We’re celebrating Book Week Scotland with the help of some very special guests. Book now for the following events:

Bernard is a rare, black-footed prairie ferret and he lives in Norfolk where he is a real one-off.  He has many adventures with his ferret friends Ferreta, Stinker and Zizz.

“I’m bored!”
Not with all the stuff we’ve got planned for wee ones during the holidays.
Here’s children’s author Andy Stanton to tell you all about Story Lab, our Summer Reading Challenge. (Oh, and his feet)

Edinburgh Libraries were host to a wide variety of activities, celebrating Adult Learners Week (May 14 – 18), and despite the unusually cold temperatures a good crowd joined Carol for a walking exploration of Robert Louis Stevenson country around Oxgangs Library.

A series of workshops comprising a general and enjoyable awareness morning followed by 4 sessions on key topics are taking place at the Drumbrae Library Hub.
Start Up Awareness Seminar
Thursday 3 My 2012 10.15am – 12.15pm

Details of some fantastic looking events happening in Edinburgh Libraries next month:
Maggie O’Farrell
At every author event we hand out questionnaries asking our audience which other authors they would like us to book. “Get us Maggie O’Farrell!” they say. So we have.

A packed programme of events in libraries next month includes poetry, propaganda, crime and cathedrals – get booking now!

It’s Six Nations time again, and we’re delighted to welcome former Scotland rugby international Kenny Logan to Drumbrae Library Hub.
Kenny will talk about his passion for rugby and his experiences of dyslexia.

Author, actor, storyteller and stand-up comedian Harry Morris brings his one man show to libraries throughout Edinburgh this month.

The newest public library in the United Kingdom welcomed its first book lovers today.
The public opening of the Drumbrae Library Hub in West Edinburgh brought to fruition more than two decades of campaigning among local people for a library in their area.