CBI is committed to hosting and facilitating a wide variety of brilliant book-themed events for both children and adults too! In addition to the Children's Book Festival every October and our annual Summer Conference in May, we also run a series of other exciting events throughout the year, such as regional author tours and Arts Centre activity days.

So far in 2007 CBI has assisted in staging:

• Two ‘Read All Over' books activity days with The Linen Hall Arts Centre in Castlebar and The Ark Children's Cultural Centre in Dublin.
• Two school visits by performance poet Valerie Bloom, in collaboration with Poetry Ireland.
• A Darren Shan author tour to The Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick, The Linen Hall and The Mill Theatre, Dundrum.
• An author session with CBI Bisto Award winner John Boyne at The Ark, with two schools groups involved with the Shadowing Scheme.
• Farmleigh 'Picture The Story' Day (see below)

Next up we have the Children's Book Festival, festuring over 1500 book-themed events over four weeks nationwide!

To find out more about what's in store for the coming months please check our on-line events calendar.

CBI are always looking for new partners to help us bring the best in children's books to the widest audience! If you are an artist, publisher, school or venue interested in working with CBI please contact Programme Officer Tom Donegan, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , tel. 01 8727475

CBI At Farmleigh -  Sunday September 23rd

Farmleigh

Following on from two highly successful events last year, Children’s Books Ireland return to Farmleigh House this September to present a celebratory programme of tall tales, potty poetry and ingenious illustration for all the family!

 From midday until 4pm on Sunday 23rd September, Farmleigh House will play host to readings, workshops, poetry and performance from some of Ireland’s very best children’s authors and artists. Guest writers and illustrators will include Oisín McGann (Mad Grandad, Ancient Appetites), Gillian Perdue (Conor’s Cowboy Suit), Fiona Tierney and Úna Healy (Look What Blew Into The Zoo) and Dave Donohue, celebrating the launch of his latest title Alien Timebomb.

 Exhibiting their yarn-spinning expertise will be famed storytellers Billy Teare, Liam Farrell and Aideen McBride, whilst performance poet Aislinn O’Loughlin will be on hand to add some rhyme and rhythm to proceedings. Ciara McParland will also be hosting a series of Roald Dahl and Harry Potter themed workshops and quizzes. And for those wanting to brush up on their reading, a full bookshop will be running all day from 11am!

 Sessions will be aimed at different age groups from 5-12 years. Admission is free but places are limited. Tickets will be issued on a ‘first come first served’ basis from 10.30am. 

Important Things to Remember:

• Admission is free, but places are limited.
• Tickets will be issued on a ‘first come first served’ basis from 10.30am
• Full bookshop opens at 11am
• Events begin at 12.00 noon and finish at 4pm