The National Library has some great events on this August
The summer will come to an end in a few weeks so it is time to make the most of all the free time and embrace your cultural side. The National Library of Ireland have an immense amount of events happening throughout August and you can’t miss out.
Check out the full programme below:
Guided tour: ‘Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats’
Thursday, August 1 at 1pm
Explore the life and works of one of the great poets of the twentieth century at the NLI’s award-winning Yeats exhibition.
Free admission. All welcome. Booking not required. Group tours may be booked at: learning@nli.ie.
Guided tour: ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Tuesday, August 6, 13, 20, 27 at 1pm
Gain insight into the archival material on display, the work of one of Ireland’s best loved poets and the context and structure of the exhibition on this guided tour.
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, College Green (entry via Westmoreland Street)
Free admission. Booking required via Eventbrite or email heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.
Guided tour: ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’ exhibition
Saturday, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 1pm
Gain insight into the archival material on display, the work of one of Ireland’s best loved poets and the context and structure of the exhibition on this guided tour.
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, College Green (entry via Westmoreland Street)
Free admission. Booking required via Eventbrite or email heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.
Guided tour: ‘A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker O'Malley's Ireland’
Thursday, August 15 at 1pm
Understand an outsider’s fascination with Irish people and Irish life at this free tour of the NLI’s latest exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. All welcome. Booking not required.
Guided tour: ‘The National Library's History & Heritage’
Saturday, August 17 at 1pm
Explore the National Library's rich architectural history and heritage on this free tour which includes a visit to its iconic Victorian reading room.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. All welcome. Booking not required.
Turas treoraithe: Stair agus Oidhreacht na Leabharlainne Náisiúnta
Monday, August 19 at 1pm
Tá fáilte romhat bheith i gcomhluadar Niamh Ní Riain ar thuras stair agus oidhreacht na Leabharlainne Náisiúnta.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. All welcome. Booking not required.
Research Workshop: Using the National Library
Monday, August 19 at 3pm
Receive advice and guidance on researching the rich and varied collections of the National Library. Suitable for first-time Library users. Places limited. Booking required.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. All welcome. Booking not required.
Heritage Week talk: Past & Present- Digital Collections at the NLI
Tuesday, August 20 at 1pm
Join Maria Ryan for a lunchtime talk and learn how the NLI protects and makes available Ireland’s digital heritage through digitisation, web archiving and born digital collecting.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. Booking not required.
Heritage Week Readings and Performance: Helen Hooker O'Malley's Ireland
Wednesday, August 21 at 1.05pm
Celebrate the work of American artist, Helen Hooker O'Malley with music and poetry readings and take in the exhibition of her photography presents an outsider’s fascination with Irish people and Irish life.
National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Free. Booking not required.
Turas treoraithe: Taispeántas Yeats
Wednesday, August 21 at 6pm
Tá fáilte romhat bheith le Niamh Ní Riain ar thuras treoraithe, trí Ghaeilge, saor in aisce don taispeántas 'Yeats: The Life & Works of William Butler Yeats'.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. Booking not required.
Heritage Week Tour: ‘Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again’
Thursday, August 22 at 11am
Take in a special National Heritage Week tour of our exhibition, Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again and share in the story of one of Ireland’s greatest writers and most-loved figures.
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, College Green (entry via Westmoreland Street)
Free admission. Booking required via Eventbrite or email heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.
Heritage Week Talk: ‘Cooking the Books’
Thursday, August 22 at 1pm
Explore the recipe and cookery books held in the NLI’s collections with a display of some items in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 P638.
Free admission. Booking not required.
Lecture: ‘Heaney on the Border’
Friday, August 23 at 1pm
Join Roy Foster for a lecture on the development of Heaney's poem, 'Station Island' and its companion pieces, and the ways in which it is anticipatory of the writer's later life.
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, College Green (entry via Westmoreland Street)
Free. Booking required via Eventbrite or email heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.
Book club: Electric Light by Seamus Heaney
Friday, August 30 at 1pm
Join in the discussion of this month's poetry collection Electric Light.
Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, College Green (entry via Westmoreland Street)
Free. Booking required via Eventbrite or email heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.
More information available at www.nli.ie.
