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The Children's Book Festival is back this October! With over 40 reading events taking place in our libraries, there's something for everyone.

The section’s main aim is to go out into the community and let people know about all the amazing things available in their library, both in branch and online.

Going to school for the first time is a big milestone in a child's life. It's an exciting, yet somewhat nervous time for the whole family. We have put together a list of some of our favourite 'Going to School' books, which we hope will help your family navigate this new experience. All books are available to borrow or reserve in your local library.

To use a library resource, and to use it from home, you may need your library card and password.

Tá na léirmheasanna leabhair seo do léitheoirí óga scríofa ag John ón Lár Leabharlann. Bhain John sásamh as na scéalta breátha Gaeilge seo le déanaí.

To help children to navigate starting school, libraries have put together a ‘My Little Library Book Bag’, available for free for every child starting school in 2024 to help them to prepare for this big step.  Children and their parents or guardians can collect the bags at any library throughout the country.

Summer Stars runs from Tues 4 June to Sat 31 August . 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.

Summer Stars runs until Sat 31 August. Dublin City Libraries are thrilled to announce Summer Stars Competition Time! How do you enter? It's so easy.

Being able to read is no doubt an important life skill. Reading is seen as a valuable activity, as something that is good for your child. And it is! But like with anything that is beneficial to our children, we parents tend to, consciously or unconsciously, put ourselves under pressure to “get it right”.

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 24th.