Trinity In Twelve Weeks

Find Your Library

There are five main library buildings:

The (Former) Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher Libraries (BLU Complex) which house material for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, plus some other subjects such as Nursing & Midwifery.
The Hamilton Library is home to books for the Health Sciences (except those for Clinical Medicine), and STEM subjects, such as: Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics and Mathematics.
The John Stearne Medical Library is located in the Trinity Centre for the Health Sciences at St James’s Hospital, and holds Trinity’s medical collection.
The 1937 Reading Room is a study area for postgraduate students only.
The Old Library contains:
- Early Printed Books & Special Collections - the oldest and most valuable books in an ever-expanding collection
- Manuscripts & Archives - more than 20,000 collections of manuscripts and archives, dating from the 13th century BC to the present day
  Access to these materials is only available in designated reading rooms, as indicated in the Library catalogue. Please e-mail epbooks@tcd.ie or mscripts@tcd.ie should you have any questions.

Some subjects may have copies of books in more than one library.

Access and Opening Hours

You need your student card (TCard) to enter the Libraries and to borrow materials. The Trinity Live app can also be used to gain access to Library spaces.

Each Library building has its own opening hours, which change outside of term-time. The Library homepage always displays today's hours. You can see future times on our 'Opening Hours' page.

Opening Hours by Library

Locating Books and Borrowing

How To Find A Book From Your Reading List

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How To Locate A Book In The Library

Which Books Can I Borrow?

As an undergraduate student (including undergraduate degree students, undergraduate certificate students and foundation students), you can borrow up to 10 books in total from the General Lending Collection (i.e. books with the prefixes: LEN, S-LEN, SJ).

General Lending materials can be borrowed for 4 weeks and renewed up to 5 times, if not needed by another reader.

More Information on Borrowing

You can use the self-service kiosks to borrow and return books from the shelves, and to return books from storage. However, you must visit the Library counters to collect books from storage.

Click and Collect (Storage)

Because of the vast size of our collections, many books are in storage. However, you are still able to use these materials, as we can retrieve them for you. Stella Search will prompt you to place a Click and Collect request and you will receive an e-mail when your book is ready to be collected at the Library Counter of your choosing.

More Information on Finding Books in the Library

Overview of Borrowing Entitlements and Loan Periods

Getting Help

Students are able to access help with using the Library in person or online.

Talk to our Library Staff in person during service hours at your Library counter Opening Hours
Visit our website for new students to find out more New students page
Get in-depth help in your subject area by contacting your Subject Librarian Subject Librarians

You should also make sure to attend any Library workshops organised by your lecturer.

Subject Librarians

You can contact your Subject Librarian for help with:

locating material on your reading lists
finding quality sources for your essays and projects
citing and referencing information

Find Out More About Subject Librarians

Library HITS Classes

Library HITS classes will help you to familiarise yourself with the Library’s significant collection of resources and how to make the most of them for your research. Access the latest schedule and previous session recordings on the Library website.

Library HITS Schedule and Session Recordings

Library Website for New Students

Your Print Account at tcdprint.ie

Printing services at Trinity are managed by Datapac. Upon completing Registration, you should have recieved an email from Datapac ('helpdesk@tcdprint.ie') containing your print account PIN. Your student number is your print account username. You will need to know both your username and PIN in order to print, but once you have accessed your print account for the first time, you are able to change your PIN to a number of your choosing.

Before using the scanning, photocopying, and printing service, you must credit your print account.Your Student ID card (TCard) acts as an identification card for the Datapac service in the College Libraries and IT Services computer rooms. However, your print account credit is different to the credit on your TCard. You can top up your print account at a fundshuffle kiosk, or online with your student number and your printing PIN.

More Information

Print Anywhere

You can print from both College computers and your own devices. To print using your own device, visit the 'TCD Print Anywhere' panel on the www.tcdprint.ie homepage. Log in, and select whether you want to use the Web Print or Driver Print facilities.

More Information

Find a Printer

When you send your document to print, you can print it from any printer on campus within 24 hours. Check the map below to see where they all are.

Printer Location Map

Tcdprint.ie

What Is A TCard?

