“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars…” So goes the famous quote from Oscar Wilde.

People in Mayo are being urged to ‘get lost in a good book’ on Saturday, February 22, as Ireland Reads Day comes to libraries nationwide. In Ballina Library, a ‘Read-A-Loud’ event will be held from 10am to 4pm.

Stories, memories and folklore of County Mayo, recorded on tape cassettes, reel to reels or in digital form, are being sought as part of an exciting new project, recently launched by Mayo County Council.

A plan for the development of libraries in Mayo during the next five years was adopted by the local authority at last week’s meeting.

Westport-based photographer and astronomer András Csaplár will give a talk in Westport Library on Wednesday, March 13th, at 7pm on the Night Sky as part of the 2024 Irish Astronomy Week.

There was delight in Charlestown last week following the reopening of the local library after more than three years. Concern had been expressed by locals as the facility had been closed since the Covid-19 pandemic.