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family · Friday 3 July 2026 · 2:30pm 
Investigators Bookclub at Sligo Central Library
At Sligo Central Library · Stephen Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo
At Sligo Central Library · Stephen Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo
If your child devours detective stories and spends half their reading time trying to guess whodunit before the final chapter, the Investigators Bookclub at Sligo Central Library is made for them. Run by Sligo County Library, this free Friday afternoon session brings together children aged roughly 7 to 12 who share a taste for mystery and investigation stories. It is the kind of programme that turns a quiet love of reading into something social - kids swap theories, argue over clues, and come away with a stack of recommendations they actually want to read.
Sessions run on Friday afternoons from 2:30pm and last around an hour. The focus is on mystery and investigation-themed fiction - the sort of books where the young reader is as much a detective as the protagonist. Children discuss what they have read, share opinions, and discover titles they might not have found on their own. The format is relaxed and conversational rather than classroom-formal, and the library setting keeps the atmosphere unhurried. Sligo County Library has a strong tradition of children’s programming, running everything from storytime for toddlers to creative workshops under national schemes like Cruinniú na nÓg. The Investigators Bookclub fits that same spirit: free, open, and genuinely good for young readers. No booking is required and there is no charge.
Sligo Central Library sits on Stephen Street in the centre of Sligo town, easy to reach from most directions. If you are coming by car, the town centre has several pay-and-display car parks within a short walk - the Quayside Shopping Centre car park on Wine Street is one of the most convenient. Bus Éireann operates services to Sligo from Dublin, Galway, Donegal, and across the north-west; the bus station on Lord Edward Street is about ten minutes on foot from the library. From Dublin the journey takes roughly two and a half hours by road via the N4 or M4.
Sligo town is compact and walkable, with the River Garavogue running through the centre and the Knocknarea mountain visible on the horizon. The county has a genuine literary tradition - W. B. Yeats is buried at Drumcliff, a few kilometres north - so a visit that starts with a children’s bookclub fits the place well. There is more to see in Sligo and across Co. Sligo.
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