Blackrock Library Reopens On Bloomsday!

An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Marie Baker with Zoe Healy of Zenith PR Cllr. Deirdre Donnelly, County Librarian Mairead Owens and Cllr. Seamus O'Neill Colm Keegan, dlr Writer in Residence for 2014-2015, chatting with local poet Gerard Fanning at Blackrock Library Blackrock Library opened to the public yesterday on June 16th, Bloomsday, at 10.00am! We welcome back all our library users! Come and see the beautifully updated, modernized and extended library on the site of the Town Hall complex which also accommodates the Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI).  Architects McCullough Mulvin carried out the redesign and refurbishment. An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Marie Baker said " I am delighted that the people of Blackrock and the wider dlr Library community can avail of this bright, spacious library with its enhanced public internet and self-service facilities and most importantly the extended selection of books, CDs and DVDs. The attractive Reading Room area will undoubtedly be a much sought after space for regular book clubs, storytelling sessions and for students and readers alike." We look forward to welcoming everybody back to this much loved local library over the next few weeks. A formal launch will take place later in the summer. For more information check out our website: http://www.dlrcoco.ie/library/

New audiobooks and ebooks available now

We've got some great new audiobooks and ebooks available to borrow through Overdrive digital downloads - you just need your dlr library card number and pin number.

Here's a selection of some of the most popular titles for your perusal.........

New fiction ebooks:

 The Slap by Christos Tsiolkos

 Restless by William Boyd

 Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman

 No and Me by Delphine de Vigan

 The Crimson Petal and the White byMichel Faber

 The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

New fiction audiobooks:

The Absolutist by John Boyne

Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Smut By Alan Bennett

The Orphan Master's Son By Adam Johnson

New non-fiction audiobooks:

Wait For Me! by Deborah Devonshire

Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Did You Really Shoot the Television by Max Hastings

New non-fiction ebooks:

Beginning Mindfulness by Andrew Weiss

The Game by Neil Strauss

Hitch 22 by Christopher Hitchens

A Hundred and One Days by Asne Seierstad

Mrs Robinson's Dirgrace by Kate Summerscale



New children's and teen audiobooks:

The Worst Thing About My sister by Jacqueline Wilson  

There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff

Sunny the Yellow Fairy by Daisy Meadows

The Slime Squad by Steve Cole

Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson

New children's and teen ebooks:

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Cardturner by Louis Sachar

Larklight by Philip Reeve

Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells

Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

DLR LIBRARY BLOG

What Makes Me, Me? by Robert Winston

The author of this book, Robert Winston, is best known for presenting documentaries about human behaviour. Here, he explores all the different facets of being human, covering everything from chemical components to emotions. The subject matter is conveyed in a lively and engaging manner, and the images used to illustrate the topics are compelling. The reader is encouraged to try personality and intelligence tests.
Have you ever wondered what fear of fish is called, or what drawing a picture of a bicycle can tell about your brain? The book contains the answers to such questions and more. It is a compelling read for anybody over 8 who has ever asked “why do people ….?”

Helen, Dundrum Library