Dec/Jan Opening Hours

The Library closes at 1pm on Wednesday, December 21 for the Christmas break.

We reopen on Tuesday, January 3 at 9am for full term-time hours.  To accommodate students preparing for exams we have extended opening hours in January:


Friday, Jan 6: 9am-10pm
Saturday, Jan 7: 10am-5pm

For full opening hours check our website.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our users!

Short Loans Get a Bit Longer

From 9am this Thursday, December 15, all items from our 24-hour loan collection will be issuing over the Christmas break until Wednesday, January 4.


UPDATE: Following a request from the Students Union our 24 hour loans will now begin issuing from Wednesday, December 14 at 4pm.

Library Closed on Thursday

The Library will be closed on Thursday, December 8, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We will reopen at 9am on Friday, December 9.

 To see our opening times and dates for December through to February 2012 check our website.

Catríona Crowe Event

The Library is delighted to present a talk on the National Census by Catríona Crowe next Tuesday, 6th December 2011 at 2.30pm in room D211.

Catriona is Senior Archivist at the National Archives of Ireland and oversaw the Irish Census Online Project, which has placed the 1901 and 1911 censuses online free of charge.

She is a former President of the Women’s History Association of Ireland, Chairperson of the Irish Theatre Institute and Chairperson of the SAOL Project, a rehabilitation and education project for women with addiction problems in Dublin’s north inner city. She also contributes regularly to broadcast and print media on cultural and historical matters.

All students and staff are welcome.  It you intend coming along we would be grateful if you could let us know by emailing info.library@spd.dcu.ie.