Happy International Book Giving Day!
The gift of reading
The Chandelier of Lost Earrings
The Chandelier of Lost Earrings – a beautiful sculpture on display at Glasgow Women’s Library until 21st December, 2016.
Skye the Puffling and other stories
A book launch in Edinburgh
International Book Giving Day
An alternative (or addition) to Valentines Day!
National Libraries Day
Love your local library!
Gallus Glasgow M: The Mitchell
One of Europe’s largest public libraries.
A weekend with kelpies and old books
Another lovely weekend in Central Scotland meant I could cross off two more items on my summer “must visit” list. The Kelpies are the latest large-scale public art installations by sculptor… Read more A weekend with kelpies and old books →
Following in the footsteps of literary heroines
Last summer, I fulfilled a long-held ambition to visit Prince Edward Island, setting for one of my favourite childhood books, Anne of Green Gables. I wrote about it here, and… Read more Following in the footsteps of literary heroines →
Glasgow Women’s Library
On Wednesday, I visited Glasgow Women’s Library with the group of librarians I have met through Twitter. I took notes during the talk by librarian Wendy Kirk, meaning to write… Read more Glasgow Women’s Library →
Innerpeffray Library & the Knock of Crieff
I’ve wanted to visit Innerpeffray Library for years. Last weekend, when we stayed in Perth, I planned to visit on our way home but overlooked the fact that the library… Read more Innerpeffray Library & the Knock of Crieff →
In the Loop for National Libraries Day
And so to the final instalment of the National Libraries Day adventure in Glasgow. To find out why it was called “In the Loop” and the hashtag was #nldshoogle you’ll… Read more In the Loop for National Libraries Day →
We love to #shoogle
A couple of days ago I posted about the library crawl I was organising for National Libraries Day via Glasgow Subway. Well, it took place yesterday and was enjoyed by… Read more We love to #shoogle →
