Kerry county library donate 1,000 books to children in direct provision

Tommy O'Connor has been Kerry's county librarian for the past 14 years said the idea came about when trying to engage new groups with the library's services. 

1,000 books were donated to direct provision centres and family resource centres in Kerry. Present at the launch of the initiative was Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen,  Kayleigh Power, Family Resource Worker, Ballyspillance Resource Centre and Bethany Wynne-Morgan, KASI, Killarney Immigrant Support Centre, and Anne Fitzgerald, Project Co-ordinator from Kerry County Library. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

Kerry county library services have donated 1,000 books to children using family resource centre services and childing living in direct provision centres throughout the county. 

Funding provided by the Dormant Accounts Scheme 2020 and Kerry County Council for children from marginalised and socially excluded communities supported the initiative.