Blogs

Stumbling across the unexpected is one of the great joys of working at Dublin City Library and Archive. We recently encountered this image of three young ladies in ‘rational’ costume in The Parnellite ‘newspaper magazine’ of February 1895, one of many in our collections of newspapers and periodicals.

Libraries are one of THE most important gathering places in our communities. Not only are they places of learning and personal growth but leisure.

Make reading easier with a C-Pen, now available to borrow from all of our libraries.

Dublin City Council invite applications for a Storyteller in Residence for Children. The residency will run from February 2025 to June 2025. The closing date for application is Friday 18 October 2024.

The Children's Book Festival is back this October! With over 40 reading events taking place in our libraries, there's something for everyone.

New library proposed for Drimnagh/Crumlin. Dublin City Council wishes to give notice that it intends to initiate the process leading to an application under Part 8 of the Local Government Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) for the construction of a new public library and renovation of existing building to create a new public amenity on Crumlin Road.

On Saturday 28 September, we're inviting you to Take a Closer Look at your local library. On this day, libraries will be showcasing some of the wonderful events and services they offer and everyone is welcome.

We have an extensive selection of resources that third-level students can make use of to get ahead in their learning.

A masterclass in historical fiction, Dissolution is the first in the excellent Tudor crime series starring Matthew Shardlake.

The fascination and the frustration involved in the history of craft.