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The Decoration of Spring

16/05/2013 13:43

Spring has arrived! The flowers bud, newborn animals lay in the fields; and the sky transforms from the dark grey snows of winter, to the dull grey constant rain that all other seasons in the British Isles consist of. So … Continue reading →

The ebook everyone is reading

15/05/2013 07:50

Join thousands of eBook readers around the world by taking part in the first ever Big Library Read of an eBook! The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone is available all library members to borrow until 1 June. … Continue reading →

It’s book award season

13/05/2013 08:40

Lots of activity on the book awards front over the next few weeks. First up is The Orwell Prize for political writing. The star of our most recent Edinburgh Reads event Richard Holloway is in the running with his memoir … Continue reading →

Richard Holloway at Edinburgh Central Library

08/05/2013 08:51

At the end of each of our Edinburgh Reads author events we ask the audience to fill in feedback forms telling us what they thought of the evening. At last week’s event with Richard Holloway the same words kept coming … Continue reading →

Help us put Scotland’s women on the map

07/05/2013 08:45

The Women of Scotland web site was set up with the intent of locating and mapping memorials to women throughout our country. The site includes a map of over 300 memorials to women who have had some influence on life … Continue reading →