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Cavan Library Services

My Account

My Account allows you to access your library account, anytime, anywhere. You can renew, request and update your details. You will need your library card number and PIN to login.

Events In Your Library

Our library branches across Co. Cavan have a packed programme of regular events and once off/special events for all ages and interests. All our events are free of charge of course!

Library Catalogue

It couldn't be easier to find what you are looking for! You can now browse, search and reserve items held in Cavan Libraries and in public libraries across Ireland by accessing our online catalogue.

Phone: +353 (0)49 4378500
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Mon 10am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Tue 10am - 8.30pm
Wed 10am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Thu 10am - 8.30pm
Fri 10am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Sat* 10am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm

*Johnston Central Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holidays weekends.

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Phone: +353 (0)42 9665779
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Tues 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Wed 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Thur 10am - 8.30pm
Frid 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Sat* 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm

*Bailieborough Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holiday weekends.

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Phone: +353 (0)49 5559873
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Tues 10.00am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Wed 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Thur 10am - 8.30pm
Frid 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Sat 10am - 1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm

*Cootehill Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holiday weekends.

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Phone: +353 (0)49 9522683

Tue 10am - 1.15pm & 2pm - 5.15pm
Thurs 1pm - 4pm & 5pm - 8pm
Sat 10am-1.15pm & 2pm - 5pm

*Belturbet Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holidays weekends

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Phone: +353 (0)49 4335905
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Tue 12pm-2pm & 3pm-6.30pm
Thu 2pm-5pm & 6pm-8.30pm
Sat 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

*Arva Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holiday weekends.

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Phone: +353 (0) 49 9526844
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Monday 10am-1pm & 2pm - 5.15pm
Wednesday 1pm-4.15pm & 5pm-8pm
Friday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm

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Phone: +353 (049) 8544445
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Mon 2pm – 5pm & 6pm - 8.30pm
Wed 2pm – 5pm

Note: Library Closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

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Phone: +353 (0)49 854 8456
Email: virginialibrary@cavancoco.ie

Tue 10am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.15pm
Wed 10am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.15pm
Thu 10am - 8.30pm
Fri 10am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.15pm
Sat* 10am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.15pm

*Virginia Library is closed on the Saturday of Bank Holidays weekends.

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Kingscourt Library
Main St.
Kingscourt
Co. Cavan
A82W52E

Phone: 049 4378510
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

Monday 10am-1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm
Wednesday 10am-1.15pm & 2.15pm - 5.15pm

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Phone: +353 (0)49 4378505
Email: library@cavancoco.ie

County Librarian: Emma Clancy

Mon 9.15am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Tues 9.15am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Wed 9.15am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Thu 9.15am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Fri 9.15am-1pm & 2pm-5.15pm
Sat Closed.

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Latest News Section

26 September 2026

What a day! Bhí lá iontach ann. We had the most amazing time welcoming all our visitors to Cavan Libraries on National Public Libraries Open Day. Thank you to our regular members and hello to all our new members who joined today and discovered that their local library has so much to offer. We had a blast and hope you had too. See you for more fun soon!!

26 September 2026

National Public Libraries Open Day 2026

Libraries across Co Cavan are celebrating, National Public Libraries Open Day this Saturday, 26th of September and we would like to invite you all to ‘Take a Closer Look’ at your local library! Our libraries are ready to welcome everyone to join the library in the coming week and to join us in celebrating your membership in our branches across the county!

12 September 2026

David McCullagh at Johnston Central Library

Ireland and the EU - Celebrating Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Join broadcaster and author, David McCullagh for a timely talk on Ireland's relations with the EU, the UK and how 50 years of EU membership has changed us.

25 August 2026

Starting School Storytime

Join Author Shane Hegarty for a very special Storytime for children starting Junior Infants this year at either Johnston Central Library or Virginia Library on Tuesday the 25th of August. You can pick your FREE My Little Library Bag on the day. The ‘My Little Library Book Bag’ initiative is a collaboration between libraries, the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as part of the First 5 Strategy.

20 August 2026

Banshees, Omens and Old Ways

Discover stories of supernatural encounters, local customs, folk remedies and rural life recorded by schoolchildren in the 1930s at Johnston Central Library. Drop in, explore the collection and speak with the Local Studies Librarian about the Schools' Folklore Collection . Thursday, 20 August 2026, 6.00pm - 8.30pm

15 August 2026

Explore 'Stone and Silence'

Virginia Library enjoyed a fantastic opening event for photography exhibition 'Stone & Silence' by Corey Davenport in celebration of Heritage Week. If you couldn't make the opening, Stone & Silence will be on show in Virginia Library until 5th September, so there's still plenty of time to come along and enjoy this photographic journey through some of Ireland's most remarkable ancient monuments.

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