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Pictured L-R: Rory Cahill, Joe Cahill (Cahill Truck Bodies), Josephine Coyne and Art Hennessy (Kilkenny County Council)
Kilkenny Library Service have signed a contract with Cahill Truck bodies, a third-generation family business based in Graignamanagh, for the purchase of a brand-new mobile library vehicle.
The development marks a significant investment in bringing library services directly to communities, schools, creches, and nursing homes across Kilkenny City and county.
This new mobile library will be custom-built to meet the evolving needs of our communities, offering a modern, accessible, and welcoming space for readers of all ages. It will also incorporate a range of environmentally conscious features such as energy-efficient LED lighting and solar panels, and will run on hydrotreated vegetable oil to lower the vehicle’s carbon footprint.
“We are thrilled to be working with a local company on this vital community service,” said Johanna Brennan, librarian. “The mobile library is our most valuable outreach tool, allowing us to regularly engage with schools and creches as well as adults in rural communities and nursing homes who are unable to visit their local library due to constraints on time, lack of transport and mobility issues. A new vehicle will allow us to continue to promote literacy, learning, and inclusion for many years to come.”
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The mobile library vehicle was part-funded under the Department of Rural and Community Development Libraries Capital programme and is expected to be completed and on the road in 2027.
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