If you have been following the events surrounding the laying of the memorial to the victims of the Orkney Witch Trials it is worth your time to pop up to the Orkney Room to check out the display.
Orkney Witchcraft Trial Display
Audiobook Review:The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring(1981)
“This adaptation of Lord of the Rings is one very close to me personally.This is the version of Lord Of The Rings in my mind.”
A New Look for a New Year at Kirkwall Library
The staff of Orkney Library in Kirkwall have been busy giving it a wee makeover. Here are some pictures of the new layout.
Book Week Orkney -19th to 25th November
The Scottish Book Trust (the national charity changing lives through reading and writing) will be delivering a range of events and activities across the Scotland during Book Week Scotland 2018.
Fun Palaces at Orkney Library
Exhausted teddy bears at the Orkney Library Fun Palace
Digital Storytelling Programme Launched in Orkney
” The importance of this project in building digital skills and providing benefit to wider communities is invaluable.”
Thinkin an Speerin Fur Wursels
“Orkney has the oldest public lending library in Scotland having been established in 1683”
Orkney Archive Recognised Nationally for its Valuable Service
Orkney Archive was the first local archive to be created outside Scotland’s major cities
The Scottish Suffragettes
Professor Pedersen of Robert Gordon’s University has been engaged in a year long project investigating ‘The Scottish Suffragettes’.
Drop In to the Orkney Archives
On Saturday 23rd September 2017 from 11am to 3pm there will be an opportunity to drop by the Orkney Archives in Kirkwall
