We’re getting the library ready for Halloween!
We have found lots of spooky books for you to borrow, but our two wee ghosts are quite lonely on the display board!
Will you help us create some ghostly or magical friends for them?
Come along for our craft sessions this weekend!
-Friday 3:30pm
-Saturday 11am
TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 3.30 – 4.30pm
Zoo Tails is back next week!
We’re so excited to have Jaima from Edinburgh Zoo back with us on Tuesday to share all about our creepy crawly friends!
Will you be there?…
This is a free event and there is no need to sign up.
TEA & BISCUITS WITH DAVID MUNRO
Wednesday 14 October from 6.30 – 7.30pm
Next Wednesday we’re delighted to welcome David Munro to Granton Library – his childhood patch!
Find out all about David’s writing process and his inspirations – he’s a history lover so you can find out how this feeds into his work.
Also an opportunity to discuss the process of creating and marketing your own books.
Light refreshments will be available!
Will you join us for a wee read on the 7th October?
#WeeRead26 is a national campaign to celebrate the joy of reading and to encourage people to set aside time to read. Any genre counts!
Join thousands of people across Scotland and pledge to read 6 minutes on the 7th October: https://www.weeread.scot/#pledge
We will be hosting a Cosy Reading Hour at Granton Library to celebrate the Wee Read and complete the challenge together!
Bring your own book or find your new favourite read on our shelves.
Take a blanket and a cushion with you for extra cosiness!
Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
We have a small and exclusive number of these excellent zines created by local people in North Edinburgh as part of the Creative Resistance Project partnering with North Edinburgh Arts Centre, National Galleries of Scotland and Royston Wardieburn Community Centre.
The zine contains poems, collages, drawings and other writings by folks in North Edinburgh – perhaps a familiar name or two!
Congratulations to all involved on a great project. If you would like a copy of ‘100 Years of North Edinburgh Resistance’ you can pick one up here.
We’re delighted to announce that award-winning writer Bashabi Fraser will be joining us for a very special ‘Reading Round’ event in September.
This is a ‘no homework’ event, perfect for anyone who enjoys discussing and discovering great literature.
Book your spot at this amazing FREE event below:
FRIDAY 24th JULY from 2.30 – 3.30pm
Aged 7-12 and looking for amazing art activities to take part in? This animation workshop will be amazing and we can’t wait to see the results!
Places are limited so please let us know if you want to come either by phone or booking on eventbrite:
Hello, you might have spotted the ESCAPE ROOM we are planning on our holiday schedule which was to be unveiled today – (Wed 15th).
We think it will be even more fun if we have some more planning time so the first date for this will now be Sat 25th July.
Looking forward to unpuzzling with you!
TUESDAY 14 JULY 3.30 – 4.30PM
We are so excited to have a visitor coming from Edinburgh Zoo on Tuesday to talk about Capybaras!
Hope to see you there!
We are looking at ways to make the library more accessible for families with additional support needs. As part of this we have put together a social story to make it easier to know what to expect when visiting us at Granton library!
We have a hardcopy available in the library if you want to look at it when you come.
We also have a visual timetable that you can borrow during your visit.
We’re still in the early days of this process so we very much welcome any feedback on what we can do better and what would be helpful to make a library visit more accessible!
