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Pop up library
8 August 2025
Dublin City Libraries are delighted to be holding three Outdoor POP UP Libraries in Wolfe Tone Square this August. Join us on the 16th, 23rd and 30th August from 11am to 4pm.

nkoda: new music app

The Music Library is already home to an extensive collection of physical sheet music, so we’re delighted to announce that we’re now offering access to nkoda.
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8 November 2023

Children's books on feelings and emotions

We provide books for children that deal with a range of social and personal issues. These books act as soft introductions to complex issues and are written in a way that young children can understand easily. The books initiate social awareness for children and allow them to understand themselves, others, and the world around them.
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12 September 2023

Sky Blue Stars: The Dublin GAA Activity Book

Dublin City Libraries launched a Children’s Literacy Project in Croke Park in cooperation with the Dublin GAA County Board for 6th class children from schools in the Dublin City Council area.
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5 September 2023

ScanEZ: FREE scanning and multilingual translation service

Scan and translate documents into over 100 languages or restore old, faded photos and documents with the Central Library's new ScanEZ.
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14 August 2023

James Connolly plaque to be unveiled by Dublin City Council

James Connolly, socialist and signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, is to be commemorated by a Dublin City Council plaque.
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25 July 2023

Introducing ERA Books Online

Era Books Online offers access to hundreds of educational books, exercises and learning guides to support the development of English literacy for children.
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8 June 2023

The Radical Newspaper Archive

The Radical Newspaper Archive is now available through our Irish Newspaper Archives Subscription
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14 April 2023

Pod Oibre – Leabharlann Lárnach

The work pod has been installed to provide a more private collaborative space for patrons to use for workforce related work e.g. online interviews, training, group project work or (non-fee) tutoring. The unit is equipped with power and can seat up to four people. This policy outlines the rules and guidelines for use of the facility.
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3 April 2023

The work pod in the Central Library

The work Pod at the Central Library provides a more private collaborative space for library members to use for work related activities e.g. online interviews, training, group project work or (non-fee) tutoring. The unit is equipped with power and can seat up to four people.
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3 April 2023

Dublin and the Dublin City Libraries and Archives

In Autumn 2022 Georgina Gianni from Athens worked with us in Dublin City Library and Archive on an Erasmus Plus placement from her college, University of West Attica in Greece. Georgina brought her enthusiasm and energy along with her knowledge of libraries and archives to DCLA and we really enjoyed having her as part of the team and we miss her cheerful presence! She worked on various collections and processes with us, you can read her blog post about it here – something tells us she’ll be back to Dublin.
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15 March 2023