Admissions
Location: the Library (former Berkeley Library) foyer, during its opening hours
E-mail: libadms@tcd.ie
Entry to the Library is strictly by use of a valid Library ID card.
For staff and students, this is the Trinity College Dublin ID card - we accept the physical ID card or the Trinity Live App ID.
For other readers - Trinity alumni; ALCID readers; students and staff from other universities; and all other applicants - this is a special Library Visiting Reader card. Please use the links below to apply for a card.
Items held in Storage may take several days to arrive, so please plan ahead.
Users seeking to access Research Collections: Readers with a current Visiting Reader card *do not* need to apply for a separate Research Collections card.
External Readers
Trinity staff and students seeking to apply for and use an ALCID card to consult non-Trinity material should see our Visiting Other Libraries page.