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
February 2026
The first Local Studies Coffee Morning takes place in the Community Room at Portlaoise Library. These gatherings welcome anyone interested in the history and heritage of County Laois to listen, […]
Discover how archery began and evolved in Ireland and across Europe in this engaging talk by Marcin Malek, Andrew Wayland and Shelly Mooney of The Irish Field Archery Monthly. The […]
Part of our Ireland Reads programme, this event invites you to join us in reading Agatha Christie's 1941 crime classic 'Evil Under the Sun' and subsequently watching the 1982 film […]
Join Eilish in Portlaoise Library for a creative and engaging Ireland Reads workshop where young readers can design and personalise their very own reading journal. Participants will decorate their journals […]
Join us at Portlaoise Library for a magical Johnny Magory Wildlife & Heritage event with author Emma-Jane Leeson. This fun, interactive storytelling event brings the much loved Johnny Magory stories […]
March 2026
Put your engineering skills to the test at our Lego Maze Workshop in Portlaoise Library. As part of Engineers Week, children will design and build their own creative mazes using […]











