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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.

Bealtaine Pick: Craic Baby by Darach Ó Séaghdha

What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? How do new words enter a language? And how does our relationship with language change and develop?

Writing your CV

Did you know that libraries can help when you are looking for a new job or changing career? The most important place to start is with a good CV and cover letter.

Staff Pick: The Adventures of Augie March

Is there a great American novel? Does it even matter if such a thing exists? The answer to both questions is probably not but it’s fun to speculate.

Staff Pick: Animal Languages by Eva Meijer

As someone who has had animals all her life, I was interested in the book when I first saw it, and I have not been disappointed

Staff Pick: The Racket by Conor Niland

A fascinating memoir of Irish tennis star Conor Niland’s professional tennis career that began with him beating Roger Federer

Staff Pick: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

A tongue-in-cheek and slightly ironic book review

Bealtaine at the library

The libraries are celebrating 30 years of Bealtaine with a jam-packed month of activity

Shelf Life: Ten Day Heroes

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.

Dublin Burning: the Easter Rising and its consequences

As part of Dublin Remembers 1916, Dr Brian Hanley presented a lecture series which examined in detail the lead up to the Rising, what really happened over those momentous days and its impact on future generations. Part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.

We were there, 77 Women of the Easter Rising

This International Women's Day we remember the women of the 1916 Rising and their place in Irish history.  You can discover more about these women and their determined commitment to Ireland’s revolutionary movement in a new book Richmond Barracks 1916: We were there, 77 women of the Easter Rising.