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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.

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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.

To access Oxford Music Online, enter your Dublin City library card number where indicated (usually to the left of the screen), and select Dublin City Libraries from the options given.

Everyone can learn to sing or to play an instrument with our fantastic online resources

This gallery consists of images associated with the family merchant business Alex. Findlater and Company. The gallery highlights the life of Adam Findlater, 1855-1911, as he was not only the managing director of the business but he was also an extraordinary citizen of Dublin. Originally from Scotland, Alexander Findlater came to Dublin in 1823 to begin trading in Whiskey.

The River Liffey, and the port that lies at its mouth, is the commercial lifeblood of Dublin city. This image gallery celebrates the Port of Dublin and those who worked in it throughout the twentieth century. From dockers and shipwrights to barge-men and captains of industry, 'all along the riverrun' they made their livelihoods.