Dublin has been chosen City of Science in 2012. This celebration will consist of a programme of over 160 science-related events that cross the worlds of art, culture and science.

The main objective is to bring closer the non-always unfathomable scientific world to bigger audiences in order to awaken curiosity and open minds to science.

Therefore, these events are targeted at the general public and vary from a science themed picnic to an orchestral piece from the World Science Festival in New York. The programme, will include photographic and art exhibitions, several theatre pieces, film festivals, tours, trails and treasure hunts, street performances, science buskers, puppet performances, large-scale interactive installations, experiments, science carnivals and public talks, debates and workshops and even a fashion show.

The city will also host Europe´s largest science conference, ESOF 2012 (Euroscience Open Forum) from 11-15 July 2012.from 11-15 July, 2012
The Euroscience Open Forum is an interdisciplinary, pan-European meeting, held under the auspices of Euroscience, which aims to:

- Present the latest developments in science and technology.
- Foster a dialogue on the role of science and technology in society and public policy.
- Stimulate public awareness of, and interest in, science and technology.

The event will bring together leading scientists and public policy officials to address all of the major global challenges of our time including Energy, Climate Change, Food and Health.

Our library will join this initiative by selecting a collection of scientific books for May. For example, we will learn in “Pricesas, abejas y matemáticas” the relationship between maths and nature and the process to economize on resources. In “El lado oscuro del universo”, we find out how almost everything that exists in the universe is invisible. Our planet is only a minimum part of the matter and energy that are in the universe.

And this is just an appetizer to awaken your scientific minds, we hope to see you with other fascinating titles that will give you a different side of science and nature.