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Girls Rock Dublin Gear Library Launching on Culture Night

September 20, 2019

This Culture Night marks the beginning of a fantastic opportunity for teenagers to borrow a musical instrument from Dublin City Libraries.

Dublin City Libraries and Girls Rock Dublin are proud to present “GRD Gear Library”, the gear loan service designed for teenagers under 18 and launching on Culture Night with “Instrument Carousel”.

On 20 September at 6pm 16 teenagers will take over Pearse Street Library in a fun and loud experiment involving electric guitars, basses, synths, keyboards ukulele, glockenspiel, pedal effects and drums.

By moving through different rooms and engaging with GRD coaches, participants will learn a song on each instrument, and finish by performing the song together.

Open to teenagers of all genders. Booking essential: pearsestreetlibrary@nulldublincity.ie

From Culture Night any teenager who is a member of Dublin City Libraries can borrow their preferred instrument for three weeks. All you need is your library card! Joining is easy https://lgma.iii.com/selfreg.

The GRD Gear Library is a collection of instruments, amplifiers and musical accessories that Girls Rock Dublin use for their summer camp and events and are now making available through Dublin City Libraries all year round. Take a look at the instrument gallery at www.girlsrockdublin.com/gear-library then call into Pearse Street library and borrow what you need!

The collection is made up of donated gear from people in the community who value the work of Girls Rock Dublin and from purchases made from funding received with thanks to Reverb.com. The library is an ongoing project and we welcome donations of gear, see www.girlsrockdublin.com.

ABOUT GRD and DCL

Girls Rock Dublin is a non-profit, volunteer-led organisation that builds girls’ self-esteem through music creation and performance. Providing workshops and technical training, GRD creates leadership opportunities, cultivates a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourages social change and the development of life skills. www.girlsrockdublin.com

Dublin City Libraries are free, fun and easy to use. Find out more at www.dublincitylibraries.ie. Joining is easy and completely free. Get access to great online resources, borrow books, DVDs and now musical instruments. There are no fines and you can use your card in any library in Ireland. Fill in a membership form at your library or join online at https://lgma.iii.com/selfreg

Teenagers will need the signature of a parent or guardian when completing the membership form.  Their parent or guardian will need to bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

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