You might already have been wished Happy Valentines Day, but maybe I am the first to wish you a Happy International Book Giving Day! This takes place on 14th February each… Read more Happy International Book Giving Day! →
The Chandelier of Lost Earrings – a beautiful sculpture on display at Glasgow Women’s Library until 21st December, 2016.
I was invited to a book launch last week by my friend Lynne Rickards. She’s a picture book author and her publisher, Floris, was holding an event at the Lauriston Hall… Read more Skye the Puffling and other stories →
What is International Book Giving Day? It takes place on 14th February each year and aims to get books into the hands of as many children as possible. Some facts:… Read more International Book Giving Day →
Libraries in the UK are loved, valued and were visited an astonishing 265 million times last year! Libraries are a vitally important public service which can be celebrated on National Libraries Day,… Read more National Libraries Day →
The magnificent dome of the Mitchell Library is one of Glasgow’s most distinctive landmarks. The building opened in 1911, but the library itself dates from the 1870s (based on a bequest… Read more Gallus Glasgow M: The Mitchell →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 