Portlaoise Library
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Services- Borrowing service for Adults, Teens and Children including fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, CDs, magazines
- Daily Newspapers available
- Study desks (subject to availability)
- PC usage and Internet browsing available for Adults, Teens and Children
- Printing, photocopying and scanning available including Click & Collect service – see details here: https://www.printcopyandgo.com/print_locations/portlaoise/
- Local History section
- Europe Direct Information Centre
- Library of Sanctuary
News & Events
For an up to date list of all upcoming library events, click here.
Online Activities
Why not visit our facebook page to see what’s on at your local library. https://www.facebook.com/laoislibraries
you can visit our Instagram @Laois_libraries
and Twitter @LaoisLibraries
We continue to offer a range of services online including ebooks, eaudiobooks, newspapers and magazines which are all available for FREE with your library card. You can even sign up for a free course! You can visit our page on https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/online-resource/ to view all our online services available to you. If you need help accessing any of these services, Please contact us. Portlaoise library on 057 8622333 or you can email portlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ie
If you would like to join any of our groups and would like further details please contact the library. You can find a full list of our events and activities on our webpage at https://laois.ie/departments/libraries/whats-on/
For further details or to sign up for any of our groups, events and monthly newsletter. Please contact Portlaoise library Tel: 057 8622333 or email: portlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ie
Our Upcoming Events
June 2025
This workshop is specially designed for women who’ve always wanted to paint but never got the chance, those who have been giving their best in every area of life, yet […]
July 2025
Something strange has happened at Portlaoise Library.... a valuable item has gone missing an all that remains are a few scattered clues. You have been summoned by the great detective, […]
Looking to make new friends or give the brain a weekly “wordy workout”. This is open to all adults and will run every Tuesday until 26th August 2025. So if […]
Historian Cormac Moore will provide a talk based on his recent publication of the same title. His book provides a comprehensive account of how the Irish Revolution affected all sections of society […]
Movie Magic at Portlaoise Library, screening some of your favourite animated movies. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful operation by all accounts. However, when Anxiety […]
Are you ready to blast off into space? Join Junior Einstein's for this fun interactive STEAM workshop, that's out of this world. Activities include Pop Rockets, marshmallow pressure experiments, jetpack […]
Join us at Portlaoise Library for Luke’s Deadly Dinosaurs, an exciting and interactive workshop for children all about prehistoric animals. Luke will take young dino enthusiast on a thrilling journey […]
Tom Burnell will talk on his Irish Great War Dead Archive, a searchable database of servicemen with connections to Ireland who died in the Great War, 1914-1918. He has spent […]
August 2025
Join Una Curran from Finding Your Wings Wellbeing for fun, relaxing, and family-friendly workshops at your local library. Designed for parents/guardians/grandparents with children under 12 to enjoy together, these interactive […]
Who doesn’t like to dress up – either in a specific role or in fun clothes that make you feel good? Whether you feel like a princess, a pirate, a […]
Join us for some bedtime stories and then tuck your bed in and leave them with us for a teddy bear sleepover. Return the next day to see what mischief […]
Where Pokémon adventures meet fun-filled library activities. Join us in Portlaoise Library for an hour of Pokémon fun. Meet other Pokémon fanatics, show off your Pokémon cards, do some Pokémon […]
June 2025
Summer Stars is the public library national summer reading programme for children. All children throughout the country are invited to join the adventure and to enjoy the fun and pleasure […]