This free display is part of our OUTWITH programme, getting our collections out around Scotland. Will we see you there? 👀

#MaryQueenOfScots #PerthMuseum #NLS100 #History #ScottishHistory

Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition | National Library of Scotland Explore the profound impact of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' on literature and culture.

Read 'Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition' > www.nls.uk/collections/...

#MaryShelley #Scottish #Gothic #Dundee #Frankenstein #NLS100

Join us for a free celebration of Shelley's legacy, to mark the release of Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' on Netflix.

📌 George IV Bridge
🗓️ 11am-4pm, Friday 7 November
🎟️ Free entry

#MaryShelley #WalterScott #Frankenstein #GuillermoDelToro #NLS100 #Edinburgh

Love Libraries – Library volunteers offer support and advice for those affected by cancer Supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community is a key role of our public libraries.

Read more about librarians providing support for those affected by cancer in our #LoveLibraries case studies > www.cilips.org.uk/advocacy-cam...

#LoveLibraries #NLS100

Love Libraries – Summer storytelling sessions are a huge success Bookbug and storytelling sessions have been going on the road in the Borders to help reach more children and build partnerships with local organisations.

Read more about Summer storytelling sessions in the Borders in our #LoveLibraries case studies > www.cilips.org.uk/advocacy-cam...

#LoveLibraries #NLS100

Happy Birthday NLS 🎂, here’s to the next 100 years and beyond as a champion of curiosity, discovery and connection #NLS100

Happy Birthday @natlibscot.bsky.social! 🎉
#NLS100

🥳 Officially 100!

Happy official birthday to us! 🎂

Today we celebrate 100 years of curiosity, discovery, and connection. Thank you for sharing the joy!

#NLS100

A sign reading ‘It’s our birthday! 100 today’ in front of the National Library of Scotland building in Edinburgh.

🎪 The mayhem begins!

Celebrate with us! Doors open at 10am at George IV Bridge (Edinburgh) and Kelvin Hall (Glasgow). Be among the first 500 at each site to get your special edition centenary comic, created by Beano!

#NLS100 #Beano

Dear Library | National Library of Scotland Visit this love letter to libraries exhibition celebrating the centenary of the National Library of Scotland.

Explore more in our 'Dear Library' exhibition. Plan your visit > www.nls.uk/whats-on/dea...

#NLS100 #ScottishArchives

National Library of Scotland | Home Welcome to the NLS site.

We were appointed by @natlibscot.bsky.social to reimagine their digital presence, and the new nls.uk website is now live.

Read the full story in our case study:
stormid.com/our-work/nat...

#Digital #DigitalTransformation #Umbraco #CMS #NLS100 #LoveLibraries

A white board with notes pinned all over it from members of the public, writing their love letter to a library.

What would you say in your love letter to libraries? 💘💌

#LoveLibraries #NLS100

The front cover of the special centenary edition comic by Beano. Showing the Bash Street Kids bursting out of the front of the National Library of Scotland.

🎉 It’s our official birthday on Thursday 7 August!

On the day, visit us at George IV Bridge, Edinburgh or Kelvin Hall, Glasgow to get your own copy of a special edition centenary comic created by Beano, especially for this occasion!

#Beano #NLS100 #LoveLibraries #LibrariesAloud

A circular art piece which reads, 'Give light & people will find the way'. In the center, there is a a Carnegie inspired flaming torch.

Teresa Elmore, exhibition contributor, sits with her lego model, 'Idea of a Library'

A knitted vest designed to look like a library issue card, with Author, Title, Due Date, and Borrower Name sections.

Kirsten MacQuarrie, exhibition contributor, standing with her poster on display in the 'Dear Library' exhibition. The poster reads 'A library card in your hand is your democracy'.

What's been your favourite part of 'Dear Library' so far? 📚

#LoveLibraries #NLS100

A light art piece. It is circular, with a yellow border. All-caps text, going around the edge of the circle on a white background, reads 'Give light and people will find the way'. In the center, there is a lit torch, with a smiling face in the flames.

To quote Ella Baker – give light and people will find the way 💡

#NLS100 #LoveLibraries #LibrariesChangeLives

Lucky to have been given a sneak preview (by @aminatshah.bsky.social) of the news show from @natlibscot.bsky.social, ‘Dear Library’ celebrating the place of libraries in people’s lives. Features @valmcdermid.bsky.social, @damianbarr.bsky.social & people from all over Scotland! #nls100

Smartify | Audio tour I National Library of Scotland building Welcome to the National Library of Scotland. This year marks 100 years since the Libra...

As part of the @natlibscot.bsky.social centenary celebration, they recently launched an audio tour of their George IV Bridge building (featuring a tiny bit of bonus #AdvocatesLibrary content)

#libraries #books #booksky #tours #history #NLS100

app.smartify.org/en-GB/tours/...

From private book collections in the 17th century to the vibrant community hubs we know today, discover how libraries have adapted to meet the changing needs of society.

The exhibition also celebrates our 100th birthday! 🥳💙

#InspiringTheNation #LoveLibraries #NLS100

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Why do you love your library?

#LoveLibraries #FindYourNextChapter #NLS100

Help us shape how we serve the people of Scotland in the coming years ⏩

#Library #Strategy #NLS100

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The exhibition, launching in June this year, will explore what we love about libraries 💗📚

What would be your opening lines in a poem addressed to a library? 🤔

#NLS100

To ceremoniously mark the opening of our BlueSky account, we thought we’d share the key that was used to officially our building in Edinburgh in 1956 🗝️

#NLS100

SOOO excited to be announcing all our Centenary plans this morning! It's going to be an amazing year with some fabulous partners and collaborators 🥳💯 #NLS100

"Mary, Queen of Scots’ last letter will be on display in Perth Museum later this year as part of the National Library of Scotland’s centenary celebrations" 📜✍🏽
 
#NLS100

Mary, Queen of Scots’ last letter will be on display in Perth Museum later this year as part of the National Library of Scotland’s centenary celebrations 📜✍🏽
 
#NLS100

Image of an 'I ♥️ My Library' badge

Val McDermid and Damian Barr (as #NLS100 Centenary Champions) sum up the morning by illustrating how vital libraries have been to them both, noting that you never know what you will find in a library that might spark a new and exciting idea ✨

Image of the NLS main staircase, with a '100' sign at the top of the stairs

Image of archive documents congratulating the NLS on its opening in 1925

Delighted to be at the #NLS100 celebrations, celebrating 100 years of curation, cataloguing + making Scotland's precious collections accessible. From Byron to the Beano, from Mary Queen of Scots' final letter to football programmes, the @natlibscot.bsky.social collection has something for everyone

Damian Barr: “growing up, home was not a safe space for me. The library was”. #NLS100

Fabulous to hear Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for Culture in the Scottish Government, speak of the huge importance of libraries to enrich the lives of Scottish citizens #NLS100

Authors Damian Barr and Val McDermid stand on the stairs in the National Library of Scotland building in Edinburgh. The stairs have a decal on them saying ‘Celebrating 100 years’. In the foreground, photographers are taking photographs of the authors.

🎉 The National Library of Scotland is turning 100 in 2025, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🥳  

We’re so excited to have Val McDermid and Damian Barr with us to champion libraries with us throughout our centenary year! 

#NLS100