History of Pembroke Library

The library was built in 1927, fitted out and opened to the public in 1929; the building is not at present listed, but is intended to be in the near future.

The Library was built by the Pembroke Urban District Council (this ceased to exist in 1930 when it was incorporated into Dublin Corporation) on part of the site occupied by Pembroke Town Hall.

Pembroke Library was designed by architect W.H Hendy of Kaye Parry and Ross, Kildare St Dublin, and constructed by G & T Crampton Building Contractors.

The library was funded by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust (this allocated funds donated by Andrew Carnegie 1835 – 1919 a Scottish / American Industrialist, who funded sixty six libraries in Ireland, and approximately 2,500 throughout the World) and it was the last such library to be built in Ireland.

The first Librarian was Irish short story writer Frank O'Connor.