Design a dlr Postcard Competition Results 2020

Congratulations to the winners in our recent Design a dlr Postcard Competition, the finale of our What’s in a Name Decade of Centenaries initiative. Our thanks to ALL who took part, we really enjoyed your entries. We have printed postcards of the winning entries, available in all dlr branch libraries when we reopen again.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council is exploring possible priorities for our new Library Development Plan and is interested in your ideas to help us plan our library services for the next five years.

Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Una Power welcomes the initiative inviting “everyone to have their say on our libraries by completing this survey. In this way we can make sure that our library services will continue to meet the needs of our community and continue to be a space for all”.

The online questionnaire will be open until Sunday 28^th March 2021.

Along with the online consultation, hard copies of

Each year, April is designated Autism awareness month, with World Autism Awareness Day on Friday 2 April .

At dlr libraries we have been working to make our library spaces more inclusive. You can read more about that here. Don't forget that our ASC lending collection is available to those who need it. You can view the resources here.

Please email libraryculture@dlrcoco.ie with requests or enquiries.

Take a look at our new dlr Libraries Spring flier, it contains information about services you possibly know about and also possibly some services that are new to you.

The word Bealtaine is still used in the Irish language and translates as the month of May. The name is said to derive from Old Irish, meaning "bright fire." Bealtaine festival takes place in May every year and is a celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.

Bealtaine Festival features performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists working in different art forms all over Ireland. Bealtaine Festival engages people to foster and inspire creativity among older people and to promote the skills, experiences and exposure that can lead to a rich creative life. 

This

dlr Libraries will begin to re-open library spaces from 10 May

Please note that Deansgrange Library is currently closed for essential roof maintenance and is due to re-open at the end of May, subject to completion of works.

You can borrow and return items from our other libraries during this time.