Kildare County Council has signed a contract with Townlink Construction Ltd for the delivery of the new Newbridge Library, County Archives & Cultural Centre. The €18.18 million project on the Athgarvan Road, Newbridge is expected to commence in Aug 2026, with completion anticipated in early 2028.

Would you, or a family member, like to feel more confident online? Join us in Kildare Town Library for a free Cyber Safety Workshop designed to help you stay safe, secure, and informed. Book here: bit.ly/3RrZa2W #kildarelibraries #cybersecurityawareness #skillsforlife

Storytime in the fresh air! The Friday morning Storytime took place outside in Naas Library & Cultural Centre last week, and will hopefully continue with the sunshine! ☀️ #kildarelibraries #naas #naaslibrary #SummerStars

It all went wild in Athy Library this week when Dave from (tag Dave's Jungle) brought some fascinating jungle creatures to meet our #SummerStars adventurers. From pythons to tarantulas and bull frogs to a very grumpy snapping turtle!

Our Aoife popped down to Leixlip Farmers Market to talk to everyone about what you can get out of your library membership! 😎 #kildarelibraries #leixlip #leixliplibrary

We had a wonderful evening celebrating the occasion with a screening of a short film by the solo film maker, Maebh O’Regan, about the work of the retired-librarian, Anne McNeill, who worked in Celbridge Library. And of course some cake.....if you missed it, next cake is due in 2126😉

Celbridge Library patron Brigid Molloy very kindly shared with the Celbridge Library staff a poem she had written after hearing about our 100th birthday celebration! Many thanks to Brigid for putting pen to paper about our library!

If you walk past Celbridge Library, you might spot a beautiful sunflower blooming at our front entrance! This sunflower was planted back in April during our Spring into Storytime session with the preschoolers at our regular Wednesday morning Storytime.😎

Clocha Rince Library will be closed on Friday the 17th of July. We apologise for any inconvenience

Escape the Summer heat at Leixlip Library with our brand new air-con system, the solar panels are also turning those summer rays into energy! ....also a very chilled water fountain is available in the library, so the only heat will be from the smouldering reads! 😉

And we have a winner!! 🎉 Congratulations to Kildare Town's World Cup competition winner, and a big thank you to all those who took part 😎 #kildarelibraries #kildaretown #WorldCup2026

LOTE4Kids - Scheduled Maintenance The LOTE4Kids website & app should work normally for most of this window. You may see brief, occasional interruptions between the times below as a safety margin while we complete the work in stages. 12:00 AM (Tue, Jul 14) – 12:00 AM (Fri, Jul 17)

Scheduled Maintenance: Infrastructure Upgrade The LOTE4Kids website and app should work normally for most of this window. However occasional interruptions between the times below as a safety margin while we complete the work in stages. 12:00 AM (Tue, Jul 14) – 12:00 AM (Fri, Jul 17)

David Baldacci, bestselling American author of the award-winning page-turner, Nash Falls, will be joining #BorrowBox content expert, Natasha Boyd, for an in-depth online discussion and Q&A session in our next exclusive online author event. #kildarelibraries #DavidBaldacci

Last week, Kildare Town's Craft Wizard, Anthony, led a Nail Art workshop where the participants made a beautiful sunflower 🌻 #kildarelibraries #kildaretown #artsandcrafts

Have the kids gotten their Swag Bags yet? #SummerStars is running through til the end of August. And if you have a child starting Junior Infants this September, remember to pick up their #MyLittleLibraryBag! #kildarelibraries

We might have mentioned it, but Kildare Libraries are now 100 years old! Check out what our libraries were getting up to this weekend to celebrate 🎉 #kildarelibraries #kildarelibraries100

This year the Swift and Vanessa Festival is celebrating 300 years since the publication of 'Gulliver's Travels'! The festival is offering a variety of different events, some of which are happening in Celbridge Library!

Tóg leabhar Gaeilge ar Leabharlanna Chill Dara! Is é Réaltaí an tSamhraidh an clár léitheoireachta náisiúnta saor in aisce a bhíonn ar siúl i ngach leabharlann poiblí agus ar-líne gach Samhradh. Ritheann sé ó thús mhí an Mheithimh go dtí deireadh Lúnasa #leabharlannachilldara #summerstars

Castledermot Library will be closed tomorrow, Saturday July 4th. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Tomorrow will be the start of our 100 Years of Kildare Libraries celebrations! Pop in to your local Kildare Library to pick up some merch and celebrate with us! If you are visiting us tomorrow, make sure to take a pic, and use the hashtag #KildareLibraries100

Printing Service is currently unavailable in Kilcock Library. Service expected to return on Wednesday July 8th. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Check out some of the titles that #BorrowBox has on promotion this July! #kildarelibraries #eservices #ebook #audiobook

There's lots of events to look forward to here in #AthyLibrary in July. We have a range of activities for #SummerStars as well as an online conversation with author David Baldacci and a Cyber Safety Workshop. To book an event, click below👇🏻 bit.ly/4eA8ESv

She’s joined by award-winning beer writers Susan and Judith Boyle of Two Sisters Brewing for a lively discussion. Don't miss this insightful conversation - listen now on Spotify!

Kildare Library Service in association with The National Archives of Ireland, cordially invites you to The Story of Us, 1926 Census Exhibition & to celebrate 100 years of Kildare Library Service Starting at 10am with children's activities and will continue with a range of events for all..

Ba mhór ag Seirbhís Leabharlainne Chill Dara, i gcomhar le Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann, tú a bheith i Ár Scéal Féin, Taispeántas Daonáireamh 1926 mar aon le Ceiliúradh 100 Bliain ar Sheirbhís Leabharlainne Chill Dara.

Wonderful turnout for Nesting’s lively and informative talk on furniture upcycling in Kildare Town last week! #kildarelibraries #kildare #kildaretown #furnitureupcycle #refurbishment

Libraries offer free books, DVDs, computer games and much more. Library user, Diana learns about all the services libraries provide. #kildarelibraries #libraryservices #irishsignlanguage #isl #IrishSignLanguage #ISL #Accessibility #ISLLearners

Clocha Rince Library will be closed tomorrow, Saturday the 20th of June, and Monday the 22nd of June. We apologise for any inconvenience.