Mayo County Library
Country: Ireland
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Contact: AUSTIN VAUGHAN, avaughan@mayococo.ie
Description: A PUBLIC LIBRRAY SERVICE IN THE WEST OF IRELAND SERVING A POPULATION OF OVER 120,000 PEOPLE THROUGH 14 BRANCHES ANDA SCHOOL LIBRRAY SERVICE.
Type of library: Rural
Population served: More than 100.000
Current library programs:
- Activities for children and young adults
- Activities for migrants
- Activities for seniors
- Activities in cooperation with other organizations
- Book presentations (also meeting with authors)
- Celebration of ephemeris (Day of the library
- Culture promotion
- Digitalization and Preservation
- Exhibitions
- Handcraft workshops
- Lifelong Learning programs
- Literacy
- Literary workshops
- Local culture (local heritage)
- Music
- Reading clubs (Book clubs)
- Reading promotion
- Storytelling
- Sustainable development
- Technology Literacy (Digital Literacy)
Activities you want to do with your sister library:
- Activities for children and young adults
- Activities for seniors
- Celebration of ephemeris
- Cooperation with other organizations
- Digital Literacy
- Digitalization and Preservation
- Exchange of ideas and expertise
- Exchange of information
- Exchange of resources
- Exhibitions
- Lifelong Learning programs
- Literacies (non-formal education)
- Professional visits
- Promotion of local culture
- Reading clubs
- Reading promotion
- Social media
- Staff interchange
- Staff training
- Storytelling
- Volunteer programs
Languages spoken by staff: MAINLY ENGLISH
Languages spoken by patrons: MAINLY ENGLISH
Preferred countries for cooperation: ITALY, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, SWEDEN, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, FRANCE, CROATIA, SLOVAKIA
Searching partners for European program: Yes
Participating in any European Union program: Yes