15/10/2003
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Like Wine Through Water: A Celebration of the Reader
South Dublin County Council
Arts & Libraries
Plaza Hotel, Tallaght
November 1st 2003 – 9.30am – 5pm
South Dublin Libraries in association with South Dublin County Arts Office will hold a ‘Readers’ Day’ entitled Like Wine through Water on Saturday November 1st 2003. The title comes from the following quote by Emily Bronte:
I've dreamt in my life dreams that
have stayed with me ever after, and
changed my ideas: they've gone through
and through me, like wine through water,
and altered the colour of my mind.
The emphasis, therefore, is on the reader, with the idea that every time one reads, one is inherently changed, each in a different way. A number of key figures in the world of Irish and international literature have been invited to take part in the one-day seminar which will be held in the Plaza hotel in Tallaght, Dublin 24. The aim of this project is to promote and celebrate the reader who is often seen as something abstract in the literary world. This day will provide a vital link between authors and those who read their books and will provide physical proof that their work has meaning for people they don’t actually know.
The core audience will comprise members of the book clubs, which are facilitated throughout the five branches of our library network as well as members of the public.
Like Wine Through Water
· 9.30am – Registration (foyer)
· 10am – Speeches (Mayor, Arts Officer, County Librarian, Dermot Bolger (MC) to introduce the day (KT Suite)
· 10.15am – Bill Cullen ‘A Long Way from Penny Apples’ (KT Suite)
· 10.45am – Kevin Stevens ‘The Rizzoli Contract’ (KT Suite)
· 11.15-11.45am – Coffee
· 11.45 – 12.30 – Dermot Bolger in conversation with Colm Toibin (KT Suite)
· 12.30pm – 1pm – Tom Kilroy ‘The Shape of Metal’
· 1pm – 2.30pm Lunch
· 2.30pm – 3pm – John Quinn ‘Sea of Love, Sea of Loss’
· 3pm-4pm – Workshops for 60 mins each (can fit 4/5 workshops, readers choose 1) (GR & KT Suites and WW suites)
· Eilis Ni Dhuibhne : The Books We Need –poetry/fiction and the influence of books
· Lia Mills: Writing Friction; how to cause trouble without ever leaving home
· Jacinta McDevitt: Between the Covers; the beginning, the middle and the end
· Mary Russell; Travel writing and travel reading
· 4.15pm – Seamus Hosey & Noel O’Grady? (Music and Poetry Recital) (KT Suite)
· 4.45pm – Sum up by Dermot Bolger (KT Suite)
Booking Procedures
Booking for this event will be on a first come first served basis. The booking line will be open from 9.30am on Saturday 18th October 2003 tel: 4597959. Please have the following details to hand:
· Name
· Address
· Phone Number
· E-Mail (if applicable)
· Choice of Workshop
Please note that the workshops will also be booked on a first come first served basis. If your first choice of workshop is already booked up, you will need to select another option. A ticket will be sent to you at the address you have given which you must bring along with you on November 1st. If you change your mind about attending for any reason, we would be grateful if you could let us know, as demand for this event is extensive.
For further information, please contact Betty Stenson, Development Librarian tel. 4597834 email: bstenson@sdublincoco.ie
Issued on behalf of the Council by Benny Hickey, Head of Corporate Services benny.hickey@sdublincoco.ie
Tel 4149000