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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
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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zurl.co/pqPLx
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
#WW2 #RemembranceDay
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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
#WW2 #RemembranceDay
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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November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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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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
Read all about the meticulous conservation work to restore two of the #ArtAndDesignLibrary's vintage railway posters
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zurl.co/OwYJE
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
#ThrowbackThursday #WW2
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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
#ThrowbackThursday #WW2
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
A fantastic new exhibition by the Edinburgh Photographic Society has just opened in the #ArtAndDesignLibrary!
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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
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
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/55UIV
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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/55UIV
A unique railway exhibition is coming soon to Currie Library!
It will celebrate the history of the former branch line known as the Balerno Loop which was part of the Caledonian Railway.
#Railway200
It will celebrate the history of the former branch line known as the Balerno Loop which was part of the Caledonian Railway.
#Railway200
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A unique railway exhibition is coming soon to Currie Library!
It will celebrate the history of the former branch line known as the Balerno Loop which was part of the Caledonian Railway.
#Railway200
It will celebrate the history of the former branch line known as the Balerno Loop which was part of the Caledonian Railway.
#Railway200
Do you know Scotland’s firework laws? Stay safe and don’t risk it. Find out more and check for organised displays near you at
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October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Do you know Scotland’s firework laws? Stay safe and don’t risk it. Find out more and check for organised displays near you at
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The heyday of exchanging halloween postcards was between 1900 and 1920 and the bizarre images often had a folkloric tale to tell.
These anthropomorphic cabbages allude to divination recorded in Scotland and Ireland where the shape of a pulled cabbage stalk denoted the figure of your future love!
These anthropomorphic cabbages allude to divination recorded in Scotland and Ireland where the shape of a pulled cabbage stalk denoted the figure of your future love!
October 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The heyday of exchanging halloween postcards was between 1900 and 1920 and the bizarre images often had a folkloric tale to tell.
These anthropomorphic cabbages allude to divination recorded in Scotland and Ireland where the shape of a pulled cabbage stalk denoted the figure of your future love!
These anthropomorphic cabbages allude to divination recorded in Scotland and Ireland where the shape of a pulled cabbage stalk denoted the figure of your future love!
Our latest blog article gives an update on how to access PressReader. Access via Libby will no longer be available after 1 November - instead, please go directly to the PressReader website or app.
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PressReader access through Libby
Do you use our PressReader newspaper service through Libby? The link in the Extras section to PressReader from the Libby app and website will be removed from 1 November and you won't be able to get to PressReader from Libby anymore. Never fear however, you can still access the PressReader service by going directly to…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our latest blog article gives an update on how to access PressReader. Access via Libby will no longer be available after 1 November - instead, please go directly to the PressReader website or app.
zurl.co/NyN88
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Twenty years ago, the first of the three blocks of high-rise flats in #Oxgangs were pulled down.
This picture captures the moment Capelaw Court was demolished and some say, also a ghostly face within the dust… Can you see it?
#ThrowbackThursday thanks to Firrhill Community Council
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This picture captures the moment Capelaw Court was demolished and some say, also a ghostly face within the dust… Can you see it?
#ThrowbackThursday thanks to Firrhill Community Council
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October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Twenty years ago, the first of the three blocks of high-rise flats in #Oxgangs were pulled down.
This picture captures the moment Capelaw Court was demolished and some say, also a ghostly face within the dust… Can you see it?
#ThrowbackThursday thanks to Firrhill Community Council
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This picture captures the moment Capelaw Court was demolished and some say, also a ghostly face within the dust… Can you see it?
#ThrowbackThursday thanks to Firrhill Community Council
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Listen to the audiobooks from the whole Slow Horses series by Mick Herron on uLIBRARY from Edinburgh Libraries. Available to borrow immediately and free with your library membership! www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary #lovelibraries
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Listen to the audiobooks from the whole Slow Horses series by Mick Herron on uLIBRARY from Edinburgh Libraries. Available to borrow immediately and free with your library membership! www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary #lovelibraries
Take a look at our latest Capital Collections exhibition to see how Edinburgh looked over 300 years ago!
The drawings from the collections of Central Library are by John Slezer, a talented draughtsman who undertook survey work for the army around Scotland.
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The drawings from the collections of Central Library are by John Slezer, a talented draughtsman who undertook survey work for the army around Scotland.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Take a look at our latest Capital Collections exhibition to see how Edinburgh looked over 300 years ago!
The drawings from the collections of Central Library are by John Slezer, a talented draughtsman who undertook survey work for the army around Scotland.
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The drawings from the collections of Central Library are by John Slezer, a talented draughtsman who undertook survey work for the army around Scotland.
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What makes a good place?
Tell us what you think about where you live.
Fill in our consultation online, or come along to one of our pop-in events.
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Tell us what you think about where you live.
Fill in our consultation online, or come along to one of our pop-in events.
planningedinburgh.com/2025/10/29/c...
