Books and Much More
Libraries have much more than the fiction and non-fiction you might have expected. Dublin City Libraries provides material in different formats (large print, talking books, video/DVD, MP3), books for readers wanting something easier and less demanding (Easy Reads), books in different languages, reference material, study material (e.g. language course material) and books for those who fancy something different (e.g. graphic novels).
Follow our guide to the wide range of material available
Recommended Reads
We provide lists of recommended reading lists in our catalogue. These are grouped under various headings including Most Borrowed, Adult Book Awards, Topical Reads, Active Citizenship and more.
Reading Groups
Reading groups are a popular way for book lovers to discuss books, both fiction and non-fiction, in an informal friendly setting. Some groups meet in libraries or each other's homes, some in pubs or restaurants. View a list of books read by our reading groups in 2010...
We also host reading groups in Irish. View a list of books read by our Irish reading groups.
Book Awards
Want to know what books are winning prizes?
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2011 winner Let the Great World Spin), the Man Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, the Costa Book Awards. Want to know a bit about them?
Learn more in our guide to the best of the literary awards.
Dublin: One City One Book
Dublin: One City, One Book project is designed to encourage everyone in the city to read the same book during the month of April each year. Dublin: One City One Book is a Dublin City Council initiative led by the City Library Service.
Liostaí Leabhair as Gaeilge / Irish Language Reading List
Tá liostaí leabhair as Gaeilge ar fáil ar ár suíomh. Tá na liostaí seo bunaithe ar rogha leabhar ar mhol an tOllamh Eoghan Ó hAnluain léachtóir Ollscoil Átha Cliath i rith seachtain na Gaeilge 2007 agus ar mhol an scríbhneoir Anna Heussaff sa bhliain 2008.
We have two Irish Language readings lists available online. The selective reading titles were recommended by former UCD lecturer in modern Irish, Professor Eoghan ÓhAnluain in 2007 and by writer Anna Heussaff in 2008 as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.