Exhibitions and displays

This exhibition will be available to view during normal opening hours.
Inspire, the mental health and wellbeing charity, is marking its 65th anniversary with a poignant and powerful exhibition, INSPIRED, bringing together the stories of its service users and staff.
The multi-media exhibition consists of everyday items, each belonging to one individual and prompting a story or memory of a specific point in their life. Each seemingly mundane article (a set of car jump leads, a 1970s iron, a pair of running shoes, a front door key) has a deeply personal story conveyed through audio narration by the story-tellers themselves. Each shares intimate reflections on their experiences, reflects on their past and, with support from Inspire, looks ahead to the future. 

Come along to Dungannon Library and view the Mapping Monuments display which explores the landscapes & legacies of the Ordinance Survey in and around Lough Foyle. 

This exhibition marks the 400th anniversary of the Derry Walls and showcases some of the oldest documents and images from the period held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). The exhibition explores many aspects of the plantation which transformed Ulster in the early 17th century.

Available during library opening hours.

Coleraine Library in partnership with Causeway Museum Services is delighted to host the 1918: Local Voices Exhibition, as part of Remembrance Day.

The exhibition allows visitors to explore the effects of the end of World War One across the Causeway Coast and Glens area. During this time, local communities faced the loss of a generation of young men, injured soldiers returning home, many having dealt with traumatic experiences, and an outbreak of Spanish flu. Daily life would remain restricted by the Defence of the Realm Act 1914, whilst women’s roles were changing.

Emerging technologies developed on the battlefront and the rise in trade unions meant that life at home would change forever while a General Election, called in December, would reshape the political landscape of Ireland.

Available to view During Opening Hours.

Everyone Welcome.

Exhibition of the work of local artist Lorraine Erica Whiteside who, after having studied art at Rupert Stanley college and busy years of family commitments, went back to painting and "just has to paint".

During normal opening times. Booking not required.

Come along and view the stunning work from local artists from the Antrim Art Club in this special art show all about the four seasons.

Available during library opening hours.

A joint project by Libraries NI and PRONI. It was done to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. However, the content is more than that and it focuses on documents and materials held by PRONI and items from the Fine Book Room in Belfast Central Library.

Available during library opening hours.

Award winning artist Stephen Shaw will feature his scrupulously honest depictions of contemporary street architecture and urban spaces.

The exhibition will be open to the public during library opening hours until the end of December 2025.

Marie-Thérèse Davis creates art inspired by her love of the sea and cold water swimming.

Throughout November during normal opening times.

Booking not required.

U3A Art exhibition 
1st November- 28th November 
Launch date is Thursday 6th November 11:00-12.30pm.
Tea and Coffee provided.

Art work from Erne Art Group will be displayed in the Mount Stewart suite.

Local artist Shauna Fox will be exhibiting from her collection of local paintings that turn the mundane into the beautiful.

During normal opening times. Booking not required.

Killyleagh War Memorial and McCloy Records Exhibition.

Available during library opening hours.

Postcards from the Edge is an evocative exhibition of photographs by Northern Irish artist James Hughes, drawn from his extensive personal archive. Presented as picture postcards with captions, these images capture moments, places, and people from across Europe, Turkey, Morocco, Eastern Europe, and the United States — spanning decades of travel and observation.

Hughes’ work is lyrical and nostalgic, celebrating the beauty of people and place while reflecting on distance, memory, and what endures “on the edge.” The exhibition blends documentary and poetic sensibilities, offering a deeply personal reflection on connection and loss through the lens of time and geography.

Available during library opening hours.

Display of Art work by Laura Flynn, local artist.

Available during library opening hours.

Exhibition on a century of sporting excellence in Northern Ireland as seen through the Ireland’s Saturday Night newspaper.

Available during library opening hours.

During WW1 11 members of staff from Belfast Public Libraries enlisted in various regiments of the British Army. Over two hundred letters were exchanged between these 'library men' and the Chief Librarian between 1914 and 1919. 

Come along and view the exhibition.

Art exhibition available during library opening hours.

Exhibition by local artist, Ewelina Thompson, who uses  acrylic paint on canvas, glass paint outlines, jewellery elements, gold leaf and gems to depict her work.

Available during library opening hours.

Visit the Glengormley Library and view a collection of works from the Glengormley Art Club.  

 This display of  Activism Against Gender Based Violence  represents Jane's journey from victim to survivor of abuse
 

Visit the Glengormley Library and view a collection of works from the Glengormley Art Club.  

Available during library opening hours.
 

This exhibition will be available to view during normal opening hours.
Inspire, the mental health and wellbeing charity, is marking its 65th anniversary with a poignant and powerful exhibition, INSPIRED, bringing together the stories of its service users and staff.
The multi-media exhibition consists of everyday items, each belonging to one individual and prompting a story or memory of a specific point in their life. Each seemingly mundane article (a set of car jump leads, a 1970s iron, a pair of running shoes, a front door key) has a deeply personal story conveyed through audio narration by the story-tellers themselves. Each shares intimate reflections on their experiences, reflects on their past and, with support from Inspire, looks ahead to the future. 

Join us at Glengormley Library to celebrate the launch of the Glengormley Art Club Exhibit.  Come along to our launch event, meet some of the artists and explore their work.

Booking essential.

t: 028 9083 3797

Join us at Glengormley Library to celebrate the launch of the Glengormley Art Club Exhibit.

Come along to our launch event, meet some of the artists and explore their work.

Booking Essential.