| Portobello Library | |
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| Location | 14 Rosefield Avenue, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1AU, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1897 (1963 in current location) |
| Branch of | City of Edinburgh Council Libraries |
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| Website | https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/5073/portobello_library |
Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500[1] and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Weatherstone with a stock of 26,000 books and eight staff.[2] The previous accommodation in the Old Town Hall, now Portobello Police Station, was considered unfit for purpose and was criticized for being dirty, dark and overcrowded.[3]
Opened in 1897, the year after Portobello was formally incorporated into the City of Edinburgh, the library service is the joint-second oldest in Edinburgh (after Central Library (1890) and joint with Western (Dundee Street) Library (1897).[3]
In 1997, Portobello Library celebrated its centenary through a programme of talks.[4]
In June 2017, the Edinburgh Tool Library opened a lending service out of Portobello Library.[5]
Portobello Library is one of the main venues for events at Portobello's annual book festival in October.[6]
References
- ^ "New Library Opening". Edinburgh Evening News. 12 October 1963.
- ^ "Portobello's new library opens". Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. 12 October 1963.
- ^ a b "Portobello Library: long service - and spacious days ahead". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 March 1963.
- ^ "Library marks centenary". Portobello Reporter. Autumn 1997.
- ^ "Edinburgh Tool Library Is Coming To Portobello - Public Notices". www.portobellocc.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Portobello Book Festival". Portobello Book Festival. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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