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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join us for the 2026 National Drop Everything and Read Challenge at 12 today! Borrow one of the books from our DCU Book Club displays in our Cregan and O'Reilly Libraries and bury your head in a brilliant book at noon. More details at dropeverythingandread.ie #LetsGetIrelandReading #DEARIrl

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Join us for Ireland's National DEAR Drop Everything and Read. Picture of an owl beside a speech bubble with the text: Open to all. Photo of a woman beside the text: Patricia Ford DEAR Ambassador. 24/04/26 12 noon. Full details and registration at: dropeverythingandread.ie.

Display of books with a sign that reads: Drop everything and read with the DCU Book Club. Borrow one of these brilliant books at 12 noon on Friday 24 April for the National Drop Everything and Read Challenge.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The decorated DCU Writer in residence Colin Barrett will join us for a Book Club event hosted by Dr Darren McCann to discuss his Booker Prize Longlisted novel 'Wild Houses' on Thursday 16th April. RSVP for free: tinyurl.com/3j6wvtex @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Image is a portrait of the author, Colin Barret, in a shirt and a navy knit jumper, and the front cover of his book, Wild Houses

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Colin Barrett @colinbarrett.bsky.social, DCU Writer in Residence 2026, will join us for a Book Club event to discuss his debut novel 'Wild Houses' on Thursday, the 16th of April. To register, please go to: launch.dcu.ie/4rPWqs6 @dculibrary.bsky.social

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Join us tomorrow for The Human Library from 2-4.30pm It’s all about open, honest conversation in a safe space to help us all "unjudge" someone. RSVP: dcu.ie/library/human-library-dcu @dublincityuni.bsky.social

What is a Human Library? It's a "library" where people, instead of books, are on loan to readers. Its purpose is to challenge stereotypes and prejudices through open, honest conversation.
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The role of Books and Readers. The books: Volunteers who have faced stigma or prejudice. They are there to share their story and answer questions. The readers: visitors who "borrow" a person to learn about their life and challenge their own biases.
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How the event works
Browse: you look through a catelogue of "titles" (people) available to engage in an open and honest dialogue.
Borrow: You "check out" a person for a 20-30 minute conversation.
Discuss: You sit down and talk. You are encouraged to ask difficult or curious questions in a respectful safe environment.
Return: You finish the session, "return" your book, and can choose a new title
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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Wendy Erskine joins us for the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club tonight to discuss her novel The Benefactors with @orlanicaodha.bsky.social from DCU Library and our book club audience #DCUBookClub

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is February's DCU Book Club book of choice! Join us for a conversation with the author and a Q&A, tomorrow 6.30pm at Belvedere Library Free entry, all welcome RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-book-c... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social

Image on left: Author Wendy Erskine sits on a yellow chair in a brown courdoroy dress. She has bright blonde hair and a fringe. Image on right: Cover of Wendy Erskine's book, The Benefactors

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Dr Kit Fryatt introduces the award winning novel Henry Henry by Allen Bratton at tonight's @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club in Cregan Library

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Delighted to host Dr Leeann Lane's fantastic exhibition on the afterlives of Cork republican women in Cregan Library until the 30th of this month! It'll be travelling to the O'Reilly Library for display from the 1st of November. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Image of Dr. Leeann Lane in front of her exhibition on the afterlives of cork republican women

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Thanks to our library volunteers, Dr. Leeann Lane for her engaging talk, Anne Tannam’s open mic, the Voyage art workshop, the 400+ scavengers racing through the library & the brave riders in our Tour de Library cycling challenge...we had a blast on Culture Night! @culturenightdub.bsky.social

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Dr. Leeann Lane giving a lecture in front of a screen

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The wonderful DCU Book Club returns this Thursday 18th of September at 1pm! Sarah, DCU Writer in Residence 2025 and author of 'Service', joins us as special guest at Belvedere Library. Book your free tickets now : www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-book-c... 📚🌟 @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thanks so much to everyone who took part in our Human Fruit Machine at O'Reilly Library today!! Congratulations to our lucky winners! The Fruit Machine is on its way to Cregan Library for 1pm on Thursday. For more Library Orientation events: www.dcu.ie/library/libr... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Our wonderful Human Fruit machine at O'Reilly Library

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Come and visit our lovely new exhibition displaying selected pieces from The Padraic Colum Collection at DCU's Cregan Library! This exhibition curates a selection of works from the collection. All titles can be consulted at DCU’s Special Collections & Archives. #dcusca @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Image of the cover page from Padraic Colums 'The adventures of Odysseus & the tale of Troy' Featuring some beautiful greek-style line drawings and colourized illustrations.

