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8 August 2025
Dublin City Libraries are delighted to be holding three Outdoor POP UP Libraries in Wolfe Tone Square this August. Join us on the 16th, 23rd and 30th August from 11am to 4pm.

Researching your family history: online resources

This week I would like to draw your attention to one of the libraries online resources, the RB digital magazine collection.
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23 April 2021

Oxford Art Online

Through a single gateway, library members can access and cross-search a number of acclaimed and regularly updated art reference works including The Grove Dictionary of Art and The Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
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22 April 2021

In with Halley's Comet

“I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: "Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.”
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21 April 2021

Manchester United on Borrowbox

Soccer is more than just a game. On Borrowbox there is a wide range of eBooks and eAudiobooks available at the click of a button. They will keep you entertained for hours. Here is a selection of what is available on Manchester United F.C. and its players.
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20 April 2021

Liverpool on Borrowbox

If you are a soccer fan or if you just love sport in general, there are loads of books on Borrowbox that may be of interest to you. If you are soccer crazy like me, then you can delve into the history of players or clubs. Here is a selection of what is available on Liverpool F.C. and its players.
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19 April 2021

The Bridgerton Effect

Netflix recently announced that Shonda Rhimes production Bridgerton is the most popular drama they have ever screened.
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16 April 2021

Meet the Librarian at DCL Prison's Service

Sonya McGee is the Librarian at Dublin City Libraries Prisons Service. Here she tells us about her role with Dublin City Libraries.
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15 April 2021

The Great Brunswick Street Ambush

Watch The Great Brunswick Street Ambush, March 1921, a talk by historians Cathy Scuffil & Liz Gillis for the 100th anniversary of .
Hosted by Dublin City Libraries on Monday 15 March 2021.
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14 April 2021

Oxford Dictionaries Premium

Oxford Dictionaries Premium offers comprehensive language guidance in nine major world languages, including up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, translations, language and culture reference content, as follows: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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13 April 2021

Death and Disease in Dublin: The Great Pandem

Recorded on Tuesday 6 April as part of Dublin City Archives City Hall Lunchtime Lecture Series.
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13 April 2021