Bantry Library
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday: 9.30am - 5.30pm.
Closed Mondays.
Closed Saturday of Bank Holiday Weekends.
Please check in with your local library for updated opening hours and services available.
Bantry Library offers a wide range of books for lending to adults and children, including books on tape, CDs and DVDs.
The following newspapers are available for viewing in the library: the Irish Examiner, the Irish Times and the Southern Star.
Internet Access
Internet access is available on public computers for registered library members and visitors. Advance booking for this service is advisable.
A Wi-Fi Internet service is available to all library members in Bantry Library. Library users may log in to the service on any internet-enabled device.
Remote Printing
You can now print remotely to the printer in Bantry library. You can print from your tablet or smartphone, from your home computer or laptop or send documents directly via email. Then collect your prints from a staff member at the library by the close of business the following day. Exception: Any print job sent on a Saturday will need to be collected that day.
A4 black and white is 15 cents a page.
A4 colour is 60 cents a page.
*Correct change is also required when collecting your print job.
1.) By email
Attach your document to a blank e-mail and ensure you include a subject heading before forwarding to one of the e-mail addresses provided.
- A4 Black & White: bantrybwa4@printspots.com.
- A4 Colour: bantrycola4@printspots.com.
2.) From your browser
Visit PrinterOn and upload your print job and send it directly to the printer!
3.) From Tablet or Smartphone (Android/Apple/Blackberry)
- Download the PrinterOn App from Google Play Store or iTunes App Store
- Open the App and select what it is you wish to print.
- Ensure your Location services are enabled or use the QR code in order to locate the library printers.
*Please note it can take up to 20 minutes before your document is ready to be released from the printer and you have until the close of business the following day to collect your print job.
** Please ensure you have the correct e-mail address from which you sent the document from as this is required when collecting your print job.
***Exception: Any print job sent on a Saturday will need to be collected that day.
Remote Printing Brochure Bantry (pdf)
How to print from Google Drive (pdf)
West Cork Literary Festival
West Cork Literary Festival is the 12th – 19th July 2024.
For more information about the Festival click on the following link: westcorkmusic.ie.
Regular Events
Adult Book Club:
First Tuesday of every month 12pm- 1pm
Writer’s Group:
2nd Wednesday of the Month 11.00am
Spanish Circle:
Wednesdays 10.30am-11.30am
Comhrá Gaeilge:
Thursdays 12pm-1pm
Knitting Group:
Fridays 11am–1pm
Lego Club:
1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 11.00 am-1pm
Storytime and craft 4-7 years:
2nd Saturday of the Month at 11.30
Games & Puzzles:
4th Saturday of the month at 11.30am
Other events will be reported on Social media.
Directions to the Library
From Bantry Main Square, turn left at Harrington Estates.
Continue straight up New Street and then on to Bridge Street (all one-way streets) until you come to a large water wheel. Bantry Library is adjacent to this.