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Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar/Western Isles Libraries
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📚Western Isles Libraries
📍Stornoway, Tarbert, Lionacleit & Castlebay
🚐 Lexy (Lewis/Harris) & Lachaidh (N/S Uist)
🛜 www.wilibraries.org.uk
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🏑Chan eil beat air leabhar math às dèigh là fada de dh’iomain!
📖”Caman” in and borrow a book!

📋Our joint community consultation with Lewis Sports Centre is open until Monday 10th November.
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🗣️ Have you say!
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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📖✨ Ready for a new chapter? ✨📖

We have new projects underway and are looking for friendly, flexible people to join Western Isles Libraries in temporary and relief posts based in Stornoway.

📅 Apply by Monday 29th September 2025 myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/com...
September 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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It was a busy weekend at Stornoway Library with the launch Rory & the Balloon Bicycles, the 2nd book in the #RoryandtheSnackDragons & a visitor from Nottinghamshire libraries, researching her grandfather who was based in Lewis after WW2 #SaturdayLibrarian #libraries #authors #WesternIsles
June 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week & this year’s theme is “Community”

Libraries are at the heart ❤️ of our communities. Visit your local branch to find out all they can offer 📚

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#libraries #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthAwareness #community #wellbeing
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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✨This Wednesday ✨
Join Roderick G Maclean to launch the English version of his book “Never To Return: Convoys to Russia in the Second World War.” In conversation with Coinneach MacIver.

⏰5:30pm, Wed 23rd April
📍Stornoway Library

🎟Bookings:
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April 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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A’ gairm air oileanach Gàidhlig! Thig còmhla ri Seirbheis Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar airson cothrom samhraidh gun samhail! Tha sinn air bhioran dà àite-obrach a thabhann tro Sgeama Greis Gnìomhachais Oileanaich Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2025!
📍Lìonacleit & Steòrnabhagh
📅 Diluain 21d Giblean
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Famous 🙌

With our new besties from the Reading Schools team at the @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

#readingschools #westernisles #scottishbooktrust #reading #literacy #outerhebrides #libraries #community #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #librariesrock
March 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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A fantastic morning. So much library love ❤️ followed by a big day with the @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social providing professional learning for teachers & visiting Sgoil a Bhac to encourage them as they start their Reading Schools journey. Looking forward to more great library partnerships 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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All set up for tomorrow’s literacy, reading & Gaelic discussions with the @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social (& Scotland’s Makar if he made the ferry 🙏) in Stornoway. With thanks to the Scottish Library & Info Council SLIF fund 📚

#literacy #reading #Gaelic #libraries #community #Bookbug #westernisles
March 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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We have been quiet on here lately because we are busy planning next week’s Islands’ Literacy Symposium. We’re excited to be bringing so many local literacy champions together & to be fuelling discussions with this incredible local business 🥰 #OnBoardHebrides #literacy
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Às deidh dha tadhal air Bàgh a’ Chaisteil, tha Bookbug a’ dèanamh a shlighe air ais a Steòrnabhagh le lioft ann am bhan an leabharlainn.

Tha sinn an dòchas gun do chòrd an turas aige ribh.

👋 Tioraidh = Cheerio/goodbye
March 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Bookbug ann an Uibhist
Mar a bhios Bookbug a’ gluasad bho eilean gu eilean, tha na h-abairtean Gàidhlig a’ còrdadh ris air an t-slighe! Is e abairt an latha an-diugh:

⛴ Tha an t-aiseag a’ seòladh = The ferry is sailing

#seachdainnagaidhlig #leabharlainnnaneileansiar #gaidhlig
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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🚗💨 A’ chiad tadhal aig Bookbug: Na Hearradh. Air a thuras air feadh nan Eilean Siar, tha Bookbug a' dèanamh air leabharlann na Hearadh an-diugh!
Dè mu dheidhinn gun ionnsaich sinn abairt Ghàidhlig còmhla?

👋 Ciamar a tha thu? = Ciamar a tha thu?

#Gàidhlig #BookBug #NaHearradh #SeachdainnaGàidhlig
February 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🌟 Seachdain na Gaidhlig - Cuairt dànachd aig Bookbug 🌟
Sa chiad dol a-mach, ionnsaichidh sinn beagan fhaclan Gàidhlig a chuidicheas sinn, agus sinn a’ tadhal air na leabharlannan eile

📚 Leabhar = Book
📖 Leughadh = Reading

Càite an ath thuras a bhios Bookbug a’ tadhal?
February 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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We have a Carnegie too 💕 in Stornoway but sadly no longer in use as a public library

#CarnegieLibrary
#beautifullibraries
February 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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💕 Love Libraries 💕

Many thanks to MP Torcuil Crichton & team for dropping by Stornoway Library to discover some gems in our Gaelic & Local History Collections.

We’re delighted Finlay has joined the library team as Gaelic & Outreach Librarian 📚

#LoveLibraries #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #LocalHistory
February 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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In case you needed an excuse to visit 💕

And if that’s not enough, there will be tea & cake at Stornoway & Lionacleit libraries Friday 🧁

#LoveLibraries #leabharlainnnaneileansiar #westernisleslibraries #librariesrock #libraryromance #lovetoread
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Official promo for aforementioned cake so you know it’s legit.

Invite your local councillor 👍

#WesternIsles #Naheileanannaniar #libraries #stornoway #tarbert #lionacleit #Castlebay #FundLibraries #EssentialServices #MobileLibraries #ruralservices #socialcohesion #community
February 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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💟 Dè tha dol aig Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar? / What's on at Western Isles Libraries?

💟 This week is the launch of the national LOVE LIBRARIES campaign - share the library love:

📸 John Maher Photography [a huge library fan]

#LoveLibraries @natlibscot.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Getting in the mood for #LibraryLovers day & there’s been considerable debate in the library about what these sugar coated delicacies are called 🤔

Perhaps @orkneylibrary.bsky.social or @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social can help?

🙋‍♀️ donut balls
🙋 donut holes
🙋‍♂️ small donuts

#libraries
#westernisles
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Thanks ☺️ Our driver CJ is fabulous, and we’re not the only ones who think so 🐴

#libraries #publiclibraries #mobilelibrary #northuist #southuist #outerhebrides #westernisles
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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This team of young people are studying Creative & Digital Media & have been exploring the library collections to create video content to make us look cool & hip. Over the next few weeks they’ll be taking over our socials to share some of their work 🎥

#librariestransform #libraries #publiclibraries
January 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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It’s been a mad start to the year with so many exciting projects in the pipeline for 2025 but we didn’t want another week to go by without introducing you to our Foundation Apprentices ✨ 🧵

#librariesrock #apprenticeships #Scottishlibraries #westernisles
January 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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📚 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the team at Western Isles Libraries. We look forward to welcoming you all back in 2025!

📲 If you didn’t find a great read under the tree, remember our eLibrary is available 24/7. Link in bio

#leabharlainnnaneileansiar #westernisleslibraries
December 27, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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The Stornoway Library team have risen to the challenge from @bookscraiccake.bsky.social & our rock is now a stunning Bookmas tree 🎄

Over to you @orkneylibrary.bsky.social 🙌

#librariesrock #islandlibraries #bookmas #librarydisplay #libraries #outerhebrides #westernisles #eileansiar
December 20, 2024 at 3:41 AM