Books Are My Business: Lori Moriarty, librarian, Laois County Council

Lori Moriarty is a librarian with Laois County Council, based at Abbeyleix Library. From Kilkenny, she is also a book doctor with Children’s Books Ireland, travelling the country to give personalised books recommendations to children.

Lori Moriarty is a librarian with Laois County Council

How did you become a librarian?

I started off on an academic path. I did my degree in UCC and an MPhil in Popular Literature in TCD. I started a PhD in UCD, then realised it wasn’t for me. I had always been a tour guide in the summer, then I did that full-time for the OPW in Kilkenny Castle, and I loved it. When I saw the job advertised in the library, I thought that books have always been there for me and it was the right time to get into it.