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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Thanks to @dublincityuni.bsky.social DCU Arts and Culture for another brilliant #DCUBookClub and to @kobpix.bsky.social for the fab photos. Join us for Oisín Fagan discussing Eden's Shore on 19th November. Book your free ticket on www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-book-c...

A man beside an image of the book Eden's shore

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sarah Waters references Jeanette Winterson, Alan Hollinghurst, Zadie Smith and Oscar Wilde at the #DCUBookClub and recommends Dark Water by Joyce Carol Oates to our book club audience

Cover of Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sarah Waters was drawn to writing historical fiction as a way to explore gay and lesbian subculture and engage with social history. Gaps in women's stories from the past can be frustrating for historians, but fiction writers have a license to fill in those gaps. #DCUBookClub

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sarah Waters reads from her novel The Night Watch at the #DCUBookClub. The novel follows the relationships of three women - Kay, Helen and Julia who represented 'bits of me' when she started sketching out the story, but who then 'became their own people'.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sarah Waters talks about The Night Watch, her 'novel of relationships' at the #DCUBookClub. She immersed herself in accounts of the lives of women in 1940s London during and after World War II when researching the book.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Acclaimed author Sarah Waters joins us for this evening's #DCUBookClub in Cregan Library. She is discussing her bestselling novel The Night Watch with Celeste McNamara from @dublincityuni.bsky.social's School of History and Geography.

Three people standing in a row: Marcella Bannon DCU Arts and Culture, Sarah Waters, Celeste McNamara

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The 4th year of our History in Your Hands project has kicked off with students from St Mary's HFG, Trinity Comprehensive and St Vincent's. They'll learn how to write a research report for LC History as well as essential critical thinking & research skills. For more: dcu.libguides.com/c.php?g=7116...

A group of people in school uniforms standing in front of a projector screen

A group of people standing in front of a no parking sign

A group of people standing on a walkway above a staircase

A group of people sitting and standing in front of a projector screen with the title 'walking debate' on it

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Cregan library, O'Reilly library and Woodlock Hall library will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday 14th October @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You can find all of these books in DCU Library via the new and improved Library Search! 📚 #bannedbooks #bannedbookweek

Poster titled “Banned Books” featuring the covers of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan. Captions below the books list reasons they were banned: “Profanity and Blasphemy,” “References to Sexual Promiscuity,” and “Critiques the Catholic Church.”

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If reading these books is wrong, we don't wanna be right! Banning books doesn't make them go away, as these spectacular novels that were previously banned in Ireland show 📚

Poster titled “Banned Books” featuring the covers of The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien, The Dark by John McGahern, and The Tailor and Ansty by Eric Cross. Captions below the books list reasons they were banned: “Explicit Sexual Content,” “Obscenity,” and “Sexuality in Rural Ireland.”

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Celebrate Black History Month with us! We're hosting two different exhibitions (black voices and themed teaching display by @dcuioe.bsky.social ) and book displays in Cregan & O'Reilly Libraries chosen by staff in DCU Library, the EDI Unit and the Race Equality Working Group

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Work with us! DCU Archives and Special Collections is recruiting an Institutional Archivist on a fixed term post of 1.5 years. Full details: my.corehr.com/pls/dcurecru... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social @tcdlibrary.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lock in at the Library this week! Opening hours detailed below @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Text reads Opening Hours, Cregan and O'Reilly Library September 28th to October 4th. Monday until Thursday from 8.30 until 8pm, Friday 8.30 until 5pm, Saturday from 9.30 - 5pm

text reads: Opening hours: Woodlock Hall Library September 28th - October 4th . Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5pm. Saturday and Sunday: Closed

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Finding good resources is even easier with the new and improved Library Search! It's got a new look, faster filters, and a 24/7 study partner with all the smarts of AI, none of the hallucinations. Check out this short video for a brief intro to the new Library Search features.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Culture Night 26... you just had to be there! DCU Library and DCU's Oifig na Gaeilge want to thank all the facilitators, performers, volunteers, and staff who helped deliver Culture Night 2026 Special thanks to the University Events team, DCU SU, DCU Sport, and the School of History & Geography

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thanks to DCU Arts & Culture for a great night! Join us for the next #DCUBookClub with Sarah Waters and The Night Watch on 15th October in Cregan Library. Only a few spaces left so book your free ticket now! www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-book-c...

The cover of the nightwatch by sarah waters beside a picture of the author

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Djamel White finishes the #DCUBookClub with his reading recommendations - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry and Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada. The Green Road by Anne Enright also gets a special mention as an influence on a key scene in his novel All Them Dogs.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Despite its gritty depiction of gangland Dublin Djamel White talks about how most people can resonate with the problems the characters are experiencing in All Them Dogs #DCUBookClub

Two seated people facing a seated audience

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Djamel White answers questions about All Them Dogs from the #DCUBookClub audience. He discusses the novel's influences, language, themes and its reception by audiences outside Ireland.

