National Library of Ireland

Visit the National Library of Ireland (NLI), where Ireland’s story is an open book. Enjoy the NLI’s lively programme of events and exhibitions, consult its collections, get help tracing your family tree. Particular highlights at the main library buildings on Kildare Street are the award-winning Yeats exhibition. The NLI’s National Photographic Archive, where regular exhibitions explore Irish life through remarkable photographs, is situated in Temple Bar. All locations are FREE to visit and within a short walking distance of the Grafton Street shopping area and St. Stephens Green.