Castletymon

Castletymon Library has been serving the local community for the past 25 Years.  We offer a wide range of materials for borrowing and services such as:

• For adults, there is an extensive selection of books, from best sellers and up to the minute biographies, to travel guides and gardening books. 
• You can pick up a copy of the Driver Theory Test or learn a language with our many multimedia courses.
• We have a huge range of DVDs, covering such popular tv series as The Sopranos and the latest dvd releases. These can be borrowed for a week at no charge.
• You can borrow a picture, through our print loan scheme, or a magazine from our extensive range of periodicals. 
• Browse the daily newspaper or check out our latest exhibition.
• Internet access and printing facilities are available to library members and we offer a photocopying and a fax service. 
• Pick up a form for passport renewal or for your driving licence. We carry an extensive selection of other forms. 
• Check if your name is on the voter’s register, or avail of our WiFi with your laptop. 
• See what’s happening locally and nationally by studying our huge selection of community information. 

We offer an ongoing series of courses and activities from Computers for Beginners to Spanish conversation and a lively book club.  What’s on offer will vary over time so check our monthly brochure, library website or local media for what’s currently on offer. 

For children, we carry a large selection of books for every age from babies to teens.

• We provide graded readers which help develop confidence in young readers.
• We have a separate Young Adult area and a study area. We stock support material for Leaving and Junior Cert courses.
• Activities for children include a regular story time, junior book club and art and craft sessions. 
• During the school holidays and Children’s Book Festival, we run a range of extra events for children. There is always a selection of games, toys, jigsaws and activities available for children who drop in after school.

We welcome visits from primary and post-primary classes and we are happy to visit schools and playgroups. Teachers may avail of our block loan facility to get long term loans of books for use in the class room.

In keeping with our service commitment to promote access to our services for all our customers, two accessible parking spaces are available right outside the door, access to the building is facilitated by automatic doors. The library provides a wide range of stock in a variety of formats including large print books, talking books on CD and online access to our download zone. The library counter has a loop hearing system and a number of computers are provided with assistive technologies. An accessible toilet is available. An Affinity Reader to enlarge printed material for people who have a visual impairment is provided. Please select the following link for more information on  Access Features of Castletymon Library [1] (pdf, 12 Kb). Details of access features of all South Dublin Libraries including a video are available on our Access page [2].

Events and Activities.

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Contact

Address:
Castletymon Library
Tymon Road North,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24

Tel: +353 1 4524888
Fax: +353 1 4597873

Opening Hours

Closed Saturdays and Mondays of Bank Holiday Weekends

• Mon: 9.45 - 5.00  
• Tues: 9.45 - 5.00  
• Wed: 9.45 - 5.00  
• Thurs: 9.45 - 5.00
• Fri: 9.45 - 4.30  
• Sat: 9.45 - 4.30  

Acting Senior Librarian: Mary Byron
Library email: castletymon@sdublincoco.ie [4]

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Map and Directions

The library can be reached using the 77a bus from Eden Quay. For timetables, route and fares information click see the Dublin Bus website. [6]

Car parking is available at the front of the library.

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