This great photo captures the apprentices who started at the Henry Robb Shipyard in Leith in 1975. #ThrowbackThursday photo shared by Davy Wood on Edinburgh Collected. Do you have picture memories of working life in Edinburgh you could share to help our community archive grow? zurl.co/MkpVb

During this National Year of Reading, explore, discover and read into what you love at your library. zurl.co/TSZ0h #GoAllIn2026

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic! Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

There's just a few days left to catch the wonderful Living Heritage exhibition at Central Library curated by @traddanceforum.bsky.social with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. It's all about the women who danced a nation back to life - don't miss it! zurl.co/EexFb

Want to find out how to start your family tree? Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 30 April at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing [email protected]

We're urging everyone who is eligible to register to vote before the deadline at 11:59pm on Monday 20 April 🗳️ You can also apply to vote by post or proxy instead of going to a polling place📮

Today’s #ThrowbackThursday is a photo of Betty Webster and her nursery nurse colleagues at Bonnington School in 1954. Betty is third from left and you can tell she's passed her exams because she's wearing an overall and court shoes! Photo thanks to the Living Memory Association zurl.co/NEYoi

We’ve an extra beginners’ #FamilyHistory session coming soon! Come along to Newington Library on Thursday 14 May at 2pm to find out about the library's free online resources that can help you with your research. Please book your place by contacting Newington Library - zurl.co/Lyv3Y

Listen to the book everyone's talking about! The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - available to borrow now on BorrowBox from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburghgov.uk/borrowbox

A Postcard from Hospital is our latest Capital Collections exhibition. Many of the historical postcards have been written and sent, some clearly written during the person’s hospital stay, telling friends or family how they were or when they expected to get out! Browse them all at zurl.co/D6FqN

"The" book of the moment - Project Hail Mary! Available to listen to now on BorrowBox from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/borrowbox

Visit the #ArtAndDesignLibrary at Central Library this month to see a new exhibition by Edinburgh LoFi, a photography collective who use traditional, alternative and lomographic techniques. zurl.co/yYORj#ArtAndDesignLibrary#EdinburghLofi #CameraEffigy

Our Resources Team hand-pick a selection of titles from the freshly arrived library books for April - zurl.co/Yjg3v

Listen to the American master of noir crime fiction! James Ellroy audiobooks available for you to listen to for free now through uLibrary www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary

Sharing stories at Central Children’s Library zurl.co/Lo2Xr

These books are made for walking! A collection of books all about walking is on display and available to borrow at Central Library zurl.co/Cqjiv

Today’s #ThrowbackThursday gives an unusual perspective on a well-known scene! Picture memory shared by Galoot on Edinburgh Collected, our online community archive. zurl.co/RGudr#ThrowbackThursday Happy Easter!

Watched Grantchester? Why not listen to the books behind the series! Available to download now on uLibrary www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary

We’re delighted to celebrate the winners of the William Anderson Memorial Prize - a local history writing competition we held in collaboration with @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social zurl.co/PJI6L #Edinburgh900

Edinburgh Libraries opening hours over the Easter break are Friday 3 April – closed Saturday 4 April – open as normal Monday 6 April – closed from Tuesday 7 April – open as normal. Remember, Your Library is always open online to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers - zurl.co/r9OQf

Today’s #ThrowbackThursday is a fabulous group portrait capturing the staff of Andrew Dow Ltd, Fish Filleter and Kipperer of Newhaven, c1920. Photo shared by Living Memory Association on Edinburgh Collected, our online community archive. Explore more and share your own pictures at zurl.co/PJXvG

Edinburgh School Library teams get quizzing with the National Reading Champions Quiz! zurl.co/T768Q @literacy-trust.bsky.social

Want to trace your family tree, but not sure where to start? Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session! There's a couple of spaces left this Thursday 26 March, 2 to 3.30pm at Central Library. Email [email protected] to book your free place

Calling all teenage board game fans! Central Library will host their first ever teenage board games night on Monday 13 April from 6 to 7.30pm. Come along for games, fun and to meet new friends! zurl.co/6IoT2

Our wonderful Art and Design Library turned 90 years old at the start of the year. To mark this occasion we had fun making some Then and Now images, like this one showing staff at work in 1963 and in 2026. Find more Then and Now pictures of Edinburgh on Our Town Stories at zurl.co/QtcqF

200 years of Edinburgh football: #OTD 20 March 1826, a receipt to John Hope for the rental of Dalry Park, for archery in summer and his Foot-Ball Club in winter. The club - the world's first - was founded in 1824 and played on one of the fields near Dalry House.

