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The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Teachers have the use of sensory toys when organising class visits. Our colleague, Linda devised a ‘social story’ so that teachers / facilitators can prepare students with learning difficulties for their library visit. Linda worked with Fiona Ferris from AsIAm (Ireland’s National Autism Charity) who provided guidance on language and what to describe in the story.

We are delighted to announce the availability of our free mobile app for Android and iOS devices. With our library app on your mobile device you'll have a quick and convenient way ofsearching the library catalogue,accessing and managing your library account, reserving and renewing items, locating your nearest branch library and its opening hours, viewing a list of upcoming library events, downloading eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, eComics and eGraphic novels, and accessing a wealth of online resources courtesy of your library membership.

Have your say! Libraries Ireland wants to hear your views and ideas on public library service in Ireland. This will help inform a new strategy which will shape our public library service for the next five years.

Did you know that you can now borrow and return books and other items using the Self Service feature on the Dublin City Libraries app?

Listen back as Cathy Scuffil discusses the response to Dublin's housing crisis after the collapse of tenements in Dublin’s Church Street in 1913.

Six Stolpersteine ‘stumbling stones’ were unveiled by Holocaust Education Ireland and Dublin City Council today (01.06.22) to remember each of the Irish citizens who were victims of the Holocaust. The unveiling took place at a commemorative event at St. Catherine’s National School in Dublin 8.

All libraries in Ireland provide the following online resources like a basic package: BorrowBox, Libby, PressReader, and Universal Class.

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.

Dublin City Libraries are delighted to present a new range of sensory and assistive resources available for use in branch libraries citywide.