Back to School Storytime at Drogheda Library

What to Expect

Drogheda Library reads a set of back to school stories for children aged 4 to 8 on the Thursday afternoon before the new term. It is open to all, no booking is required, and it starts at 3:30 PM.

Storytimes on this theme tend to work on two levels: they are an afternoon out, and they give children starting or returning to school a way of talking about it before the day arrives. Louth Libraries run a run of back to school programming in the last two weeks of August across the Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee and Dunleer branches, including the Little Library Book Bag sessions with the Mobile Music School for children starting school in September. Library membership is free, so families can borrow the picture books afterwards, and the children’s section at Drogheda is set up for reading in place as well.

Good to Know

• Date: Thursday 20 August 2026
• Time: 3:30 PM
• Venue: Drogheda Library, Stockwell Street, Drogheda
• Ages: suitable for 4 to 8 year olds
• Price: free, open to all, no booking required
• Drogheda Library also runs a weekly parent and toddler group on Thursdays at 10:00 AM
• Contact the branch for details of the wider back to school programme

Getting There

Drogheda Library sits on Stockwell Street in the town centre, a couple of minutes uphill from West Street and next door to Droichead Arts Centre. Drivers coming from Dublin, Dundalk or Navan leave the M1 at junction 9 or 10 and follow the town centre signs. Parking is available at Scotch Hall across the Boyne and at the Laurence Shopping Centre, both a few minutes on foot, with metered on-street spaces on Stockwell Street and nearby lanes. Drogheda MacBride railway station is about 15 minutes away on foot, and Bus Éireann and Matthews coaches stop on the Dublin Road and at the Donore Road bus station.