky.social @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Our 2025 #GreatReadsAward shortlist has just been launched. From #PictureBooks to #YA, there's something for all ages. Full details at bit.ly/Greatreadsaw... - where schools (Primary & PP) can register (& maybe win a set of the shortlisted books!)

Check out Radical School Librarianship: A Global Response - which has just been added to our Digital Library on #Sora. This just-published title is a must read for all #SchoolLibrarians, #Literacy leaders, & all interested in school library impact. #eBooks #SchoolLibraries

EIR-SAT-1 will de-orbit in the next day or two following its successful mission. http://jrnl.ie/6806180

Lots of new additions to our #HomeLanguages collection on Sora - incl #Audiobooks & #eBooks in #Ukrainian #German #Portuguese #Arabic #Spanish #French #Catalan #Romanian #Castilian & more. Total of 43 Home Languages now included in our collection - with thanks to Post Primary Languages Ireland

Our students have borrowed over 3,000 #eBooks #Audiobooks #DigitalMagazines from our Digital Library so far this summer. To support this demand we continue to add new titles to our library - incl. these great new #Fiction titles which have just been added. #LoveReading

Our school libraries may be closed but our Sora Digital Library remains open 24/7/365. Already 12 checkouts by 9am this morning & 803 checkouts so far this month. Tackling the 'Summer Slide' one checkout at a time! #LoveReading #JCSPdigital #eBooks #Audiobooks #DigitalMagazines

JCSP Libraries are hiring. Full and part-time positions available in Dublin, Dungarvan and Enniscorthy. Don't miss this opportunity to join a great team. Full details at: cityofdublinetb.ie/about-us/hr/... #LISjobs #LibraryJobs #JobFairy

There’s still time to apply to join this great team. Don’t miss out! #LISjobs #JobFairy #LibraryJobs #SchoolLibrarians #LibraryJobsIE

JCSP Libraries are Hiring! JCSP Libraries are hiring. Full and part-time positions available in Dublin, Dungarvan and Enniscorthy. Don't miss this opportunity to join a great team. The JCSP Demonstration Library Project is inviting… https://jcsplibraries.com/2025/06/30/jcsp-libraries-are-hiring/

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