Archive Services provide researchers, students and the public supervised access to archives in a dedicated reading room.
The Local Studies section is where the archives and collections related to county Laois are held and are available for the public to view. The Local studies section is located in Portlaoise New library, Main Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois ,R32N7EP.
This special collection consists of books, journals, newspapers, photographs, maps, slides, microfiche, microfilm and archival material. Local Studies is available for everyone, and particularly appeals to students, people researching the localities of Laois, those searching for their family histories, local historians and researchers who wish to avail of primary source material for their future publications and works.