Cork City Libraries
Cork City Libraries

Cork City Libraries

Ireland

We provide a home service for people who are unable to visit their local library due to illness, reduced mobility or disability. Using a Digital Asset Management System we provide free, open access to our digitised collections through our Cork Past and Present website. In 2024 we had 37,149 registered members and we lent 849,415 items from our collections.

In 2024 we recorded 954,847 visits to our libraries. We held 4,358 free events with 63,623 people in attendance.

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