{"id":40238,"date":"2026-02-28T03:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/one-mystery-one-town\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:02:41","slug":"one-mystery-one-town","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/one-mystery-one-town\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One Mystery, One Town\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longford Library Services has launched an exciting new community reading initiative, <em>One Mystery, One Town<\/em>, supported by <span>Longford County Council<\/span> and <span>Creative Ireland<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The project invites everyone in the community to read <em>The Case of the Vanishing Painting<\/em> by <span>Brian Gallagher<\/span> (published by <span>The O\u2019Brien Press<\/span>), creating a shared reading experience that promotes literacy, sparks creativity, and strengthens community spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was officially launched at Edgeworthstown Library on 7 January, bringing together local schools, families, and community organisations. Pupils from St. John\u2019s N.S. and St. Mary\u2019s N.S. attended alongside parents and library staff, highlighting the strong sense of partnership at the heart of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated by Home School Community Liaison Enda Ward and librarian Kim Taylor, the launch showcased the educational and social value of shared reading across generations. By encouraging families to read and explore the story together, the programme strengthens connections between home, school, and library, while inspiring creative responses through writing, art, and problem-solving activities.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the project, local artist Sophie Carroll Hunt has been working with both schools to help students imagine and create their own interpretations of the \u201cvanishing painting.\u201d These unique artworks will be displayed at a special celebration event on Friday, 27 February at Edgeworthstown Library, where author Brian Gallagher will also visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":40239,"template":"","class_list":["post-40238","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018One Mystery, One Town\u2019 - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Longford Library Services has launched an exciting new community reading initiative, One Mystery, One Town, supported by Longford County Council and Creative Ireland.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/one-mystery-one-town\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018One Mystery, One Town\u2019 - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Longford Library Services has launched an exciting new community reading initiative, One Mystery, One Town, supported by Longford County Council and Creative Ireland. 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