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Book Club Pick: Clear by Carys Davies

Set in the 1840s in Scotland against the background of the highland clearances, a Presbyterian minister is sent to a remote Scottish island to persuade the sole remaining inhabitant to leave.
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2 September 2025

Downloading Borrowbox eBooks to a Computer and eReader

If you are a member of Dubllin City Libraries you can borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks for free, from Borrow Box. This guide takes you through the steps necessary to download eBooks to a computer, and transfer them to an eReader.
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2 September 2025

Staff Pick: There are rivers in the sky

A single drop of water permeates the lives of characters across centuries and countries in Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky .
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1 September 2025

Staff Pick: Black Gold

Jeremy Paxman brings his whole arsenal of sneering, rabid, vicious, in your face chippiness to Black Gold – The History Of How Coal Made Britain.
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1 September 2025

International Literacy Day

Dublin City Libraries are celebrating International Literacy Day 2025 on 8 September by showcasing the wide variety of resources provided by the service to promote adult literacy.
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1 September 2025

Staff Pick: The Avant Gardists

An enthralling, narrative biography of the art movement that transformed the modern world, tracing the lives and activities of the key protagonists as they set about a revolution in art.
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1 September 2025

eResources for Children 

Dublin City Libraries have lots on offer for our younger members! As well as books, we have lots of free online resources for fun or for homework help.
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27 August 2025

Free home study and reference resources

We have an excellent selection of online research and reference tools to suit all age groups: from primary school to university; from early years to life-long learning.
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27 August 2025

Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture 2025

Professor Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD will deliver the 28th annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture on the Dublin playwright Seán O’Casey.
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26 August 2025

Staff Pick: Perspectives

Renaissance Florence is the setting for this highly entertaining murder mystery.
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26 August 2025