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| 1: Institution | Central Catholic Library, Inc. |
| 2: Founded | 1922 |
| 3: Postal address | 74 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland |
| 4: Tel. Fax. Email Web |
Tel: 003531-6761264 Fax: 003531-6787618 catholicresearch@eircom.net www.catholiclibrary.ie |
| 5: AIL contact | Mr Peter Costello, Honorary Librarian |
| 6: Hours | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-5.30 p.m Saturday; closed on bank-holiday weekends. |
| 7: Membership details | A voluntary subscription library, with an annual fee for borrowing rights. Reference Dept. open to the public. Charge for membership: €25.00 per annum, €10.00 concession. |
| 8: Activities, publications etc. | Lending, research and reference departments, information service, in-house publication of newsletter, Biblio. Spring and Autumn lecture series. Annual book sale. Annual Mass. |
| 9: Refreshments | - |
| 10: Visitors / Researchers | Both vistiors and researchers welcome. We are a nationally valuable resource for researchers, particularly in the area of Irish religious history. |
| 11: Background information | Founded by Fr. Stephen Brown, a member of the Jesuit order. Managed by an elected council. Staffed by a librarian, Teresa Whitington, and a team of 20 volunteers. Webmaster and I.T. Manager Don Conlan. |
| 12: Collections | Approximately 90,000 titles. Collections cover theology, scripture, spirituality, church history in particular, but also Irish history and culture, literature (including Dante collection), biography, secular history, art and architecture. Runs of c.400 journal titles in these areas. Also 1,200 book titles published before 1850. |
| 13: Building | Georgian townhouse c.1820 |
| 14: Status | Registered charity and Limited Company |