Cork City Libraries’ has announced the Cork One City, One Book for 2023;‘ Liberty Terrace’ by Madeleine D’Arcy. ‘Liberty Terrace’ features a bevy of characters who live in a fictional area of Cork City in the period 2016 to 2020. The residents of ‘Liberty Terrace’ come and go, and their lives occasionally intersect in stories that are
The Lord Mayor of Cork held a civic ceremony at the Council Chamber to honour Cork City Libraries’ staff on the occasion of the libraries’ 130 year anniversary. Up to 100 staff from across the city’s 10 libraries heard from a former Cork City Libraries colleague, acclaimed Cork poet, Thomas McCarthy who spoke about the legacy […]
Cork City Libraries first Eco Poet-in-Residence will engage communities interested in the ecology of the city – the flora, fauna, and human ecology. Cork City Libraries are delighted to announce the appointment of award winning poet, Keith Payne as the Eco Poet-in-Residence for Cork City. Keith will engage communities on the ecology of the city through […]
The Cork World Book Festival is back in person this April 19th – 24th for its 18th edition. An initiative of Cork City Libraries, in association with Triskel Arts Centre and supported by funding from The Arts Council, this year’s programme is a celebration of new and familiar voices from home and abroad and of […]
Cork City Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of “Ordinary Life in Cork City 1922”, a commemorative 2022 Calendar recalling the everyday living conditions, events, pastimes, and entertainment of the people of Cork in 1922. Images from the newspapers of the time, the Ford Collection and private collectors evoke a lively, bustling city despite […]