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Get in the mood for Christmas with seasonal reads on Libby. Free from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libby
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Our latest Capital Collections exhibition features the beautiful early photographs of Thomas Keith, a surgeon and amateur photographer.
They'll take you on a virtual tour of 1850s Scotland stopping off at Iona, Aberdeenshire, Fife, the Lothians and Loch Katrine at zurl.co/yvTIQ
A sepia-coloured photograph of a small white-painted and thatch-roofed cottage in a remote, rural location.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Want to trace your family tree, but not sure where to start?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library to find out how our free library resources can help.
Next session, and last of the year, is Thurs 27 Nov at 2pm.
Book by emailing [email protected]
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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This #MapMonday we celebrate an amazing crowd-sourced project, the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain.

Directed by Professor Alice Coleman, the project involved over 3,000 volunteers, including university students and schoolchildren.

Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#189
detail showing Stranraer from 2nd Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain, map coloured to show types of land use.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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It's Book Week Scotland! To celebrate we've got unlimited copies of the fantastic ebook thriller Bury Your Secrets by Scottish author Kerry Watts. Borrow through Libby now! www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libby
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Join in with Libby Reads - unlimited copies available of the ebook and audiobook that inspired the cult Anime film Spirited Away! - The Village Beyond the Mist. Available from the Kids and Teen Guides on Libby zurl.co/bfzby
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Today’s #ThrowbackThursday gives a 1960s view of the Vennel off the #Grassmarket.
Do you have any picture memories of Edinburgh that you can share on #EdinburghCollected, our community archive?
Photo thanks to Living Memory Association
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A boy in short trousers stands to one side of a long climb of outside steps edged by buildings.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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We've gone back to 1965 #OnThisDay with the British Newspaper Archive to find this full-page advert in The Scotsman placed by @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social announcing its arrival.
Delve further into history with the British Newspaper Archive, free in Edinburgh Libraries! zurl.co/xOCgn
A full-page advert for the Royal Lyceum Theatre placed in The Scotsman on 19 November 1965 is titled, 'This is your theatre'.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Learn about lace at Central Library!
Drop in to see the beautiful display by the Edinburgh Lace Club or come along to one of their free lacemaking demonstrations.
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Learn about lace at Central Library!
The Edinburgh Lace Club is celebrating forty-five years of creativity and friendship. The Club has almost forty members, from beginner to expert, and of all ages. They share a love of lace and lacemaking, which (like any craft) has been proven to be meditative, de-stressing and creativity enhancing. It's also a great way to meet…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Join the Found in Translation book group's 10th anniversary celebrations with a book launch event tomorrow, Wednesday 19 November at 6.30pm at Central Library! #BookWeekScotland
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A decade of seeing the world anew: Found in Translation at 10
It’s often said that a novel allows us to see the world through a second set of eyes. If that’s true, then a novel in translation offers a magical third perspective: we see the world through the author’s eyes but also through the discerning lens of the translator. For ten years, our Found in Translation…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Book Week Scotland is friendship woven through words. ❤📚

Whatever you are doing to celebrate, from going along to one of hundreds of events to reading a brilliant book at home, we wish you a happy Book Week Scotland! 📚🥳
A poster advertising Book Week Scotland with the slogan 'friendship woven through words'. The dates are 17–23 November.
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Happening tomorrow!

Bring your device for free digital skills help at
Central library 💻

Lloyds Banking Group volunteers offering 1:1 support.

📅 Tue 18th Nov
🕝 2:30-4:30pm
📍 Mezzanine Level (Central Library)

Drop in welcome on the day or book ahead:
[email protected] | 07716 702180
A poster for Free Digital Support Sessions. The top of the image features a photograph of two women sitting at a table in a library with laptops, where a younger woman is assisting an older woman. The poster text reads: Free Digital Support Sessions When: Tuesday 18 November and Tuesday 25 November, 2:30pm–4:30pm Where: Central Library, George IV Bridge, Mezzanine Level What we can help with: • Browsing the internet • Using email and apps • Staying in touch through social media or video calls • Staying safe online • Accessing services and banking • Creating documents or sharing photos How to book: Email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk Call/text: 07716 702180 Important notes: These are 'bring your own device' sessions. Learners should bring their own laptops, tablets, or smartphones. Friendly volunteers from Lloyds Banking Group will provide 1:1 support. People can book a spot in advance or drop in on the day. The logos for The City of Edinburgh Council and Lloyds Banking Group are at the bottom.
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thurs 27 Nov at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources.
Book your place by emailing [email protected]
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Today marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Robert Louis Stevenson!
Find out more about his life by taking a virtual wander on Our Town Stories through the Edinburgh he knew as a child and student.
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#RLSDay2025
The teenage Robert Louis Stevenson poses for a side profile portrait wearing a velvet jacket, tie and a hat with upturned brim.
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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One hundred years ago staff and patients at Leith Hospital pose for a ward photograph.
The hospital opened to patients in 1851 on Mill Lane and closed in 1987.
#ThrowbackThursday thanks to the Living Memory Association
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Beds draped in white sheets and with reclining patients line two sides of a large airy hospital ward. Female nurses in long white aprons and men in suits stand between and at the end of beds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Over on the blog, our Resources Team spotlight some hidden gems amongst the many new books Edinburgh Libraries have acquired this month -
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Poster listing some new library books acquired by Edinburgh Libraries in November 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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There's a new FREE bookable art studio space at Central Library!
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New art studio space at Central Library
Calling artists seeking studio space!Edinburgh Libraries are excited to announce the new Art and Design Library Art Studio. Use of this Studio will be free of charge. The Studio can accommodate individuals and small groups up to six. There is access to water, sink and materials. The studio is for use by adults only.(For children…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Discover a new ‘RSVP‘ series of events celebrating how artists from different cultures and working in different artforms respond to the same theme
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RSVP: Death / Rebirth
A new 'RSVP' series of events celebrating how artists from different cultures and working in different artforms respond to the same theme, has come to Edinburgh Libraries. What an incredible start to the RSVP series! The first event, held in Leith Library, explored the theme of “Death / Rebirth” - an idea that runs deep…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Read the Edinburgh in World War Two story on Our Town Stories to find out how war touched every aspect of people’s lives – zurl.co/0FRn7
#WW2 #RemembranceDay
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Ahead of #RemembranceDay on Sunday, read how World War One affected everyday life and the people of Edinburgh on Our Town Stories. Find out about rationing, the zeppelin raid, the Gretna Rail Disaster, football heroes, war poets and pioneering Dr Elsie Inglis.
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Crowds watch soldiers carrying rifles march down the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Read all about the meticulous conservation work to restore two of the #ArtAndDesignLibrary's vintage railway posters
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Vintage railway posters conserved
Within the collections of the Art and Design Library at Central Library are twenty-four vintage railway posters dating from the 1920s and 1930s. This era heralded a golden age of railway poster design led by the rise of the railway system and the development of the Art Deco style. During the 1920s, there emerged a…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Sharing your pictures on Edinburgh Collected can be a way to remember the lives of loved ones. Stuart Laidlaw shared a collection of photos and documents from his father’s Army service during World War Two in a Wartime Memories scrapbook - zurl.co/7YSSL
#ThrowbackThursday #WW2
Head and shoulder sepia photograph of a man in an army jacket and cap.
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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A fantastic new exhibition by the Edinburgh Photographic Society has just opened in the #ArtAndDesignLibrary!
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Edinburgh Photographic Society – Art and Design Library exhibition, November 2025
The November exhibition in the Art and Design Library is a group display by Edinburgh Photographic Society. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of work across a range of photographic genres – from portraiture, to nature, sport and landscape. Members of the society work with traditional techniques as well as creative digital photography, so the…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Fireworks are really stressful for animals, pets and some people. Have a safe and fun bonfire night with family and friends. Check for organised displays near you at zurl.co/yPeS9
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM