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In this brilliantly odd and hilariously told travel memoir, Dom Joly sets out on a quest to visit those destinations from which the average tourist would, and should, run a mile.

The souvenir programme was produced to celebrate and promote the newly built Savoy as ‘a luxury Cinema worthy of this great city’

The novels nominated and shortlisted for the Award will be available for readers to borrow from Dublin City Libraries and from public libraries around Ireland, or can be borrowed as eBooks and some as eAudiobooks on the free Borrowbox app, available to all public library users.

Maeve Cavanagh was born in South Frederick Street in Dublin City Centre in 1878. Cavanagh was an extremely active member of all branches of the nationalist movement; she was a member of the Gaelic League, Cumann na mBan and Irish Citizen Army.

But wait what’s this? Dublin City Libraries have just added something new to their collection of online resources, and it has been described by the New York Times as, “the closest thing to a classical Netflix”? Hello Medici.tv. Goodbye long outdoor summer evenings.

Medici.tv is the world's leading classical music channel featuring hundreds of concerts, operas, and ballets.

Congratulations to Senior Librarians Noreen Herlihy and Adrienne Gilmartin, also their respective teams, for all the great work. The Awards recognise inspiring adult, community, and further education initiatives across Ireland.

Sé ceann de na cuimhní is láidre líon ó laethanta m’óige ná an cumhracht ó na leabhair scoile nua cheannaithe le linn mí Lúnasa nuair cheannaítear iad ón siopa bídeach i Sráid an Teampaill. Samhail iontais a bhí le teacht, na leathnaigh gan léamh, tíortha rúndiamhrachta gan rian choise ós comhair m’aghaidh amach. Bhraitheas an mothú céanna le déanaí nuair bhuaileadh an riar maith de leabhair úr Ghaeilge ar mo dheasc san leabharlann.

In Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist, Alexander Zevin traces the 177-year history of the Economist newspaper, positioning the Economist not only as a lens for understanding reinterpretations of liberalism across different eras, but also as an active participant in influencing policy and public debate

This month’s display in Reading Room looks to love and romance. Of course, famous love stories have inspired many works of art, theatre and music. Drop in and see the display during February.