Home - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=1 a a a Accessibility Search Home About Us Services Policies Join the library Catalogue My Account Library Areas Find a Library Digital Library Services Local Studies Stock Collection Children's Library Teen Library Breaking News Schools Service Children's Book Club Rannóg na Gaeilge Reading Groups Consultation on Strategic Plans for Arts, Heritage and Library Services Library Events Individual strategic plans are being prepared for the Arts, Heritage and Library Services in Cavan County Council 2016 -2021. Online Resources Warp and Weft Reading Initiatives The Cavan Ireland 2016 Committee, Cavan Genealogy and The Mellon Centre for Migration Studies Omagh, County Tyrone - a two day exploration of diasporic links, ancestral entanglements, revolution and war. Taking place Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October 2016. Booking through genealogy. Book today as places limited. An Follow Us event not to be missed. Click on the icons below Highlights Newsletter Enter your email address Submit Upcoming Events Local Studies Flickr Image Gallery Looking for a Great Read? This week’s choice for you is... See more of our favourites.... 1 of 2 9/29/2016 12:19 PM About Us - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=2 a a a Accessibility Search Home About Us Services Policies Join the library Catalogue My Account Library Areas Find a Library Digital Library Services Local Studies Stock Collection Children's Library Teen Library About Us Schools Service Rannóg na Gaeilge Libraries matter Reading Groups Cavan County Council’s Library Service provides unlimited, easy access to information and leisure, education Library Events and entertainment, business development and quality of life. Our Service is a conduit for active citizenship and a hub for local activity. We have come a long way since our humble beginnings in a room in Cavan Courthouse in Online Resources 1930. Reading Initiatives We now provide: 3 full-time libraries 6 part-time libraries Follow Us e-Library services Click on the icons below 4 multi-purpose spaces hosting over eight hundred events each year free access to books, DVDs, newspapers, magazines, the internet, reading groups, cultural events, local studies, the county archives and information of every type and variety. study, photocopying and printing facilities a prison library and a service to primary school pupils Newsletter Enter your email address Our Mission Cavan County Council’s Library Service mission is to provide educational, informational, cultural and recreational Submit library resources and services in a professional and inclusive way, enabling people living in County Cavan to improve the quality of their lives. 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Dedication to equality, with respect for diversity and individuality Preservation of the human record Delivery of excellence in services Working in partnership to advance these values Our Vision for 2020 Our vision describes how we want our Library Service to be by 2020 We want to: Be a model of excellence within easy reach of everyone Provide equitable access to ideas, information and knowledge Be the community’s core asset for lifelong learning and empowerment 1 of 2 9/29/2016 12:20 PM About Us - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=2 Ensure our services are well used, relevant, accessible and welcoming Provide access through a network of branch libraries, a mobile library and online Use new technologies to extend access to library services beyond library walls Listen to our users and embrace change to improve our services Develop and sustain productive community partnerships Inspire trust through the provision of quality services and transparent accountability For further information, please see Libraries Matter: Cavan County Library Service Development Plan 2010-2015. Contact Us Got a Query? Contact us in Cavan Town or speak with your local Librarian (See Find a Library) Johnston Central Library H.Q. Farnham Centre Farnham St, Cavan H12 V3W4 Phone: +353 (0)49 4378505 Email: [email protected] 2 of 2 9/29/2016 12:20 PM Local Studies - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=17 a a a Accessibility Search Home About Us Services Policies Join the library Catalogue My Account Library Areas Find a Library Digital Library Services Local Studies Guide to our Collection History Online Genealogy Local Studies A place in Cavan Johnston Central Library is home to the single most important resource for the study of the history, Archives archaeology, literature and culture of Cavan. Acknowledged as one of the foremost in the country, cutting edge information technology has been utilised to ensure preservation, conservation and better service delivery for this People & Folklore unique collection. Stock Collection Our collection has been built up over eighty years and continues to grow. Furthermore, the advances in Children's Library technology in the last two decades have complimented the volume of resources now available online for historians, scholars and researchers. Whether you are looking for information on your home place, compiling Teen Library your family history, researching for a publication on the history of an area or researching Cavan’s political, cultural or heritage history, we know that our Local Studies Department will be your most influential research Schools Service tool. Rannóg na Gaeilge Reading Groups Library Events Guide to our Collection History Online Online Resources Reading Initiatives Follow Us Click on the icons below Newsletter Enter your email address Genealogy A Place in Cavan Submit Looking for a Great Read? This week’s choice for you is... See more of our favourites.... 1 of 2 9/29/2016 12:21 PM Local Studies - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=17 Archives People & Folklore 2 of 2 9/29/2016 12:21 PM Guide to our Collection - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=32 a a a Accessibility Search Home About Us Services Policies Join the library Catalogue My Account Library Areas Find a Library Digital Library Services Local Studies Guide to our Collection History Online Genealogy Guide to our Collection A place in Cavan Archives Cavan Studies People & Folklore We collect all published material relating to Cavan by local authors and all published material on Cavan in all formats and on all subjects including agriculture, archaeology, architecture, the arts, biographies, local sport & Stock Collection religion to name but a few! Children's Library Want to explore Cavan's Local History? Your best starting point is our Catalogue! Check out Cavan Subject Headings - you will be amazed at the range of subjects covered. Teen Library Search our Catalogue Schools Service Digitised Material Rannóg na Gaeilge Library staff have been busy selecting for digitisation Reading Groups local publications and materials of unique value and making them accessible online. Our aim is to create a Library Events “Virtual” local studies experience. This project is Online Resources under development; however, see History Online for our current digitised content. Reading Initiatives Newspapers Follow Us Click on the icons below We hold all local newspapers. On microfilm we have the timeless issues of the Anglo Celt from its very first issue in 1846. Click on Newspaper Holdings word (99.6kb) or Newspaper Holding pdf (33.0kb) to view our collection. See also History Online to discover and access national and local newspaper archives. Newsletter Microfilm Enter your email address Over the years, an extensive microfilm collection has been built up in Johnston Central Library. Sources include the Anglo-Celt, Census 1821, 1841, 1901 & 1911, O’Donovan Name books 1833/34 and Books of Survey and Submit Distribution. Click on Microfilm Holdings word or Microfilm Holding pdf to view our collection. Journals Looking for a The library hold a comprehensive Journal Collection including the Breifne Antiquarian Society Journal & the Great Read? Heart of Breifne. Search our Catalogue. See also History Online to discover and access international journals. This week’s choice for you is... See more of our favourites.... Maps Our map collection includes: • 1654-1659 Down Survey Parish (Microfilm) 1 of 2 9/28/2016 1:13 PM Guide to our Collection - Cavan County Libraries http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=32 • 1835/1836 Ordnance Survey 6” (Hardcopy) • Griffith Valuation (Hardcopy) • Farnham Estate Maps (Hardcopy) • Ballinamore/Ballconnell Drainage and navigation Maps (Hardcopy) • Cavan Leitrim Railway Maps (Hardcopy) See also History Online to explore web versions of Ordnance Survey and Griffith Valuation maps Dr MacKiernan, Bishop of Kilmore Dr Francis J. MacKiernan, Bishop of Kilmore from 1972 until 1998 donated his entire book collection to Cavan County Council’s Library Service for the benefit of the community he loved. His library consists of 1,179 items: • 49 journals • 434 Religious books • 520 Irish and General history books • 176 Local Studies items. Dr MacKiernan’s Collection is now catalogued and housed in Cavan Library Headquarters. Click