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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.

Christmas Message from the City Librarian

On behalf of myself and the Library Team, I want to say a huge thank you for using our library service throughout the year. It’s always a pleasure to welcome you, assist with your queries, and, of course, help you find that very special book.
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19 December 2024

Communication boards and supports rolled out in Dublin City Libraries

Dublin City Libraries are the first public library service in the country to offer the communication boards. This is just one of a range of library measures supporting the broader Dublin City Council plan to make Dublin an autism-friendly city.
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12 December 2024

Shelf Life: Feel the chill

Welcome to our new Dublin City Libraries book blog, Shelf Life! We will bring you the best of our library catalogue and help you find your next great read.
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6 December 2024

As if by magic….the bed that went whoosh!

The Bed that went Whoosh and Saved Santa, a supplement included in the Guinness magazine The Harp of December 1966.
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6 December 2024

Top Ten Adult nonfiction 2024

Happy Christmas and happy reading to all of you from all of us here in Dublin City Libraries.
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5 December 2024

Top Ten Adult fiction 2024

Happy Christmas and happy reading to all of you from all of us here in Dublin City Libraries.
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5 December 2024

Top Ten Junior fiction 2024

Happy Christmas and happy reading to all of you from all of us here in Dublin City Libraries.
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5 December 2024

Top Ten Junior nonfiction 2024

Happy Christmas and happy reading to all of you from all of us here in Dublin City Libraries.
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5 December 2024

An Post Irish Book Awards 2024

First established in 2006, the An Post Irish Book Awards bring together a vast community passionate about books – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise the very best of new and established Irish writing talent.
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28 November 2024

Family Time at Your Library

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.
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28 November 2024