LIS 580 British Studies
The National Library of Scotland, The Edinburgh Central Library, and the University of Edinburgh
July 1, 2016
The National Library of Scotland Before our tour of the Edinburgh Central Library we hung out at the National Library of Scotland. Here we toured the interactive state-of-the-art John Murray Exhibition. Some of us also got our Reader Card (thanks Cherie!). The Edinburgh Central Library Then we crossed the street to the Edinburgh Central Library . Our hostess and guide was Fiona Myles, Library Development Officer. The Central Library opened in 1890 as the first public library in the city. Funded by a Carnegie grant, Carnegie actually laid the founding stone of the French Renaissance style building. We began our tour in the B3 Level. This used to be the newspaper room. It is now the Edinburgh and Scottish History Collection. The B1 level holds the Music Library and meeting rooms. It has an exhibition space that, at the time of our visit, contained an exhibition on WW1. The University of Edinburgh New College Library In the afternoon we went to