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Join us this year in Dublin City Council Libraries to celebrate Joyce's Ulysses for Bloomsday!

Cruinniú na nÓg is on Saturday June 6th this year! Explore events taking place in your local Dublin City Council Library.

Summer Stars runs from the 2 of June - 31 of August 2026. Get Reading! Now that school is over you can still spark your imagination, join in activities and take part in our exciting Summer Stars challenge.

Grow the skills you need at your local library.

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.

This April, Dublin City Council Libraries are proud to present Parenting with Confidence, a programme which will cover a range of topics addressing the realities of modern parenting designed to provide additional information and support from trusted sources to parents, carers, and families.

From 1-17 March, we’re hosting a fantastic line-up of free events, including Irish language exchanges, storytelling sessions, music performances, film screenings, and fun activities for all ages.

Ireland Reads is a campaign to get the whole country reading during February in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 22.

Science week 2025 9th to 16th November. The theme is Then. Today. Tomorrow

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.