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{{Short description|Library system in the city of Dublin, Republic of Ireland}}
'''Dublin City Public Libraries''' is the largest library authority in the [[Republic of Ireland]], serving over half a million people<ref>[http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpr/censusofpopulation2016-preliminaryresults/geochan/ Population of Dublin City was recorded as 527,612 in Census 2016]</ref> through a network of 21 branch libraries, a number of specialist services and Mobile Library stops.<ref>[http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive/locations-hours Dublin City Public Libraries network]</ref>
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Specialist services include Dublin City Archives, Dublin and Irish Local Studies Collection, Business Information Centre, Music Library, and an Open Learning Centre. With 2.6 million visits,<ref>[http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-about-dcpl/surveys 2015 Number of visits to full-time libraries (Dublin City Council) - 2.6 million]</ref> and Wi-Fi Internet access available in all branches, the service aims to promote the concept of "lifelong learning in the community", offering a range of opportunities for all ages and backgrounds to "develop life chances and new learning skills".
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'''Dublin City Libraries''' is the public library service for [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is largest library authority in the [[Republic of Ireland]], serving over half a million people<ref>[http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpr/censusofpopulation2016-preliminaryresults/geochan/ Population of Dublin City was recorded as 527,612 in Census 2016]</ref> and around 2.6 million visits annually<ref>[http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-about-dcpl/surveys 2015 Number of visits to full-time libraries (Dublin City Council) - 2.6 million]</ref> through a network of 21 branch libraries and a number of specialist services.<ref>[https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/find-library Dublin City Libraries network]</ref>
The [[International Dublin Literary Award]] is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries.<ref>[http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie/faqs/ International Dublin Literary Award FAQs]</ref>


==History==
The application for designation as a [[UNESCO]] [[City of Literature]], part of the [[Creative Cities Network]] was initiated and led by Dublin City Public Libraries.<ref>[http://www.dublincityofliterature.com/about/dublin-unesco-city-of-literature/ City of Literature]</ref>
A free public library service in Dublin had its origins when a public meeting on 19 March 1877 prompted by the Dublin Municipal Council agreed to adopt the Public Libraries Act of 1855 and requested the Dublin City Corporation apply its terms to Dublin. On 2 October 1884 two branch libraries were opened - one in Thomas Street, the other in Capel Street. Further branches were opened including Charleville Mall Library in 1899, Kevin Street in 1904, and Pearse Street in 1909. The Pearse Street branch had a difficult start as it was closed shortly after opening because of a lack of financial support for staff or books. However, with the philanthropic support of [[Andrew Carnegie]] it reopened in 1914. These branches ran as independent libraries until the 1930s when Dublin's first Chief Librarian, [[Roisin Walsh]] was appointed in 1931 and organisational restructuring established the Dublin City Libraries as a centralised service.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ellis-King |first1=Deirdre |title=Dublin City Public Libraries 1884-2009 transcript |url=https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/dublin-city-public-libraries-1884-2009-transcript |website=Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Atha Cliath Dublin City Council |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>


== Services ==
==Branches==
As of December 2023, Dublin City Libraries has 21 branches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find a Library |url=https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/find-library |website=Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Atha Cliath Dublin City Council |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
Dublin City Public Libraries provides a range of services for readers, learners, students, hobbyists, the business community, and others. These include:
*Access to general collections and reference and information services
*Access to Local Studies Collections and Archives in the Reading Room at the Dublin City Library and Archive
*[[Broadband]] desktop computers and Wireless ([[Wi-Fi]]) [[Internet]] access available in all branches
*Databases.dublincity.ie, a history and heritage resource, which includes online [[database]]s of Dublin City Electoral Lists, a Directory of Dublin Graveyards, Ancient Freemen of Dublin and community memory database which lists commemorative plaques around dublin city.
*Business Information Centre, a reference centre specialising in company and market research information. The centre holds books, national and international directories, magazines, trade journals, reports, databases, electronic resources, statistics, newspapers, City and County Development Plans, maps & atlases, Irish Company reports and a wide range of business related subjects
*Open Learning Centre, located in the Central Library, offers a wide range of computer and language self learning courses
*Music Library, where music is available in a broad range of formats, either recorded, in the case of [[CD]]s, [[DVD]]s, and [[CD-ROM]]s, or printed as with vocal scores, miniature scores, [[sheet music]], part-works, [[libretti]], and songbooks. Other facilities available include CD sampling booths, a keyboard and a song-line and CD-track database.
*An ongoing programme of events including lectures, readings, recitals and exhibitions
*Language learning is also facilitated in the Dublin City Public Library System through online learning and conversation exchange in foreign languages
*Services to particular groups include multicultural services, housebound service and services to prisons
*Other services include the provision of meeting rooms to local community groups such as Historical Societies, Painting Groups, Parent & Toddler Groups, Writing groups, Reading groups and [[Book discussion club|book clubs]]
*Most branches provide quiet areas for study


