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What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 4TH AUGUST 2014
GENERATION: Curator's Tour. Senior Curator Lucy Askew leads an introductory tour of the GENERATION exhibition at Modern Art One, introducing key...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
We all know what starts this week: on Friday both the Fringe and the Just Festival open their numerous doors. The Edinburgh Reporter will...
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 14TH JULY 2014
Dog Tales: the Dogs Trust are hosting this storytelling session about safety around dogs and responsible dog ownership. For ages 5-10....
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 7 JULY 2014
South West Neighbourhood Summer of Sport: get competitive! take part in this summer's themed activities and events. 2.30pm every Monday in...
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 30 JUNE 2014
Continuing: GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland. Venues include the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art One, Scottish National Gallery,...
Lee Miller: Photographer of the First Electric Century
Lee Miller: iconic beauty, model, muse to Man Ray, war photographer; the star of a rich and varied life. Born in Poughkeepsie, New...
The Physic Garden: an afternoon with Catherine Czerkawska
The Oxfam bookshop in Byres Road may seem an unlikely place to inspire a novel. For Catherine Czerkawska, however, the discovery of a book...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 2 JUNE 2014
Anthony Penrose: Backstage at the Lee Miller Archives. A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the
Book now for the Central Library Open Day
The Central Library, George IV Bridge, will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 7 June 2014. There will be lots of events and...
World Book Night in Edinburgh
On 23 April 2014 Edinburgh libraries will be celebrating World Book Night in partnership with The Reading Agency by hosting free events across the...
An evening with Damian Barr
Edinburgh Central Library hosted Damian Barr, author of the memoir ‘Maggie and Me’, in conversation with Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh earlier this...
Another beautiful gift from the mystery book sculptor
NEW ‘PREPARING TO FLY’ BOOK SCULPTURE GIFTED TO EDINBURGH UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE TRUST
The mystery book sculptor has struck again, this time in the very heart...
Edinburgh Library Events this spring
Talk by Henry McLeish takes place this evening!
Iain Banks, Kate Atkinson and Louise Welsh will all be taking centre stage at the Central Library...
Rare find at the Central Library
A rare Japanese handscroll painting, dating back to the early 1700s, has been discovered in the special collections of Edinburgh’s Central Library.
Gifted to Edinburgh...
Bongo moves to the Central Library
Edinburgh’s Bongo Club will occupy the space below the Central Library from January 2013 after an agreement was reached between the City of Edinburgh...
Girls Night Out – Tonight at 6.30 at the Central Library
We only just heard about this and are sorry we can't go but maybe you are casting around looking for something interesting to do...
My Grandmother was a Suffragette – Friday 17 August at Central Library
Peter Barratt is to give a talk about his grandmother's work in the suffragette movement at the Central Library tomorrow Friday 17 August 2012...
Talk at Central Library tonight
An American teacher’s passion for photographing gravestones in Scotland is the focus of a major new exhibition in Edinburgh this week, and there is...
Edinburgh job – Administrative Assistant
A job in the Central Library one day a week might be a dream job for some of you.
Here is the advertisement:-
Administrative Support
Services: Administrative...
Young Edinburgh Writers – A Room With Our View
If you go down to the Central Library today you will get a nice surprise on the mezzanine floor. They have installed a bed....
Young Edinburgh Writers create poetry installation
Pupils from schools across Edinburgh will join together to launch a UK first later today when they unveil a teenager bedroom in the middle of...
New developments at Central Library
Edinburgh's Central Library is embarking upon a brand new chapter this week as work begins to adapt the building to fit 21st century needs...
Railway painting gifted to city
An atmospheric oil painting of the Palace of Holyroodhouse which was once used as the subject of a British Rail poster has been donated...
Edinburgh Libraries get help with their old photographs
A public appeal by The City of Edinburgh Council for help identifying old photographs of Edinburgh has enjoyed an overwhelming response.
Edinburgh City Libraries hold...
Central Library Exhibition to Highlight Edinburgh’s Response to World Disasters
A thought-provoking exhibition at Edinburgh's Central Library opens tomorrow, highlighting how Scotland's Capital city has responded to natural disasters occurring across the globe.
"Edinburgh: Saving...
Sir Jackie Stewart in Edinburgh to back Dyslexia Awareness Week
Former World Champion Scottish racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart is gearing up to be the special guest speaker at a series of events devoted...
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