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Letterkenny Accommodation -
Letterkenny Library and Arts Centre
Telephone: 074 91 24950
The Letterkenny Library and
Arts Centre is located on the corner of Oliver Plunkett Road and Lower
Main Street in the centre of Letterkenny.. It is the central library in
the County and is an integral part of Donegal County Council's arts
provision. It was the first arts centre operated by a local authority in
Ireland.
History
The Centre opened in 1995 on the site of the demolished Literary
Institute. The Literary Institute was built in 1876. It was donated to
the town by Doctor Crerand from Illistrin and opened by the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, Lord O'Hagan. It was once a seminary used to
train priests before St Eunan's College was built. It was also a school
and a social club. It lay derelict for a number of years before
demolition to make way for the new library.
Facilities
The library itself is divided
between the ground and upstairs floors of the building. On the ground
floor a vast array of adult books may be found as well as a children's
section where silence is not so strictly enforced. . Computers are also
located on the ground floor which are easy to use for inquisitive locals
and homesick tourists alike.The Library is special in the fact that it
has one of only two clock towers located in the town; the other being
located a few metres away.
Upstairs is a study area regularly used by students and other
townspeople who wish to avail of its comfortable tables and chairs,
relaxed airy quiet atmosphere, and thousands of reference books, maps,
dictionaries and encyclopedias. This is also where the local archives
are held and a special area is designated for adults only who wish to
mull over the daily newspaper or a specialist magazine
As the main library for the County, at the heart of the network of the
Library Service, the Central Library houses the Donegal Studies
Collection - an invaluable reference collection of books, CDs, videos,
maps and leaflets on the history, natural history, archaeology, family
history and culture of County Donegal. It also houses the main Business
and Community Information collections. The total stock of the Central
Library is 40,000 items.
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