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All about Ireland Reads

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.
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5 February 2025

Bookstagram Competition for Secondary School Students

Are you in Secondary School and a book lover?

Ask your parent for permission to participate in this competition. All entries will be entered into the prize draw. The best videos will be shared on our social media. We can't wait to see your reels!
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4 February 2025

Shelf Life: Uplifting Reads

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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21 January 2025

Staff Pick: What you are looking for is in the library

Review of 'What you are looking for is in the library' by Michiko Aoyama and translated by Alison Watts
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20 January 2025

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

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

Shelf Life: From Page to Screen

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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15 November 2024

History on Your Doorstep at your Fingertips

We are delighted to share the ‘History on Your Doorstep’ series with you, written by Dublin City Historians in Residence.
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14 November 2024

Staff Pick: Frankie by Graham Norton

Review of Graham Norton's novel Frankie. A super life story.
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13 November 2024

Staff Pick: The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells

Suddenly his meaningless life is turned upside down and he is faced with the biggest questions: what is important to him and what will he take to get it?
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29 October 2024