Talk

Healthy Reading

Talk on the role of self-help resources in supporting people’s mental health and well-being.
Health in Mind, 40 Shandwick Place, EH2 4RT
1.30 – 3.30pm
Free – to find out more email or phone on  0131 225 8508.

Family History

Talks and guided tours of the National Archives of Scotland and ScotlandsPeople Centre.
Meet at General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 3YY
2 – 3.30pm
Free. Booking by e-mail, phone or post is essential, as numbers are limited to 30 for each event. Tel: 0131 535 1341.

Who says Writing Art Books is easy?

Christopher Andreae tries to describe with words and pictures the delights and hazards of his job.
Central Library Conference Room, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG
6.45 – 7.45pm
Free – Booking is required. To book a place please e-mail Central Fine Art Library  or telephone 0131 242 8040.

Muriel Spark Society Annual Lecture: A Girl of Slender Means

Journalist, columnist and writer Alan Taylor looks at one of Muriel Spark's best known works, The Girls of Slender Means, in the context of the times and the place it portrays - post-war London - and what the writer was up to then, drawing on the Spark archive at NLS, her autobiography and the memoirs of others.
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW
7pm
Free  –  to book a place contact 0131 623 4675 or email NLS

Tour

Tour of the Library & Music Box Performing Arts Centre

Stevenson College, Bankhead Avenue, EH11 4DE
Tour 1: 2 – 2.50pm / Tour 2: 3 – 3.50pm / Tour 3: 4 – 4.50pm
Free – to book a place telephone 0131 535 4691 or email Stevenson College.

Central Library Architectural Tour

Central Library, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG
7pm - 7.45pm
Free – Each tour is limited to 10 places. Please note this tour comprises several flights of stairs and is not advised for people with limited mobility.
Please book by contacting Central Fine Art Library  on 0131 242 8040.

Hidden Treasures

A brief introduction to the history of the New College Library and how the library works today, with a rarely available tour of the basement stacks which contain unique special collections.
New College Library, Mound Place, EH1 2LX
10 – 10.45am
Free – limited places offered on a first come, first serve basis. Please note there are several flights of stairs – disabled access must be arranged in advance.

Exploring Scotland’s Places

A behind the scenes tour to find out more about the work of RCAHMS, followed by a talk on “Lost Edinburgh” - a presentation illustrated by original archive material on buildings in Edinburgh that have been destroyed or proposed but never built.
RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, EH8 9NX
2pm
Free – if you would like to take part in this event please telephone 0131 662 1456 or e-mail RCAHMS.

Walking Tour

Treasures Walking Tour - !!NEW!!

What's it all about?! Come and join us for a tour of four Old Town Libraries - the Scottish Poetry Library, New College Library, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh City's Central Library. The tour starts at the Scottish Poetry Library and will finish at Central Library on George IV Bridge.
2 - 3.30pm
Free - the tour is limited to 14 places. Please book by e-mailing the Edinburgh Room, Central Library or by telephone 0131 242 8030. Please note that this tour comprises several flights of stairs and is not advised for people with limited mobility.

Watt Walks: a guided walking tour – Art Trail

Heriot-Watt University Campus, Riccarton, EH14 4AS
12.30pm departure – the walking tour will leave from the James Watt statue in front of the University main reception and will last approximately one hour.
Free – no booking necessary. For more information visit Heriot-Watt website or phone on  0131 451 8455.

Roadshow

Electronic Roadshow at Ocean Terminal 11am - 2pm

See the full range of quality information resources you can access free  with your Edinburgh City Libraries membership. Discover the help you can get with homework, business, study or personal interest demonstrated by information professionals at these roadshows. This roadshow will also be at Adam House on 8th November with plans to appear elsewhere in the city later in the year. Look out for the Electronic Roadshow competition that is running throughout Edinburgh's Festival of Libraries week, with a chance to win a Sony e-Book reader and other exciting prizes.

Open Door

Children & Families – Information & Learning Resources Centre

154 McDonald Road, EH7 4NN
An opportunity to see a full range of fantastic resources used to support the education of children from 0 – 18 in the city.
10am – 4pm
Free – no booking required. For more information telephone 0131 469 2960 or email.

 

VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian – Information Centre

An afternoon of information and support for carers.
VOCAL Carers Centre, 8 -13 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW
1 – 5pm
Free – to be assured of one to one information, please book on 0131 622 6666

Film

Edinburgh Premiere of feature-length documentary  "The Hollywood Librarian"

Dozens of interviews of real librarians are interwoven with movie clips of cinematic librarians and serve as transitions between the themes of censorship, intellectual freedom, children and librarians, pay equity and funding issues, and the value of reading.
Screen Academy, Napier University, Merchiston Avenue, EH10 5DT
Screening starts 7pm. Sponsored by Scottish Centre for the Book.
Free – retiring collection on behalf of BookAid International

Performance

Poetrio

A reading performance of a variety of poetry by Anne Connolly, Maureen Sangster and Irene Brown in Scots and English
Stockbridge Library, Hamilton Place, EH3 5BA
6 – 7pm
Free – to book a place contact 0131 529 5665 or email Stockbridge Library.