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Pop up library
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.

Our amazing existence

Professor Luke O'Neill is a rock star of these times so I thought I'd check if he had published any books and was delighted to find "Humanology : a scientist's guide to our amazing existence".
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18 January 2021

A beginner cooking and baking with Mary Berry

When the lockdown restrictions began last year, like a lot of people I made my first tentative steps into cooking and baking from scratch. 
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18 January 2021

Wherever your classroom, use World Book Online

Do you have little ones at home and  are running out of ideas on how to entertain them? Or perhaps older students who are struggling with a project for school? Or maybe you have a curious mind.
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15 January 2021

Icelandic Novel, The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

This is the final instalment in the Hidden Iceland trilogy series which brings us back in time to 1987/1988, revealing the true start to Hulda’s journey. Anyone who loves crime fiction will absolutely love the subtle, atmospheric writing of these novels with Iceland forming the perfect backdrop for this genre.
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14 January 2021

Knocking Nelson Off His Pillar: Writers and the Meaning of Statues

Free Online lecture. The 3rd Annual Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Lecture 2021, presented by Professor Chris Morash. Booking required.
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13 January 2021

Vintage Sci-fi between 1818 and 1912

Science fiction is often considered to be a relatively modern genre, however it’s roots can be traced back to the early 19th century. Here’s some early examples of the genre dating from between 1818 and 1912.
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13 January 2021

Agatha Raisin reigns supreme

Agatha Raisin is the detective created by M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney Gibbons) who sadly died in December 2019. She also wrote the series about Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth.
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11 January 2021

What the Dickens

Shakespeare was the first person to ever use the “what the dickens,” in his fiction work, The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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7 January 2021

Music Library Pen Pal project and Zoom event

Join us on Zoom tomorrow for a social gathering. That's Wednesday 6th, at 10.30am, on Nollaig na mBan, everyone is welcome. Please get in touch with the library at [email protected].
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5 January 2021

DCC commemorative plaques: Shelbourne F.C.

On Friday, 4th September 2015, a Dublin City Council plaque commemorating the founding of Shelbourne Football Club was unveiled in Dublin 4.
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18 December 2020