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In collaboration with Creative Scotland, the National Library of Scotland has appointed Dr Michael Dempster as the new Scots Scriever. He will promote the use of the Scots language across Scotland and will be based at the library for a two-year residency. (Photograph: MAVERICK PHOTO AGENCY)

27 June 2018, 11:58

Prominent Scots linguist secures Scriever residency

Dr Michael Dempster has just been named as the successful Scots Scriever and will soon begin his two-year residency at the National Library of Scotland.

Page from the Book of the Dean of Lismore

09 June 2018, 00:01

Library manuscripts inscribed in prestigious UNESCO register

Callum Macdonald Memorial Award winner, Leonard McDermid

16 May 2018, 10:00

Callum Macdonald Memorial Award finishes on a high

Julia Margaret CAMERON; Various
Fairlie Album, 1860s
Albumen prints, 30.5 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm
Collection: National Library of Scotland, MacKinnon Collection, acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund

14 May 2018, 10:30

100 years of Scottish photography secured for the nation

An exceptional collection of historic photographs that captures a century of life in Scotland is to be shared with the public following a special collaboration between the National Library of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland.