Garristown Library is a single-storey Carnegie library, built in 1912 and renovated in 2006. The building displays gothic features. The facade is limestone with a sand-cement door and window dressings. Special features include decorative terracotta ridge tiles, a yellow brick chimney stack to rear gable and a limestone tablet inscription above the main entrance. Some original glass-doored bookcases have been retained.

Library Details

Local Authority Name	Fingal County Council
Library	Garristown
Library Name	Garristown Library
Date Opened	1 January 1912

Contact Details

Address	Main Street
	Garristown
County	Co. Dublin
Telephone	01 8355020
Email	garristownlibrary@fingal.ie
URL	http://www.fingal.ie/community-and-leisure/libraries/find-a-library-and-check-opening-hours/

Locality & Services

Type of Service	Branch library
Type of Building	Conversion
Type of Building Converted	Church
Description of Locality	Village centre
Urban Population	1185
Stand Alone Facility	Yes

Size & Costs

Number of Floors	1
Size (m2)	76
Funding Sources	Local Authority

Features & Facilities

Special Features	Architectural features
Internet Access	2 terminals
Wi-Fi	Yes
Printing	Yes
Photocopying	Yes
References	Irish Carnegie Libraries /  Brendan Grimes, pp 151-152.  National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, DEHLG

Architect & Design Team

Architect Name	Anthony Scott (1912)
County/City Librarian	Fingal County Council; Fingal County Librarian (2007)

Additional Information

	The building may have been converted from an existing Church building. It was shortlisted for the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Awards in 2008. The opening ceremony of the refurbished library took place on Wednesday June 11 2008.

For further information please contact Fingal County Council Library Authority