Lending HQ
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm.
Closed Saturdays.
Closed Mondays of Bank Holiday Weekends.
Please check in with your local library for updated opening hours and services available.
The Lending Library at Cork County Library Headquarters is pleased to offer a varied range of books, audio-books, and DVDs for borrowing. It is located on floor 1 of the County Library Building on Carrigrohane Road (next to the County Hall).
We aim to cater for all ages and tastes. Our children's, young adult and adult fiction and non-fiction collections are regularly updated with new and bestseller titles.
A selection of daily and Sunday newspapers is available to read in the Local Studies library on floor 2.
Public toilet available.
Internet Access
Free internet access and Wi-Fi is available to members.
Events
An Adult Book Club meets on the last Thursday of every month.
Local Studies Library
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9.00am - 5.30pm.
Closed Saturdays.
Closed Mondays of Bank Holiday Weekends.
Local Studies is a specialist department in the County Library. It answers requests for information on a wide range of topics, mainly local history, Genealogy, and general reference queries. It is also the County Library's main repository for local history materials, including books, newspapers, and maps.
Local Studies also houses a number of unique collections, as follows:
- Cork Collection
- Irish Collection
- Cork Place Names Archive/Cartlann Logainmníochta Chorcaí
- Local historical journals
- Irish Tourist Association Topographical and General Survey of County Cork
- Family History Collection
- Periodical Collection
Newspaper Collections
Historical newspapers are available to consult in bound, microfilm and online formats.
There is a selection of current, national, and weekly provincial newspapers and magazines available to read in the library.
Internet Access
Internet access and Wi-Fi is available to all members. We also have a library subscription to www.irishnewsarchives.com and www.findmypast.ie which are accessible on the Public PCs.
Remote Printing
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 Friday will need to be collected that day.
A4 black and white is 15 cent a page.
A4 colour is 60 cent 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: corklibraryhqbwa4@printspots.com
A4 Colour: corklibraryhqcola4@printspots.com
2.) From your browser:
Visit PrinterOn and upload your print job and send 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 Friday will need to be collected that day.
Remote Printing Brochure (pdf)
How to print from Google Drive (pdf)
Contact Us
Telephone: (021) 4285640
E-mail: localstudieslibrary@corkcoco.ie
Local Studies Website: www.corklocalstudies.ie
Location
Cork County Library & Arts Service,
County Library Building,
Carrigrohane Road,
Co. Cork.
T12 K335.