It’s time to get your pens and pencils out for this year’s CHRISTMAS DRAWING COMPETITION!
Please come to the desk to get your entry paper to do your drawing on, as we have lots printed out for you!
Then when your winteriest, cheeriest, yuletidefullest drawing is finished please hand it in at the desk by 18th December, for the chance to win a prize.
We really are excited to see what you all come up with!
Drumbrae Library Hub is a drop off point for donations to the Corstorphine Christmas Support Project!
This project supports families in the wider Corstorphine, Murrayfield and Roseburn area who need extra help at this festive time of year.
Please bring in toys and toiletries that you wish to donate TODAY as it will be the last opportunity to give these.
Hellooooo!! The October break is only a week away and we have fantastic events running through the week!
All are free and there is no need to book 
See you there!
You might be wondering… what is Pokémon day? Well I’ll tell you!
We are going to have a scavenger hunt around the library with 3D printed Pokémon and once you’ve found the Pokémon and spell out the secret word, you’ll get a prize! There are only 70 prizes to give out so you’ll have to be speedy!
There will also be lures placed on all the Pokéstops surrounding the library in Pokémon Go so be sure to catch ’em all!
It’s that time of year again! Time to get your Halloween hats on and create some wonderfully spooky and surprising drawings to go on display in the library in time for the 31st October!
You have from Monday 7th until Thursday 31st (Halloween night) to get your creations in to the desk 
Prizes will be given to two winners !!
THIS week Drumbrae library saw a lot of great gaming, including some cool creations like a powered beacon in Minecraft and a spectacular volcano!
Next week we have some crafty events which are so popular they’ve already been booked up, but our usual Friday Craft and Lego Time will still be on and open to everyone of suitable age.
Keep an eye out for our updates on food delivered to the sharing shelf and any extra news we’ve got to share.
Do you remember we had an Easter Drawing competition? Well we were so impressed by ALL your eye-catching, creative and imaginative entries that we decided to have a SUMMER DRAWING COMPETITION!
We want to know what summer means to you? Ice cream? Football at the park? Swimming? Movies? Daydreaming in the garden? Trips to the seaside? Sunny sandpits? Waterfights? Fun times with your family and friends? Long walks with the dog?
Looking forward to seeing all your entries pouring in from Monday onwards!
PLEASE ASK FOR YOUR ENTRY SHEET AT THE DESK or bring in your drawing from home but remember to add your name, phone number and age on the back! :0)
We had some great events this week, but the fun doesn’t stop there! Have a look at what we have on offer.
There are a couple of spaces left for our events at the start of the week, but feel free to show up to our craft and Lego time at the weekend.
First Minister Humzah Yousaf has welcomed analysis which estimates 100,000 children will be kept out of relative poverty in 2024-25 as a result of Scottish Government policies.
Updated modelling of the cumulative impact of policies such as the Scottish Child Payment indicates the relative child poverty rate will be 10 percentage points lower than it would otherwise have been.
Speaking after joining a Book Bug session at Drum Brae Library Hub in Edinburgh with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Mr Yousaf highlighted estimates in the report of the impact the UK Government could have on child poverty, if it were to bring in selected welfare changes alongside the Scottish Government’s actions.
These show that removing the two-child limit and reinstating the family element in Universal Credit – worth £545 per family in 2017 – could lead to an estimated further 10,000 fewer children in Scotland living in poverty in 2024-25.
Meanwhile, introducing an Essentials Guarantee to ensure Universal Credit is always enough to meet people’s basic needs could lead to 30,000 fewer children experiencing poverty.
The First Minister said: “It is utterly unacceptable that, in 2024, children continue to live in poverty in Scotland. That is why we have very deliberately chosen to invest in our public services, and the social contract which binds the Scottish Government to the people we serve.
“From the introduction of the innovative and transformative Scottish Child Payment – described as ‘game-changing’ by frontline organisations and already improving the lives of so many children and families across Scotland in real and immediate ways – to investing £1 billion to tackle the poverty-related attainment gap, continuing delivery of the Whole Family Wellbeing programme, providing £50 million to develop and scale up holistic family support and investing around £1 billion every year in high quality early learning and childcare, ensuring Scotland delivers the most generous funded childcare offer in the UK.
“The economic modelling published today estimates that the actions we’re taking will mean the relative and absolute child poverty rates will be 10 and 7 percentage points lower than they would have otherwise been.
That’s 100,000 children kept out of relative poverty and 70,000 kept out of absolute poverty next year. These are the lives of children across Scotland, in every single community, being improved by the action we are taking.
“While we all know the challenging financial situation Scotland faces, the Scottish Budget continues to prioritise tackling and reducing child poverty. Against a backdrop of the UK Government’s two-child limit and continued austerity, we are taking real action to lift children out of poverty and improve their chances in life.
“We know that the UK Government could lift a further 40,000 children out of poverty in Scotland this year if they made key changes to Universal Credit. That includes introducing an Essential’s Guarantee and scrapping the two child limit.
“Every child in Scotland deserves a life free of poverty and I will continue to do everything in my power to make that a reality.”
We’re SO DELIGHTED to announce that, as part of Book Week Scotland, we have an author event with queen of crime LIN ANDERSON!
Lin Anderson’s books are some of our most borrowed titles so we know there are many, many Anderson fans in the Drumbrae (and Edinburgh) library community.
Tickets are free but places are limited and so booking is essential – get your ticket while you still can!
We’ve had a wee couple of changes to our October Break events, all of the same fun things but Saturday event will start slightly earlier!
Attached is the revised poster for all of yous – see you next week!
