Study in peace at the Library

With the second-level national exams now looming closer, study places and aids are becoming more and more important to students at CPC.

One possibility which those of them who actually live in Kilcullen may not have considered is the local branch of the Kildare Library Service.

Although opening times are limited to just a few times a week, Librarian Julie O'Donoghue says the facility can be useful to such users.

"We now have space, and a quiet environment, for a number of students to work away in peace and quiet," she says. "And we have the broadband facility, which is very useful for research on a number of subjects on the curriculum."

One which is particularly worthwhile is the 'ehistory' element of the online resources provided directly by the library service.

It includes a special Schools Curriculum category with tips on how to write a project and possible project choices. It can be accessed on www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/school_history_curriculum

Of course, the resource can also be accessed from home on any internet-linked computer.

But if you want to use the library, and maybe you don't know where it is, take a walk along the New Abbey Road from The Hideout corner. There's a big new sign, erected only this week.