cabra library

This is my favorite library in Dublin. There are several other ones much closer to my house but this one is located in the quiet neighborhood of Cabra in Dublin 7. The surroundings are full of green trees and the walk is nice enough. Getting there, the building is big and quite modern with wide open spaces and everything is clearly new or refurbished. It is never crowded so you can enjoy a full book reading in there as they have comfy couches also.
This library is clearly the heart of the area as there are book reading and poetry clubs, adult education courses, kid’s play and study areas with computers and game consoles — wow!
There is also a very clean toilet open to users and printing services. Unbeatable quality library… a hidden gem for avid readers like myself. More info here:

This is a wonderful Library. The building is really big and spacious and they have a huge selection of books. I really like the open layout and I found it really easy to navigate around the shop, which is key to a good library. It is nice and bright with lots of windows. They have free wifi for those with laptops, but they also have about twenty computers with internet access. This is a great feature and there is never much of a wait to get a computer. There is a nifty little kids section as well and you often see kids on school library trips which is great to see. It shows they are encouraging kids to use the library and learn.
They do have a little section of DVDs but its not very impressive, they also have a shelf of talking books and cds. The small film collection is the only let down in the Library.
I found the staff really nice and friendly and you can have good conversations with them.
They also have a scrabble tournament every week, its a real community Library.