Two men sitting in chairs talking. One one man is holding a book.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

All Them Dogs is set in Djamel White's native West Dublin and tells the story of Tony's attempt to prove himself in the criminal underworld. The Booker judges praised the author for his ear for 'racy and unreal' dialogue and for creating characters that jump off the page. #DCUBookClub

Man holding a book with the title All Them Dogs by Djamel White

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And we're back! The first #DCUBookClub of the season kicks off with Djamel White who is discussing his Booker longlisted novel All Them Dogs with Darran McCann from @dublincityuni.bsky.social's School of English.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our full schedule for orientation! Come say hi, join in the fun and win some cool stuff! @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Library tours, september 7-10. Cregan Library 12pm, O'Reilly Library 11am and 1pm, Woodlock Hall Library 2pm. Welcome desk. September 7-10. O'Reilly and Cregan Library 12-2pm. Events and activities. Books and Beverages. Wednesday 9th September O'Reilly and Cregan Library. 12-2pm. Library Scavenger Hunt Monday September 14th O'Reilly and Cregan Library. Human Fruit Machine: Tuesday Seeptember 15th Cregan Library 1-2pm. DCU Library Bike Challenge. Wednesday September 16 O'Reilly Library 12-2pm

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our new A-Z Databases page is live! Users can now easily search within the list, or filter by specific subject or type of database. The subject filter will show Best Bets which are the key recommended databases for the subject, followed by other helpful databases! dcu.libguides.com/az/databases

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Opening hours for the last day of summer and the first week of Autumn Anyone else sort of excited for this change in the seasons?

Opening Hours: Cregan and OReilly Library August 31st - September 6th. Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm. Saturday and Sunday Closed.

Opening Hours: Woodlock Hall Library. August 31st - September 6th. Monday - Friday 9.30-1.30pm. Saturday & Sunday: closed

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET! We have a brand new website, and we are so excited Go explore: dcu.ie/library @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We've been busy this summer...👀 Our brand-spanking new website launches next week, and we can't wait for you to see it! @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Woodlock Hall Library will be closed for essential maintenance next week from the 24th until the 28th of August Cregan and O'Reilly Library will be open as normal We apologise for any inconvenience caused

Woodlock Hall Library closed for essential maintenance from 24th - 28th of August

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We will be closing early on Friday 21st. O'Reilly and Cregan library will be closing at 1pm to faciliate a staff event. Check out our website for more info on opening hours: www.dcu.ie/library/open...

Exterior view of a modern glass‑fronted building with grey stone walls under a bright blue sky. Two small green trees stand near the entrance, and white text over the image reads "Early Closure Friday 21st August."

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are hiring! Come and join our team as a Library Monitor For full details on job spec and how to apply: www.dcu.ie/library/we-a... @dublincityuni.bsky.social #jobfairy #jobfairydublin #libraryjobs

Join Our Team spelled out using letterr-blocks on a blue background

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For the day that's in it... Exploring Frank McDonald's archive at DCU Library, we found these incredible mementos and notes from a flight above the clouds to view the 1999 solar eclipse! Will you be watching the skies this evening?

A pair of eclipse viewing glasses on an ornate envelope with gilt writing which reads: eircell solar eclipse flight, 11th August 1999

The invite and programme Frank McDonald recieved from Eircell inviting him on the flight to watch the eclipse

A map of the coast just off cork, where the eclipse would be best visible

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Maybe you Odyssey what's goin' on in the canteen with your lil snack #theodyssey #snack @dublincityuni.bsky.social nolanchristopher.bsky.social

Image is of Zendaya as Athena in The Odyssey looking disparagingly at the camera. Caption is: Just gonna have a lil snack in the library. Athena:

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Gentle reminder that all Cregan library, O'Reilly library, and Woodlock Hall library, will be closed on Monday, 3rd of August for the bank holiday. Check out bit.ly/3BfLigU for more opening hours Have a great weekend everyone 🌞

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Congratulations to Dublin author Djamel White, whose debut novel, "All Them Dogs" has been longlisted for the Booker prize! Don't miss Djamel speaking at the DCU bookclub on September 10th. This is a free event, but you must register via EventBrite bit.ly/3Tgof1r #bookerprize #bookerprzie26

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You deserve a break Try out our lil puzzle and let us know which path leads to the library! The answer might surprise you! 🤭👀 @dublincityuni.bsky.social

A blue background with white text and a maze. The text reads: which path leads to the library?
The answer to this puzzle is that all paths lead to the library! which really should be a surprise to no one

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our upgraded Library Search is live! 🎉 Enjoy natural‑language searching, a built‑in Research Assistant that summarises top articles, a cleaner results page with fixed filters, and a fully mobile‑friendly design. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're running a Make a Snake competition for Culture Night! The competition is open to everyone and there are prizes up for grabs, so break out your needle, thread and colourful fabric. The closing date is 9th September - check out the details on www.dcu.ie/library/cult...

