Location : Lady Lane, Waterford.
Contact person : Sinead O'Higgins
Opening Hours : See here
Telephone : 051-849975
E-mail : library@waterfordcity.ie
The Central Library is based in the City Centre, close to the main shopping areas. It is housed in a listed Carnegie Building (originally opened in 1904) and was extensively renovated and extended in 2004. The library now stretches over 3 public floors covering c. 2,000 sq metres. Redesigned with care by McCullough Mulvin, Architects, this is an award winning building and was part of the Irish Architecture Foundation’s “Lives of Spaces” exhibition in 2008 at the Venice Biennale.
The Library won the highest award (gold) in the category “Library as heart of the Community” in the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK and Ireland) Library Building Awards in 2006.
The Central Library generates considerable interest, not only among architects but also those who realise the potential of the space for personal study, leisure and community activities. Click here for information on services, events and what’s on.
Resources:
Free Internet access is available on 30 PCs on the 2nd Floor of Central Library. To prebook a session on the Internet please call 051-849975.
Other services provided in Central Library include :
- Audio books and listening facilities.
- Language learning packs on CD and Cassette.
- Books in a variety of languages.
- Local Studies Room.
- Music Collection and listening facilities.
- Business Infomation & Parenting Collection
- Internet Access to members.
- Teachers Resource Collection
- Optical Scanning facilities which allow those with impaired vision to use special large screens and software to access information.