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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 📚

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

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.

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.

Day 3 of the @conultl.bsky.social erasmus week in @dculibrary.bsky.social #ErasmusDub25

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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-...

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.

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

📢 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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...

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

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

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

Last but not least are #ASL2025 speakers Aoife Murphy and Nuala Murray. They are showcasing @dculibrary.bsky.social's Learning and Development group which supports continuous professional development for staff

Next up, Grace O’Connor from @dculibrary.bsky.social on how their exam de-stress tables cultivate connection, inclusivity and wellbeing. #ASL2025

Great #asl2025 keynote by @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social on why we should consciously bring kindness into our libraries. It benefits everybody: our students, our users, our colleagues.

Finally read Ulysses or revisit James Joyce's masterpiece with the Ulysses Book Club! Two local Joyce enthusiasts will guide you through the infamous novel in 10 monthly meetings. Sign up to join us in Cregan Library @dublincityuni.bsky.social from 30th April - all welcome. dcu.ie/dcuartsandcu...

An bhfuil do thicéad faighte agat don léiriú seo de Róise & Frank fós? Ná lig an deis tharat an scannán a fheiceáil agus a chloisteáil ó Rachael Moriarty agus Peter Murphy, scríbhneoirí agus stiúrthóirí an scannáin!

Do you have your ticket for this free screening of Róise & Frank yet? Don't miss the chance to see this brilliant film and to hear from Rachael Moriarty agus Peter Murphy, the writers and directors of the film, on the night!

DCU Arts and Culture is seeking submissions for Poetry Day Ireland 2025! Explore the May Day theme of renewal, hope, solidarity & unity. Submit up to 2 poems (max 20 lines) in Irish or English by April 4th. Full details here: bit.ly/3DunsSL @poetryireland.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Chuir muid agus Oifig na Gaeilge @dublincityuni.bsky.social fáilte roimh Scoil Mobhí mar chuid de @snagaeilge.bsky.social inné. Léigh muid an leabhar 'Cuir ort do hata' agus rinne an rang a hataí féin - nach bhfuil siad thar cionn!

We were delighted to attend the @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social launch of One Dublin One Book today. We can't wait to read 'Dublin, Written in Our Hearts,' an anthology of stories by writers including @dublincityuni.bsky.social Writer in Residence Sarah Gilmartin. More at www.onedublinonebook.ie