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Scotland’s Gala Days

Scotland’s Gala Days   Scotland’s Gala Days take place in the months of May and June. A Scottish tradition of gala weeks in full swing. It’s a time for towns to get together and celebrate their history and culture. There will be sports days, horse-riding, fancy-dress. And don’t forget float parades with pipe and brass […]

Wild Animals of Scotland Update

Wild Animals of Scotland Update Ospreys in 2023 Here is a wee wild animals of Scotland update. For those of you who have followed Scotland’s osprey visitors in previous years, we have some great news! NC0 and her mate LM12 have returned to Loch of the Lowes and have been getting the nest ready and […]

Book Week Scotland (14-20 November 2022)

Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading, organised by the Scottish Book Trust to promote the joy of reading throughout Scotland.  Between 14-20 November, a packed programme of in-person and online events and activities will take place in venues across the country. See the Scottish Book Trust website for more information […]

Book Week Scotland (15th- 21st November 2021)

As the nights draw in and winter approaches you might be thinking about the pleasure of cosying up on the sofa with a good book and, if you’re wondering what to read next, look no further! Book Week Scotland is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and between 15th and 21st of November, there are […]

New to Edinburgh? Edinburgh Guide

New to Edinburgh? Edinburgh Guide Starting university in a new city can feel a little overwhelming, but one of the best ways to settle in is to get out and explore. And Edinburgh is the perfect city is the best place to do it. With historic streets, green spaces, cosy neighbourhoods and incredible views, there […]

The Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Fringe Everything you should know about The Edinburgh Fringe It’s August again, the sunshine is going away, and we’re hard at work getting the library ready for all the students coming back in September, so what better way to unwind than catching a show at the Edinburgh Fringe? Taking over the city for […]

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026 Saturday 15th – Sunday 30th August 2026. The Book Festival The Edinburgh International Book Festival began as a biennial event in 1983 and became an annual event in 1997, and has now been running for over forty years. As one of the largest public celebrations of reading and the written […]

Top Video Games of All Time

Top Video Games of All Time (according to us) You’d think that, as a Library, talking about video games wouldn’t be an obvious choice, but here at Edinburgh Napier we are a university at the forefront of video game design. Not to mention Scotland is the home of Rockstar North (formerly Rockstar Games), the iconic […]

The Most Borrowed Books of the Year 2026

The Most Borrowed Books of the Year 2026 The stats are in! We library staff often get very curious about which of our physical books are going out on loan the most throughout each year. Recently, we have generated a list of our most borrowed titles of 2026 . So far using our library management […]

The truth is out there! – World UFO Day.

The truth is out there! – World UFO Day. This 2nd of July is World UFO Day, marking  the 79th anniversary of the alleged UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, that helped spark our modern fascination with UFO sightings. UFOs, which means Unidentified Flying Objects, are exactly what they sound like – something in the […]

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