A gaggle of excited schoolchildren wait to board their train at Gorgie East Station for an outing to St Andrews in 1961. Our #ThrowbackThursday is shared by Stuart Laidlaw on Edinburgh Collected. Can you share picture memories of Edinburgh to help our community archive grow? zurl.co/yd05M

What’s your story? Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session and find out how to get started using the library's free online resources. Our next session is on Thursday 26 March at 2pm at Central Library. Book your free place by emailing [email protected]

Edinburgh Libraries opening hours over the Easter break are Friday 3 April – closed Saturday 4 April – open as normal Monday 6 April – closed from Tuesday 7 April – open as normal. Remember, Your Library is always open online to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers - zurl.co/r9OQf

Today's #ThrowbackThursday takes us into the James Thin’s tea room on George Street around 1965. Maybe you remember it..? Photo shared by the Living Memory Association on Edinburgh Collected, our online community archive. Explore more and share your own pictures at www.edinburghcollected.org

Watched the film? Listen to the book! H is for Hawk available to borrow immediately on uLibrary from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary

#DidYouKnow that you can find many of the trailblazing women celebrated in the #EdinburghWomensMural, currently on display at Central Library, on the map of Our Town Stories? Look for the pink People pins on the map or find in the People list via Browse - zurl.co/oUQPs#DidYouKnow#EdinburghWomensMural#IWD2026

150 years ago #OnThisDay Alexander Graham Bell was granted the patent for Improvements in Telegraphy. Three days later he made his first intelligible telephone communication. We've explored the British Newspaper Archive to find out how this and other inventions have been reported zurl.co/zTJQD

Don't miss the chance to see The Edinburgh Women’s Mural on its return to Central Library this month! zurl.co/fpkhu

Like a little supernatural twist to your mysteries? Then listen to PI Charlie Parker's most recent investigations on uLibrary from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary

Once again, colleagues in our Resources Team tempt you to try a new title from our new selection of library books. Reserve online and pick up at your local library! zurl.co/J3Aqi

Listen to "the best debut novel in years"! The Names by Florence Knapp, borrow immediately through uLibrary's Talking Book Club link zurl.co/cg7wX

Listen to "the best debut novel in years"! The Names by Florence Knapp, borrow immediately through uLibrary's Talking Book Club link zurl.co/HmneH

Assortment, a beautiful mix of mixed media and collage artworks by Lorna Balmer is on show until the end of the month in the #ArtAndDesignLibrary at Central Library zurl.co/VANHF

Listen to the best-selling Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Available to immediately borrow on BorrowBox from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/borrowbox

Congratulations to our teams at Craigmillar Library; Oxgangs Library, Mobile Library and Saughton Library at HMP; and Kirkliston and South Queensferry Libraries who are all Regional & Country Finalists for Library of the Year – Scotland in the British Book Awards! 📕🎉

Morningside Library are hosting a help session on Monday 9 March for parents and carers supporting their child’s learning at home. Please read our blog post for further information - zurl.co/32B8P

Just a year ago, laurabgordon captured this beautiful blanket of #snowdrops at Fairmilehead, “in the golden hour, not too long after the sun’s late February rising time”. Share your photos too on Edinburgh Collected and help us record history - today! zurl.co/xxqqA#snowdrops #ThrowbackThursday

For #WorldGaelicWeek Sighthill Library are celebrating with a special #Bookbug session sharing songs and stories in Gaelic on Friday 27 February at 10.45am. No booking necessary, just pop along! #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026 #WorldGaelicWeek2026

There are some spaces available on our beginners' #FamilyHistory session at Central Library this week. Come along on Thurs 26 February at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources to uncover your past! Book your place by emailing [email protected]

The caricaturist John Kay observed the prominent characters of the Scottish Enlightenment and his etchings give a fascinating panorama of this era of Edinburgh’s history. On this, the 200th anniversary of Kay’s death, find out more about the people he depicted on Our Town Stories - zurl.co/6WyhR

Ever thought about doing your family tree? Come along to our beginners' #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thurs 26 February at 2pm and find out how to get started using Ancestry and our other free resources. Book your place via [email protected]

Tomorrow is World Day of Social Justice, and we are focusing on reading for pleasure. Did you know that reading for pleasure improves language skills, social skills and employability? Read more about how reading tackles poverty www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/how...

Our #ThrowbackThursday takes us back to 1963 and a glimpse inside the Palais de Dance at #Fountainbridge. There was no drinks licence in the dance halls, so the strongest drink available was coffee! Photo shared by Living Memory Association via Edinburgh Collected. zurl.co/WpW0T

Listen to Edinburg with no wait on uLibrary from Edinburgh Libraries www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ulibrary