Libraries in Midlothian - Loanhead Library
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The Loanhead Centre
George Avenue
Loanhead -
EH20 9LA
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0131 444 9032
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Opening hours
Monday: 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 19:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 19:00
Friday: 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00
Self-service kiosks can be used to loan and return books outwith these times when the centre is open. -
Summer Holiday Activities 2025
Drop-in for the following FREE activities, available from 30 June to 9 August 2025.
Bookbug
Story, song, and rhyme session for families with babies and young children
- Mondays, 11:00am to 11:30am
- 30 June, 7 July, 14 July, 21 July, 28 July & 4 August
- Saturdays, 11:00am to 11:30am
- 5 July, 12 July, 19 July, 26 July, 2 August & 9 August
- Drop-in
Story Garden Craft Fun
A different arts & craft activity each week.
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- Tues 1 July - Create your own colourful bouquet of summer tulips
- Thurs 3 July - Create a magical fairy door for your garden
- Tues 8 July - Mandala Stone Painting
- Weds 9 July - Make a collage garden using flowers and leaves
- Thur 10 July - Bubble Wrap Flower Painting
- Weds 16 July - Make a nature themed fortune teller
- Thur 17 July - Use old books to make a cute hedgehog
- Tues 22 July - Build a paper windmill for your garden
- Thur 24 July - Design a colourful lollipop flower bookmark to keep your place when you’re reading
- Tues 29 July - Have you got the skills to fold an origami ladybird?
- Weds 30 July - Big bug junk model bonanza
- Thur 31 July - Plant a caterpillar cresshead and watch their green hair sprout!
- Tues 5 August - Design a paper plate garden with lots of different craft materials
- Drop-in
LEGO Garden
Design your own garden using LEGO
- Tuesday 15 July, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- Drop-in
Bubbleology
Have fun making your own bubbles
- Wednesday 2 July, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- Drop-in
Reading Sparks
Build and code your own LEGO robots
- Wednesday 23 July
- 2.00pm - 3.30pm
- These sessions must be booked, please contact via:
- loanhead.library@midlothian.gov.uk
- 0131 444 9032
LEGO Marble Maze
We challenge you to create a crazy maze made from LEGO
- Thursday 7 August
- 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- Drop-in
Films Showings
A family friendly movie screening
- Fridays, screening starts from 2.00pm
- 4 July, 11 July, 18 July, 25 July, 1 August & 8 August
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Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Meeting/conference room to hire
- Books
- DVDs
- Talking Books
- Large print
- Self-service kiosks
- Hearing Aid Batteries
- Photocopier*
- Laminator*
- Free public access computers
- Printing*
- Scanner
- National Entitlement Card: 60+ and disabled
- National Entitlement Card: Young People
- Blue Badge Forms
- Reference and information
*These services carry a charge. -
Accessibility
Fully accessible, public toilets are available within the centre -
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