DUBLIN City Public Libraries are asking born and bred Dubs, as well as those who have made the capital their home, to share the story of their start in the city.
It’s all part of a digital storytelling project called
‘Dublin: a Great Place to Start’ and those who want to take part can apply for a place on a free training course that’ll bring their story to life.
Dublin City Public Libraries is celebrating 130 years this year and there are some big plans currently underway for the future. The Central Library in the ILAC Centre has become too small so a new library building will be created at Parnell Square.
It will be linked with the renowned Dublin City Gallery – The Hugh Lane. The new City Library will anchor and embrace new and existing cultural facilities on the Square, all connected by a new civic plaza.
The Dublin: a Great Place to Start digital storytelling project is designed to offer an exciting, creative way to take part in celebrating the diversity and excitement of what will be the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter.
Successful applicants to the project will have their story filmed for the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter website at www.parnellsquare.ie.
Stories can be about any aspect of making a start in the Dublin area, such as beginning life in the Rotunda Hospital, which is now set to move to Dublin 15.
Or applicants might have moved to Dublin from another county or country or they could be an artist or writer whose creativity was inspired by the capital.
Anybody interested in the project can contact Mary Muldowney at 087-7988330 or Catherine O’Connor at 087-8111437.