Cover page from 'The King of Ireland's Son' by Padraic Colum

The entryway to the exhibition at Cregan Library. Display poster says "The Padraic Colum Collection at DCU Library - A selection of his works" and features illustrations by Jack B Yeats

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Thanks so much to everyone who came to our Books & Beverages events yesterday! We had free tea, coffee, books and biscuits, and priceless chats about what we love to read about 📚🌞 For more information about Library Orientation events: www.dcu.ie/library/libr... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Teas & coffees & biscuits Oh My! At Cregan Library Books & Beverages event yesterday

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Culture Night is back at DCU! On Sept 19th, St Patrick’s Campus in Drumcondra will be alive with music, art, performance, and celebration The library will have talks, tours, a cycling challenge, and our legendary scavenger hunt! Full programme bit.ly/4oQSlDI #CultureNight

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Visit the Sadako and Paper Cranes exhibition in Cregan Library, which marks 80 years since the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. Produced by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, exhibited in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Ireland & SALIS tinyurl.com/4bh7xsv6 @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Two people standing in the Cregan exhibtion space viewing the exhibition Sadako & the Paper Cranes

The title poster for Sadako & Paper Cranes, hope riding on the wings of cranes by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Earlier this week, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science James Lawless TD celebrated the launch of the CONUL Strategy! Shaping Tomorrow 2025-2029 provides a roadmap for the next chapter in the evolution of Irish research libraries Read more: tinyurl.com/5hbmms5p 📚

Five people, three women & two men holding CONUL strategy documents and smiling for the camera. The women are all wearing red, and the men both wearing navy blazers.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Studying for resits? Never-ending academic work? Retreat to our beautiful libraries - opening hours below! @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Text reads: Summer opening hours, cregan library/o'reilly library. july 14th to July 20th. Monday - Friday 8.30-5pm. Closed saturday & sunday

Text reads: Summer opening hours, woodlock hall library. july 14th to July 20th. Monday - Friday 8.30-1.30pm. Closed saturday & sunday

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We officially left Twitter this week after 16 years on the platform. For those of you who followed us there during the good times (or for anyone who likes a good meme), we've compiled a video of our favourite Twitter moments. We're looking forward to finding friends old and new on Bluesky.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

We enjoyed showing the #erasmusdub25 group around @dculibrary.bsky.social today. We met for a morning of illuminating talks from DCU Library, Kaunas University of Technology Library and Hotelschool The Hague staff, followed by a tour of Cregan Library with @orlanicaodha.bsky.social.

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A man standing beside a lectern, in front of a projector screen that reads 'Digital content and AI.'

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in it with the title Erasmus week, welcome Ireland, CONUL #Erasmus25

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CONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Today we are pleased to bring the first of three blog posts by our #CONUL25 Bursary Award winners. Today's post is written by Michelle McMeekin, Senior Library Assistant in Queen's University, Belfast. www.libfocus.com/2025/06/conu...

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CONUL Training & Development @conultraindev.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We are getting ready to welcome delegates for the opening day of CONUL Erasmus Library Week 2025. Fingers crossed for blue and sunny skies! We're excited for a great week of idea sharing, collaboration and some fun activities #ErasmusDub2025

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CONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A few more of our wonderful speakers today. Everyone has been amazing today and we're looking forward to tomorrow!

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

An issue of @dculibrary.bsky.social's Liblink publication from 1998 makes a surprise appearance during today's #Conul25 keynote speech from @Princeton's University Librarian. Anne Jarvis worked in DCU Library before she left Ireland in 2000.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Congratulations to @orlanicaodha.bsky.social and Gwendolyn O'Connor who delivered an inspiring talk about the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Human Library event at the @conulconference.bsky.social. The DCU Library team is looking forward to a second day of thought-provoking talks at #CONUL2025.

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Orla Nic Aodha @orlanicaodha.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Brilliant night @ilfdublin.bsky.social with Emmet O'Brien, Jan Brierton and John Cummins

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Dublin Literary Award @dublinlitaward.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Congratulations Michael Crummey, winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award with The Adversary🏆🎉

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Sarah Gilmartin @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer-in-Residence announces Telescreen Cell by Sam as the winner of the DCU Library Creative Writing Competition! A huge thanks to all the writers, tutors and library staff who make our annual competition such a joyous event. Pics: @kobpix.bsky.social

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Orla Nic Aodha opens this year's @dculibrary.bsky.social Creative Writing Competition awards in O'Reilly Library and introduces the first of our 12 finalists. Read more here: www.dcu.ie/library/dcu-...

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Dublin Literary Award @dublinlitaward.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

One week to go! 📚 On Thursday 22 May, the winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary Award will be revealed at International Literature Festival Dublin — marking the award’s 30th anniversary.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Happy History in Your Hands Awards day! With three winners from each school, and renowned Irish footballer Niall Quinn handing out the awards we're so excited to celebrate everyone involved in the project - especially the brilliant students! Stay tuned for updates.. @dculibrary.bluesky.com

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

📢 HAVE YOUR SAY! 📢 If you attended any of our Leaving Certificate Masterclasses, check your email to anonymously tell us what you thought! We want to provide the most helpful possible resources for all of our library users, and your feedback is vital to help us do that. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

image of students on pink background text reads: did you attend the leaving certificate masterclasses? we want ypur feedback - check your email and tell us what you thought

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The Dublin Literary Award is coming! 📚🌟 Check out the six shortlisted books and some of the previous winners of this prestigious award at our display stands, or read more about the award & the shortlist at the link 👇 tinyurl.com/4zvsvhr2 @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dublincitylibs.bsky.social

