COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

To ask Chief Executive if the library has children books available in other languages, a recent event "story telling in our parks" highlighted some children that wouldn't have English as their first language and made it a challenge to read English. If it was possible to consider introducing books of different languages in particular the large story telling books.

REPLY:

I have checked with our acquisations librarian regarding the issue of multi-lingual junior stock in South Dublin Public Libraries. Basically we purchase what is available from our suppliers - and currently there is not a huge amount of stock available for purchase. At present some branch libraries stock children's books in Polish/Chinese with all branch libraries stocking junior  Ukranian books. We will endeavour to source multi-lingual storytelling books going forward-with aprticular emphasis on Large size format.