dlr Libraries would like to thank the many, many children who took part in the Summer Stars Reading programme in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County this summer and to congratulate those who were invited to dlr LexIcon for our finale, prize giving and celebratory event. 

Everyone knows the importance of reading for children and the many benefits reading brings. Improved literacy levels, confidence, firing of the imagination as well as pure enjoyment and relaxation, are just some of the benefits reading can bring. This is the 5th year that dlr Libraries have run a Summer Reading challenge and every

Teen Creatives with Sarah Webb, Writer in Residence

What is it?

Teen Creatives is for all teenagers who love to write, draw, create! We will be talking about how stories work, writing, drawing, cartooning, making short movies and vlogs, and exploring the practical, behind the scenes side of the arts world, from hanging an art exhibtion to curating a book festival.

Artists, writers and arts curators will be invited to talk to the group about their work.

Who is it for?

Ages 13+ Max 15.

Exhibitions produced by Local Studies Department, dlr LexIcon

Introduction

The ambition of dlr Library Service is ‘To connect and empower people, inspire ideas and support community potential’.  Within this context, the mission statement of the Local Studies Plan (2015-19) is as follows: To collect, maintain, preserve and make available material and online resources pertaining to the history and heritage of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and to encourage greater public and community awareness and understanding of the County’s rich culture and traditions.’

The following exhibitions serve to highlight the

The RIBA International Prize, one of the foremost architecture awards in the world, has chosen dlr LexIcon for an Award of International Excellence. This award is bestowed biennially to the most transformative building which demonstrates visionary, innovative thinking, excellence of execution, and makes a distinct contribution to its users and physical context.

Science Week in dlr Libraries

Saturday 12 November to Wednesday 23 November in various branch libraries (details below).

Science Week 2016 sees Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown Public Libraries host to a variety of events, from Physics Busking, Animal Magic, Design workshops,  Chemistry and Biology through ‘make & do’, experiments and lots lots more. Take a look at the schedule of the events but note some have already been booked up.

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·Saturday 12 November, 11am – 4.00pm, Level 3, dlr LexIcon

-Physics Busking- Fun for all the family. A drop in event, all welcome.

·Monday 14 November, 10.00 – 11

The Pale Project: Personal psychogeographies from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Level 3, dlr LexIcon, 14 November 2016 - 14 January 2017

The Pale Project is a collective psychogeography project, focused on discovering new writing territories in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. We all know where we live but we don’t always get the chance to consider what it means to inhabit a place or how it might shape our daily lives, our habits and dreams. The Pale Project aimed to do just that in 2015-2016.

Dun Laoghaire Lexicon Library played host to the Irish leg of the Annual Global Children’s Designathon. The one day event brings 300 children together, from 10 cities around the world  to design solutions that may one day save our planet.

dlr Library staff would like to wish all of our users and readers a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

All dlr Library branches will close at 5pm on Friday 23rd December. Dundrum and dlr LexIcon libraries will be open on Weds 28th, Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December (please see opening times). All libraries will close Sat 31st Dec to Monday 2nd January. All libraries will re-open as normal from Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

Remember all library items, including books, audio and DVDS, can be renewed and reserved online via our website. There are many online services on our website that can be

The latest What's On: January-March 2017 for dlr LexIcon and dlr Libraries has arrived! 

If you want to know what services dlr Libraries provides, this useful leaflet will anwer many of your questions.