Gill Colton

Books, walking in woods, cycling in the city. Small moments and big thoughts. Mum & Librarian

[Dublin UNESCO City of Literature @DublinCityofLit]

Excited to anounce that @louise_nealon's debut novel, Snowflake is the 2024 One Dublin One Book Choice! There will be a new #1Dublin1Book edition published by@Bonnierbooks and a programme of events next April.
https://t.co/zJct8DvuvS…

[Libraries Ireland @LibrariesIre]

Bedtime books are still available to collect at your library!
There’s one for every child aged 0-4 so why not make a plan to pop to the library this weekend and pick one up (and get a haul of borrowed books for you and the kids too while you’re at it!)

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

#80skidsalert 💥

'chomp-chomp' Pac-Man!

Ahem 🤗 and other board games!

Ballymun Games Club takes place on Mondays from 5.30 - 7pm and is open to library members aged between 10-14.

(Adults should be accompanied 😉)

Booking essential.

#retrovibes #games #kidsruleokay

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Book haul!

Hundreds of new books 📚 ✨️ FREE with library membership.

Stock up before the bank holiday weekend 😎

https://t.co/xFlKiubYZK

#MyDublinLibrary #newbooks @AnPostIBAS @LibrariesIre

[Gill Colton @gillcolt]

@DCLAReadingRoom Really interesting episode. Loved seeing David Olusoga in the Reading Room and hearing more about Nelson's Head

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

We made the cut! Did you see us in episode 2 of #Union on BBC2 with David Olusoga? A certain Nelson's head featured large. Here's David with some of our team while he was on site filming & here's the book he was looking at from John T. Gilbert's Library

[Library Association @LAIonline]

🚨 Launch of Public Consultation on National Counter Disinformation Strategy.
The public are invited to submit their views from 26th of Sept - 20th of October.
We would encourage everyone to participate & share their thoughts/ideas via questionnaire below 👇🏼 #DisInfoStrategyIE

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

The Old Dublin Society will present a lecture entitled ‘Dublin-Mapping the City’. This lecture explores some lesser-known maps of Dublin selected from a larger project tracing the history of the city in maps. For more info: https://t.co/dIB41tDC3w

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

Advertisements were just prettier in the past.

📷 1911-1912 The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly @ Dublin City Library and Archive

[Gill Colton @gillcolt]

Fantastic news! Need to bump these up in my #tbr list

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Four Irish novels have made the longlist for this year’s Booker Prize. 💚

#MyDublinLibrary

[Libraries Ireland @LibrariesIre]

What a well travelled book! 📚

You can order a book from any library in the country and it will be sent to your local branch for collection AND you can borrow or return items from anywhere, no matter where you are a member! What's not to love😍

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Dr Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence for Dublin Central, will talk about Dublin's street markets and the families who have traded in them over many years.

https://t.co/paYcLGjYNU

#Heritageweek

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Historian in Residence Dr. Mary Muldowney will give a lecture on Andrew Carnegie.

Places are limited - booking essential.

https://t.co/paYcLGjYNU

T: 01 222 8300
E: [email protected]

#MyDublinLibrary

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Thanks to Natasha B for getting our workbooks into the frame! 👍

Available FREE in your local library.

https://t.co/K3qxgxULNT

#MyDublinLibrary #COYGIG #football #Ringsend

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Here's Charlie and Daisy in Cabra Library!

They collected their Summer Stars Bags! Have you got yours?

#SummerStars #childrensbooks #FREE #summer

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

The women's World Cup begins on July 20th with Ireland in attendance for the first time in history.

Ireland will feature in Group B alongside Nigeria, Australia and Canada!

#COYGIG #worldcup2023 #RingsendLibrary

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

June should be the official month of happiness!

Look at all the smiling faces.

Sign up to our newsletter for July events: https://t.co/XzwnEV0xOu #MyDublinLibrary

#lovelibraries @DubHistorians @HistFest @LibrariesIre @LaureateFiction

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

Download the Booklist: https://t.co/wZIZNTiTby

The Library in the Community section of Dublin City Libraries aims to break down barriers by creating libraries beyond walls.

Email: [email protected] to arrange a visit from a staff member.

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

A must-see and it's FREE.

Select libraries only.

Myles of Joyce is a highly entertaining performance based on the connections between James Joyce and the writings of Brian O’Nolan.

More: https://t.co/9bMXQfzKIO

#Bloomsday23 #JamesJoyce #MyDublinLibrary

[Dublin City Libraries @dubcilib]

The annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture returned this May with a talk by Dr Máire Kennedy.

"Documenting Dublin’s History: John T. Gilbert as a book collector"

Watch back here: https://t.co/Ky42Y13Mur

#MyDublinLibrary