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February Bank Holiday Weekend

Dublin City Libraries will close from Saturday 31 January to Monday 2 February (inclusive) and reopen on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
6 January 2026

All Together Now! Song Sheets in Dublin City Library and Archive

Some of the song sheets have titles that have a broad appeal and refer to features common to lots of places in Ireland. There was space for comedy too and one can imagine these being popular for sing-songs at many gatherings of Irish people living abroad.
10 December 2025

Christmas Message from the City Librarian

On behalf of Dublin City Libraries, may I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. Thank you for using the library service during 2025, both in person and online. We love to welcome you into the libraries and to hear about the books that you enjoy reading.
9 December 2025

Hugh Lane Gallery’s off-site Explore & Learn programme in Libraries

This popular series exploring Dublin and Art, these illustrated art talks series presented as part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s off-site Explore & Learn programme will explore how artists have been inspired by the people and places of Dublin city from the late 19th century to the present day. The specific focus of this talk is the period 1880-1920 which saw so much dynamic change both in art and society.

This event is free but spaces are limited and booking is necessary. Click

here to book a place.

Presented in association with the Hugh Lane Gallery.
14 November 2025

Next Week, East Lynne!

It is thrilling to uncover an object that was seen on our streets over a hundred years ago. The team at Dublin City Library and Archive recently had this pleasure when working on some theatre posters in the collection for a production of the melodrama East Lynne in the early 1900s.
14 November 2025