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Library Services

 

                                                                                                  

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The City Library provides many vital services to the people of Limerick City, through the Central Library at the Granary and the branches at the Roxboro Shopping Centre, Roxboro and at Watch House Cross, Moyross.

 

Services provided include:

  • Book Lending for Adults, Teenagers and Children.
  • Audio and Large Print Books for the visually impaired.
  • Language Tapes
  • Music Library Facilities
  • Local Studies Collection
  • Reference and Information
  • Primary Schools Library Service
  • Service to Adult Literacy Students and Tutors
  • Preschool Service
  • Enterprise Information Service
  • Access to Personal Computers with Office Applications, Multimedia and the Internet.
  • "Check It Out!" - a monthly newsletter
  • "Check It Out 2!" - a quarterly children's newsletter 
  • Evening Lecture Series
  • Children's Activities
  • On-line access to Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Book Club

 

            Branch Libraries

                        Limerick City Library, The Granary

                        Roxboro Branch Library

                        Watch House Cross Community Library

         

             Local Studies and Family History

                        Family History

 

            Music Library

            Enterprise Information Service

            Schools Library Service

            Reference & Information Service

            Library Events

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Joining the library

 

Application forms available to members of the public include the following:

  • Adult Membership Form
  • Music Library Membership Form
  • Student (Second Level) Membership Form
  • Children's Library Membership Form

Registration Fees

 

Membership of Limerick City Library is FREE!

 

Children need to be accompanied by a parent/ guardian to join. On application for membership, adults are required to produce some form of identification with their name and address, e.g. Driving Licence, E.S.B. Bill etc. There are different types of membership for adults, e.g. book library only or music and book library combined. Membership is valid for one year from date of registration and needs to be renewed annually.

 

Loan Period

 

Items can be borrowed for two weeks. Items can be renewed (if not required by another library user) either by telephone or over the Internet by logging on to www.limerick.ie and selecting the City Library, and then clicking on the "search library catalogue" icon. To renew online you must first have a pin number assigned to you, to get your pin number just ask a member of staff at the library desk.

 

Internet Access

 

Computer facilities and Internet access are available free of charge to current library members. For further details read our Internet Access Policy. 

 

  Internet Access Policy (MS Word - 48 Kb | PDF - 134 Kb)
   


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Limerick City Library

Opening Hours:

The Granary, Michael Street, Limerick.

  • Mon -Tues: 10.00 -17.30
  • Wed - Fri: 10.00 - 20.00
  • Saturday 10.00 - 13.00 (excluding Bank Holiday weekends)

Reference and Music Library opening hours are as above.

Contact

Address:
    Limerick City Library
    The Granary,
    Michael Street,
    Limerick City,
    Ireland.

Telephone No: + 353 61 407510
Facsimile No: + 353 61 411506
E-mail Address :

Roxboro Branch Library

Opening Hours:

  • Mon - Fri: 10.00 -13.00, 14.00 -17.30

Contact

Address:
    Roxboro Branch Library
    Roxboro Shopping Centre,
    Roxboro,
    Limerick City,
    Ireland.

Telephone No.: + 353 61 417906


Watch House Cross Community Library

Opening Hours:

  • Tuesday: 10.00 - 17.30
  • Wed. - Thurs.: 10.00 - 20.00
  • Fri.: 10.00 - 17.30
  • Sat.: 10.00 - 17.00 (excluding Bank Holiday weekends)

The Library is closed on Mondays

Contact

Address:

   Watch House Cross Commuity Library,
   Watch House Cross,
   Limerick City,
   Ireland.

Telephone No.: + 353 61 457726

Contact Information Names

Dolores Doyle, E-mail Address:
Deirdre O'Dea E-mail Address:
Eileen McMahon, E-mail Address:

Reference & Local Studies Librarian
Mike Maguire, E-mail Address:

Schools Librarian.
Margaret Griffin, E-mail Address:

Enterprise Information Service
Mary O'Brien, E-mail Address:

Roxboro Branch Library 
Fiona Ismail, E-mail Address: fismail@limerickcity.ie

Watch House Cross Community Library 
Patricia Cusack, E-mail Address: pcusack@limerickcity.ie

The Reference and Local Studies Department

The Reference Library is located in the Central Library at the Granary. Use of the facilities in this section is open to all and there are no charges except for photocopying and printing. A full-time librarian is available at the reference department to assist people with queries and research. In addition to the many historical reference materials available there is an extensive collection of Limerick-related materials held here. This local collection is an essential aid for anyone researching the history of Limerick. Local Studies department.

 

Music Library

The Music Library is located in the Granary, the music library stocks over 5,000 items including:-

  • Cassettes
  • Compact Discs
  • Musical Scores
  • Books

Enterprise Information Service

Located in the Granary and operated in partnership with:

  • Limerick City Council,
  • Limerick City Enterprise Board,

    Material includes Library Services, On-line Services, CD-ROM, Journals, Directories, Company Files and Internet Access.

     

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