My Open Library is now available at Blackpool, Glanmire, and Douglas Libraries!📚🔖 You'll never be short of somewhere to go with access to the library 7 days a week. Pop in and chat to our staff for more information on how to register. 📖📘

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**Event cancelled**
Deirdre Ryan's Storytime scheduled for Thursday 23 May in the City Library and Friday 24 May in Douglas Library has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Join Fabiola for a morning of art and fun at the Children and Young People’s Library at the Central Library on Saturday 25 May at 10.30 am.

Booking is essential, so secure a spot by contacting the Children and Young People’s Library at 021 492 4903. 👍

Biodiversity celebrates all the different kinds of life, be it animals, plants or even microorganisms!

To mark National Biodiversity Week, which runs from 17 – 26 May, Blarney Library have created a wonderful windowsill garden! 🌼

Reconnect with Nature at Blarney Library! 📚򠠀

Cathal O’Farrell, aged 11, checks out the Minecraft tribute currently running at Mayfield Library.

The massively popular children’s computer game is 15 years old this month, and books on the game are some of the most popularly requested at Mayfield. 🙂👍

To mark World Book Fest 2024, the French Book Collection for Children - comprising 1500 select titles - came home to The Children and Young People’s Library, The City Library, in April. Donated by Enfants Francophones de Cork, the collection is now available to all! 😀

Discover the Magic of Musicals and Movies ✨🎶

Join us for a delightful afternoon with the talented Neasa de Baróid as she sings Magic of Musicals and Movies on Saturday 25 May at 3.00 pm. 🎬🎤

See you there!

#CorkCityLibraries #LiveAtTheLibrary

Young animal lovers! 📣 Create a timeless tribute to your favourite animal or family pet, to be exhibited here at Blarney Library.

Children and teens are invited to drop in a printed A4 photograph, before the end of May, for our Summer exhibition!

Prizes for top three entries!

Join the Music Appreciation Society at the Rory Gallagher Music Library!🎶✨
This month we will be listening to the iconic album Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys on vinyl. Experience classic hits like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “God Only Knows” on Weds 5 June at 11.30am, City Library.

Guess the year this photograph was taken!📸🧐
Featuring gentlemen wearing iconic chimney pot hats, this image was taken at the rear of the Custom House. Dive into Cork’s history and uncover more about this photo on The Cork Past and Present website here 👇
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A round of applause for the participants of the Growing Imaginations Project at Tory Top Library! 👏🏆
They were awarded certificates in recognition of their hard-work and creativity. Congratulations to all!

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To mark World Bee Day, 20 May, why not pop into Hollyhill Library and browse our selection of children’s books on all things Bees. 🐝 📚

You'll find books to suit all ages, and children can learn all there is about these essential creatures! 😀

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Call in to the City Library to grab one of our limited Cork City Libraries LGBT Awareness Week totes! They won’t last long! 😀🏳️‍🌈

LGBTI+ Awareness Week is celebrated from 12– 19 May! 👍

#AllOfUs #CityOfWelcomes #RainbowPicnicCork #aSafeCityForAll

Come to the Rory Gallagher Music Library, on Wednesday 22 May at 11.00 am, for Albert’s ‘Listen Back’ session, this time enjoying Dr Strangely Strange’s album 'Kip of the Serenes'.

The album will be introduced by bandmember Ivan Pawle, who will discuss his most formative record!

This month’s read for Bishopstown Library's Teen Book Club is ‘The Dark and Dangerous Gifts of Delores McKenzie’ by Yvonne Banham.

We will discuss the book at our next meeting on Wednesday, 5 June, at 2:30 pm.

Spaces still available, so pick up a copy at Bishopstown Library! 🙂

Discover our new LGBTI+ book list! 📖🌈

From powerful memoirs to captivating fiction, these titles celebrate diversity and inclusion. Pick up your free copy today, or browse it right there 👇
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#AllOfUs #CityOfWelcomes #RainbowPicnicCork #aSafeCityForAll

Cork City Libraries now has a limited number of TTRS (Touch, Type, Read & Spell) licenses for schools and individual learners.

Contact your nearest branch of Cork City Libraries for details:
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Wish you were Dancing in the Páirc? 🎸🎵

Don't feel Bad(lands) if you miss the Boss in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this evening! Just take Thunder Road to the Rory Gallagher Music Library where you can find him every day.

#CorkCityLibraries #RoryGallagherMusicLibrary

The Cork International Poetry Festival is in full swing at the City Library! 📖✨

Grab a programme and join us for a celebration of poetry with readings, discussions, and workshops from 14 - 18 May.

#CorkCityLibraries #CorkPoetryFest

Your library card is your backstage pass to The Boss! 🎵🎸🎷
With Freegal Music you can enjoy unlimited FREE streaming of over 16 million tracks, including Bruce Springsteen's complete collection. Rock out in your own Páirc Uí Chaoimh! Check it out here 👇
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