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Scotland's national library. We hold over 29 million items; if you can think of it, we probably have it. Social media contact:

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    Nov 16

    NOW OPEN! Our new exhibition 'A Better World?' explores the impact of the First World War on life and society in post-war Scotland. Free entry. Open until 27 April 2019. Find out more >

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    6 hours ago

    Brava, Jenny Gilbertson 📽️🎞️❤️ Thanks for this absolute treat

    Day 3 of the National Library Advent Calendar
    Day 3 of the National Library Advent Calendar - screen grab from a 1978 film about the Inuit community on Ellesmere Island
    On Day 3 of here’s a fascinating 1978 film from showing a year in the life of an Inuit community on Ellesmere Island (900 miles north of the Arctic Circle) >
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  3. 9 hours ago

    Remember everyone - perseverance *definitely* takes you places. Wouldn’t you agree ? Read Read Read Read Read Read Achieve

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  4. 10 hours ago

    We hope that awards his medal in the evening... Because then it'll be the Remains of the Day...

    Sir Kazuo Ishiguro.
    Sir Kazuo Ishiguro is to be awarded the ' highest honour, the Bodley Medal, during 2019's .
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  5. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    Absolute bargain

    PS - *£8* people! It's a flippin' steal!
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  6. 11 hours ago

    And the sunset view from our office isn't bad either...

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  7. 11 hours ago

    Good luck Shona!

    Conservator Shona Hunter and ⁦⁩ ready to deliver their talk on the Cheviot stage set ⁦⁩
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  8. 11 hours ago

    Think (but with slightly less special effects)

    Disaster planning workshops today .
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  9. 12 hours ago

    This tree tale is gently (and insistently) punching us in the feels. Worth a read...

    A few years ago we tried something which turned out to be one of the loveliest things we've ever done at Orkney Library and Archive. This is the story of how it came to be. A thread.
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  10. 12 hours ago

    If the blog interested you, come and visit our Frederick Douglass Treasures display and find out about the life of the most famous freedom-fighter in US history >

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  11. 12 hours ago

    Fascinating blog by about and the transatlantic slave trade >

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    13 hours ago
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    You can spot Ellesmere Island on this map from Philip's New School Atlas.

    Polar Regions, from Philip's New Modern School Atlas
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  13. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    Mixed bag today: my Nana is still with us so this morning we’re off to see the Toulouse-Lautrec show & then this afternoon I’m doing some teaching cover (we’re off to see books on Pompeii in special collections). What’s everyone else up to this week?

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  14. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    THIS THURSDAY a Christmas Market with independent traders and storytelling at 2pm and 4pm. Free entry

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  15. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Next up at is giving a quick tour of IIIF at the also talking about the Library's ambitious commitment of having a third of the collections in digital format by 2025

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  16. 16 hours ago

    ICYMI - our calendar started on Saturday (as is traditional). Follow for lots more collections-based treats over the coming weeks 😀

    National Library of Scotland Advent Calendar - Day 1
    National Library of Scotland - 1654 map of Orkney and Shetland
    Yay! It’s the first day of our calendar 😀. In the coming weeks we’ll show you a selection of our items from around the world. Today we're starting off in and this *beautiful* 1654 map of Orkney and Shetland >
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  17. 16 hours ago

    This tweeter *wants* that jumper. Please , you gotta tell us where we can get our trembling bookish hands on one...

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    It's day 3 of our ....and what is Chris Fawkes wearing? 😆
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  18. 16 hours ago

    PS - *£8* people! It's a flippin' steal!

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  19. 16 hours ago

    We'd *totally* give , , and a free copy by the way 🤓

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  20. 17 hours ago

    Our 1822 Scottish clan map is *available to buy* in our online shop. This beautifully reproduced map comes with a booklet providing a fascinating insight into ancestral Scottish history and highland culture >

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  21. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    More beautiful pop up books to get you in the Christmas mood!

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