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This old sweepstakes ad made us think we could definitely draw a horse. 🐎 🐴 🎠 🏇 Swipe for some interesting artistic interpretations of horses from our talented library staff Which is your favourite?! #dcuspecialcollections #mylovelyhorse #suddenlyhorses @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our colleagues in Special Collections and Archives sent us this mysterious find from within our CITC Collection. Tucked inside a myriad of beautiful watercolour sketches of a building at Kildare Place... A barefoot young woman, perhaps carrying a baby? #EYAArchitecture @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Architect's sketch of a barefoot young woman carrying a bundle. the sketch is in ink, and the young woman wears heavy looking shawls, earrings, and her hair is tied in a low ponytail as she faces away from us

The same sketch as before, given context in its position on the bottom right hand corner of a page, the rear side of an architectural sketch

Pencil and watercolour sketch for proposed changes to a Church of Ireland building at Kildare Place C1900

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It was a pleasure to host the Erasmus Mobility Week group today, on their final library visit of a very busy week...as we like to say, they saved the best 'til last 😉 #erasmus26

Group photo of Erasmus Mobility Week 2026 participants standing on a balcony with a scenic view of trees and distant buildings under a clear sky. The group includes around fifteen people smiling toward the camera, some wearing lanyards and badges. The orange metallic ceiling above reflects light, and the text “Erasmus Mobility Week 2026” appears in large curved orange letters across the bottom of the image.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A smarter Library Search is coming! We’re upgrading to a new, more intuitive search interface. It's same library engine you're used to, just faster, cleaner, and easier to use. The upgrade rolls out week of 13 July, here's a sneak peek! 👀

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This engraving is of the figures of Peace and Justice enthroned and embracing and it comes from the 1686 title "Palæstra Aulico-Juridica, de Juribus Principium" by Anton Wilhelm Ertl-a guide to the powers & duties of royalty Thanks to our colleagues at SC&A for this queer coded celebration of pride!

Engraving image is of two women (symbolizing peace and justice) embracing on a shared throne, surrounded by two angels, six cheeky lions, and two cherubs. The cherubs hold a plaque with the words: palestra avesco juridica.

Woodcut pring is of two women embracing. One holds a scales, while the other holds a branch, One foot of each woman is visible. Their heads are surrounded by haloic crowns

The book from which the engravings were taken. Vellum bound with visible shelf mark, it sits upon an archival pillow

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today's is the final workshop of DCU Library Summer Sessions 'FAIR Data Sharing & Management' will be run by Gwendolyn O'Connor of DCU Library! Join us by enrolling for free: www.dcu.ie/library/summ... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculawandtech.bsky.social

18th June 12-1pm. FAIR data sharing & management with gwendolyn O'Connor of DCU Library. An introduction to FAIR (findable, accessible, Interoperable and reusable) data concepts! We'll cover strategies for data sharing and best practices for data management

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A familiar poem perhaps for all of our lovely Leaving Cert students... A reminder that if you're finished up with your exams, you could win a One4All gift card by simply returning your library card! Thanks so much to Paul King for sending us the poem ❤️ @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Sometimes I wonder why she brought us there so religiously. She was young and thwarted but she knew to do that much, to show us books full of lives other than the one we were living. Maybe all some people can give you is a way out. Maybe forgiveness is understanding that's enough.

Look, I reaf for thirty years and ended up here. A life built from books. I've turned myself inside out and nobody died or pricked a finger. Imagine this, I was once so scared I wouldnt speak; there was a wall betweek what I felt and others heard. I couldn't translate until I pressed pen to papper.

Here was my mother tongue. I put down my life and walked through the covers to another

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Today's DCU Library Summer Session is 'Supporting Research Using EBSCOhost Databases' with Richard Crookes of EBSCO! Join us by enrolling for free: www.dcu.ie/library/summ... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculawandtech.bsky.social @ebscouk.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social

17th June 12-1pm: supporting research using EBSCOhost databases with Richard Crookes of EBSCO. A training session for DCU staff and researchers. We'll cover everything you need to get started with EBSCOhost databases to support your research! Find, refine, store, retrieve and set up alerts to keep current and organized with the literature.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“Every life is many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.” Happy #bloomsday !! Love loves to love love and don't you forget it... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today's DCU Library Summer Session is 'Getting the most out of IEEE Xplore' with Beth Carpenter of IEEE! Join us by enrolling for free: www.dcu.ie/library/summ... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculawandtech.bsky.social

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our own Alana Mahon O'Neill has written a piece in the @libfocus.bsky.social blog to mark #Bloomsday! Also keep an eye out for the Joycean Jaunters on the @dublincityuni.bsky.social St Patrick's Campus from 12.30 today as they celebrate all things Joycean with readings, poetry and song.

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Haunted DCU Library 👻 @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Todays DCU Library Summer Session is 'Supporting Research using ProQuest databases' This free online session will take place from 12-1pm today Join us by enrolling: www.dcu.ie/library/summ... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dculawandtech.bsky.social

Poster announcing a DCU Library training session titled “Supporting Research using ProQuest databases.” The event is scheduled for 15th June, 12–1pm, with speaker Ali Nazari-Nouri from Clarivate. Text notes it’s for DCU staff and researchers, covering effective search strategies for ProQuest and tips for refining results. The design features blue and pink tones with a clock icon and elegant typography.

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