Your TCard is your student card. It is a form of photo ID you can use to access College services and in exams, and it is coded to provide access to certain campus facilties, such as Kinsella Hall. Your TCard will also allow you to pay for a range of services across the campus using the embedded electronic purse.

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How to Top It Up

You can top up your TCard online, or at the top-up machines in the Arts Building and the Hamilton concourse.

Top Up your account here

Remember that your TCard credit is different to your print account credit, so you will need to top up both in order to use the associated facilities.

Where You Can Use It

You can use your TCard in a number of locations around College:

The Buttery
The Dining Hall
East Dining Hall
1592 Restaurant
Aras an Phiarsaigh
The Perch
Academic Registry
Sports Centre
Nursery
Students' Union
St. James's Hospital
Tallaght Hospital

TCard website

Navigating the City

For those of you who aren't from Dublin, finding your way around the city can be a real source of stress during your first few weeks. We recommend using the TFI Journey Planner tool to help you find your way from point A to point B. You can access the Journey Planner online or via the TFI Live app.

TFI Journey Planner (Online) TFI Live App

Whilst there are several modes of transport you can use to get about in Dublin, you may find that your planned destination and the time of your journey dictate your travel method.

Dublin Bus:
Services run all across the city
Some routes run 6am to midnight, some are 24-hour
With a student leapcard, fares are between €0.65 and €1.20
Luas:
Red line runs east-west from the Point or Connolly Station to Tallaght or Saggart, Green line runs north-south from Broombridge or Parnell Street to Sanyford or Brides Glen
Services run from approx. 6am to midnight (depending on the stop)
With a student leapcard, fares are either €0.65 or €1.00
DART:
Line runs north-south from Malahide or Howth to Bray or Greystones
Services run from approx. 6am to midnight (depending on the stop)
With a student leapcard, fares are either €0.65 or €1.00 (however, daily caps on the DART are higher than on other TFI services)
Taxi
Travel to/from any points in the city and beyond
Typically available 24/7
Fares range from €0.40 per minute to €0.51 per minute, plus a base charge of either €3.80 or €4.20
Cycling
Travel to/from any points in the city and beyond
With own bike, available 24/7 (though caution should be exercised); Dublin Bikes can be picked up from 5am to 12.30am daily and returned anytime
Free with own bike, €35 annual subscription with Dublin Bikes

Getting to Off-Campus Buildings

Some of you will have labs and clinical lectures located in various places that aren't on the main campus. You'll find directions here:

Leap Cards

One of the easiest ways to use public transport is to get a Leap Card. Leap Cards work across Dublin Bus, the Luas, and the DART in Dublin, and you can use them on a number of other transport providers nationwide. The standard 'Adult' Leap Card fare is significantly cheaper than the cash fare on all Dublin public transport. However, as a student, you are entitled one of a number of concessionary Leap Cards which give you access to even lower fares!

Those of you aged under 19 should purchase a Child (16-18) Leap Card; those aged 19-23, a Young Adult Leap Card; and those aged 24+ should buy a Student Leap Card.

You can purchase all of these Leap Cards online using the link below. Please note, however, that you will be required to verfiy your age/student status in order to avail of a concessionary Leap Card.

Purchase Your Leap Card Here

Active Travel

You can save money and get some exercise by walking or cycling to Trinity. See how long it takes to walk or cycle to campus from different parts of the city on Healthy Trinity’s travel time maps.

Cycling is very popular in Trinity and the fastest mode of transport under 10 kilometres. You don’t even have to buy a bike. Check out Bike Share options here.

Find Your Lecture Halls

Not sure where your class is? Check the list of major lecture theatres:

Major Lecture Theatres

Find Some Food

Catering keep a list of Staff and Student Outlets and their opening hours on the 'Visit Trinity' website.

Food Outlets

Find Somewhere Free to Hang Out

It can be hard to find places to go in the first few weeks. Here are a few places you can chill out without having to buy a coffee!

Top Tip: 'ZML' stands for 'Zón Mac Léinn' which is fake Irish for 'Student Space.' This means that anywhere you see a large 'Z' sign has been specifically designated as a space for students.

Zón Mac Léinn sign