Shetland Library
@shetlandlibrary.bsky.social
Free, fun, informative and educational - public and school library services for Shetland. Further north than Orkney.
01595 743868 shetlandlibrary@shetland.gov.uk
01595 743868 shetlandlibrary@shetland.gov.uk
This is your annual reminder to shift your car off the Up Helly Aa route by 2pm lest it be towed away for ceremonial burning. 🙂🔥
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is your annual reminder to shift your car off the Up Helly Aa route by 2pm lest it be towed away for ceremonial burning. 🙂🔥
Annually, on the last Tuesday in January- if you’re late for work and use the excuse “a bunch of Vikings & a longship were holding up traffic” it is perfectly acceptable. 😉
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Annually, on the last Tuesday in January- if you’re late for work and use the excuse “a bunch of Vikings & a longship were holding up traffic” it is perfectly acceptable. 😉
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
We’ve totted up our ‘most borrowed’ lists for 2025 and guess what, local favourite Jen Hadfield out-loaned @richardosman1.bsky.social for top book! Great loans for Malachy Tallack and Marianne Brown too. We love Richard too of course! Read more on our website:
www.shetland.gov.uk/libraries/ne...
www.shetland.gov.uk/libraries/ne...
News and Events – Shetland Islands Council
school libraries
www.shetland.gov.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We’ve totted up our ‘most borrowed’ lists for 2025 and guess what, local favourite Jen Hadfield out-loaned @richardosman1.bsky.social for top book! Great loans for Malachy Tallack and Marianne Brown too. We love Richard too of course! Read more on our website:
www.shetland.gov.uk/libraries/ne...
www.shetland.gov.uk/libraries/ne...
WELL! This series of #TheTraitors has certainly got us on the edge of our seats (and often arguing with the TV screen!) No spoilers here, but if you would like to read Harriet’s published work- they are available to request from the Library!
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
WELL! This series of #TheTraitors has certainly got us on the edge of our seats (and often arguing with the TV screen!) No spoilers here, but if you would like to read Harriet’s published work- they are available to request from the Library!
More snow! It’s been quite a week of it, but the Library as always is a warm cosy haven 🙂❤️❄️☃️
January 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
More snow! It’s been quite a week of it, but the Library as always is a warm cosy haven 🙂❤️❄️☃️
We are open today until 8pm but our Reminiscing session and Lego hour are cancelled. we’re sorry for the inconvenience as weather disruptions continue.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
We are open today until 8pm but our Reminiscing session and Lego hour are cancelled. we’re sorry for the inconvenience as weather disruptions continue.
📖Staff Top Reads 2025 - the managers
Marghie - That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, Malachy Tallack
Chloe - Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder
Nicola - The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
Catherine - The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
Karen - Lee Child's One Shot on audio
Not a Christmassy bunch, are they? 🙂
Marghie - That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, Malachy Tallack
Chloe - Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder
Nicola - The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
Catherine - The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
Karen - Lee Child's One Shot on audio
Not a Christmassy bunch, are they? 🙂
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📖Staff Top Reads 2025 - the managers
Marghie - That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, Malachy Tallack
Chloe - Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder
Nicola - The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
Catherine - The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
Karen - Lee Child's One Shot on audio
Not a Christmassy bunch, are they? 🙂
Marghie - That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, Malachy Tallack
Chloe - Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder
Nicola - The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
Catherine - The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
Karen - Lee Child's One Shot on audio
Not a Christmassy bunch, are they? 🙂
📖Shetland Library Staff Top Reads 2025 - BOOKBUG EDITION! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
Our Bookbug Leaders picked favourite books they read at sessions this year. There's LOTs of them!
🚘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep - Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt
🌜Let's go into Space - Petr Horacek...
Our Bookbug Leaders picked favourite books they read at sessions this year. There's LOTs of them!
🚘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep - Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt
🌜Let's go into Space - Petr Horacek...
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
📖Shetland Library Staff Top Reads 2025 - BOOKBUG EDITION! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
Our Bookbug Leaders picked favourite books they read at sessions this year. There's LOTs of them!
🚘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep - Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt
🌜Let's go into Space - Petr Horacek...
Our Bookbug Leaders picked favourite books they read at sessions this year. There's LOTs of them!
🚘Car, Car, Truck, Jeep - Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt
🌜Let's go into Space - Petr Horacek...
