For Bealtaine, join Dalkey Library colleague Roisin for a friendly introduction to Acorn Tablets - Ireland's first smart tablet created with older adults in mind.

These tablets are simple to use, with large text, clear buttons and an uncluttered screen. They're designed to help you feel confident using technology, stay in touch with family and friends, and enjoy the online world without any fuss.

Best of all, Acorn Tablets are available to borrow, for free, from all dlr Library Branches. 

Come along to Dalkey Library, give them a try, and discover how easy and enjoyable technology can be! (Booking essential)

Ullmhaígí linn don Réaltaí na tSamhraidh le ceardaíocht dhátheangach do theaghlaigh! Aoiseanna 4-8, tá fáilte roimh gach leibhéal Gaeilge.

Get ready for Summer Stars with bilingual family crafts! Ages 4-8, all levels of Irish welcome.

Learn to make a small basket, using a natural willow branch frame, in a workshop presented by "Wicklow Willow".This project is a great opportunity to learn basic basket-making techniques and to take home a finished piece. 

Booking essential!

Is ceardlanna bíomar é “Let’s Explore” atá oiriúnach le haghaidh paistí bunscoile. Le linn an ceardlann cludaíotar imeachaí éagsúla cósuil le rithim, amhránaíocht, cluichí ceoil, cnaguirlisí agusa leitheid!

Fóirsteanach do pháistí, 9-12.

Join Library Colleague Roisin, as part of Bealtaine, for a relaxed and easy-to-follow session exploring all the wonderful online services available through  the dlr Libraries website. 

You'll learn how to use our website, check your library account, and enjoy great online resources like eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and much more - all from the comfort of your own home.

It's simpler than you think, and we're here to help every step of the way. Come along and see just how much your library card can do!

Booking essential

Join us at Dalkey Library for our Lego Challenge Club a fun, creative session where imagination takes the lead! Explore and free‑play with our huge Lego collection and see what amazing creations you can build.

To celebrate Bloomsday, Dalkey Library Colleague Brendan will be discussing Joyce’s French connections! From the student stay mocked in Ulysses through his decades living there with Nora and, of course, the publication of his masterpiece, Paris & France were integral to his life & work. Join us as we discuss the places and people that impacted this genius in self-imposed exile.

Booking essential as places are strictly limited.