== Dublin City Library and Archive ==
* Ballyfermot Library
* Ballymun Library
[[Image:Dublin City Library & Archive.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Dublin City Library and Archive]]
* Cabra Library
Dublin City Archives contains records of the civic government of Dublin from 1171 to the late 20th century. These records include [[Dublin City Council]] and committee [[minutes]], account books, correspondence, reports, court records, charity petitions, [[Deed#Title deed|title deeds]], [[maps]] and plans and drawings all of which document the development of Dublin over eight centuries.
* Central Library
* Charleville Mall Library
* Coolock Library
* Dolphin's Barn Library
* Donaghmede Library
* Drumcondra Library
* Dublin City Library and Archive
* Finglas Library
* Inchicore Library
* Kevin Street Library
* Marino Library
* Pearse Street Library
* Pembroke Library
* Phibsboro Library
* Raheny Library
* Rathmines Library
* Ringsend Library
* Terenure Library
* Walkinstown Library


== Dublin City Library and Archive branch==
The Dublin and Irish Collection holds an extensive range of books relating to [[Dublin]] and Ireland to which are regularly added new publications. In addition to [[impression (publishing)|imprint]]s dating from the 19th century, a considerable collection of older material is held of which the Gilbert Collection, with material from 16th to 18th centuries, forms the nucleus.
[[Image:Dublin City Library & Archive.jpg|thumb|Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin]]
The Pearce Street branch, now known as Dublin City Library & Archive, was extensively renovated including an extension into two adjoining late-[[Georgian era|Georgian]] houses. It reopened in 2003. This branch houses historic print collections including the Dublin City Archives, the Dublin and Irish Collection of books with [[impression (publishing)|imprint]]s dating from the 19th century, the Dix Collection of mainly 17th and 18th century Dublin and Irish imprints, the Yeats Collection, the Children's Book Collection, imprints of publishers such as the [[Dun Emer Press|Dun Emer]] and [[Cuala Press]]. and a collection of material dating from the 16th to 18th centuries with the Gilbert Collection forming the nucleus. The Dublin City Archives contains records of the civic government of Dublin from 1171 to the late 20th century including [[Dublin City Council]] and committee [[minutes]], account books, correspondence, reports, court records, charity petitions, [[Deed#Title deed|title deeds]], [[map]]s and plans and drawings all of which document the development of Dublin over eight centuries.


== Dublin City Carnegie Libraries ==
Other resources include the Dix Collection of mainly 17th and 18th century Dublin and Irish imprints, the Yeats Collection, the Children's Book Collection and imprints of publishers such as the [[Dun Emer Press|Dun Emer]] and [[Cuala Press]]. The Dublin Collection holds material relevant to Dublin City including books, newspapers and journals, photographs, maps, prints, drawings, theatre programmes, playbills, posters, ballad sheets, political cartoons, audio-visual material and [[ephemera]]. A collection of Thom's Dublin street directories and other Dublin and Irish directories is also maintained.
[[File:County Dublin - Charleville Mall Library - 20200907143550.jpg|thumb|200px|County Dublin - Charleville Mall Library - 20200907143550]]
The [[philanthropist]] [[Andrew Carnegie]] (1835–1919) funded the building of four [[Carnegie library|Carnegie Libraries]] in the Dublin City Libraries branch network. These were:
* Charleville Mall Library, opened 1899
* Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, opened in 1909 and reopened following renovation in 2003
* [[Rathmines]] Library, built in 1913 and reopened following renovation in 2011
* [[Pembroke, Dublin|Pembroke]] Library, built in 1927 and opened in 1929. This was the last Carnegie Library opened in Ireland.<ref>[http://archiseek.com/2010/1929-pembroke-library-anglesea-road-dublin/ 1929 – Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Dublin]</ref>