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What makes a good place?
Tell us what you think about where you live.
Fill in our consultation online, or come along to one of our pop-in events.
planningedinburgh.com/2025/10/29/c...
Tell us what you think about where you live.
Fill in our consultation online, or come along to one of our pop-in events.
planningedinburgh.com/2025/10/29/c...
A world of crime writing is waiting to be discovered at Edinburgh Central Library
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Explore a world of crime writing at Central Library
Looking for your next great read? The World Crime Collection is waiting to be discovered! With titles selected by our Resources Team, it is on display in the Lending Library at Central Library for a limited time. The collection features world noir titles from Europa Editions, along with international crime fiction by some of the…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A world of crime writing is waiting to be discovered at Edinburgh Central Library
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zurl.co/futiI
Watching Down Cemetery Road?! Listen to the whole fantastic Mick Herron audiobook series for free on uLIBRARY from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary #ulibrary
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Watching Down Cemetery Road?! Listen to the whole fantastic Mick Herron audiobook series for free on uLIBRARY from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary #ulibrary
For our latest collaboration on Our Town Stories we handed over to @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social to tell their remarkable story.
Find out about this vibrant club and how they've been been exploring Edinburgh through its history for over a century! zurl.co/NJpSm
Find out about this vibrant club and how they've been been exploring Edinburgh through its history for over a century! zurl.co/NJpSm
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
For our latest collaboration on Our Town Stories we handed over to @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social to tell their remarkable story.
Find out about this vibrant club and how they've been been exploring Edinburgh through its history for over a century! zurl.co/NJpSm
Find out about this vibrant club and how they've been been exploring Edinburgh through its history for over a century! zurl.co/NJpSm
Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Edinburgh Central Library on Thursday 30 October at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources.
Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Edinburgh Central Library on Thursday 30 October at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources.
Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Edinburgh Central Library on Thursday 30 October at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources.
Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Edinburgh Central Library on Thursday 30 October at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources.
Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
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What book have you finished lately that's had you raving about it to fellow book lovers?
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What book have you finished lately that's had you raving about it to fellow book lovers?
The #FamilyHistory Fair at Edinburgh Central Library is in full swing! Pop by until 4pm today, Friday 24 October to speak to us and representatives from many other archives to learn how our collections and services can help your research!
Full details at zurl.co/NRtOK
Full details at zurl.co/NRtOK
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The #FamilyHistory Fair at Edinburgh Central Library is in full swing! Pop by until 4pm today, Friday 24 October to speak to us and representatives from many other archives to learn how our collections and services can help your research!
Full details at zurl.co/NRtOK
Full details at zurl.co/NRtOK
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I wrote an article on The Foot-Ball Club for History Scotland magazine, but it has now ceased publication. Rather than let it go to waste, it makes a long read for my website:
www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
Edinburgh should be recognised as a 'home of football', thanks to its 19th century pioneers
Next time you hear someone singing Football's Coming Home , ask them where they think 'home' is. They might answer London, Sheffield or Cambridge; maybe even Glasgow. They would be wrong, as...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I wrote an article on The Foot-Ball Club for History Scotland magazine, but it has now ceased publication. Rather than let it go to waste, it makes a long read for my website:
www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...
Our #ThrowbackThursday records patients at work in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Gardens sometime in the 1970s, ‘earthing-up’ tatties!
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Photo thanks to the Living Memory Association
Can you help us record history by sharing your picture memories on Edinburgh Collected?
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Photo thanks to the Living Memory Association
Can you help us record history by sharing your picture memories on Edinburgh Collected?
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our #ThrowbackThursday records patients at work in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Gardens sometime in the 1970s, ‘earthing-up’ tatties!
zurl.co/SO3SD
Photo thanks to the Living Memory Association
Can you help us record history by sharing your picture memories on Edinburgh Collected?
zurl.co/SO3SD
Photo thanks to the Living Memory Association
Can you help us record history by sharing your picture memories on Edinburgh Collected?
Need a little help with your #FamilyHistory research?
Come along to a Family History Fair at Central Library this Friday 24 October 2025 from 10am where you'll be able to speak to the experts or attend a free talk.
Find the full programme details at zurl.co/mQieA
We hope to see you there!
Come along to a Family History Fair at Central Library this Friday 24 October 2025 from 10am where you'll be able to speak to the experts or attend a free talk.
Find the full programme details at zurl.co/mQieA
We hope to see you there!
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Need a little help with your #FamilyHistory research?
Come along to a Family History Fair at Central Library this Friday 24 October 2025 from 10am where you'll be able to speak to the experts or attend a free talk.
Find the full programme details at zurl.co/mQieA
We hope to see you there!
Come along to a Family History Fair at Central Library this Friday 24 October 2025 from 10am where you'll be able to speak to the experts or attend a free talk.
Find the full programme details at zurl.co/mQieA
We hope to see you there!