Waterford City Library, Carnegie library in Waterford, Ireland

Waterford City Library, also called the Central Library, is a classical-style public library built on a corner site from Kilkenny limestone. It stands over Lady's Gate, part of the medieval city walls; the stump of the tower beside the gate on Lady Lane is visible through glass in the floor during opening hours.

Andrew Carnegie laid the foundation stone of Waterford City Library in 1903, making it the first Carnegie library built in Ireland. The classical-style building was erected on a corner site in Kilkenny limestone. It reopened in 2004 after renovation by McCullogh Mulvin Architects for its centenary.

Central Library is the main branch of Waterford City and County Libraries, a network of 12 branches used by 16,000 members with over 500,000 visits and loans each year. It is also one of eight Europe Direct centres in Ireland, a local contact point linking citizens with EU institutions.

The library stands on a corner site on Lady Lane, built over Lady's Gate. The stump of the gate tower beside it can be seen through glass panels in the floor during opening hours. The building is a protected structure and was renovated for its centenary in 2004.

The library stands over Lady's Gate, part of Waterford's medieval city walls. Through glass panels set in the floor, visitors can see the stump of the tower beside the gate on Lady Lane during opening hours. Images of the building were shown at the 2008 Venice Biennale of Architecture in an exhibition titled "Lives of Spaces".