Dublin literary award book display at Cregan Library

Image of two books on a blue background: North Woods by Daniel Mason & Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Image of two books on a blue background: The Adversary by Michael Crummey, and We are Light by Gerda Blees

Image of two books on a blue background: James by Percival Everett and Not A River by Selva Almada

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This season's @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club is ending on a high with a discussion of the award-winning novel Glorious Exploits. Darren Murphy from DCU's School of English interviews author Ferdia Lennon in the sun-dappled Belvedere House Library.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Have you read this year's chosen One Dublin One Book? 'Dublin, Written In Our Hearts' is available to borrow from DCU Library! You can find it with featured books from previous years at the One Dublin One Book display at Cregan Library 📚✨ #OneDublinOneBook @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Two copies of this years chosen One Dublin One Book selection: Dublin Written in our hearts. One copy is purple on white with an image of dublin city reflected in the liffey on the quays. the other has the same cover, but metallic blue & purple on brown.

Dublin City COuncil. One Dublin One Book. Dublin Written in our hearts. Read this years One Dublin One Book title in April or read one of the books featured over the last 20 years.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Join us for the DCU Library Creative Writing Competition Awards 2025! Running since 1999, it's always a special night where we recognise the achievements of our finalists & celebrate everyone who takes part. Free in, all welcome. Register: tinyurl.com/y4zu4hrk @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Text Reads: youre invited: dcu library creative writing competition awards tuesday 20th may, 6pm. image of a typewriter.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Last chance to sign up for our super popular masterclasses! Very limited spaces remain... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Ease exam pressure with our De-stress Stations! Pick up some earplugs or tune into a curated playlist to help you focus, take a break with chocolate and tea, adopt a plant as your new study buddy, or find some mental clarity while working on our community jigsaw🤗 @dublincityuni.bsky.social

grid of 3 images. large image on the left shows table with colourful tablecloth. On the table are bowls of chocolate bars, earplugs, and tea bags. Jigsaw pieces are scattered on the table, as we'll as info about playlists and plants to adopt. 2 images on the right, one on top of the otehr, show similar tables with similar items in different locations

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Both Cregan and O'Reilly libraries are open from 8am to 8pm this Easter weekend. Opening hours are study only, access is granted only to those with valid student/staff cards, and daily access cards will not be provided: bit.ly/3BfLigU #librarysky 📚 @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A brilliant post from Sharon Corrigan who highlights books from our Early Printed Books collection. The Special Collections & Archives team are in phase one of cataloguing the EPBs, we look forward to hearing more about the treasures in the collection.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Let's go back to the 2000s: when memes were created on MS Paint, Tiktok was the sound a clock made, and libraries were much quieter spaces... #librarysky

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Muireann Ní Chíobháin i gcomhrá le Rachael Moriarty agus Peter Murphy, scríbhneoirí agus stiúrthóirí an scannáin Róise & Frank.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Siobhán Seoighe ó Oifig na Gaeilge @dublincityuni.bsky.social ag cur tús le léiriú Róise & Frank i Leabharlann Uí Chriagáin @dculibrary.bsky.social. Slua maith linn ar lá grianmhar!

Bean ag labhairt le slua ó léachtlann. Pictiúr den scannán Róise & Frank ar scáileán taobh thiar di.

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Our popular Leaving Cert study Scheme is back for 2025! Leaving cert students can register now to study in either O'Reilly library or Cregan library, starting on May 7th and running until June 24th. Full details here: bit.ly/3R8yzEm

Cropped photo of stduents walking down a corridor, view is from the waist down only. Some are carrying laptops, notepads etc. Overlaid with text that reads: Leaving Certificate Study scheme 7th may - 24th June 2025 Cregan library, st. patrick's campus, Drumcondra O'Reilly library, glasnevin campus, glasnevin book your place online at dcu.ie/library

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We are so proud of Killian Downing, Celine Campbell, Eilís O'Neill and SS&D's Hayley Brabazon whose library-led History in Your Hands project has been nominated for the @dublincityuni.bsky.social President's Award for Engagement. Good luck at today's ceremony! www.dcu.ie/civic-engage...

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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Starting this week Cregan & O'Reilly Libraries will be open from 9am until 5pm every Sunday for all your study-season needs! Please note that Sundays are study-only hours & you will need a valid DCU ID to access the library. Happy Sunday studying!🤓🌞 @dublincityuni.bsky.social #librarysky #libsky

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A&SL @aslibraries.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Grace O'Connor talks about how the exam destress tables in @dculibrary.bsky.social support @dublincityuni.bsky.social student well-being during exam periods at #ASL2025

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Saoirse de Paor @saoirsedepaor.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Blown away by the work of @clairemcguin.bsky.social and the rest of the Team on their project/research on "the role of public libraries in defending LGBTQIA+ resources amidst rising disruption" - Emotional, shocking, thought-provoking, but also empowering & uplifting! 🙌🏻 #ASL2025

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