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Library Services, Level 5 Impact

22 December 2020
In line with the national move to Level 5 Dublin City branch libraries are closed as and from Thursday December 24th until further notice. We continue to operate our home delivery and online services.
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Celebrating Wilhelm Carl Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm was born on 24 February 1786 in Hanau near Frankfurt. The original fairy tales were not meant for children at all due to their sexual undertones and gruesomeness.
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Full Tilt

With the Siberian coldsnap and Russia increasingly in the international spotlight due to political tensions, my thoughts turned to a holiday I spent in Russia two years ago with my family.
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Three very different travel journeys

Three wonderful books available on BorrowBox; all enthralling, one will make you laugh, but at the very least, these titles offer a bit of escapism during these strange days. 
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Max the Miracle Dog, a review

This is a non-fiction book written by Kerry Irving. You may sometimes wonder how unlucky one person can be and the strength and courage it takes to turn their life around. With the help of some wonderful people as well as dogs, author Kerry Irving managed to do this.
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Mental stimulation for puppies, the doggie blog

Last time, we spoke about physical exercise for puppies, and how moderation was key. Anyone with a puppy will know however, that they can be really full of beans! So what can you do if your puppy still has lots of energy to burn after they’ve done their quota of physical exercise?
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Icelandic Novel, The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

This is the final instalment in the Hidden Iceland trilogy series which brings us back in time to 1987/1988, revealing the true start to Hulda’s journey. Anyone who loves crime fiction will absolutely love the subtle, atmospheric writing of these novels with Iceland forming the perfect backdrop for this genre.
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Agatha Raisin reigns supreme

Agatha Raisin is the detective created by M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney Gibbons) who sadly died in December 2019. She also wrote the series about Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth.
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Exercising a puppy, the doggie blog

Did you know that the most common mistake people make with exercising their puppy is that they do too much? It takes about a year and a half for a dog’s growth plates to close, and about a year for the muscular system to be fully developed.
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My Top Ten: a selection of some great factual titles

As adult non-fiction buyer for Dublin City Libraries, a key part of my role is to comb through the staggering annual publishing output of new adult non-fiction releases, across all the genres, to pluck out the ‘gems’ among them, and ensure they are available for our library patrons. 
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Careful Lady Driver

My favourite story from 'Voices : An Open Door Book of Stories' is 'Careful Lady Driver' by Ciara Geraghty.
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