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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:
getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk | 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 informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
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.
zurl.co/esAjh
#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
zurl.co/HSuis
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 -
zurl.co/yOMkY
Poster listing some new library books acquired by Edinburgh Libraries in November 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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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.
zurl.co/cLgBk
Crowds watch soldiers carrying rifles march down the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 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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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
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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/55UIV
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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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
zurl.co/T3t4M
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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
zurl.co/M4bJ0
Two views of a crowd of people watching the demolition of a tower block of flats. On the left the block is still standing, on the right it is collapsing and covered in a cloud of dust.
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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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
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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.
zurl.co/koKPv
Edinburgh Castle sits on top a steep rocky hill with a few houses situated at the base below.
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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
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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
A group of smartly dressed women and men wearing hat are gathered together at the junction of a cobbled road.
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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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
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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
People standing beside and sitting behind information tables on Central Library mezzanine level.
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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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?
Three men in overalls pull a small plough between rows of produce with a man following behind to steer.
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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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!
A large group of children sitting and standing in rows against an exterior brick wall.
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Have you seen our latest Capital Collections exhibition?
It brings together drawings by John Slezer of the city of #Edinburgh and surrounding areas. The drawings date from the late 17th century and are some of the oldest images in our collections -
View them all at zurl.co/HQ248
Black and white drawn views of Edinburgh from the 17th century. Black and white drawn views of Edinburgh from the 17th century.
October 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Want to find out how to start your #familyhistory? Or maybe you're a bit stuck and need some advice?
Come along to the free Family History Fair next Friday, 24 October, between 10am and 4pm at Central Library!
View the full programme of talks and information stallholders at zurl.co/TEiR1
A selection of Victorian head and shoulder portraits arranged in a decorative diamond shape.
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Recognise this Edinburgh view?
Clue - the water's edge has moved over time...
#ThrowbackThursday 1930s postcard from the Living Memory Association via Edinburgh Collected zurl.co/4Gw9Y
A row of houses lines a road which edges a steep slope down to a water's edge.
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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In 1908, a group of #Edinburgh citizens got together to form a society to make the city’s incredible history accessible to all.
This is the story of the @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social and how they have been exploring the city through its history for over a century - zurl.co/o2EbX
A view of a tall old tenement on Candlemaker Row with a blacksmith's premises at ground floor.
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Calling Edinburgh writers!
Enter our local history writing competition, the William Anderson Memorial Prize 2025, for the chance to win £200.
#Edinburgh900
zurl.co/6g0zT
Poster for the William Anderson Memorial local history writing competition has a colourful border of painted Edinburgh buildings.
October 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM