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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · 5h

Nearly the end of our season and we're having two special Tours with the Keeper tomorrow: find out all about our Bookmarking exhibition before it closes at the end of the month. Tickets here: innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk
Online booking closes at midnight tonight.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · 26d

Coming up at Innerpeffray we have our closing talk of the season, the Ted Powell Memorial Lecture on Wed 8th October.

Members of the Friends of Innerpeffray can attend for free, but please book your place! Tickets for non-members £10, book here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/whats-on/

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 29

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Buchan, we are reading excerpts of his most famous book, The Thirty Nine Steps at 1100 BST LIVE on YouTube www.youtube.com/@Innerpeffra... join us if you can.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 29

At our Festival, author & musician L.A.MacRae will be talking to us abouther debut novel. Hosted by our assistant keeper and trad singer Naomi, expect a weaving of music & readings and the explorations of a writer.
Sat 6th Sept 15.30. innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 27

Next up in our festival programme is a unique opportunity to hear celebrated playwright, theatre director and author David Greig. On the afternoon of Sat 6 Sept, he'll be sharing insights about the writing of his debut novel, 'Columba's Bones'.
innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are very excited to be welcoming 'Things Found in Books' to our festival! Join singer-songwriters Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine to hear their songs inspired by things found in old books.
Tickets £15, Saturday 6th September 7pm. Bookings and enquiries here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 20

If Books Could Kill! This year at Innerpeffray we discovered that we have some poisonous books in our collection. Join our poet in residence Jennie Turnbull on Friday 5th September for a creative foray into the power of the written word.

innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hooray! We're having a festival!

The Innerpeffray Festival returns for 2025 from Friday 5-Sunday 7 Sept. Check out our website for a programme of poetry, workshops, fiction, readings and music - inspired by the marks we make in books. The festival is sponsored by the Friends of Innerpeffray.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 27

We're looking forward to our Summer Fayre next Friday and Saturday!
Local craftspeople, refreshments and lots of secondhand #books

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 26

John Everett Millais was a friend of Rupert Potter, father of Beatrix, and they both enjoyed visiting Scotland. The Potters visited Innerpeffray in 1868 and you can read more in @bibliophisla.bsky.social blog innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/beatrix-pott...

Beatrix Potter at Innerpeffray - Innerpeffray Library

As it is the 155th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth on the 28th July 2021, we are celebrating by exploring some of the links between Beatrix Potter and the Library of Innerpeffray. Helen Beatrix ...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 26

Prompted us to have a look at this copy of The life and letters of Sir John Everett Millais, by his son, 1899

Two books sitting on a cushion, one open at a painting entitled The Order of Release, showing a kilted man in the arms of a woman. Painting by John Everett Millais. Closed book shows title of book the Life and Letters of Mr John Everett Millais.

Two books sitting on a cushion, one open at picture of a painting entitled The Royalist: a woman holds the hand of a man hiding in a tree. Painting by John Everett Millais. Closed book shows title of book the Life and Letters of Mr John Everett Millais.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 26

Fantastic news At Perth Art Gallery, unseen treasures of #Millais from the family collection now on long term loan
www.culturepk.org.uk/news/millais...

Millais Collection Finds a Home at Perth Art Gallery - Culture Perth & Kinross

A private collection of rarely-seen artworks and personal belongings of celebrated Victorian painter John Everett Millais and his Perth-born

www.culturepk.org.uk

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 23

thank you! 👋

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · Jul 22

Did you know Scotland's first free public lending library is nearly 350 years old? 🤔

Innerpeffray Library in rural Perthshire has welcomed readers from all walks of life since 1680, when it was founded by local landowner David Drummond, the third Lord Madertie.

Three people stand over a historic book, open on a book pillow. Two of them are pointing to a passage on the page, while one reads out the text. The sun shines on the person in the middle.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 12

Where better to cool off on a sunny day than an 18th century building with *very* thick walls! #cool

woodcut image of sun with face and 16 rays radiating from centre.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 10

*SOLD OUT* We are both excited and sorry (for anyone who has missed out) that we have reached capacity for our event this evening. See other dates for the Three Inch Fools here: www.threeinchfools.com/upcoming-per...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jul 10

*SOLD OUT* Sorry, we have reached capacity for our event this evening. If you've missed out, see other dates for the Three Inch Fools here: www.threeinchfools.com/upcoming-per...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our next event is the fabulous frolic of the Three Inch Fools outdoor Shakespeare with music and madness!
Thurs 10th July at 7pm Book here: innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · Jun 5

A musical event with a difference later this month at Innerpeffray - Viola da Gamba player Sarah Small is cycling the length and breadth of the UK, performing a programme of music from the 17th cent to today.
Tickets £15, book via the 'What's On' page on our website, link in bio.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · May 31

Cheeky! unless it was his mother in the VB?

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Isla H. Macfarlane @bibliophisla.bsky.social · May 27

I just stumbled across an old article in The Central Queensland Herald, Australia, by an international visitor to @innerpeffray.bsky.social - Miss Constance Bardsley visited Innerpeffray with 2 others on 1st July, 1937. On her return home, she wrote about her 6-month world tour in her local paper.

Section of a visitors' book page from Innerpeffray Library, showing the signatures of E. F. Harvey, Constance Bardsley, and Doris Bardsley, all from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. (Library of Innerpeffray Visitors' Book Volume 4, f.106v)

Excerpt from a newspaper article published in The Central Queensland Herald, Queensland, 04/11/1937, titled "Miss C. Bardsley | Impressions of World Tour"

Further extract from newspaper article, "Miss C. Bardsley | Impressions of World Tour", The Central Queensland Herald, 04/11/1937. This section mentions that Bardsley visited Innerpeffray, "the oldest free library in the world."

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Isla H. Macfarlane @bibliophisla.bsky.social · May 28

I love a little drama on a Wednesday morning! 💒 On 4 May 1872, the Revd and (allegedly) Mrs A. M. Gibson visited @innerpeffray.bsky.social together and signed the visitors' book - but they weren't actually married until the 21st of May, almost three weeks later!

Extract from Innerpeffray Library Visitors' Book Volume 1, f.22v, showing the signatures of The Revd. A. M. Gibson, Minister of Portsoy, and "Mrs" Gibson.

Edited clipping from the Greenock Advertiser, 25 May 1872, showing the Marriage Announcement of Rev. Andrew Miller Gibson to Helen Anderson Gardiner, married on the 21st May 1872.

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · May 21

We have a musical month approaching in June, beginning with this celebration of the life & songs of Carolina Oliphant of Gask. Join Freeland Barbour & Gerda Stevenson for a stirring afternoon on Sun 1st June.
Tickets £15, available here: innerpeffray-library.arttickets.org.uk/innerpeffray...

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · May 12

It was lovely to meet you!

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Library of Innerpeffray @innerpeffray.bsky.social · May 9

@girlinthe.bsky.social Will ask our textile Artist in Residence, she prints on silk (not on BlueSky)

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