Blogs

Welcome to our new book blog, Shelf Life! We will bring you the best of our library catalogue and help you find your next great read.

This collection of images from the Fáilte Ireland Photographic Collection, held at Dublin City Library and Archive Pearse Street, highlights the surprising and unimagined day of bright sunshine and blue skies that finally emerged on the bank holiday of Monday, August 3, 1953.

Beidh Leabharlanna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath dúnta ón Satharn 2 Lúnasa go dtí an Luan 4 Lúnasa (san áireamh) agus athosclóidh siad Dé Máirt 5 Lúnasa 2025.

Dublin City Libraries will close from Saturday 2 August to Monday 4 August (inclusive) and reopen on Tuesday 5 August 2025.

See and Learn kits now available for borrowing from Dublin City Libraries include Saying Words 1, 2 and 3, Combining Sounds, Phrases 1, 2 and 3, and First Counting.

Our new gaming programmes for teens are primarily social events. They are as much about fun, socialising and relationship building as gameplay.

Fifteen separate events with multiple performances of each will be delivered for children by professional artists in our Creative Hubs during July and August. Events are FREE but registration is required.

Summer Stars runs fromthe 3 of June - 30 of August 2025. Get Reading! Now that school is over you can still spark your imagination, join in activities and take part in our exciting Summer Stars challenge.

My Open Library at Drumcondra library is a self-service library available from 8am - 10pm every day of the year!

My Open Library is an unstaffed, self-service library, available Walkinstown Library every day of the year!