National Library of Ireland

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Description: The mission of the Library is to collect, preserve and make available books, manuscripts and illustrative material of Irish interest. Users of the Library include those engaged in long-term research, others who may wish to view a book or newspaper article or those with a specific once off need.

The National Library is open, free of charge, to all those who wish to consult the collections for material not otherwise available through the public library service or an academic library. A Reader’s Ticket is necessary in order to consult most categories of material.

The Library does not lend books and reading is done in the various reading rooms. There is also a copying service and it is possible to get photocopies, photographs, slides, or microfilm of most items in the collections. The Library has an ongoing programme of exhibitions.

The Genealogical Office, the Office of the Chief Herald in Kildare Street, and the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar are all part of the National Library.

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Library Late - Norwegian author Åsne Seierstad in conversation (March 5 at 8:00pm)

Asne Seierstad reads from The Angel of Grozny.

Born in Norway in 1970, writer Asne Seierstad has worked as a foreign correspondent in Russia, China, Kosovo and Iraq and has won numerous awards for her journalism. Her novel, The Bookseller of Kabul, was first published in Norway in 2002; it became a best-seller and over one million copies have since ... (more)been sold worldwide. Seierstad's Library Late appearance on 5 March coincides with the publication in English of her latest book, The Angel of Grozny, which explores the human side of the conflict in Czechnya.

Bookings for this event will be taken from 28 February, please phone (01) 6030317 to reserve up to two places.

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Peter Somerville-Large in Conversation (June 25 at 8:00pm)

Peter Somerville-Large.

The second event in this season's Library Late sees travel writer Peter Somerville-Large in conversation with Kay Sheehy on Wednesday 25 June at 8pm.

Peter Somerville-Large was born in Dublin in 1928. His first job in Afghanistan was followed by a spell of travel in Asia during the early fifties. ... (more)Early travel books published were on Yemen, Iran and Afghanistan. More recent books include an account of following the march of O'Sullivan Beare and a bird's-eye journey around Ireland.

Bookings for this event will be taken from Thursday 29 May. To reserve up to two places, please call (01) 6030317.

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Teen fiction authors in conversation with Robert Dunbar (June 30 at 7:00pm)

Kate Thompson.; Keith Gray.

The National Library of Ireland, in conjunction with Random House Children's Books, the Scottish Book Trust, and Children's Books Ireland is pleased to host a unique event with highly acclaimed teen fiction authors Kate Thompson and Keith Gray on Monday 30 June from 7pm - 8.30pm. Kate and Keith will ... (more)participate in a lively debate about writing for a teenage audience, chaired by Robert Dunbar, broadcaster and Irish Times reviewer.

Kate Thompson is a multiple-award winning author of such books as The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings. Her latest book, Creature of the Night, out in June 2008, is highly anticipated. It is a gritty, hard-hitting tale of disaffected youth, with Kate’s trademark twist of the supernatural. Keith Gray is the virtual writer in residence at Scottish Book Trust. He is the author of such acclaimed books such as Warehouse, Malarkey, and The Fearful. His new novel is the eagerly awaited Ostrich Boys.

Places are free but strictly limited and priority will be given to younger readers. To reserve a seat, please contact Children's Books Ireland at 01-8727475 or at info@childrensbooksireland.ie

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Dervla Murphy in conversation (July 24 at 8:00pm)

Dervla Murphy.

Kay Sheehy will interview Dervla Murphy in the final event of this season's series on Thursday July 24 at 8pm.

Dervla Murphy is an award winning travel writer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She has been publishing accounts of her journeys - by bicycle and on foot - in the remoter ... (more)areas of the globe since 1965 and has over 30 titles to her name.

Dervla's latest book Silverland charts her extraordinary expedition through the snowscapes of Far Eastern Russia.

Bookings for this event will be taken from Thursday 26 June. To reserve up to two places, please call (01) 6030317.

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Translating John McGahern (August 6 at 7:00pm)

Declan Kiberd discusses Inventing Ireland: Literature of the Modern Nation.

Gerardo Gambolini has translated a range of Irish books into Spanish, from John Mc Gahern's Collected Stories to Declan Kiberd's Inventing Ireland. Join him and Declan Kiberd as they discuss some of the challenges posed by translation.

Ireland Literature Exchange is the national agency for the promotion ... (more)of Irish literature abroad. It does this primarily by offering translation grants to international publishers. Copies of the translated work are donated to the National Library's collection.

For the months of July and August, the Library will display a selection of books by Irish authors that have been translated. This selection includes a wide variety of work, ranging from Samuel Beckett's dramatic works in Hebrew to Pádraic O'Conaire's Deoraíocht in Vietnamese.

Admission is free but places are limited. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Walk the Blue Fields in Slovenia with Claire Keegan and Maja Novak (August 13 at 7:00pm)

Claire Keegan reads from Walk the Blue Fields: Stories.; Maja Novak discusses Walk the Blue Fields.

In the second of this series, presented in conjunction with ILE, Slovene translator Maja Novak talks about her recent translation of Claire Keegan's latest collection of short stories, followed by a reading by Claire Keegan.

Ireland Literature Exchange is the national agency for hte promotion of Irish ... (more)literature abroad. It does this primarily by offering translation grants to international publishers. Copies of the translated works are donated to the National Library's collection.

For the months of July and August, the Library will display a selection of books by Irish authors that have been translated. This selection includes a wide variety of work, ranging from Samuel Beckett's dramatic works in Hebrew to Pádraic O Conaire's Deoraíocht in Vietnamese.

Admission is free but spaces are limited. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Shamrock Tea, a Polish Brew (August 27 at 7:00pm)

Ciaran Carson discusses Shamrock Tea.

In the final of this series, hosted in conjunction with ILE, Ciaran Carson will be joined by the Polish translator of Shamrock Tea, Maciej Swierkocki, and hte publisher, Piotr Mielcarek, with music by Deirdre and Ciaran Carson.

Ireland Literature Exchange is the national agency for the promotion of ... (more)Irish literature abroad. It does this primarily by offering translation grants to international publishers. Copies of the translated works are donated to the National Library's collection.

For the months of July and August, the Library will display a selection of books by Irish authors that have been translated. This selection includes a wide variety of work, ranging from Samuel Beckett's dramatic works in Hebrew to Pádraic O' Conaire's Deoraíocht in Vietnamese.

Admission is free but spaces are limited. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event webpage

Added by Donogh.

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