DCU Library
@dculibrary.bsky.social
Dublin City University Library based in three locations in Dublin, Ireland: O'Reilly Library (Glasnevin Campus), Cregan Library (St Patrick's Campus) and Woodlock Hall (All Hallows Campus)
Our long awaited submission for this month's Explore Your Archive theme!
It's important to take the time to clean Early Printed Books thoroughly and safely, leaving little MARGIN for error.
Not for the faint of heart (though certainly weirdly satisfying!)
#EYADustbusters
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
It's important to take the time to clean Early Printed Books thoroughly and safely, leaving little MARGIN for error.
Not for the faint of heart (though certainly weirdly satisfying!)
#EYADustbusters
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Our long awaited submission for this month's Explore Your Archive theme!
It's important to take the time to clean Early Printed Books thoroughly and safely, leaving little MARGIN for error.
Not for the faint of heart (though certainly weirdly satisfying!)
#EYADustbusters
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
It's important to take the time to clean Early Printed Books thoroughly and safely, leaving little MARGIN for error.
Not for the faint of heart (though certainly weirdly satisfying!)
#EYADustbusters
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
We have a full house at the first @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club of 2026! @kitdewaal.com discusses her bestelling novel The Best of Everything with Dr Ellen Howley from the DCU School of English.
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
We have a full house at the first @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club of 2026! @kitdewaal.com discusses her bestelling novel The Best of Everything with Dr Ellen Howley from the DCU School of English.
Coming down with books after a big ol' January spring cleaning? Share them with DCU Library's Book Swap & do your bit towards sustainable reading practices!
For more info: www.dcu.ie/library/dcu-...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social
For more info: www.dcu.ie/library/dcu-...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Coming down with books after a big ol' January spring cleaning? Share them with DCU Library's Book Swap & do your bit towards sustainable reading practices!
For more info: www.dcu.ie/library/dcu-...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social
For more info: www.dcu.ie/library/dcu-...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuclimate.bsky.social
Feeling blue this Monday? There's a book for that!
Our Live Wise Book Therapy collection is full of supportive material to enhance wellbeing and resilience.
This collection is curated and managed by the Counselling and Personsl Development service and DCU Library.
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Our Live Wise Book Therapy collection is full of supportive material to enhance wellbeing and resilience.
This collection is curated and managed by the Counselling and Personsl Development service and DCU Library.
shorturl.at/Z0hzo
January 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Feeling blue this Monday? There's a book for that!
Our Live Wise Book Therapy collection is full of supportive material to enhance wellbeing and resilience.
This collection is curated and managed by the Counselling and Personsl Development service and DCU Library.
shorturl.at/Z0hzo
Our Live Wise Book Therapy collection is full of supportive material to enhance wellbeing and resilience.
This collection is curated and managed by the Counselling and Personsl Development service and DCU Library.
shorturl.at/Z0hzo
The DCU Book Club is back for 2026 with Kit de Waal’s 'The Best of Everything.'
This is a free, community event and open to all. You don’t need to be a DCU student or staff member to attend, but registration is required: bit.ly/44W82kY
This is a free, community event and open to all. You don’t need to be a DCU student or staff member to attend, but registration is required: bit.ly/44W82kY
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The DCU Book Club is back for 2026 with Kit de Waal’s 'The Best of Everything.'
This is a free, community event and open to all. You don’t need to be a DCU student or staff member to attend, but registration is required: bit.ly/44W82kY
This is a free, community event and open to all. You don’t need to be a DCU student or staff member to attend, but registration is required: bit.ly/44W82kY
Wishing all our library users a very happy and safe Christmas
We’ll be finishing up today at 5pm, are and looking forward to a wee staff party in Cregan Library 💃🪩🕺
We reopen on 5 January and can’t wait to welcome you back in the New Year!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
We’ll be finishing up today at 5pm, are and looking forward to a wee staff party in Cregan Library 💃🪩🕺
We reopen on 5 January and can’t wait to welcome you back in the New Year!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wishing all our library users a very happy and safe Christmas
We’ll be finishing up today at 5pm, are and looking forward to a wee staff party in Cregan Library 💃🪩🕺
We reopen on 5 January and can’t wait to welcome you back in the New Year!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
We’ll be finishing up today at 5pm, are and looking forward to a wee staff party in Cregan Library 💃🪩🕺
We reopen on 5 January and can’t wait to welcome you back in the New Year!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Congratulations to Colette, Audrey and Áine for winning the celebratory 35th DCU Book Club competition!! 🥳✨
Run by DCU Library and DCU Arts and Culture, our lucky winners have received all three of the books featuring on the programme for 2026!! 📚
Run by DCU Library and DCU Arts and Culture, our lucky winners have received all three of the books featuring on the programme for 2026!! 📚
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Congratulations to Colette, Audrey and Áine for winning the celebratory 35th DCU Book Club competition!! 🥳✨
Run by DCU Library and DCU Arts and Culture, our lucky winners have received all three of the books featuring on the programme for 2026!! 📚
Run by DCU Library and DCU Arts and Culture, our lucky winners have received all three of the books featuring on the programme for 2026!! 📚
The library stats are in! We had another busy year in 2024-2025 with over 800,000 visits to our libraries, over 2 million views on our social media accounts, millions of downloads of our e-resources and more! Huge thanks to everyone who engaged with us in-person and online in the last academic year.