📖 Top Reads 2025📚
MOBILE & HOME DELIVERY TEAM
Our van services bring the library to customers the length and breadth of Shetland. Their own favourites are *quite* varied and include …
Tell Me Everything/ Elizabeth Strout
The Pumpkin Spice Café/ Laurie Gilmore
The Colour of Money/ Terry Pratchett…
MOBILE & HOME DELIVERY TEAM
Our van services bring the library to customers the length and breadth of Shetland. Their own favourites are *quite* varied and include …
Tell Me Everything/ Elizabeth Strout
The Pumpkin Spice Café/ Laurie Gilmore
The Colour of Money/ Terry Pratchett…
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📖 Top Reads 2025📚
MOBILE & HOME DELIVERY TEAM
Our van services bring the library to customers the length and breadth of Shetland. Their own favourites are *quite* varied and include …
Tell Me Everything/ Elizabeth Strout
The Pumpkin Spice Café/ Laurie Gilmore
The Colour of Money/ Terry Pratchett…
MOBILE & HOME DELIVERY TEAM
Our van services bring the library to customers the length and breadth of Shetland. Their own favourites are *quite* varied and include …
Tell Me Everything/ Elizabeth Strout
The Pumpkin Spice Café/ Laurie Gilmore
The Colour of Money/ Terry Pratchett…
📚Staff Top Reads of 2025📖
First up it's the Processing team who have the best job - being the first to see the new books that come in!
They had a long list...
Blurb Your Enthusiasm by Louise Willder
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller...
First up it's the Processing team who have the best job - being the first to see the new books that come in!
They had a long list...
Blurb Your Enthusiasm by Louise Willder
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller...
December 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📚Staff Top Reads of 2025📖
First up it's the Processing team who have the best job - being the first to see the new books that come in!
They had a long list...
Blurb Your Enthusiasm by Louise Willder
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller...
First up it's the Processing team who have the best job - being the first to see the new books that come in!
They had a long list...
Blurb Your Enthusiasm by Louise Willder
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller...
It's Mobile Libraries Day! #MobileLibrariesDay2025
Today we celebrate the vital library services on wheels throughout Scotland.
Sadly today's weather means Leona can't get out west, but we will have the big van outside HQ this morning, if anyone would like to take a look inside!
Today we celebrate the vital library services on wheels throughout Scotland.
Sadly today's weather means Leona can't get out west, but we will have the big van outside HQ this morning, if anyone would like to take a look inside!
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It's Mobile Libraries Day! #MobileLibrariesDay2025
Today we celebrate the vital library services on wheels throughout Scotland.
Sadly today's weather means Leona can't get out west, but we will have the big van outside HQ this morning, if anyone would like to take a look inside!
Today we celebrate the vital library services on wheels throughout Scotland.
Sadly today's weather means Leona can't get out west, but we will have the big van outside HQ this morning, if anyone would like to take a look inside!
Our Lego Club took the theme of Friendship for @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #BookWeekScotland and did an absolutely sterling job. Thanks for all the ways you built and represented friendship, gang!
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our Lego Club took the theme of Friendship for @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #BookWeekScotland and did an absolutely sterling job. Thanks for all the ways you built and represented friendship, gang!
4pm today. What we love about the new dark afternoons is how the Library is a shining beacon of welcome on Lower Hillhead 🙂❤️
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
4pm today. What we love about the new dark afternoons is how the Library is a shining beacon of welcome on Lower Hillhead 🙂❤️
Mark Steel last night and 'Shetland' tonight.
We love it when the media revolves around us and we are looking forward to stepping into the village of Lunniswick.
@anncleeves.bsky.social really started something when she launched 'Raven Black' here almost 20 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
We love it when the media revolves around us and we are looking forward to stepping into the village of Lunniswick.
@anncleeves.bsky.social really started something when she launched 'Raven Black' here almost 20 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Shetland, Series 10, Episode 1
The body of an elderly woman is found in the remote village of Lunniswick.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Mark Steel last night and 'Shetland' tonight.
We love it when the media revolves around us and we are looking forward to stepping into the village of Lunniswick.
@anncleeves.bsky.social really started something when she launched 'Raven Black' here almost 20 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
We love it when the media revolves around us and we are looking forward to stepping into the village of Lunniswick.
@anncleeves.bsky.social really started something when she launched 'Raven Black' here almost 20 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Ha ha, the Library got a few mentions as in fact did @orkneylibrary.bsky.social
If you missed it you can now listen again at the link below.
If you missed it you can now listen again at the link below.
Oh yes, Mark Steel's in toon da night - be sure to tune in and hear what he makes of the good folk of Lerwick!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel's in Town, Series 14, 5. Lerwick (Shetland part 1)
Mark discovers how life in Lerwick is shaped by sea, storms and Shetland spirit.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Ha ha, the Library got a few mentions as in fact did @orkneylibrary.bsky.social
If you missed it you can now listen again at the link below.
If you missed it you can now listen again at the link below.
Oh yes, Mark Steel's in toon da night - be sure to tune in and hear what he makes of the good folk of Lerwick!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Mark Steel's in Town, Series 14, 5. Lerwick (Shetland part 1)
Mark discovers how life in Lerwick is shaped by sea, storms and Shetland spirit.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Oh yes, Mark Steel's in toon da night - be sure to tune in and hear what he makes of the good folk of Lerwick!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Reposted by Shetland Library
Please do ask your local library to get in all the books you love. If you’re a writer to, remember to register for PLR.
Grabbed this from library earlier in the week after reading about it on here... enjoying it so far @damianbarr.bsky.social
It had just been put on the 'new books' shelf, I'm borrower no. 1!
