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Leadhills Miners' Library
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Founded 23 Nov, 1741: the oldest subscription library in the British Isles.
Perched high in the Southern Uplands of Scotland 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛰️⛏️
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Some dates for your diary:
our winter talks are back, beginning Sat 10th of January.
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Library poster advertising winter talks beginning 10th January 2026
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Great article in The National today about the Library, featuring an interview with our own Cameron Halfpenny, Chair of Trustees, and of the Leadhills Reading Society.
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www.thenational.scot/news/2562926...
Exploring the story of the oldest library of its kind in Britain
'It was hard drinking, hard living, tough going here, back in the 18th century,' says Cameron Halfpenny, chair of the Leadhills Reading Society
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Some dates for your diary:
our winter talks are back, beginning Sat 10th of January.
#LibraryWithAltitude 🏔️⛏️📚
Library poster advertising winter talks beginning 10th January 2026
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Our Open event on Sunday afternoon went very well indeed. Some great conversations about the Library were had with a good turnout of interested folk. Thanks to all who helped organise and make it such a success!!
Open Day conversations
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Sun 19 Oct, 2-6pm
Fancy a Sunday drive?
Leadhills Miners' Library open afternoon:
find out more about this wee social history treasure & ways you could support it.
On behalf of my fellow Trustees, we'd be delighted to see you.
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Thanks!
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October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM