The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Discover your local library
A local library is an important part of community life as it offers a focal point for public lectures and research, as well as being a hive of imagination just waiting to be explored by adults and children alike. Becoming a member of your local library is easy: just bring along proof of your name and address (e.g. a household bill) and complete the application form.
Membership is free and you can borrow up to 12 books for 3 weeks. Choose from adult, children or teenage books, fiction or non-fiction books, large print books or audio books.
Some of the services on offer in Killarney Library include:
• Newspapers and magazines
• Internet access and WiFi access
• Events programme- lectures, exhibitions and workshops
• Literacy support
• Book club
• Classroom novels for teachers
• Local History & Archives section
• Home Library Service Free online services are available to library members and they offer an invaluable resource for researchers and students. Sources include: Newspapers Online- which gives you access to over 250 newspapers from Ireland and around the world.
Irish Newspaper Archive contains dozens of historical newspapers dating back to the 1800s; Genealogical records; download eBooks and audio-books; learn a language online; E-Training online and reference enquiries and homework help with online Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The library is much more than just books so drop in and find out. Killarney Library is situated at Rock Road, Killarney. Call: 064 6632655 or e-mail killarney@kerrylibrary.ie.