Richmond Barracks is home to the Inchicore Library, operated by Dublin City Libraries. The library offers a range of adult fiction and non-fiction material, a selection of young adult material and a junior library. A range of books on Dublin are also available in the library’s Dublin Collection.
Please see an important notice about temporary closure of Inchicore library here to facilitate essential works.
Items can be reserved online and collected at Inchicore Library. Printing and photocopying facilities are also available.
You can find out more about visiting the building here. Opening hours for the library are below. We look forward to welcoming you!
If you have any questions, contact the library at inchicorelibrary@dublincity.ie.
Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 5 pm
Inchicore library also opens on alternating Fridays and Saturdays: 10 am - 5 pm*
Please note that the library closes for lunch every day from 1 pm - 2pm*
Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays: Closed
Inchicore library offers extended opening hours when the library staff are not there. Please use your library card and PIN to access the library on alternate Friday / Saturdays and during lunch from 1 pm - 2 pm. You must be set up to use the extended opening hours. Call into the library when staff are there and they will set you up to use the service.
For more detailed opening hours, please click here.
Each month Inchicore Library runs a number of groups that are open for anyone to join. Details of special events and workshops at Inchicore Library can be found on their Facebook page.
The Toddler Group meets Wednesday mornings from 10 am - 11 am. There is also a Sensory Playtime Session on the second Monday of every month from 11 am - 12 pm. No booking is required for either of these activities, just come along.
The Knitting Club meets on Thursdays from 3 pm - 4.30 pm and both experienced knitters and beginners are welcome to join in. It is a drop in event, no booking needed.
The Movie and Book Club meet on the third Monday of the month at 2.15 pm to discuss a book and its film adaptation.
The junior book club for budding readers aged 7 to 9 meets on the third Tuesday of the month.
Are your children curious about the architecture and history of Dublin’s buildings, streets and bridges? If so, they might enjoy the ‘Hidden Histories Hunt’, a self-guided treasure hunt for children in Dublin City.
Find the details and download the map here, then follow the trail and solve the clues to find the name of a long-lost treasure.
Page last updated: 14 January 2024