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Librarian’s dream day out 🥰

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January 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Join Edinburgh's Library Service in shaping the future of its services by participating in their ongoing consultation. Have your voice heard and help enhance our libraries.📚

Share your thoughts: buff.ly/3VhLciE

#EdinburghLibraries #CommunityEngagement
December 2, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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Unearthed Edinburgh photography competition. The theme is gardening & the enjoyment of being surrounded by nature. Photos which celebrate any green space in the city, from the Meadows to window boxes!
#edinburghlibraries #archives #photography #gardens

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Unearthed Edinburgh photography competition
Enter the Unearthed Edinburgh photography competition and become part of a community archive of Edinburgh memories. Our theme recognises gardening, one of the nation’s favourite pastimes, and the e…
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May 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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📚 If you're in Edinburgh and know someone who's housebound, this could be the lifeline they didn’t know they needed.

#DigitalForGood #InclusionMatters #EdinburghLibraries
edinburghlibraries.bsky.social Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · Jun 15
Technology can open doors - even from home.
Our remote digital support helps housebound residents get connected and stay independent.

💬 Want to learn more?
Ask at your local library or email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk
#DigitalSupport #StayConnected #EdinburghLibraries
Get Online graphic includes a quote from a learner who said, "The tablet support is a lifeline. Especially being housebound, it opens the world up again."
June 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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#EdinburghLibraries aren't yet here, so boosting the Art + Design teams's contribution to the #Edinburgh900 series on #OurTownStories We wrote about 1700s Edinburgh, the City of Ideas. Read the blog and connect to the story:
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Edinburgh 900 – City of Ideas
We delve once again into the city’s 900 year history, since the city gained royal burgh status, to explore Edinburgh, a City of Ideas. The Art and Design team at Central Library have exp…
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April 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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"Unexpected consequences when Kings hunt" is the theme of a new blog on our website by John Amoore, with brilliant images!
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#edinburghlibraries #edinburgharchives #canongate #edinburghhistory #mercatcross #holyrood #holycross #coatofarms #KingDavid #patronsaint #saintgiles
Unexpected consequences when kings hunt - The Old Edinburgh Club
Unexpected consequences when kings hunt is the theme of two legends represented in the Coats of Arms of the Canongate and of Edinburgh.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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You don’t need to be an absolute beginner to ask for help.
We support one-off queries too - from email issues to device setup and everything in between.

👋 Drop into your local library or email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk
#DigitalHelp #GetOnline #EdinburghLibraries
Advert for Get Online today service includes the quote from a service user saying, "Even if you just need a one-off question answered, they're happy to help".
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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🎶🐰 A few of us Pooka folk can strum, pluck, or toot our way through a tune — so this caught our ear!

Free online music lessons for 19 instruments? Don’t mind if we do.

Nice one, @edinburghlibraries 👏

#LibrariansRock #DigitalForGood #CreativityUnlocked
edinburghlibraries.bsky.social Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · Jul 2
Learn an instrument with our free online music lessons - available for 19 instruments. zurl.co/ReGKo
July 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Technology can open doors - even from home.
Our remote digital support helps housebound residents get connected and stay independent.

💬 Want to learn more?
Ask at your local library or email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk
#DigitalSupport #StayConnected #EdinburghLibraries
Get Online graphic includes a quote from a learner who said, "The tablet support is a lifeline. Especially being housebound, it opens the world up again."
June 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Digital confidence starts with the basics.
Whether you're learning to email, video call, or just get started with your device, our free 1-to-1 support is here to help.

📍Ask at your local library or email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk
#GetOnline #DigitalInclusion #EdinburghLibraries
Get Online graphic with a quote from one of our learners, who said, "I didn't even know how to switch on my tablet properly. Now I can get into my emails, use Google and even look at photos my grandson sends me on WhatsApp".
June 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Small steps make a big difference.
Get Online offers free 1-to-1 support to help you stay connected, independent, and confident with digital tools.

📍Pop into your local library or email: getonline@edinburgh.gov.uk
#DigitalInclusion #GetOnline #EdinburghLibraries
Advert for Get Online service includes a quote from a service user saying, "I feel like I can join in more, like everyone else. I even checked my electricity account online."
July 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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"The exhibition, The Weight We Carried, unveils the powerful stories of displaced Ukrainians in Scotland, revealing the significance of treasured family heirlooms, and seemingly ordinary items, brought along from the flight from war" 😢
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The Weight We Carried
This month in our staircase cabinets at Central Library, we’re very happy to be hosting a new exhibition curated by the Museum of Ukrainian Craft and Culture Scotland (MUCCS). 24 February 2025 mark…
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February 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM