Our new Hublets allow you to borrow a tablet and use it in the library. No longer are eBooks, magazines, movies, menus, or self-help apps limited to those that have their own electronic devices.
Makerspaces have become one of the primary places to learn crafts, trades, and technology. The Maker Space at Coolock Library is a multi-use, creative and educational community space.
The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and Pandemic
In this insightful, thought-provoking and ultimately hopeful book, Italian sociologist and political theorist Paulo Gerbaudo argues that the devastating recession which followed the 2008 financial crash and the more recent Coronavirus pandemic have led to The Great Recoil.
Here are some of the most popular titles borrowed by you in 2022, our book-loving Dublin City library members. It’s great to see the One Dublin One Book choice, the Dublin Literary Award winner and some short-listed titles making the list. And always great to see Irish writers featuring so strongly as well.
Dublin Transcription Project passes 1 million point!
Back in March 2022 we launched #TranscriptionWeek, a project to transcribe and enrich historical records held in Dublin City Library and Archive. Once the week was over we continued working under the banner of the Dublin Transcription Project. Since then transcribers have been busy and in January we passed the 1 million characters transcribed landmark!
Longlist for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award is Revealed
Novels by three Irish authors are among the 70 books nominated by libraries around the world for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award, which is sponsored by Dublin City Council.
It was fantastic to return to a full library service in 2022. Here's a look at our year in numbers: 1.4 million visited our libraries, 34,471 people attended 2,524 events and 41,113 people joined up. A big welcome to all!
Dublin City Council appoints Design Team for Parnell Square Project
Dublin City Council is excited to announce the appointment of a multi-disciplinary Design Team for the Parnell Square Project, which includes the new City Library.
The Digital Repository of Ireland is inviting applications for a Public Collection Day on 10 March 2023, where ordinary people’s memorabilia of activism around the Eighth Amendment and similar topics will be digitised and archived for the future.
