Cobh Library is located in the impressive Arch Building in Casement Square.  The construction of this historic building was commissioned by the Smith Barry family (of Fota Estate) and was completed in the early 1800’s. The building began life as a market house, one of the key buildings in any town and has over the years has served as a courthouse, town hall and memorably, as a temporary morgue for the victims of the Lusitania disaster in 1915.  It has been a library since the mid 1900’s and has welcomed successive generations of readers in that time.

We are lucky to also have a separate Exhibition Space which allows us to run monthly exhibitions by local artists and groups. It also means that we can run lots of events and group meetings while preserving the library as a space for reading and study.

Closed Mondays.

Closed Saturday of Bank Holiday weekends.