==One Dublin One Book==
Housed alongside the Dublin Collection, the Irish Collection extends to subjects of national interest and includes books and other materials relating to Ireland, by Irish authors, or in the [[Irish language]]. The collection includes available published sources for Irish [[genealogy]] and family history.
Since 2006, Dublin City Libraries have promoted a particular book with a series of public events.<ref>[http://www.onedublinonebook.ie/ One Dublin One Book]</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Year
!Title
!Author
|-
|2006
|''[[At Swim-Two-Birds]]'' (1939)
|[[Flann O'Brien]]
|-
|2007
|''[[A Long Long Way]]'' (2005)
|[[Sebastian Barry]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' (1726)
|[[Jonathan Swift]]
|-
|2009
|''[[Dracula]]'' (1897)
|[[Bram Stoker]]
|-
|2010
|''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (1890)
|[[Oscar Wilde]]
|-
|2011
|''Ghost Light'' (2010)
|[[Joseph O'Connor]]
|-
|2012
|''[[Dubliners]]'' (1914)
|[[James Joyce]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Strumpet City]]'' (1969)
|[[James Plunkett]]
|-
|2014
|colspan=2|''If You Ever Go'', poetry anthology, ed. by Pat Doran and Gerard Smyth
|-
|2015
|''[[The Barrytown Trilogy]]'' (1987–91)
|[[Roddy Doyle]]
|-
|2016
|''Fallen'' (2014)
|[[Lia Mills]]
|-
|2017
|''Echoland'' (2013)
|Joe Joyce
|-
|2018
|colspan=2|''The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers'', ed. by [[Sinéad Gleeson]]
|-
|2019
|''[[The Country Girls|The Country Girls Trilogy]]'' (1960–64)
|[[Edna O'Brien]]
|-
|2020
|''Tatty'' (2004)
|[[Christine Dwyer Hickey]]
|-
|2021
|''Leonard and Hungry Paul'' (2019)
|Rónán Hession
|-
|}


==Other activities==
== Dublin City Carnegie Libraries ==
The [[International Dublin Literary Award]] is administered by Dublin City Libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie/faqs/ |title=International Dublin Literary Award FAQs |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122230914/http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie/faqs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Rathmines Library.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rathmines Carnegie Library]] -->
The [[philanthropist]] [[Andrew Carnegie]] (1835–1919) funded the building of four [[Carnegie library|Carnegie Libraries]] in the Dublin City Public Libraries branch network, Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street; [[Rathmines]] Library (terracotta by the famous Gibbs and Canning of Tamworth, Staffordshire); [[Pembroke Township|Pembroke]] Library and Charleville Mall Library. Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street was originally opened in 1909. It was renovated and extended into two adjoining late-[[Georgian era|Georgian]] houses, reopening in 2003. Rathmines Library was built in 1913 and reopened following renovation in 2011. Pembroke Library, built in 1927 and opened in 1929, and was the last Carnegie Library opened in Ireland. The writer [[Frank O'Connor]] was appointed the first Librarian of Pembroke Library in December 1929.<ref>[http://archiseek.com/2010/1929-pembroke-library-anglesea-road-dublin/ 1929 – Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Dublin]</ref>


The application for designation as a [[UNESCO]] [[City of Literature]], part of the [[Creative Cities Network]] was initiated and led by Dublin City Libraries.<ref>[http://www.dublincityofliterature.com/about/dublin-unesco-city-of-literature/ City of Literature]</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie Dublin City Public Libraries website]
*[http://www.dublincity.ie/library-blog Dublin City Public Libraries blog]
*[http://librariesireland.iii.com/iii/encore/?lang=eng Libraries Ireland Catalogue]
*[http://databases.dublincity.ie/ Libraries and Archive - Heritage Databases]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dublin City Public Libraries And Archive}}
*[http://www.dublincitylibraries.ie Dublin City Libraries website]
*[https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog Dublin City Libraries blog]
*[http://librariesireland.iii.com/iii/encore/?lang=eng Libraries Ireland Catalogue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319084337/https://librariesireland.iii.com/iii/encore/?lang=eng |date=19 March 2022 }}
*[http://databases.dublincity.ie/ Libraries and Archive - Heritage Databases]
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{{National cultural institutions of Ireland}}

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Latest revision as of 05:23, 20 November 2024

Dublin City Libraries
LocationDublin, Ireland
Branches21
Access and use
Population served527,612
Other information
Websitewww.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries

Dublin City Libraries is the public library service for Dublin, Ireland. It is largest library authority in the Republic of Ireland, serving over half a million people[1] and around 2.6 million visits annually[2] through a network of 21 branch libraries and a number of specialist services.[3]

History

[edit]

