Contact Us

What do we do?
The Galway Library Service consists of 29 libraries in total across the City and County. The 3 libraries in the City are purpose built, full time libraries, which the County Council operates on behalf of the City Council. There are a further 7 full time and 19 part time library facilities throughout the County, including on the Islands. A mobile library service brings books to many smaller towns and villages. There is a school’s library service which distributes books to over 200 primary schools.

Where to find us?

Library Headquarters,
Island House,
Cathedral Square, Galway.

How to contact us at Library Headquarters?

Visit us at Island House 9.25am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Ring the main Headquarters number on 091 562471
E mail info@galwaylibrary.ie
Log onto www.galwaylibrary.ie
Fax library headquarters on 091 565039

Please click here for a library near you. Libraries are listed in alphabetical order.
Opening times may change. Please phone the library first to check opening times.

BEQUESTS

Ballybane Library, 4.15pm Wednesday 16^th May 2007

A young girl is running into the library.
She is running in to the Library, and shouting back: “Are you coming Dad?”
In the hall-way she says: “Look Dad, a Toy Library,” pointing to the colourful sign for the toy-library on the library notice-board.
It is a wet and grey day in Ballybane, but the young girl is full of joy and with her exuberance and innocence she is imparting this joy to her father, and to two other people who are on the way into the library. Inside the library she works furiously with a set of crayons and colouring paper.
Her father browses the section of books which deal with men’s health.
The father and daughter are from a city council housing estate across the road from the library.

Events like this happen every day at the Library. A gift to the library will ensure that you leave a legacy to others who value and use the Library. Your donation will make a difference.

GIFTS AND BEQUESTS

Has the Library played an important role in your life or the life of someone close to you? Please consider us for a gift or a mention in your will or estate plan. There are a variety of ways you can make a charitable planned gift or bequest. Gifts can be made at any time during your life or at the time of your death in your will, having made provisions for your spouse or other loved ones. Gifts can be in the form of a specific monetary amount. Bequests can be in a specific amount or as a percentage of the assets in your will. Other bequests may include assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, term deposits, real estate, art, jewelry or life insurance.

Should you be interested in naming the Library in your will, please consult a professional advisor about how best to leave your legacy.