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Christmas Carol (from Dickens Pickwick Papers)

Christmas Music in NLI Collection

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Professor Christopher Smith (Chair of the National Library of Scotland), Marcie Hopkins (Director of Collections at the British Library), Rhodri Llwyd Morgan (Director of the National Library of Wales), Dr Audrey Whitty (Director of the National Library of Ireland)

Four National Libraries launch new Ireland-UK cross-islands collaboration

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Graphic text reading Live Aid Exhibition Spring Programme

Live Aid 2026 Spring Programme

Programme runs March-April 2026

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Collage of various posters and drawings

Ephemera

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A close-up of a map

Maps

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three women sit researching at computer screens inside of the NLI's main reading room

Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

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NLI Reading Room Director's Tour

Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

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Image of library buildings

Four National Libraries Unite to Share Islands' Histories

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Visitor walking through the exhibition

Daily Tours | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

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Dissecting Christine Falls

Dissecting Christine Falls

In partnership with Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature

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Image of hands typing at a computer with manuscript on desk

Working in the National Library of Ireland

Working at the National Library of Ireland

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A stack of three books titled Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney by Dennis O’Driscoll sits on a wooden table against a textured, off-white wall, with one copy standing upright on top displaying a black-and-white portrait on the cover.

Online Book Club | Stepping Stones