CBBC family event to promote reading, writing and storytelling - Craigmillar Library 16 & 17 July

CBBC and BBC Learning are partnering with Craigmillar Library to run a family event to promote reading, writing and storytelling. 

It's on Sat 16 and Sun 17 July 2016

Myplace Edinburgh: add a photograph of a favourite Edinburgh place & say what makes it special

City of Edinburgh Libraries and the planning and transport service are running a competition Myplace: Edinburgh, as part of Edinburgh’s contribution to activities for Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016.

Between 1 June – 10 July 2016 participants are encouraged to add a photograph of their favourite Edinburgh place to Edinburgh Collected  and say what makes it special to them.  

Have you discovered Your Edinburgh.info?

Your Edinburgh is Edinburgh Libraries’ community information website. Did you know that you can search www.youredinburgh.info to find information about community groups, clubs, societies and activities in your area? It even lists the full Get Up and Go programme (Edinburgh’s activities programme for over 50s). The website is easy to search by keyword or by area making it the place to find out what’s going on in your neighbourhood.

It’s also free to join! If you belong to a club, society of local group simply register online and add your own entry in minutes and help us grow coverage in your area. An entry can help your organisation reach a bigger audience, gain new members and promote your activities. Simply go to www.youredinburgh.info, register online and add your free entry.

Contact youredinburgh@edinburgh.gov.uk for more details.

Edinburgh Engage and Edinburgh4Community

The Information and Digital Team at Central Library, have been in touch in order to promote a couple of  local services which they believe could be useful. They ask:


"Do you know someone with a brilliant idea, but no money with which to execute it?  Edinburgh4community (or accessed via Your Library) is one of our excellent e-resources, which enables users to search for funding opportunities, whether it is for the purposes of a charitable or voluntary organisation, community groups, social enterprises, or for an individual.


Your Edinburgh is a rich database of information about Edinburgh organisations.  It has been carefully indexed, ensuring ease of use when searching.  We hope that users will find the directory helpful for all of their Edinburgh needs.


Both of these resources are available courtesy of your library!  If you would like some promotional material regarding these services, please do contact us."

A journey through Edinburgh's Central Library

You might be interested in this short video about the history of Edinburgh's Central Library.  It features on the City of Edinburgh's Libraries' Word Up site.