Cathal Brugha Street Saturday Opening Hours..

SATURDAY LIBRARY OPENING DATES FOR CATHAL BRUGHA STREET

OPENING HOURS 10.00AM - 5.00PM

NOVEMBER 18TH

DECEMBER 2ND & DECEMBER 9TH 

JANUARY 6TH AND JANUARY 13TH

* PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT OPEN  SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25TH *

USING JOURNALS

Finding a print journal

·         First students should go to the DIT library catalogue. Then, go to the drop down box and click on Journal Title (see image below).

·         Type in the title of the journal and click submit. You will be brought to a page with a list of journals that have the same name (see image below). When you see a global symbol (see arrows) under the journal title this means that it is available online.

·        Click on the first title and the location of the journal will be given (see image below). Make sure the journal is in Cathal Brugha library and then check the call #. If this is not the journal you are searching for click on next record.

·         Remember to look for the library has section (underlined in green above) this lets students and staff know how far back the print journals go. In the library we keep, at most, three years of a journal and later issues are kept in the Grangegorman store. If you require a journal from an earlier year, and it is available in store, you can request this journal at the library desk.

·       To see which months and weeks we have received you can click on Latest received: (see image above) and this will bring you to a list of received journal editions (see image below).

·        Print journals are kept in the back of the library, through the double doors on the right.
  

·        Newer editions are to the right and the back left of the journal room. Under the flap of the shelf you will find later editions from this year (see image above). Back issues from 2014-2016 are kept in boxes on the left-hand shelf.

FIREWORKS

Looks like an exciting night out. Fireworks outside Cathal Brugha Library

LIBRARY FINDS

‘Murder most delectable’ is an anthology of short crime stories whose common elements include food, restaurants, and food preparation. 

BANK HOLIDAY CLOSING TIMES

HAUNTING TOURS

‘Drawn to the dark’ looks into the more mythical aspects of tourism, giving an insight into folklore’s such as: Krampus; Dante’s Florence; demons of Japan; Ireland’s mystical dead and much more… For the thrill seekers out there enjoy this guide to monster hunting at Cathal Brugha Street Library. 

HALLOWEEN RECIPES

Halloween is right around the corner, a holiday full of costumes, extra make-up and candy. It is fair to say that Dublin is a great place to spend Halloween and, Cathal Brugha Street library offers an array of recipes to help with your creepy festivities. Enjoy this pumpkin pie recipe from p.168 of ‘Tarts and pies’ by Philippa Vanstone.

Pumpkin pie

Serves 6-8

Sweet short crust pastry

200g (7oz) softened unsalted butter

200g (7oz) caster sugar

2 eggs 400g (14 oz) plain flour, sifted

Filling

1 egg yolk

425g (14 oz ) pumpkin puree

2 eggs

150 g (5 oz) caster sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp ground cloves

284ml carton double cream

Instructions

Cream the butter and sugar together. Mix in eggs and then mix in flour to form a smooth paste. Roll the pastry out to about 2.5 cm (I inch) thick, wrap in grease proof paper and then cling film. Rest for 15 minutes in the fridge. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured work surface to 3mm (1/8 inch) thick. Lightly grease and line the base of a 23cm (9 in) diameter, 4cm (1 ½ in) deep pie dish. Lightly prick the base of the case and rest the lined case in the fridge for 20 minutes.

(or buy pre-made pastry)

Bake the pastry blind for 10-15 minutes, remove the baking beans and bake for a further 5 minutes. The pastry should be pale to golden in colour. Brush the pastry case with a little egg yolk and bake for a further minute. Remove the pastry case from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 180 degrees c, 160 degrees c fan oven.

Mix together the pumpkin puree, eggs, and remaining yolk and sugar. Then stir in the spices and cream. Pour the mixture into the pie case and bake for 45-50 minutes until set. Refrigerate and serve cold.

LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature reviews can be daunting, luckily D.I.T. libraries offer you a range of excellent guides to help you complete your review. Check the D.I.T. library catalogue and find a guide that suits your study needs. Just click 'keyword' on the drop down box (see below),
and type in literature review. 

Keyword is a good way of searching for a book when you don't know the title or author.