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Libraries for Everyone

Dublin City Libraries is committed to providing an equal and accessible library service.

Membership regulations

Information on joining and borrowing from Dublin City Libraries.

Books, Movies and More

Find out about all the great things you can access for free with your library card. Pick from a huge range of books, eBooks, DVDs, language courses, digital magazines, online learning and lots more...

Home Delivery Service

You can avail of a home delivery service provided by our Library in the Community service. 

Computers and the Internet

Dublin City Libraries provides free broadband and WiFi access to the Internet as well as access to desktop applications in all of its branch libraries.

Print, Scan, Copy

Surfbox is a pay as you go print, scan and copy service. This facility is available in all Dublin City Library branches.

Children

Our libraries have lots on offer for our younger members! As well as all the books, we have online resources for fun or for homework help, sensory resources, study space and free events and activities for children of all ages!

Libraries Mobile App

The library app gives you a quick and easy way to manage your account, search the library catalogue, and issue & return items using your smart phone or tablet.

eResources

A-Z list of online resources available courtesy of your library membership.

Business Information

For business research, information on starting or growing your business, career and retraining opportunities, access the Business Information resources available in the Central Library.

Work Matters

Through the Work Matters national library initiative, Dublin City Libraries provides business and employment support

Learning & Studying

Dublin City Libraries supports learning for everyone. You can avail of services such as online learning courses, language learning, and computer literacy courses, all for free.

Family History

If you want to trace your family tree Dublin City Libraries have lots of resources that can help, from the Freedom of Dublin Records (1225), to the Thom’s Dublin Street Directory of 2005.

Creative Studio

The Creative Studio is a free to use digital maker space facilitating the creation of music recordings, podcasts, videos, digital stories and oral histories.

My Open Library

My Open Library offers extended opening hours to library members on a self-service basis outside normal opening hours, from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week.

What's On at the Library

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