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The library stats are in! We had another busy year in 2024-2025 with over 800,000 visits to our libraries, over 2 million views on our social media accounts, millions of downloads of our e-resources and more! Huge thanks to everyone who engaged with us in-person and online in the last academic year.
Feeling the exam pressure? Pop by our exam destress stations for chocolate, tea, jigsaws, playlists & earplugs.
Whether you need to chill out or lock-in, we’ve got you covered!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Whether you need to chill out or lock-in, we’ve got you covered!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Feeling the exam pressure? Pop by our exam destress stations for chocolate, tea, jigsaws, playlists & earplugs.
Whether you need to chill out or lock-in, we’ve got you covered!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Whether you need to chill out or lock-in, we’ve got you covered!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Today at #UKSGForum: Don’t miss DCU Library’s Amanda Halpin & former colleague Claire Mason on the Print Journal Review. Hear how policy development and collaboration on retention, relegation & disposal are helping unify collections and shape research library spaces. bit.ly/4izDMSt
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Today at #UKSGForum: Don’t miss DCU Library’s Amanda Halpin & former colleague Claire Mason on the Print Journal Review. Hear how policy development and collaboration on retention, relegation & disposal are helping unify collections and shape research library spaces. bit.ly/4izDMSt
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It's Library Ireland Week! Let us know how libraries light the way for you and the best entry will win an iPad! We want to hear from you! And remember to use the hashtag so we can find your submission! Visit https://libraryirelandweek.ie/ for further details! #LIW25
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's Library Ireland Week! Let us know how libraries light the way for you and the best entry will win an iPad! We want to hear from you! And remember to use the hashtag so we can find your submission! Visit https://libraryirelandweek.ie/ for further details! #LIW25
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini etc. can be helpful research tools, but only when used responsibly.
Our new GenAI Library Guide will help you spot bias and inaccuracies, cite AI correctly, and maintain academic integrity in your assignments.
dcu.libguides.com/GenAI
Our new GenAI Library Guide will help you spot bias and inaccuracies, cite AI correctly, and maintain academic integrity in your assignments.
dcu.libguides.com/GenAI
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini etc. can be helpful research tools, but only when used responsibly.
Our new GenAI Library Guide will help you spot bias and inaccuracies, cite AI correctly, and maintain academic integrity in your assignments.
dcu.libguides.com/GenAI
Our new GenAI Library Guide will help you spot bias and inaccuracies, cite AI correctly, and maintain academic integrity in your assignments.
dcu.libguides.com/GenAI
It's competition time!
To celebrate a milestone 35 book club gatherings, DCU library, with DCU Arts & Culture, are running a fantastic competition where you can win all 3 of the books that will feature in the book club programme for 2026
Check out how you can win on the webpage:
bit.ly/4ohAWCE
To celebrate a milestone 35 book club gatherings, DCU library, with DCU Arts & Culture, are running a fantastic competition where you can win all 3 of the books that will feature in the book club programme for 2026
Check out how you can win on the webpage:
bit.ly/4ohAWCE
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It's competition time!
To celebrate a milestone 35 book club gatherings, DCU library, with DCU Arts & Culture, are running a fantastic competition where you can win all 3 of the books that will feature in the book club programme for 2026
Check out how you can win on the webpage:
bit.ly/4ohAWCE
To celebrate a milestone 35 book club gatherings, DCU library, with DCU Arts & Culture, are running a fantastic competition where you can win all 3 of the books that will feature in the book club programme for 2026
Check out how you can win on the webpage:
bit.ly/4ohAWCE
Joining us for tonight's DCU Book Club is John Patrick McHugh who is discussing his novel Fun and Games with @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer in Residence Sarah Gilmartin.
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Joining us for tonight's DCU Book Club is John Patrick McHugh who is discussing his novel Fun and Games with @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer in Residence Sarah Gilmartin.
At tonight's book club event, John Patrick McHugh will be discussing his fantastic novel Fun & Games. All are welcome, just register via the link: bit.ly/4ri12bF
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
At tonight's book club event, John Patrick McHugh will be discussing his fantastic novel Fun & Games. All are welcome, just register via the link: bit.ly/4ri12bF
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Due to the adverse weather conditions, Cregan and O'Reilly libraries will be closing at the earlier time of 5pm, today, November 14th.
Both libraries will be open tomorrow at 9:30am
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Both libraries will be open tomorrow at 9:30am
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Due to the adverse weather conditions, Cregan and O'Reilly libraries will be closing at the earlier time of 5pm, today, November 14th.
