JCSP Library Project

Our school libraries may be closed but our Digital library remains open & our students continue reading throughout the summer. Check out our top checkouts for June below. #LoveReading #JCSPdigital

Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand theguardian.com/books/2026/jun…

Lots of great book choices from our annual book swap at our end of year team meeting in Galway. #LoveReading

Wow! Fantastic reading stats from the students in @colchilmlib. Well done to all 👏👏👏 @AccReader @INOTEnews @KWETB

Check out these great new #NonFiction titles just added to our #DigitalLibrary on Sora. Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools - see jcsplibraries.com/jcsp-digital-l…

Up now is Tara Mulhern representing Jigsaw & Neart, speaking on how school librarians can build connections, collections & corners to support their neurodiverse students. #neurodiversity #SLGconf26

Our Autumn conference kicks off in The High School Rathgar. First up is Dr Margaret Flood of @MaynoothUni speaking on applying #UDL in the #SchoolLibrary setting.

We had super creativity in the @Oide_JCSP library at lunchtime yesterday. Check out the Colosseum & the Eiffel Tower. 👀 🤩 @jcsplibraries @WWETBofficial @SLG_LAI @Oide_PPDEIS #schoollibraries #greatschoollibraries

Bloomsday 2026 Young Authors Creative Writing Competition Write an imaginative story (fiction or creative non-fiction/poem) that explores the theme of “Finding Home” Full details on how to enter and prize details at museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2026…

Great morning at our JCSP Libraries Academy Awards (JAFAs) in the beautiful #LightHouseD7. Well done to all the very creative student participants. #Creativity #FilmMaking #Wellbeing

It was a pleasure to welcome the storyteller, Niall de Burca, to our library to entertain the students at our annual JCSP summer celebrations. After telling his hilarious stories, Niall presented some of the students with prizes for their work. @jcsplibraries @ccmwicklow

Last few days before submissions close this Friday! 📚

Our May conference on Supporting Neurodiversity in Schools & Libraries will be held on May 14 in The High School, Rathgar, Dublin. Guest speakers incl Tara Mulhern (Jigsaw) & Margaret Flood (Maynooth Uni). Full details and reg link at bit.ly/SLGconf26 Don't miss it!

Check out our Top 20 #eBook, #Audiobook & #eMagazine titles in April. A total of 5,299 items were checked out to students in DEIS schools last month. JCSP Libraries - supporting literacy & learning in Irish schools #JCSPdigital #LoveReading #SchoolLibraries

Brilliant photos @OMahonysBooks. Thank you for your support! #WeGotIrelandReading #DEARirl

Some of our students 'dropping' their science work to read a book instead, as part of today's national 'Drop Everything and Read' event. @jcsplibraries @CCM

It’s DEAR Day! Are you ready to #DropEverythingAndRead at 12 noon today? Let’s all do it and #LetsGetIrelandReading

Some of our 2nd year students performing their own poems in front of a large audience at the 'Wrapparound' event in Trinity College, Dublin today. @jcsplibraries @CCM

The stats are in! There were a total of 25,041 checkouts from our Digital Library during March 2026. Check out our top #eBook #Audiobook & #DigitalMagazine checkouts for the month below. #JCSPdigital #LoveReading #SchoolLibraries

Everyone is invited to participate in our 2026 National Drop Everything & Read Challenge on Friday April 24th. Full details & registration form on our website: dropeverythingandread.ie Share widely & let's all take time out to read! #DEARIrl #LetsGetIrelandReading