The McClelland Library was designed by architect Paul Ahern after a 12th-century Norman Castle in Ireland. The three-story building houses over 10,000 books from Irish authors, poets, and genealogical sources. The library houses a permanent exhibit on The Book of Kells, several reading rooms, and genealogy center that offers computer access to various disciplines of Irish and Celtic studies. The library is the largest library of its kind in the Western United States.

Collections

The McClelland Library is home to rare books, research materials, a Genealogy Centre, maps, children’s collection, literature, poetry, and popular fiction. The library even boasts a circulating and browsing research collection for members of the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library.

Our evolving holdings and exhibits are updated constantly, so please check back often. To checkout materials you need to be a member of the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library. All materials are available for use by the general public within the library building.