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 […]
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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 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. 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 […]
Wells and Springs: A Fascinating History From time to time, we hear of water supply disruptions caused by burst pipes or contamination. Affected users are sent to collection points to get free bottled water to use until the issue is resolved. This usually only lasts a maximum of a few days. In the past, however, […]
International Women in Engineering Day Celebrating Women Engineers: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures Every year on 23 June, we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. First launched in the UK by the Women’s Engineering Society, it’s now a global movement. It shines a light on the achievements of women in engineering and encourages more girls and […]
Scottish Surfing: Riding the wave from Tahiti to Edinburgh Surfing isn’t probably the first thing you think of when you think about Scotland. Cold north seas and a people known for their kilts rather than their wetsuits come more to mind. Still, there’s a surprising popularity for the sport here and a growing uptake to […]
History of Napier Ever wonder how the name Napier in Edinburgh Napier University? Ever wonder about the old tower on Merchiston Campus? Or the statue placed by the tower? Well, wonder no more. We are going to look at the History of Napier. John Napier John Napier, eighth Laird of Merchiston, was born in Merchiston […]
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD) Butterflies. Such beautiful creatures are also fascinating and very important members of the insect kingdom. This is ultimately what inspired a whole day each year being dedicated to learning more about them, the fundamental role they have in our ecosystems, their conservation and ultimately their significance in the world […]
The History of Sighthill Campus With the partial closure of Merchiston library upcoming, starting on the 18th, we thought we could have a look at some campus posts.So we went through out archive to repost a post from a few years, detailing the history of the Sighthill Campus. Enjoy. We are putting the spotlight on […]
