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Five things you need to know today

January 31, 2012 10:32 am

Free Food!

Scottish Poetry Library

Sighthill Broomhouse & Parkhead Community Council

Drumbrae Library Hub

Occupy Edinburgh

Chez Jules in Hanover Street are offering Free Food tonight. No we don’t know why, and we don’t know why dessert is not included in the free food definition, but still it seems like a good deal to us!

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Good news that the Scottish Poetry Library is going to display the anonymous book sculptures in April according to The Edinburgh Evening News. And the SPL have a brand new website – how lovely it looks!

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Sighthill, Broomhouse & Parkhead Community Council meet tonight in Murrayburn Primary School at 6.45pm.

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The new Drumbrae Hub Library opens its doors at 10am today. Are you going? Will you tell us about it? The City Libraries department is very excited about it:-“The Hub brings together lots of services under one roof: a new library for the area, access to Council services and the Police Safer Neighbourhood Team, a cafe area, community meetings rooms and a day care centre. We have been working with the community to make sure the building really reflects the hopes and aspirations of local people.”

Here is a taste of what is coming up:

Tour of the building: Tuesday 31 January, meet the team and enjoy a cuppa.

Bookbug singing sessions for the under 5s, every Wednesday 10.30am to 11am, from 1 February.

Parent Information Point: advice and information on parenting, 10am to 12noon, Wednesday February 1, March 14, April 11.

Children’s creative writing workshop for ages 5-12 years with Explore Learning, Tuesday 14 February, 10am to 11am (contact library to book).

Kids’ Day: Thursday 16 February, bookbug singing sessions for under 5s, storytelling, Dr Book, arts and craft.

Learn IT classes: Thursday afternoons 2pm to 4pm, starting Thursday 2 February. (booking essential).

Teen Cafe: with snacks and drinks, Monday 6 February, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Come try out our games consoles and maybe even join a club

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Occupy Edinburgh have moved to The Meadows and Councillor Cameron Rose has been out to chat to them to see what he can do to help. He has a full account of his meeting on his blog.