South Dublin Libraries offers a range of varied services other than the traditional lending facilities.
Below is a list with some of the additional activities that you can engage in at your local library:
- 3D printing
- Photocopying, scanning and printing
- WiFi
- Public computers
- Language classes
- STEAM/STEM activities
- Film clubs
- Bookclubs
- Storytime for children
- Creative writing
- Computer classes
- Children's Book Festival events
- Red Line Book Festival
- TEDx in Ballyroan Library
- Craft sessions and more...
eduroam
eduroam is a federated service that allows roaming research and educational users to more easily obtain Internet access via the WiFi service at participating sites. When attaching to eduroam WiFi users are authenticated via their home institution. If authentication succeeds the user is granted wireless network access.
Further information on eduroam is available from the national eduroam site for Ireland, which identifies eduroam hotspots in Ireland, and from the central eduroam service website, which identifies eduroam hotspots worldwide.
For more details, please view the video
eduroam is available at the following South Dublin County Council Libraries
North Clondalkin
Lucan
County Library, Tallaght
Ballyroan
WiFi Connectivity Information
Wireless network name (SSID): eduroam
Encryption levels supported: WPA2/AES
Network Access Information
- Website filtering: Yes, access to some websites is blocked
- Port/Protocol restrictions: Yes (Ports allowed based on eduroam.ie policy excluding DNS)
- Transparent proxying of your traffic: Yes
- Network Address Translation (NAT) of wireless device address? Yes
- IPv6 support: No
NOTE that authentication problems should be addressed to the support staff at your home site, as the security
mechanisms within eduroam mean that much of the detail of the authentication step is not visible to the support staff at visited sites.
Use of computers in our libraries is subject to the computer usage policy
Our participation in the eduroam service is provided in accordance with eduroam policy
To view what your own local library has to offer, click on the Find a Library page or check out their newsletter.