"Love Your Library" Day 2013
2 February 2013
Love Your Library Day 2013 is here! Following on from the huge success of last year's celebration libraries are again holding a fantastic variety of events for this special day.
Come along and enjoy the fun - meet an author, listen to music, play a game, get some exercise, enter a competition and lots, lots more including:
Love Scottish Crime...
Delve into the world of Scottish crime with best selling authors:
or leave Scotland behind with top travel writer Peter Kerr.
The Great Book Raffle...
Just borrow 8 books on the day and you'll go into the running to win a KOBO e-reader, iPod Shuffle and a selection of goodies from local businesses.
Love Your Library Day Quiz...
Think you could beat the 'Eggheads' any day? Pick up an entry at any of our libraries to be in with a chance of winning one of two fantastic prizes - a meal for two at 'The Sun Inn' or a £30 fitness voucher.
Love Books...
The shelves in each library will be overflowing with new stock especially for Love Your Library Day, so there's no better time to browse!
Events
Bonnyrigg
- All Day: Quizzes and Crosswords
- 10:00-11:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 10:30-12:00 Love Your Crafts - Calling all crafty adults and teens
- 11:30-12:30 Love Live Music - Performance from the Lasswade "Friday Night Project"
- 13:00-14:30 Love Scottish Crime - Lin Anderson author event
Dalkeith
- 10:00-11:30 Love Your History - Edinburgh War Roadshow
- 14:30-15:30 Love Scottish Crime - Quintin Jardine author event
Danderhall
- All Week: Reading Champions - who will borrow the most books?
- All Day : Stalls and displays ~ Tea & Coffee ~ Get your picture taken with your favourite book!
- 10:00-11:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 11:00-12:00 Love Your Crafts - Forestry Commission Crafts Workshop
- 12:00-13:00 Love Playing Games - Family Xbox Challenge
- 13:00-13:30 Love Stories - Visit by storyteller Kati Waitzmann
- 14:00-15:00 Love to Write - Writing Workshop with Marianne Wheelaghan
Gorebridge
- All Day: Displays
- 10:00-11:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 11:00-13:00 Love Your Crafts - Needlecraft and Knitting Workshop
- 13:45-14:30 Love Live Music - Performance from the Lasswade "Friday Night Project"
- 14:30-16:00 Love Live Music - Local musicians perform
- 16:30-17:30 Love to Travel - Peter Kerr author visit
Loanhead
- All Day: Library Quiz for kids ~ Mystery Parcels
- 10:00-10:30 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 10:00-13:00 Love Your Crafts - SWRI Crafts Workshop
- 11:00-12:00 Love Live Music - Performance by local singer/songwriter Harper May
- 11:00-13:00 Love Your iPad - IT taster sessions on using iPads (11:00-12:00 & 12:00-13:00)
- 12:30-14:00 Love to Write - Members of the Tyne & Esk Writers celebrate libraries and writing
Local Studies
- 09:30-12:00 Love Your History - Local Studies
A fantastic opportunity to see what Local Studies has to offer and learn more from members of The Recording Angels and the Lothians Family History Society.
Mayfield
- All week: Reading Champions - who will borrow the most books?
- All Day: "Wot du u luv about ur library" ~ Treasure Hunt ~ 'Not So Board' games ~ Refreshments
- 10:30-11:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 11:00-13:00 Love Playing Games - Learn how to play 'Booky Table Tennis'
- 12:30-14:30 Love Your Crafts - Cool Books for Hooks Crochet Workshop
- 12:30-14:30 Love Your Crafts - Jewellery Workshop
- 13:30-15:00 Love to Exercise - Pole Fitness taster sessions
- 19:00-21:00 Love Scottish Crime - Stuart MacBride author event
Mobile Library
Newtongrange
- All Day: Mystery Parcels ~ Tea & Coffee with home baking ~ Newtongrange Shops Through the Ages exhibition
- 10:00-12:00 Love Your Crafts - Arts & Crafts Workshop for adults
- 11:00-12:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 12:00-13:00 Love Your Crafts - Crafts for Young People
- 12:00-14:00 Love Live Music - Nitten Music Sessions
- 14:00-15:00 Love to dance - Scottish Country Dancing for all
Penicuik
- All Day: Local History Display ~ Treasure Hunt ~ Tower Challenge
- 10:00-11:00 Love Your Library - Family Bookbug/PEEP session
- 11:00-12:00 Love Your Crafts - Crafts for young people
- 12:00-13:00 Love Your Crafts - 'Book Art' Workshop
- 13:00-14:00 Love Books - Visit by Young Adult author J. A. Henderson
- 14:00-15:30 Love Live Music - Showcase of local school bands
- 16:00-16:30 Love Live Music - Acoustic session with 'Forward to Dawn'
