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Public Libraries in Ireland II. Public libraries and the visual arts today

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Deirdre Ellis-King  and
Marjory Sliney
Deirdre Ellis-King
Affiliation:
Dublin Corporation Public Libraries, Cumberland House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Marjory Sliney
Affiliation:
Fingal County Libraries, Fingal County Council, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

In recent years increased interest in the visual arts has led public libraries to increase stock to support this area, to organise exhibitions and to make connections with other arts-related bodies. The recognised extent, quality and value of the public library network lie both in its service to users and in good-quality and centrally located buildings. Imaginative links have been made between the library service and other cultural institutions in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe, particularly in the many thinly populated areas of the country which could otherwise be isolated from the cultural facilities available in the larger conurbations.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , 2000 , pp. 41 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2000

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