Junior Book Club at New Ross Library

What to Expect

New Ross Library runs a junior book club for readers aged 9 to 12 on the first Tuesday of every month, from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, at the library on Barrack Lane. It is free and no booking is required. The next meeting is Tuesday 1 September 2026.

An hour is the right length for this age group. The session is run by library staff and built around talking about what the group has been reading rather than working through a set text, so children who are mid-book or who did not get to the chosen title still have something to contribute. Members put forward suggestions for what the club reads next, and the library holds copies for the group. The drop-in format means there is no sign-up sheet and no obligation to come every month.

New Ross Library has three separate children’s and young people’s groups running through the month. Alongside the junior book club there is a baby and toddler story time and rhyme time on Thursday mornings, and the Superpowers Book Club for children with dyslexia on the third Thursday of the month. Between them they cover most ages from babies up to twelve.

Good to Know

• First Tuesday of every month, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
• Next meeting Tuesday 1 September 2026.
• For readers aged 9 to 12.
• Free, and no booking required.
• New Ross Library, Barrack Lane, New Ross.
• The branch also runs Superpowers Book Club for readers aged 9 to 12 with dyslexia on the third Thursday of the month, and a baby and toddler story and rhyme time on Thursday mornings.

Getting There

New Ross Library is on Barrack Lane, up from the quays in the older part of New Ross, within a few minutes’ walk of South Street and the town’s main shopping streets. Drivers from Wexford town take the N25 and cross at the New Ross bypass bridge before following town centre signs. From Waterford the N25 comes in from the west and from Kilkenny the R700 runs down along the Barrow. There is public parking on the quay and in the town centre car parks. Bus Eireann services between Waterford, New Ross and Wexford stop in the town centre, a short walk away.