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Douglas Library

New Douglas premises July 2009Douglas Library is situated on the first floor of the refurbished Douglas Village Shopping Centre.  Free parking facilities are provided by the shopping centre. 

Opening Hours:  Tuesday to Saturday:  10.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. 

Transport access: 
Bus no. 6 (South Douglas Road) stops outside Leonardo's Restaurant, Church Street, on the south side of the shopping-centre car park. 
Bus no. 7 (Douglas Rd) stops by the Shell Garage in East Douglas Street.
Bus no. 16  stops in East Douglas Street  (Route: South Mall - Douglas Rd - Rochestown Rd - Clarke's Hill - Monswood / Mount Oval;  Return route: Monfield - Landsborough - The Borough - Broadale - Maryborough Hill - South Mall) . 
Bus no. 19, on the orbital route between Bishopstown and Mahon, stops by the Shell Garage in West Douglas Street.  Some stops on the orbital route include the CUH, Sarsfield Rd, Togher, the Lough, Ballyphehane, Turner's Cross, South Douglas Rd and Mahon, before returning westward again.

Location:
New Douglas Map

 
Free car parking is available in the shopping centre.  A three-hour limit on parking is monitored up to 5.30 p.m. 

Bookstock:  36,150  (20,509 for adults;  15,641 for children & teenagers) 

Public-access computers with Internet:  Eight public Internet computers are available to members and non-members.

Clubs for adult library users (no charge for membership of these clubs):
     Reading Circle - second Wednesday of each month, 11.00 a.m.
     Gramophone Circle –First and third Friday of each month, 11.00 a.m.
     Douglas Writers' Group - 2nd Friday of each month at 5.30 p.m.
     Night Owls Book Club - First Friday of each month, 6.45 p.m.

Telephone:  4924931 / 32
E-mail:  douglas_library@corkcity.ie

Floor area:  980 sq. metres

Acting Executive Librarian: Deirbhile Dennehy

Douglas Library is jointly funded by Cork City Council and Cork County Council.  Cork City Libraries are responsible for staffing, managing, stocking, and administering this library.

Postal address:  Douglas Library, Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Douglas, Cork.
Seoladh phoist: Leabharlann na Dúghlaise, Siopalann an tSráidbhaile, An Dúghlas, Corcaigh.