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Bantry


 Bantry Library at Christmas

Opening Hours

  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - 10am-1pm and 2:30pm-6pm (closed for lunch from 1pm-2:30pm).
  • Thursday - 10am-6pm.
  • Closed on Saturdays of bank holiday weekends.

Bantry Library offers a wide range of books for lending to adults and children, including books on tape and CDs.

The following newspapers are available for viewing in the library:  the Irish Examiner, the Irish Times, and the Southern Star.

Internet access is available on four PCs for registered library members and visitors. This includes one PC with full Assistive Technology to aid people with disabilities. Advance booking for this service is advisable.

Annual Events

Bantry Library holds a number of events during the year:

  • St. Brigid's Day
  • Library Ireland Week
  • Seachtain na Gaeilge
  • Bealtaine
  • West Cork Literary Festival (see below)
  • Summer Arts Programme for Children
  • Heritage Week
  • Children's Book Festival

West Cork Literary Festival

Sunday 4th - Satuday 10th July 2010

For more information about this year's Festival click on the following link: http://www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie/index.php?section=54 

Regular Events

  • Bantry Library Book Club meets on the first Thursday of every month at 12 noon. Book Clubs are a chance to get together with other local book lovers. Two book titles are discussed each month. You will have a chance to give your opinion of a particular book in a relaxed and informal way. The mixture of different views and comments enriches everyone's experience of the book. Like all Cork County Library events, admission is free.
  • Bantry Library Writer's Group meets on the second Saturday of each month from 10:30am-1pm. The group is currently facilitated by author James Harpur.
  • Children's Storytelling takes place every Saturday at 11am, for children from 4-8 years old. Admission is free.

Education Prospectuses of all CAO-affiliated collages are available for consultation at the library.

                            Map showing Bantry Library Location

Contact Us

Bantry Library,
Bridge Street,
Bantry,
Co. Cork.

Tel: (027) 50460
Fax: (021) 51389
Email: bantrylibrary@corkcoco.ie

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.

(A map showing the location of this library can be found at the end of this page)

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