Upcoming events

Booking Required - See below for details on how to book

Please note, attendance at all sessions is required

Date:  Thursdays 16th, 23rd, 30th July and 6th, 13th August 2026 | 11.00 to 13.30

Age & Opportunity are delighted to offer Changing Gears in Kilkenny this July and August.

Changing Gears is a free, HSE-funded 5-week programme for people aged 50+ to support wellbeing and resilience during life transitions such as retirement, bereavement, or health changes. 

Through weekly 2½-hour sessions, participants reflect on their experiences, build confidence, develop practical coping skills, and explore positive approaches to ageing and change. Attendance at all sessions is required.

To book your place please contact Fiona onengage@ageandopportunity.ie or call on 01 9133922.

Booking Required - See below for details on how to book

Please note, attendance at all sessions is required

Date:  Thursdays 16th, 23rd, 30th July and 6th, 13th August 2026 | 11.00 to 13.30

Age & Opportunity are delighted to offer Changing Gears in Kilkenny this July and August.

Changing Gears is a free, HSE-funded 5-week programme for people aged 50+ to support wellbeing and resilience during life transitions such as retirement, bereavement, or health changes. 

Through weekly 2½-hour sessions, participants reflect on their experiences, build confidence, develop practical coping skills, and explore positive approaches to ageing and change. Attendance at all sessions is required.

To book your place please contact Fiona onengage@ageandopportunity.ie or call on 01 9133922.

Booking Required - See below for details on how to book

Please note, attendance at all sessions is required

Date:  Thursdays 16th, 23rd, 30th July and 6th, 13th August 2026 | 11.00 to 13.30

Age & Opportunity are delighted to offer Changing Gears in Kilkenny this July and August.

Changing Gears is a free, HSE-funded 5-week programme for people aged 50+ to support wellbeing and resilience during life transitions such as retirement, bereavement, or health changes. 

Through weekly 2½-hour sessions, participants reflect on their experiences, build confidence, develop practical coping skills, and explore positive approaches to ageing and change. Attendance at all sessions is required.

To book your place please contact Fiona onengage@ageandopportunity.ie or call on 01 9133922.

Booking Required

Date: Wednesday, July 15th | 10:30am - 12:30pm

Join Mairín at our Repair Café, where she’ll help you mend and restore your beloved fabric items. Bring along your clothes, linens, or soft furnishings for a mindful repair session! Sewing machines are provided. The Repair Café takes place monthly on the third Wednesday.

*Please note there will be no repair café in August*

Please register your interest

Date: Tuesday, 21st July | 5:30pm -7:30pm

We host a monthly film club where members gather to watch and discuss a diverse range of movies. Prior to each viewing, members will be asked to select a film from a list chosen by library staff.  The film club takes place monthly on the third Tuesday.

Booking Required

Date: Thursday, 9th July | 6:30pm -7:30pm

Discover Your Roots – Join Our Genealogy Club! Are you interested in exploring family history? Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced researcher, this is a great opportunity to share tips, learn new resources, and connect with others who share your passion for ancestry.  The Genealogy Group meets monthly on the second Thursday.

Booking Required

Date: Wednesday, July 22nd | 11.30am - 12.30pm

LEGO Free Build Session.

Love LEGO? Join us for a fun hour of free building and creativity. Work on your own masterpiece, build with friends, or simply enjoy exploring what you can create. We provide the bricks; you provide the imagination!

Age 6 - 12 years. 

Booking Required: Phone: 056 779 4174 / Email: mayfair@kilkennylibrary.ie  

*Parents must remain on the premises for the duration of the workshop.

Booking Required

Date: Monday, July 20th | 3pm - 4:15pm

Create, connect, and craft at our Summer Stars Friendship Bracelet Workshop! Open to children aged 8+ with a parent or guardian, this hands-on session lets you design and make beautiful bracelets together. Perfect for gifting or keeping. Everything you need is provided!

Booking Required: Phone: 056 779 4174 / Email: mayfair@kilkennylibrary.ie  

Early Years Music Workshop (Ages 3–6, with parent/guardian accompaniment)

Booking Required

Date: Wednesday, July 15th | 3pm - 4:15pm

Get creative this summer and make your very own colourful bracelet!

Join us for a fun and relaxed craft workshop where children will design and create unique friendship bracelets using a variety of beads, threads, and decorations. Whether you make one for yourself or as a gift for a friend, you'll have the chance to get creative and learn some simple bracelet-making techniques.

This workshop is part of the Summer Stars Reading Adventure, so don't forget to visit the library desk and sign up while you're here!

Booking Required: Phone: 056 779 4174 / Email: mayfair@kilkennylibrary.ie  

*Parents must remain on the premises for the duration of the workshop.

Join us we celebrate Culture Night 2026 in Maynooth Community  Library where Eoghan Burke will lead an introduction to the Bodhran and songs some of the great songs associated with Kildare.

All children attending this event must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Join Red King Chess in dlr LexIcon for workshops this July.

(Suitable for ages 7-14 yrs)

Workshop One: Pawn to King 

Tues 21 July, 2.30-5.30pm 

In this first session we will learn the rules for all the pieces on the chess board. By the end of Day One you will know how to play with the Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, King and Queen. 

Workshop Two: Checkmate!

Wed 22 July, 2.30-5.30pm 

During this session we will study check and checkmate, some tricks and tactics, and we will learn how to use the Chess Clock! By the end of Day Two you will be able to play a full game of chess. 

*Please note that participants must be available to attend both workshops: Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 July, 2.30-5.30pm

Registration for the Chess Tournament is separate, and is only suitable for people who have attended the first two sessions or those who already know how to play a full game of chess.