The library at Instituto Cervantes in Dublin bears the name of the Spanish writer and critic Dámaso Alonso, who was awarded the Cervantes prize in 1978.
Dámaso Alonso is the author of the first translation into Spanish of James Joyce’s work "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" published in Madrid in 1926 by Biblioteca Nueva.
The library at Instituto Cervantes in Dublin opened to the public in 1995. It inherited its books from the previous Spanish Cultural Institute that had historically been sustained with donations from different public institutions. Since then, Instituto Cervantes has initiated an acquisition policy in order to update the collection and adapt it to the needs of its users.
The library’s collection is composed of approximately 11,000 volumes which represent Spanish and
Hispanic-American
culture. The majority of these books are published in Spanish, though the collection also contains some documents in English, Irish and other languages found in Spain (Basque, Galician and Catalan).
Hispanic-American culture. The majority of these books are published in Spanish, though the collection also contains some documents in English, Irish and other languages found in Spain (Basque, Galician and Catalan).
Hispanic-American culture. The majority of these books are published in Spanish, though the collection also contains some documents in English, Irish and other languages found in Spain (Basque, Galician and Catalan).The most important sections are:
Electronic resources
The library provides free Wi-Fi access to the Internet, giving its users access to more than 70 information resources in various electronic formats (CD-ROM/DVD and on-line) on social sciences and humanities.
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