Blogs

This gallery consists of images of shops, stalls, and markets from the Dublin City Council Photographic Collection. A few of these are still open for business but most have closed their doors.

If you have any queries or if you registered online and can’t access any of these resources, you can also contact us at [email protected].

Naxos Music Library [NML] is the world´s largest online classical music library, and it sets the industry standard in streaming classical music.

Very Short Introductions: From Oxford University Press, this collection of over 600 books provides intelligent and serious introductions to a range of subjects written by experts in their field.

Just to note, the digital magazines and books listed below are subject to change depending on publishers and the resource provider. Over time, some of the titles listed here may disappear and new titles appear.

Universal Class provides access to 500+ online courses

ArtistWorks for Libraries is a fantastic resource which provides free music and voice instruction from Grammy Award-winning music professionals.

Mirrors, despite their ubiquity in our homes and workplaces have always retained something of the eeriness that came with their origins.

This Dublin City Libraries publication is a treasure trove of information on a distinguished line of Irish horror writers, from Charles Robert Maturin, through the great J.S. Le Fanu to Ireland's most prominent cult-creator and proponent of the vampire myth, Bram Stoker, and beyond.

Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.