The library is dedicated to the memory of Father P.J. Brophy BD (1919–1989) who was born at Castlemore in the parish of Ballon/Rathoe. Fr.
Brophy was President of Carlow College from 1970–1974. As the library bears his name, it also seeks to emulate his personal commitment, his breadth of vision for the Church and his openness to new ideas that are so necessary to the learning experience of our students. The library itself was open to students at the start of the 2006 Academic Year and was officially dedicated by the then Uachtarán n
01/02/2024
It was lovely to meet a group of students from Carlow Institute accompanied by their teachers Annette Dempsey & Jonathan O'Brien. They had a tour of the library and a cup of tea in the Dining Hall. We hope to see you all as first year students in September! Carlow College, St. Patrick's
01/02/2024
It was lovely to meet a group of students from accompanied by their teachers & Johnathan O'Brien. They had a tour of the library and a cup of tea in the Dining Hall. We hope to see you all as first year students in September!
23/11/2023
19/10/2023
We are delighted to launch our new look online Library Catalogue. 📚
You can access the catalogue the way you did before, via the college website.
You will continue to use your Student number as the Reader Code and your 4-digit PIN as your password. If you have not received or have forgotten your PIN, please call in or email us. You will need to login to access our subscription services - EBSCO & JSTOR - which you can now find under Other Resources. We have also included some new open access resources.
If you have any questions about this or other library resources, please get in touch with us.
⏰LATE NIGHTS ⏰
Late Nights will commence in the library on Monday next 3rd October 2023. The library opening hours will be as follows:
9.00am - 8.45 - Monday - Thursday
9.00am - 4.45 - Friday
The library will remain closed to staff and students until the end of June to facilitate our annual Stocktake. If you need to call in, contact the library desk in advance. Thankyou for your co-operation. Library staff
SATURDAY OPENING
The library will open on SATURDAY
29th April 2023
6th May 2023
13th May 2023
9am – 12.45pm
Dear Student,
A SUGGESTION BOX has been placed in the library opposite the Library Desk for your input.
If you have any ideas on how any aspect of the Library could be improved the Librarians would welcome your suggestions.
Just note your suggestions on a page and drop them into the box.
Your suggestions could help us to improve your experience of the library so that we can continue developing and improving the service.
All suggestions can be anonymous. There is no requirement to give your name.
We would be delighted to hear your views.
Kind Regards,
The Library Team
06/04/2023
Our next public lecture will see Lecturer in Irish History Dr Mel Farrell take a look back at the end of the Irish Civil War in his lecture: '1923 - The End of the Civil War'
Details: 1.45pm, Monday 24th April in Cobden Hall (Carlow College). Booking is essential at carlowcollege.ie/public-lecturers
28/03/2023
Don't wait until Thursday to say HELLO. Say HELLO today!!!
28/03/2023
NOTICE
The Library opening hours for Easter are as follows:
April 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th,
9:00am – 4:45pm
Normal hours will resume on 17thApril,
i.e. 9:00am – 20:45pm.
We wish all our readers a very happy Easter.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our readers, enjoy the day!🍺🍺☘️☘️☘️
