The Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre, run from Central Library is a contact point for all queries on the EU for the South East Region. The Centre aims to promote informed debate and active European citizenship by providing EU information tailored to meet the needs of the local community.
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Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre,
Floor Two, Central Library,
Lady Lane, Waterford.
051-849975
europedirect@waterfordcity.ie
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News and Events
Through a Swedish Lens
Waterford’s Europe Direct Information Centre is delighted to bring the exhibition Through a Swedish Lens to the Index Gallery in Central Library. This beautiful photographic exhibition has been created by the National Folklore Collection and celebrates the contribution of four Swedish scholars and writers to Irish culture in the first half of the twentieth century. The photographers include the celebrated folklorist Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, the ethnologists Albert Eskeröd and Åke Campbell, and the writer Harriet Hjorth Wetterström. Each went on to play a significant role in advancing the study of Irish folklore and ethnology and in cultivating Swedish-Irish relations. All four men and women were also capable photographers, and many of the photographs and correspondence with Irish colleagues are now preserved in the National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin. |
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The exhibition will run from 2 – 14 March and can be viewed during normal library opening hours Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5:30pm and Wednesday and Friday 10am to 8pm.
Calling all Linguists! Language Exchange Starting at Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre
Do you have a language to share? or are you interested in brushing up on your language skills? If the answer is yes and if you would like to meet like minded linguists then the Central Library Language Exchange is looking for you!
The Language exchange sessions will take place at the Waterford Europe Direct information Centre on the second floor of Central Library in Lady Lane. The Centre is currently compiling a database of people who would like to take part. The exchanges will be free and will take place in the languages with the most demand. So if it is Polish, Spanish, English or any other language that you are interested in contact the centre on 051-849975 to register your details.
There will be an open day for all participants on Friday 12 March at 6pm. All are welcome to attend. For more information you can contact Sinead or Carmel on 051-849975 or email europedirect@waterfordcity.ie
Colour a Superhero’ Competition at the Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre
‘Colour a Superhero’ is an exciting competition for children aged 7 to 12 run by The Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre at Central Library. The Superhero in question is fighting climate change and entrants need to colour and name him to be in with a chance of winning the first prize of a bicycle (there are also great runner up prizes of a micro scooter, board games and books).
Budding environmentalists can pick up an entry form from any branch of Waterford City Council Library Service (Central Library, Ardkeen or Brown’s Road). They can also join children from all over Europe and become an undercover ‘eco agent’ at http://ecoagents.eea.europa.eu and learn more about saving the planet.
Entries can be dropped into Central, Ardkeen or Brown’s Road Libraries before 24 April. The Prize giving will take place on Saturday 8 May to celebrate Europe Day, which takes place the following day (9 May).
One Book One Waterford
‘One Book, One Waterford’ is a literacy initiative. The Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre is working with the Home School Community Liaison Schemes (HSCL). The HSCL is a scheme which identifies and addresses issues in the community of participating schools. This project aims to tackle the issue of literacy in the communities.
‘One Book One Waterford’ encourages people of the same community to read the same book at the same time. The book chosen is Titanic Tragedy by Vincent McDonnell. From now until the summer the city becomes one giant book club, as the first ‘One Book, One Waterford’ gets underway. Titanic Tragedy is the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck. This school and community based literacy project will be launched in St Paul’s Secondary School on Tuesday 2 March at 11am by the Mayor of Waterford Cllr. John Halligan with the book’s author Vincent McDonnell as the guest speaker.
Please contact Niamh Baldwin, Schools and Children’s Librarian or Sinead O’Higgins, Europe Direct Information Centre for more details.