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Documenting Dublin’s History: John T. Gilbert as a book collector

Dr Kennedy discussed Gilbert’s approach to collecting written sources and what his remarkable library represents for the city of Dublin.
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29 May 2023

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English), both in library branches and at home.
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21 May 2023

Music: Freegal Music

Freegal Music (a combination of the words ‘free’ and ‘legal’) is a wonderful streaming resource for all the music lovers out there.
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12 May 2023

Online resources to help with language learning

If you are interested in learning or improving a language (including English), our colleague Simon from Inchicore Library recently reviewed three of our excellent online resources. There are also a variety of other aids to language learning which you might not expect to find in our suite of online resources and which Simon outlines for you here.
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3 May 2023

A hat-trick of reads about travel and time

All of these titles are available in Dublin City Libraries.
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18 April 2023

Playback: One Dublin One Book event The Anatomy of Crime

Author Andrew Hughes and State Pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers and Deputy State Pathologist Dr Jill Roman in conversation with novelist and journalist Conor Brady.
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18 April 2023

Age friendly Dublin Libraries

Some of the improvements include a dedicated age friendly section, proper visible signage throughout the library, designated easy to rise seating areas, and increased font size on book receipts. Other age friendly initiatives include a collaboration with Age Action to provide computer classes, and several daytime groups such as art, crochet, patchwork, knitting, and a morning book club. 
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17 April 2023

The Radical Newspaper Archive

The Radical Newspaper Archive is now available through our Irish Newspaper Archives Subscription
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14 April 2023

Pod Oibre – Leabharlann Lárnach

The work pod has been installed to provide a more private collaborative space for patrons to use for workforce related work e.g. online interviews, training, group project work or (non-fee) tutoring. The unit is equipped with power and can seat up to four people. This policy outlines the rules and guidelines for use of the facility.
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3 April 2023

The work pod in the Central Library

The work Pod at the Central Library provides a more private collaborative space for library members to use for work related activities e.g. online interviews, training, group project work or (non-fee) tutoring. The unit is equipped with power and can seat up to four people.
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3 April 2023