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Summer Stars runs fromthe 3 of June - 30 of August 2025. 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.

A free bedtime story book and library card wallet are available at the library for all children of 4 years and under, to pick up and keep.  This exciting initiative aims to engage all parents of young children to read stories with them at bedtime.

What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? How do new words enter a language? And how does our relationship with language change and develop?

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

One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. This annual project is a Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, which encourages reading for pleasure.

President Michael D. Higgins has donated over 250 books to Cabra Library.

O’Connell writes incisively about Macarthur, the murders and indeed the political fallout.

Get into the mood this Valentines Day with the most romantic picks from our library catalogue.

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.