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Spring into Storytime 2025

31 March 2025

Spring into Storytime is a national story-time initiative in public libraries which is running during the month of April.

My Open Library: Pembroke

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

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025

From 1-17 March, we’re hosting a fantastic line-up of free events, including Irish language exchanges, storytelling sessions, music performances, film screenings, and fun activities for all ages.

Resources to help you learn the Irish language

Learn Irish for free with some of Dublin City Libraries’ online resources

Staff Pick: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

For those willing to venture to gothic spaces with unsettling explicit descriptions, this bold novel won’t disappoint

Staff Pick: In Her Jaws by Rosamund Taylor

Review of the poet's debut collection

Love is in the air

Get into the mood this Valentines Day with the most romantic picks from our library catalogue.

Treasures of the Irish Language: Some early examples from Dublin City Public Libraries

The first book printed in the Irish language did not appear until 1571, over one hundred years after Gutenberg’s invention. The earliest works printed in Irish and using the Irish typeface were religious works commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I which aimed to convert Irish speakers to the reformed church.

All about Ireland Reads

Ireland Reads is a campaign to get the whole country reading during February in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 22.

Staff Pick: Written on the Body

Copies of Written on the Body are available in our libraries, and also as an eBook on Borrowbox.

Dublin City Libraries Closure: Thursday 20 February

To facilitate staff training and continuing professional development (CPD), all Dublin City Library Branches will close at 1 pm on Thursday 20 February. We apologise for any inconvenience.