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Pacific Perspectives on Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson exhibit opens in Edinburgh this week

Caring Scotland PR Image 01 - Photo credit Kirsty Anderson

Team of lead artists and facilitators announced for Caring Scotland

Poet and novelist Jackie Kay at the National Library of Scotland. The National Library has acquired her literary archive for the national collections. Credit: Neil Hanna

Jackie Kay chooses National Library as home for her archive

The literary archive of award-winning writer and former Makar Jackie Kay has been acquired by the National Library of Scotland.

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The spine of a book binding. The Book of the Dean of Lismore is printed at the top in gold lettering.

Lewd poetry relating to a ‘salaried priest’ in 16th-century Gaelic manuscript

[Please see Gaelic version below]

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‘Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480–1630’ opens on Friday 21 June and runs until April next year at George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Model: Liz Hamilton Credit: Phil Wilkinson

National Library of Scotland has its Renaissance moment

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Early manuscripts of Poor Things in the hand of Alasdair Gray, as well as his artwork.

Final part of Alasdair Gray archive joins ‘Poor Things’ at National Library

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The first ever Broons annual (foreground) and the 2024 annual (background)

National Library acquires first-ever Broons annual

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Dumfries and Galloway-based Susi Briggs is a poet, author, storyteller, musician and podcaster with a passion for the Scots language. Credit: Kim Ayres

New Scots Scriever announced

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Curator Colin McIlroy in the stacks of the National Library of Scotland-2

Help us uncover the stories behind the stories

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Digital scan of a full-colour map of Galloway (1943)

Galloway Scots Scriever sought for prestigious residency

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Gàidhlig Storymaker Kirsty MacDonald at the Library's Sgeul I Story exhibition. Image credit Neil Hanna.

“Fàilte don sgeulaiche ùr Ghàidhlig!” — Gàidhlig Storymaker starts exciting new role

Fiddler Aidan O'Rourke in the General Collections Reading Room at the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building. Credit: Neil Hanna

Music to fill National Library’s reading rooms

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