Leadhills Library📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛰️⛏️

Founded 23 Nov, 1741: the oldest subscription library in the British Isles.
Perched high in the Southern Uplands of Scotland 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛰️⛏️
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New plans are afoot at the Library... and opportunities to volunteer. Take a look ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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@markmacleo That's great - glad it all worked out.

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Don't forget that we're open on Saturdays and Sundays between 2-5pm. Come on up, we'd love to see you.
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If you're planning a trip to Leadhills and want to see the Library outwith our opening hours, we'll do our best to try to accommodate. Do please get in touch. Just to note, this account is generally checked once a week, if you're leaving a DM. Thanks.

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We're back! Cameron, Chair of our Board and also of the Library Committee is pictured in the 'driving seat' of our library pulpit, on Saturday as we opened for the season. Opening from beg. May - end of September: Sat and Sun 2-5.

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Been a wee bit quiet on Twitter/X... apologies!
So, a seasonal post:
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, a happy Hogmanay, and an excellent 2024 - from all at the #librarywithaltitude 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏔️⛏️

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@roanschewe And what a glorious day for a visit. Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Fabulous pictures too. I'll pass on your thanks to Cameron (who we think is a bit of a star). Haste ye back! And thanks for coming to see us.

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I asked Gini, treasurer and weekend welcomer to the Library, what her favourite items were in the collection. Instant reply: the rock bands 🤣
Yep, there's music in them thar hills...
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Happy we were able to help! 🙂
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@Bryony_M_x Glad that Gini was able to help with your visit - and that you enjoyed it. Haste ye back!!

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Open Sat and Sun 2-5pm

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Sunshine on the Library today... Trustees meeting at 12pm, followed by Saturday opening with Gini. Open again tomorrow. Come and see us. 🙂
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Sharing some of the excellent work done by our Leadhills P1-7's for their Miner's Library project. Well done, all!

[Mr McCaw @MrMcCawLPS]

@LeadhillsS P1-7 have been working on using charcoal to make black line drawings of our local landmarks as part of our Miner's Library Project. They're looking super @mcintyre_slc and @MissSlater_ 🙌🙌 @mrsfrenchlps

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@MrMcCawLPS @LeadhillsS @mcintyre_slc @MissSlater_ @mrsfrenchlps Looking great! Some lovely work there.

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Library Talk - this time, with a poster!
If you're able to come along on Friday, we'd be delighted to see you.

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Our next Library talk is this week -
Friday 24th March, Leadhills Miners' Library, 7.30pm.

Andrew Hopetoun will be speaking a little on the history of Hopetoun House and Leadhills.

Do join as if you can.

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Coming up this week:
Friday evening talk by Mike Davis on:
'A local history of the Great War'
- starts at 7.30, in the Library.
All welcome
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Just popping in to say we're still here, just in closed season mode.
To tide you over, a photo of our restored banner, which was featured in The Antiques Roadshow a couple of years ago, plus a link to an article by @DaniGaravelli1
on our 275th Anniversary
https://t.co/pyEHRTqjcQ

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Given we're within the 12 days of Christmas & on the principle of better late than never:
Best wishes for the season to you all. As we turn the page & find ourselves in a brand new year may it be filled with possibilities & promise & all good things.
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