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Summer Stars runs from the 2 of June - 31 of August 2026. Get Reading! Now that school is over you can still spark your imagination, join in activities and take part in our exciting Summer Stars challenge.

Every child in the country starting in junior infants in September 2026 will receive a bag containing three books covering the themes of going to school, friendship, and being comfortable in yourself.

With Spring into Storytime encouraging the importance of families reading together and sharing stories, Dublin City Council Storyteller in Residence has shared a list of picture books to read along with your children!

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

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.

Following a successful competition, Liz Loughnane has been appointed to the role and will start on Tuesday 3 February. .

Science week 2025 9th to 16th November. The theme is Then. Today. Tomorrow

Family events and activities take place in all libraries during the month of December to support the involvement of the whole family in children’s reading.

The Children's Book Festival is back this October! With over 40 reading events taking place in our libraries, there's something for everyone.

One of the aims of the collection is to reassure parents that we have books in stock for them specifically, as sterile as possible if they are nervous about infection