Ireland

Johnston Central Library & Cavan Library HQ
Shaffrey Associates Architects | Ireland

Johnston Central Library and Farnham Centre is a three storey building. It houses a Central Library on the ground floor; Library Headquarters, County Arts Office, Genealogy and Tourism Services on the first floor and a number of Council Offices including planning on the top floor.

Waterford City Central Library & HQ
Albert Edward Murray, McCullough Mulvin Architects | Ireland

Waterford Central Library & HQ is a four-storey L-shaped building, extending to 2,000 square metres, refurbished and extended from the original Carnegie Library, built in 1905. The library occupies a prominent corner site. The foyer, adult lending and children's library are located on the ground floor; the exhibition space, newspapers & magazines, and local studies and research area are on the first floor; the Business & ICT Information area, music and audio-visual areas are on the 2nd floor. The 3rd floor contains staff offices, facilities and the plant room.

Thurles Library
McCullough Mulvin Architects | Ireland

Thurles Library is located in The Source Library and Arts Centre. The building enjoys a riverside setting on banks of the river Suir, adjacent to the town bridge, with a fully accessible riverside boardwalk.

Bishopstown Library
Cork City Council Architect's Department, Murray Ó Laoire Architects | Ireland

Bishopstown Library is a modern multi-use facility, the newest and the largest of the six local public libraries in the city. Housed in a modern and spacious building, making extensive use of natural light, it incorporates the best features of modern library design. The Library is located in the grounds of Wilton Shopping Centre, near the SMA Church.

South Dublin County Library, Tallaght
South Dublin County Council Architectural Services Department | Ireland

Tallaght Library is a purpose-built central library for South Dublin County, serving an urban population of 80,000.

Located behind the Square Shopping Centre opposite the Civic Theatre, it originally opened in December 1994.

The newly extended and renovated County Library re-opened to the public on the April 23 2008. One of the largest public libraries in the country, the County Library will, along with the County Arts Centre and the Civic Theatre, create a vibrant cultural quarter in the Town Centre of Tallaght.

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