{"id":42482,"date":"2026-08-09T03:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/positive-aging-week-at-offaly-libraries\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T03:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:01:19","slug":"positive-aging-week-at-offaly-libraries","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/positive-aging-week-at-offaly-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Aging Week at Offaly libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Positive Ageing Week 2026 celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Offaly Libraries will be celebrating Positive Ageing Week with many events planned , the following are just a sample of what will be available ,to check any of the events &nbsp;please contact your local library. Details can be found on our website &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offaly.ie%2Fc%2Flibrary-events-activities%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmlarkin%40offalycoco.ie%7C3b2147aa5ba844f8767d08def2d2a1d8%7C364393d79e6748ff8b79ee8fc65b34e7%7C0%7C0%7C639215183629506505%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i3o3k9Z0x1vDAf3nMBCMlCBbdnDQNbYRd4dXIuDxg9A%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span>https:\/\/www.offaly.ie\/c\/library-events-activities\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span><strong>Mindfulness and Breathwork sessions&nbsp;<\/strong>in Tullamore and Edenderry libraries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Water Colour Canvas Painting Workshop&nbsp;<\/strong>in Edenderry Library<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Walking the Camino&nbsp;<\/strong>Join us at Clara Library to for an inspirational talk, on walking the Camino &nbsp;&nbsp;including tips and strategies to help you make your journey an enjoyable and momentous experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Intergenerational Table Quiz&nbsp;<\/strong>in Clara Library.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Bridging Generations Through Robotics!&nbsp;<\/strong>Join us at Tullamore Library for a fun-filled intergenerational programme where grandparent and grandkids come together to build VEX robots!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span><strong>The Chorus Connection Community Choir<\/strong><\/span><em><span><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><span>will be performing a special programme to celebrate Positive Aging Week (Tullamore Branch).We will be hosting <\/span><em><span><strong>coffee mornings<\/strong><\/span><\/em><span>&nbsp;in various branches around the county in Banagher, Birr, Clara Ferbane, Edenderry, Kilcormac and Tullamore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":42483,"template":"","class_list":["post-42482","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>Positive Aging Week at Offaly libraries - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Positive Ageing Week 2026 celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people.\" \/>\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\/positive-aging-week-at-offaly-libraries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Positive Aging Week at Offaly libraries - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Positive Ageing Week 2026 celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people. 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