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NLS Visitor Services

@nlsGeorgeBridge

Visitor Services Team at the National Library, George IV Bridge. This account has now merged with @natlibscot

 Edinburgh, Scotland
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Joined November 2017
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We offer behind-the-scenes group tours to @natlibscot. Our tours include a visit to the General Reading Room and book stacks, plus interesting information about the history of the Library. To enquire, contact [email protected] at least 6 weeks in advance. See you soon!
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Today's view of the Library #MoodyMonday
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The Library looking like an inviting place this morning for your #TuesdayThoughts
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Some #MondayMotivation for aspiring writers! There are still spaces available in our 'Writing the Library' workshops, including this Friday. Poet Marjorie Lofti Gill will lead you through the creative writing session, inspired by our collections and exhibitions. Link below
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---> nls.uk/events/writing-worksh… The sessions will cover all types of creative writing – prose, poetry, and memoir!
It may be the #BigGardenBirdWatch today, but how about the Big Library Birdwatch? Can any American ornithologists identify these birds?
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Our postcards are from ‘Illustrations of the American Ornithology’, published here in Edinburgh in 1835, featuring the work of Scottish ornithologist Alexander Wilson. As well as a founder of American ornithology, Wilson was also a poet.
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Saturdays are for loaf (cake) ing around the Library. #saturdaymorning #saturdayafternoon
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See this and other #HeritageTreasures in our exhibitions today! Open until 5p.m.
National Library of Scotland (@natlibscot) profile pictureNational Library of Scotland@natlibscot11 Jan 2020
Happy #HeritageTreasures Day! This photo is by David Bryce, titled ‘Loch Katrine (Ellen's Isle)’ c.1863 from the MacKinnon Collection, held jointly with @NatGalleriesSco. Visit our display today > nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures… Supported by @HeritageFundUK
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The Library here on George IV bridge is open today, Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday next week! If you fancy clearing your mind of the festive fog, we have a few exhibitions and displays you can escape to...
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First one - our display in the visitor centre featuring items connected with Robert Louis Stevenson's time spent in Switzerland, where he completed 'Treasure Island'. Read more about the author's time spent here, on the Library blog: blog.nls.uk/robert-louis-ste…
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❄️A reminder of our opening hours over the festive season❄️
National Library of Scotland (@natlibscot) profile pictureNational Library of Scotland@natlibscot16 Dec 2019
View our festive season opening hours > nls.uk/using-the-library/ope… (Normal opening hours resume for all Library premises on Friday 3 January)
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Today's festive spotlight falls on this tree mendous shortcake. Celebrate #JaneAusten s birthday with a slice of cake. It doesn't take much Persuasion...
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There are worse things to do than coming into the Library and having a cheerful slice of cake. We have plenty of books too. Open til 5⃣ today!
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⭐️🟡🟠 Oh, Library Tree 🟠🟡⭐️ Can our festive fir inspire you to 'spruce' up on your knowledge of books? 'Branch' out into other research areas? Research your family 'tree' ? Have a leaf through our online resources here: nls.uk/digital-resources
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Today 10 am til 6pm! ⭐ Handmade gifts ⭐Lothian Gaelic Choir ⭐ 15% discount in our shop ⭐ Tours
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⭐ Thursday is Toursday! ⭐
Reference Services, National Library of Scotland (@nls_reading) profile pictureReference Services, National Library of Scotland@nls_reading3 Dec 2019
We are offering tours on Thursday 5th December at 10:30am, 1pm, 3pm & 5pm for #24doorsofadvent. There are no pre-bookable slots left but there are a handful of places for each tour that can be booked on the day. Bookings can be made at our Information Desk on Thursday.
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"On the second of December My Library suggested to me Chocolate from @ChocTree" Choose from Milk, Dark, Sea Salt and Caramel, Turkish Coffee, Ginger, Winterspice, Whisky, and Haggis Spice!! Mmmm #Christmas2019
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It's officially time to start the countdown to #Christmas2019 with the National Library of Scotland Shop. Behind door number 1 we have our beautiful Olive Pearson cowls, with a design inspired by the first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica's end-papers. #AdventCalendar
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Happy #StAndrewsDay ! Come and visit our shop and exhibitions for a wee sample of Scottish heritage and produce @natlibscot #Scotland
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Jingle Bells, The Library sells Lovely things next week. Plus a 15% discount in our shop Will make winter time less bleak. Oh! Jingle bells...
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You can read more about our display here: nls.uk/news/archive/2019/11/…
NLS Visitor Services (@nlsGeorgeBridge) profile pictureNLS Visitor Services@nlsGeorgeBridge26 Nov 2019
Our newest display, "At the Water's Edge" is a collection of photographs from The MacKinnon Collection, featuring pictures of striking Scottish landscapes and coastal communities, such as this print from the 1890s below. #ScotlandsPhotos
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Our newest display, "At the Water's Edge" is a collection of photographs from The MacKinnon Collection, featuring pictures of striking Scottish landscapes and coastal communities, such as this print from the 1890s below. #ScotlandsPhotos
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