What's on in the libraries
Events managed by libraries in the Stirling Council area
Bookbug Week
Bookbug says Hello!
A celebration of all the languages spoken by families across Scotland.
Dates
Monday 13 May to Saturday 19 May 2024
Date |
Location |
Time |
How to book |
Monday 13 May | Cambusbarron Library | 10:30am | 01786 473873 |
Tuesday 14 May | Doune Library | 9:30am | 01786 841732 |
Tuesday 14 May | St Ninians Library | 9:45am (booking system in place) | 01786 472069 |
Wednesday 15 May | Central Library | 11am | 01786 237760 |
Thursday 16 May | Callander Library | 10:30am | 01877 331544 |
Thursday 16 May | Dunblane Library | 10:30am | 01786 823125 |
Thursday 16 May | Balfron Library | 2:15pm | 01360 440407 |
Thursday 16 May | Bannockburn Library | 2:15pm | 01786 812286 |
Friday 17 June | Bridge of Allan Library | 10am | 01786 833680 |
Friday 17 June | Drymen Library | 10am | 01360 660751 |
Saturday 18 June | Dunblane Library | 10am | 01786 823125 |
Event details
Join us at Stirling Libraries for Bookbug Week for ‘Bookbug says Hello’ a celebration of all the languages spoken by families across Scotland. Bookbug sessions are free, friendly, fun, and have songs, rhymes and stories for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their families and carers to enjoy together. Each session lasts around 30 minutes in a relaxed environment and has been designed to support children’s development while having fun.
Off the Page Book and Culture Festival
Our Stirling Council Libraries and Archives book and culture festival ‘Off the Page’ is returning this year starting Wednesday 22 of May 2024 and running till Friday 31 of May 2024.
Our theme is Mystery, Malevolence and Murder and we have an excellent programme of events planned across our libraries and rural communities. Events will feature historical literary figures, showcase fascinating stories from our archives, and feature some of our favourite Scottish authors.
Lecture at Legends: George Buchanan and the Highlands and Isles of Scotland
Guest Speaker Professor Alison Cathcart from Stirling University
Date
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Time
7pm-8pm
Location
Legends Coffee House
Event details
Join us for our annual George Buchanan lecture at Legends Coffee House. This event kicks off our Stirling Libraries and Culture Book Festival ‘Off the Page’ for 2024. This year’s lecture is being given by Professor Alison Cathcart, from Stirling University’s History Department.
Better known for his Latin poetry and teaching Greek to the young James VI, as well as fluency in French, Hebrew, Spanish and possibly Italian, George Buchanan was a native Scots and Gaelic speaker. This lecture will examine Buchanan’s writings about the Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland: the Highlands and Isles, and the region’s inhabitants. It will assess his comments about clanship, his description of the islands around Scotland found in his 1582 Rerum Scoticarum Historia, and the significance of these aspects of his writings.
How to book
Suggested donation (£5)
Visit Stirling District Tourism on Eventbrite to book
Doors open 6:30pm
For further information email info@sdtourism.org
Exhibition Launch: Celebrating 120 Years of Stirling Central Library
Keynote Speaker author James Robertson
Date
Thursday 23 May 2024
Time
2:30pm - 4pm
Location
Event details
This year, Stirling Central Library is celebrating its 120th anniversary! Join us for the launch of a new exhibition, tracing the library's journey from opening in 1904 to the modern-day. Our key-note speaker is best-selling author and poet James Robertson, who will be taking a trip down memory lane to share his experiences visiting Central Library as a boy.
How to book
To book a space on this event call 01786 237760 or email centrallibrary@stirling.gov.uk
Witches, Devils and the Fairy Folk in Scottish records of the 16th and 17th centuries’
Speaker, Pam McNicol from Stirling Council Archives
Archives Talk and Q&A
Off the Page Book Festival
Date
Monday 27 May 2024
Time
6pm-7pm
Location
Event details
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Scotland was gripped by a wave of paranoia and hysteria surrounding witchcraft.
Joins us at Cambusbarron Library for a fascinating talk from Stirling Council Archivist Pam McNicol featuring stories from the records held at the Council Archives of people who were accused of witchcraft and investigated by their local Parish and the Presbytery of Stirling.
These were real, often marginalised, people who became caught up in a period of hysteria about the presence of potentially evil influences in tight-knit local communities where health care for people and animals was virtually non-existent. All of which took place during a time of extreme political and religious upheaval.
How to book
Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event call 01786 473873 or email cambusbarronlibrary@stirling.gov.uk
Local History: Weaving, Kilt Making and the Bannockburn Tartan Mills
Stirling Council Archeologic: Dr Murray Cook
Talk and Q&A
Off the Page Book Festival
Date
Thursday 30 May 2024
Time
5:30pm-6:30pm
Location
Event details
Join us at Bridge of Allan Library to learn about the history of tartan and the craft of kilt making. We’ll be talking about tartan from its origins, through the Victorian era to its use today. We will be joined by our esteemed Stirling Council archaeologist Dr Murray Cook, who will be along to tell us a bit about a recent project setting out to rediscover the archaeology and history of the textile mill at Bannockburn, Stirling. In its heyday during the late 18th and 19th centuries, it was one of the largest producers of tartan, furnishing many of the Highland Regiments with their uniforms.
How to book
Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event tel. 01786 833680 or email bridgeofallanlibrary@stirling.gov.uk
Spellbound: Poetry Workshop
Stirling Makar Laura Fyfe
Off the Page Book Festival
Date
Friday 31 May 2024
Time
6pm - 7pm
Location
Event details
Let creativity cast a spell on your writing. Join us for Spellbound: a Poetry Workshop led by Stirling Makar Laura Fyfe. Bring an old poem to rework or let your imagination run wild. We’ll be getting creative with our writing, and for those who would like to, sharing some of our poems aloud. We hope guest poet Madhu Raghavendra will be joining, Madhu is the current Charles Wallace Fellow at Stirling University.
How to book
Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event visit Dunblane Library, call 01786 823125 or email dunblanelibrary@stirling.gov.uk