Urban Union supports Muirhouse Library’s Summer Holiday Breakfast Club

Urban Union, an award winning regeneration company, is ensuring children can enjoy the most important meal of the day by supporting a summer breakfast club run in North Edinburgh.

The housebuilder is working with Muirhouse Library to provide a nutritious breakfast Monday-Saturday, 10.30-11.30am, throughout the summer holidays. Continue reading Urban Union supports Muirhouse Library’s Summer Holiday Breakfast Club

Weird and wonderful street science in Muirhouse

Spectacular street science entertained children in North Edinburgh yesterday. 

Busking Bikes
Edinburgh Science Festival ‘Busking Bikes’ were in the area entertaining children from four local primary schools as well as having a public show in the new ‘town centre’ by Muirhouse Library.

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Stuart launches his thriller at North Edinburgh Arts

Stuart Runciman is a young man with cerebral palsy who has attended literacy sessions at Pilton Equalities Project for nine years. He has a passion for action movies and thriller novels – and a chance comment by Senior Care and Support Worker Gerry Corbett has resulted in Stuart writing a book of his own! Continue reading Stuart launches his thriller at North Edinburgh Arts

Twa Craws are up oan Muirhouse Library wa’!

Do you remember Makin’ a Brew, the music, story and song project for parents and pre school children at Craigroyston Early years Centre, which ran 2014 – 2016? The parents group produced some lovely poems – and one collaborative work, Twa Craws, now adorns Muirhouse Library wall! Continue reading Twa Craws are up oan Muirhouse Library wa’!

Free training opportunity at Granton Library this week

Overcoming Language Barriers for Frontline/Reception Staff

Training Opportunity for Workers in North Edinburgh

 10am – 12pm, Wednesday 29th March 2017

Granton Library, 25 Wardieburn Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 4DT

Learn about:

• Practical ways to remove language barriers in your organization.

• Race equality in Scotland

• Some of the current challenges for BME communities.

The trainer will be Eleanor McKnight from Elite Linguist CIC. Living in Harmony and Muirhouse Library are organizing the training.

Book your free place by contacting Anita on 0131 551 1671 or anitaaggarwal@pchp.org.uk

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Muirhouse Library celebrates 25 years of Library Link service

A local library success story was shared last week as the Library Link service celebrated it’s 25th birthday. This popular service helps people who have difficulty getting out to access books and other library services. It’s fitting that the celebrations centred on Muirhouse Library, for it’s here that the Link service was first established all those years ago! Continue reading Muirhouse Library celebrates 25 years of Library Link service