Both libraries will be open tomorrow at 9:30am
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Both libraries will be open tomorrow at 9:30am
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
David Szalay was awarded the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh this week. Will you borrow the last available copy from O'Reilly Library? If you're pipped to the post (apple pun intended) just reserve a copy to be next in line. See our Booker Prize in DCU Library guide at tinyurl.com/3jd85evb
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
David Szalay was awarded the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh this week. Will you borrow the last available copy from O'Reilly Library? If you're pipped to the post (apple pun intended) just reserve a copy to be next in line. See our Booker Prize in DCU Library guide at tinyurl.com/3jd85evb
Sarah Gilmartin @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer in Residence joins us for this month's Ulysses Book Club, discussing her two Dublin-centred novels Dinner Party and Service. Thanks to all our dedicated Joycean enthusiasts who journeyed through the rain to be here with us in Cregan Library.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sarah Gilmartin @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer in Residence joins us for this month's Ulysses Book Club, discussing her two Dublin-centred novels Dinner Party and Service. Thanks to all our dedicated Joycean enthusiasts who journeyed through the rain to be here with us in Cregan Library.
Dr. Leeann Lane's thought-provoking exhibtion Cork Afterlives is now on display in O'Reilly library. Don't miss the untold stories of Cork’s revolutionary women who stayed single, and were sidelined, in the Irish Free State.
@lloislanel.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
@lloislanel.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Dr. Leeann Lane's thought-provoking exhibtion Cork Afterlives is now on display in O'Reilly library. Don't miss the untold stories of Cork’s revolutionary women who stayed single, and were sidelined, in the Irish Free State.
@lloislanel.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
@lloislanel.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
DCU POSTGRADUATES!
Get a clear head about your search strategy - sign up to our FREE online workshop today at 1pm from wherever you are!
Register: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Get a clear head about your search strategy - sign up to our FREE online workshop today at 1pm from wherever you are!
Register: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
DCU POSTGRADUATES!
Get a clear head about your search strategy - sign up to our FREE online workshop today at 1pm from wherever you are!
Register: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Get a clear head about your search strategy - sign up to our FREE online workshop today at 1pm from wherever you are!
Register: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
Calling all DCU Postgraduates!
Interested in making your research open access?
Join us today for an online session answering all your pressing questions about open access research!
Register for FREE: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
Interested in making your research open access?
Join us today for an online session answering all your pressing questions about open access research!
Register for FREE: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Calling all DCU Postgraduates!
Interested in making your research open access?
Join us today for an online session answering all your pressing questions about open access research!
Register for FREE: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
Interested in making your research open access?
Join us today for an online session answering all your pressing questions about open access research!
Register for FREE: dcu.ie/library/graduate-training-programme
We are so proud to see the impact Joe Rodgers continues to have on Irish historical research. Read his entry about Thomas Gresham, which was added to the @historydib.bsky.social this week www.dib.ie/biography/gr...
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We are so proud to see the impact Joe Rodgers continues to have on Irish historical research. Read his entry about Thomas Gresham, which was added to the @historydib.bsky.social this week www.dib.ie/biography/gr...
Look out for our Booker Prize displays in Cregan and O'Reilly Library this week. The winner will be announced on 10th November so get borrowing & reading! Find out more about this year's @thebookerprizes.com shortlist and recent finalists on our Booker Prize in DCU Library guide tinyurl.com/3jd85evb
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Look out for our Booker Prize displays in Cregan and O'Reilly Library this week. The winner will be announced on 10th November so get borrowing & reading! Find out more about this year's @thebookerprizes.com shortlist and recent finalists on our Booker Prize in DCU Library guide tinyurl.com/3jd85evb
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If you're in the vicinity of @dculibrary.bsky.social, please pop in to see an exhibition selected from the archive material I've donated. It relates to my first book, The Destruction of Dublin (1985), and the Dublin Crisis Conference I helped to organise in February 1986. A blast from the past!
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you're in the vicinity of @dculibrary.bsky.social, please pop in to see an exhibition selected from the archive material I've donated. It relates to my first book, The Destruction of Dublin (1985), and the Dublin Crisis Conference I helped to organise in February 1986. A blast from the past!
A friendly Halloween reminder from the goblins and grim reapers of Guillaume Stanyhurst's "Veteris Hominis per expensa quatuor novissima metamorphosis" dated 1661:
We should not fear death, but evil.
But be cautious, because as the giant head says, "He who complains here, perishes eternally". 👻🎃📚
We should not fear death, but evil.
But be cautious, because as the giant head says, "He who complains here, perishes eternally". 👻🎃📚
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A friendly Halloween reminder from the goblins and grim reapers of Guillaume Stanyhurst's "Veteris Hominis per expensa quatuor novissima metamorphosis" dated 1661:
We should not fear death, but evil.
But be cautious, because as the giant head says, "He who complains here, perishes eternally". 👻🎃📚
We should not fear death, but evil.
But be cautious, because as the giant head says, "He who complains here, perishes eternally". 👻🎃📚