Edinburgh Mobile Library

On we are celebrating our 3 core services - our community route, our care homes & sheltered housing service, and our children's service. We are very proud to serve these communities that may struggle to access libraries otherwise.

To find out if our community route stops near you, go to:

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory/10194/mobile-library-stops

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory-record/1229187/mobile-libraries

Thanks to all of our readers, and happy Book Week Scotland!

The Scottish Library & Information Council Edinburgh City Libraries

Following the torrential rain on Saturday, we got bogged down in the mud trying to leave the park after the Ratho Children's Gala with Ratho Library.

Can laugh at it now, but was very embarrassing at the time. Was within ten feet of the gate and just slowed down too much, as was trying to get the angle lined up right.

Thanks very much to the who did their good deed for the day and pushed us out.

An image worthy of ? Edinburgh City Libraries

Here is the first post from our Finnish Friends:

"Greetings from Iisalmi and the mobile library Pokkari!
Iisalmi Libraries are linked with Edinburgh Libraries through the NAPLES Sister Libraries scheme and through this connection, we share working practices, ideas and culture.My colleague Tuomas and I work at Pokkari, our mobibe library, and we thought we would share information and experiences about our work.

Pokkari is 13 years old and it has served us very well Pokkari. means paperback book in Finnish and we always have them with us - suitable for both children and adults. We also carry with us books, magazines, console games, DVD:s, board games, a total of over 3,000 volumes. The car is long enough to fit a lot of material, but not too long to fit through some very tight intersections. Especially in winter, snowdrifts can create big obstacles and a stop that we used to fit well becomes very tight.

In the morning shift we visit schools, daycare centers and childminders. During these visits, we often sit down and read the children a story. Reading brings a nice change to the day and the children really enjoy it. We collaborate with schools and we talk about books in the library car as well as in school classrooms. If necessary, we will deliver book boxes to the classrooms so that the children will have enough to read until the next weekly Pokkari’s visit.

During the evening shift we visit villages in every direction of Iisalmi. Mobile library services are important for many village residents with mobility impairments who have difficulty accessing the main library. Village residents can make book reservations using an app that can be downloaded to their mobile phone, and Pokkari will deliver the reservations to the villages. This way, village residents can also participate in the offerings of our library network.

Because spring is just around the corner, we thought we'd share next what our work is like during different seasons - drivers drive no matter what the weather is. And in spring it's not always easy. But more on that next time."

Edinburgh City Libraries

Hello everyone, we are back at Davidson's Mains Parish Church today with the blue bus.

We are parked on the far side of the car park/church hall in the pedestrianised area, so please look for us.

Blackhall Library Edinburgh City Libraries