Here are some of your amazing inventions created at the last Blog Workshop sessions in the library. It was fun to see how many strange and unusual things can be invented to make our everyday lives easier. remember you can hand in your invention designs at the Castrillón or Monte Alto libraries and we will [...]

The next Blog Workshop session is going to be about “Inventions”.  Some of the great inventions in history make our lives much easier. What would we do without electricity? Medicines? The telephone? Computers?
Send in a comment to tell us which inventions are the greatest or if you have any inventions of your own…
Wallace and Grommit [...]

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, the patron saint of Ireland. It is traditional to wear something green and if you don’t people will pinch you !!! Another custom is that of the leprechaun, a little Irish elf, who is believed to posess a pot of gold.
Here is an Irish Joke:         Where will you always [...]

Today is International Women’s Day. It is a day that celebrates women’s achievements in the world, past and present. Most women today can enjoy freedom, rights and jobs, thanks to those who fought for equality in the past. But remember that in some parts of the world that is not the case, and many women [...]

This is Libby.

Today she starts working on The Blog. Her job is to recommend you great books that are available at your local library and to inform you of library news and events.
Just play to hear what she has to say.

Today is the day of the Oscar Awards in Hollywood, USA.
There are some great films nominated for the awards but we will have to wait until tomorrow to know the winners.
Among the nominations for Best Film are these two great animated films: Avatar and Up.
Have you seen them? Click on the images to watch the [...]