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civic · Monday 14 September 2026 · 1:00pm 
Form Filling Support & Digital Hub at Portlaoise Library
At Portlaoise Library · Portlaoise, Co. Laois
At Portlaoise Library · Portlaoise, Co. Laois
The Form Filling Support & Digital Hub at Portlaoise Library reopens on Monday, 14 September 2026 after its summer break, resuming its regular free drop-in clinics for anyone who needs help with government forms, online services or a smartphone or tablet. No appointment is needed, and the service is confidential. It is a small but well-used part of the library’s civic role in the town, aimed at people who might otherwise struggle to get official paperwork done or keep up with services that have moved online.
Trained volunteers and library staff sit with visitors one-to-one to work through whatever they have brought in, whether that is a social welfare or motor tax form, setting up online banking or email, or getting to grips with a new phone. The sessions are patient and unhurried by design, aimed particularly at people who find digital services or official paperwork daunting to tackle alone. Regular clinics run weekly through the term once the September reopening is underway, usually on Tuesday afternoons, though it is worth checking with the library directly for that week’s exact slot, as the schedule can shift around bank holidays and library closures. The hub sits alongside Portlaoise Library’s other civic supports, including its genealogy club and computer classes for older adults.
Portlaoise Library is in Portlaoise town centre, a short walk from the train station on the Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Limerick lines. Public parking is available around the town centre, so the clinic is easy to reach as part of a wider trip into town.
Portlaoise is the county town of Co. Laois, with the library close to the main shopping streets.
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