It had just been put on the 'new books' shelf, I'm borrower no. 1!
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Please do ask your local library to get in all the books you love. If you’re a writer to, remember to register for PLR.
These are as tasty as they look!
This is the second time in a week our staff have received beautiful homegrown tomatoes from a cusomer. How lucky are we?
Library folks, what’s the nicest thing a kind customer has brought for your staff?
This is the second time in a week our staff have received beautiful homegrown tomatoes from a cusomer. How lucky are we?
Library folks, what’s the nicest thing a kind customer has brought for your staff?
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
These are as tasty as they look!
This is the second time in a week our staff have received beautiful homegrown tomatoes from a cusomer. How lucky are we?
Library folks, what’s the nicest thing a kind customer has brought for your staff?
This is the second time in a week our staff have received beautiful homegrown tomatoes from a cusomer. How lucky are we?
Library folks, what’s the nicest thing a kind customer has brought for your staff?
You are dead to us Jimmy Perez, you traitor. And sassermaet rules!
Happy publication day to regular Orkney Library visitor
@anncleeves.bsky.social. The Killing Stones has just been published and features D.I. Jimmy Perez but now he has moved from Shetland to #Orkney!
It's less sassermaet and more fatty cuttie. #IYKYK
Available now from your local library.
@anncleeves.bsky.social. The Killing Stones has just been published and features D.I. Jimmy Perez but now he has moved from Shetland to #Orkney!
It's less sassermaet and more fatty cuttie. #IYKYK
Available now from your local library.
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
You are dead to us Jimmy Perez, you traitor. And sassermaet rules!
NEW ON LIBBY
From Pancakes to Perez - here is a new selection of eBooks and eAudio on our Libby App.
If you haven't used our apps before, ask for a quick demo next time you're in the library!
From Pancakes to Perez - here is a new selection of eBooks and eAudio on our Libby App.
If you haven't used our apps before, ask for a quick demo next time you're in the library!
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEW ON LIBBY
From Pancakes to Perez - here is a new selection of eBooks and eAudio on our Libby App.
If you haven't used our apps before, ask for a quick demo next time you're in the library!
From Pancakes to Perez - here is a new selection of eBooks and eAudio on our Libby App.
If you haven't used our apps before, ask for a quick demo next time you're in the library!
Yesterday was #NationalPlaylistDay celebrating @playlistforlife.bsky.social the power of music on memory. We asked for suggestions & had a lovely day sharing memories. Here is our playlist! Thanks to all of our customers and staff who added suggestions
open.spotify.com/playlist/4oD...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4oD...
September 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday was #NationalPlaylistDay celebrating @playlistforlife.bsky.social the power of music on memory. We asked for suggestions & had a lovely day sharing memories. Here is our playlist! Thanks to all of our customers and staff who added suggestions
open.spotify.com/playlist/4oD...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4oD...
LOOK! Our vintage ‘club books’ are now in stock for you to browse. Fabulous nostalgia - 1970s, 1980s and even a 1990s one (hey, that was just yesterday!) Find them in our reference section 🙂
September 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
LOOK! Our vintage ‘club books’ are now in stock for you to browse. Fabulous nostalgia - 1970s, 1980s and even a 1990s one (hey, that was just yesterday!) Find them in our reference section 🙂
Calling all Shetland book groups!
Nominate books to add to our Book Group sets.
📚 A favourite book your group has loved, or
📚 A book you’d love to read together
This year’s Book Week Scotland theme is friendship 💞 What's more special than sharing a great read with friends?
Comment or message us 📖🌟
Nominate books to add to our Book Group sets.
📚 A favourite book your group has loved, or
📚 A book you’d love to read together
This year’s Book Week Scotland theme is friendship 💞 What's more special than sharing a great read with friends?
Comment or message us 📖🌟
August 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Calling all Shetland book groups!
Nominate books to add to our Book Group sets.
📚 A favourite book your group has loved, or
📚 A book you’d love to read together
This year’s Book Week Scotland theme is friendship 💞 What's more special than sharing a great read with friends?
Comment or message us 📖🌟
Nominate books to add to our Book Group sets.
📚 A favourite book your group has loved, or
📚 A book you’d love to read together
This year’s Book Week Scotland theme is friendship 💞 What's more special than sharing a great read with friends?
Comment or message us 📖🌟
LOOK at aa wir owls and puffins! It’s been a fabulous library summer and it’s not over yet! 🙂❤️😎
August 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
LOOK at aa wir owls and puffins! It’s been a fabulous library summer and it’s not over yet! 🙂❤️😎
Apparently it’s International Cat Day (when is it not?) and what do you know, we got a visit from Tommy, Lerwick’s celebrity moggie. We’ve told him he’s not allowed in but hey, he’s a cat…
August 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Apparently it’s International Cat Day (when is it not?) and what do you know, we got a visit from Tommy, Lerwick’s celebrity moggie. We’ve told him he’s not allowed in but hey, he’s a cat…