Exhibitions
16
The City Library
Ballincollig Library
October | At School with Dyslexia Celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Week, this exhibition contains enlarged versions of illustrations from the book ‘At School with Dyslexia’ by Cork based dyslexia expert Sascha Roos and Danielle Sheehy (Little Brown Books, 2024) It focuses on practical up-to-date help for children in secondary school. The large- scale drawings illustrate quotes from the students’ experience about how it feels to be dyslexic and the stresses that the education system puts on dyslexic children as well as the strengths that they have. Visitors are invited to add their own experiences with dyslexia to the Post-it board. October | Japanese Jazz The Rory Gallagher Music Library presents an exhibition on Jazz culture in Japan as part of a international collaboration between staff member Ben Hussey and visiting intern Misa Nakai. The exhibition details the phenomenon of Jazz culture in Japan - from its origins in visiting Jazz troupes in the 1920s to the cultural importance that the country’s Jazz Cafes hold today. October | Silent Books Collection from IBBY Ireland Wordless picture books, selected from six continents and updated over the last year, that transcend language and strengthen intercultural understanding. Whimsical, profound and gorgeous to look at, the picture books are superb springboards for creativity among diverse groups. At the Children’s and Young People’s Library, City Library. October |Cantonese in Ireland Traditional Chinese Picture Books for Children and Young People at The Children’s and Young People’s Library, City Library. October - November | Ireland’s Fossil Heritage Exhibition of the winners of the National Fossil Photo Contest 2024. Ireland has abundant fossils that can be discovered in the building stones and pavements of Irish towns and cities and in natural rocky outcrops around our coastline and on our mountains. View the photographs of these hidden treasures. Curated by Dr Jess Franklin, School of Biology, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), UCC
October | Frederick Douglass This exhibition looks at the life of Frederick Douglass, his visit to Cork and his connection to Ireland. October - November | Mary Elmes - I got things done This exhibition looks at the life of Mary Elmes. Marie Elisabeth Jean Elmes was an Irish aid worker credited with saving the lives of at least 200 Jewish children at various times during the Holocaust, by hiding them in the back of her car.
Bishopstown Library
October | Paintings By Barry Dawkes & Eileen O’Sullivan Artists Barry Dawkes (Castletownshend) and Eileen O’Sullivan (Blarney) have, over the last 10 years, mounted exhibitions of their work at Bishopstown Library and MTU School of Music. Their work is mainly in watercolour and pastel, but they also use oil, acrylic and charcoal. November | Wilton Art Group Exhibition Bishopstown Library are hosting an exhibition by the Wilton Art Group for the month of November. This group of artists meet every Monday afternoon in Bishopstown library. They paint in oils, acrylic and watercolour and are looking forward to presenting their works.
Blackpool Library
October | The Stonewall Revolution: 50 Years of LGBT Liberation An exhibition focusing on the Stonewall Riots and the struggle for LGBTI+ rights over the past 50 years. This exhibition will run in Blackpool Library throughout the month of October.
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