A free public library service in Dublin had its origins when a public meeting on 19 March 1877 prompted by the Dublin Municipal Council agreed to adopt the Public Libraries Act of 1855 and requested the Dublin City Corporation apply its terms to Dublin. On 2 October 1884 two branch libraries were opened - one in Thomas Street, the other in Capel Street. Further branches were opened including Charleville Mall Library in 1899, Kevin Street in 1904, and Pearse Street in 1909. The Pearse Street branch had a difficult start as it was closed shortly after opening because of a lack of financial support for staff or books. However, with the philanthropic support of Andrew Carnegie it reopened in 1914. These branches ran as independent libraries until the 1930s when Dublin's first Chief Librarian, Roisin Walsh was appointed in 1931 and organisational restructuring established the Dublin City Libraries as a centralised service.[4]

Branches

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As of December 2023, Dublin City Libraries has 21 branches.[5]

  • Ballyfermot Library
  • Ballymun Library
  • Cabra Library
  • Central Library
  • Charleville Mall Library
  • Coolock Library
  • Dolphin's Barn Library
  • Donaghmede Library
  • Drumcondra Library
  • Dublin City Library and Archive
  • Finglas Library
  • Inchicore Library
  • Kevin Street Library
  • Marino Library
  • Pearse Street Library
  • Pembroke Library
  • Phibsboro Library
  • Raheny Library
  • Rathmines Library
  • Ringsend Library
  • Terenure Library
  • Walkinstown Library

Dublin City Library and Archive branch

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Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin

The Pearce Street branch, now known as Dublin City Library & Archive, was extensively renovated including an extension into two adjoining late-Georgian houses. It reopened in 2003. This branch houses historic print collections including the Dublin City Archives, the Dublin and Irish Collection of books with imprints dating from the 19th century, the Dix Collection of mainly 17th and 18th century Dublin and Irish imprints, the Yeats Collection, the Children's Book Collection, imprints of publishers such as the Dun Emer and Cuala Press. and a collection of material dating from the 16th to 18th centuries with the Gilbert Collection forming the nucleus. The Dublin City Archives contains records of the civic government of Dublin from 1171 to the late 20th century including Dublin City Council and committee minutes, account books, correspondence, reports, court records, charity petitions, title deeds, maps and plans and drawings all of which document the development of Dublin over eight centuries.

Dublin City Carnegie Libraries

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County Dublin - Charleville Mall Library - 20200907143550

The philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) funded the building of four Carnegie Libraries in the Dublin City Libraries branch network. These were:

  • Charleville Mall Library, opened 1899
  • Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, opened in 1909 and reopened following renovation in 2003
  • Rathmines Library, built in 1913 and reopened following renovation in 2011
  • Pembroke Library, built in 1927 and opened in 1929. This was the last Carnegie Library opened in Ireland.[6]

One Dublin One Book

[edit]

Since 2006, Dublin City Libraries have promoted a particular book with a series of public events.[7]

Year Title Author
2006 At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) Flann O'Brien
2007 A Long Long Way (2005) Sebastian Barry
2008 Gulliver's Travels (1726) Jonathan Swift
2009 Dracula (1897) Bram Stoker
2010 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) Oscar Wilde
2011 Ghost Light (2010) Joseph O'Connor
2012 Dubliners (1914) James Joyce
2013 Strumpet City (1969) James Plunkett
2014 If You Ever Go, poetry anthology, ed. by Pat Doran and Gerard Smyth
2015 The Barrytown Trilogy (1987–91) Roddy Doyle
2016 Fallen (2014) Lia Mills
2017 Echoland (2013) Joe Joyce
2018 The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, ed. by Sinéad Gleeson
2019 The Country Girls Trilogy (1960–64) Edna O'Brien
2020 Tatty (2004) Christine Dwyer Hickey
2021 Leonard and Hungry Paul (2019) Rónán Hession

Other activities

[edit]

The International Dublin Literary Award is administered by Dublin City Libraries.[8]

The application for designation as a UNESCO City of Literature, part of the Creative Cities Network was initiated and led by Dublin City Libraries.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Population of Dublin City was recorded as 527,612 in Census 2016
  2. ^ 2015 Number of visits to full-time libraries (Dublin City Council) - 2.6 million
  3. ^ Dublin City Libraries network
  4. ^ Ellis-King, Deirdre (29 October 2014). "Dublin City Public Libraries 1884-2009 transcript". Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Atha Cliath Dublin City Council. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Find a Library". Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Atha Cliath Dublin City Council. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ 1929 – Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Dublin
  7. ^ One Dublin One Book
  8. ^ "International Dublin Literary Award FAQs". Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ^ City of Literature
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