Funding of €1.8 million has been announced for the new library in Monaghan town.
It will form part of the Peace Campus, which is being build beside the town's Garda Station.
Work is well underway on the major €14.3 million project which will house the library, Cultural Heritage Centre, youth centre and other facilities.
Another €20,000 in funding has also been announced for a new delivery van for the library service in the county.
Announcing the funding today, Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys praised those behind the Peace Campus project: