Gardening Club for Families - North Clondalkin Library

What to Expect

North Clondalkin Library runs a Gardening Club session for families, led by South Dublin County Council’s Parks Department, alongside a separate Junior Gardening Club for children. Families take part in hands-on outdoor activities and learn about different plants over the course of an hour. It is a genuinely local, small-scale event rather than a festival, aimed squarely at Clondalkin residents looking for a free, low-key activity with the kids, and it fits the wider role South Dublin County Council libraries play as community hubs rather than just book-lending spaces.

Sessions like this are typically kept small and hands-on rather than a formal lecture, with the Parks Department team bringing the plants, tools and know-how so families can turn up without needing any gardening experience of their own. It is the kind of event that rewards checking in with the local library directly, since branch programming can shift from month to month depending on what’s growing and what staff have planned.

Good to Know

• Friday 14 August, 11am to 12pm, doors open 10.50am
• North Clondalkin Library, 1 Liscarne Close, Dublin 22
• Free to attend, but booking opens seven days before each session at 10am via Eventbrite
• Children who cannot work independently must be accompanied by an adult
• Free parking is available at the library
• The library runs gardening sessions periodically for both families and children - check the library’s own events page for the next date after this one
• A separate Junior Gardening Club session for children also runs at the same branch

Getting There

North Clondalkin Library is on Liscarne Close in Dublin 22, close to the N4 and served by Dublin Bus routes through Clondalkin and Neilstown. Clondalkin - Fonthill Luas Red Line stop is a short bus or taxi ride away for anyone travelling without a car, and the library sits within easy reach of the wider Clondalkin, Rowlagh and Neilstown residential areas.