Westerkirk Parish Library

17/06/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming David Byers to Westerkirk Parish Library on Sunday 28th June to discuss all things bees. David keeps bees in the Annan area and is a supportive member of local bee keeping community. He will also be raising awareness about the threat of the Yellow Legged Asian Hornet.
Please email the library to reserve a seat - all are welcome.

13/05/2026

4 days to go! On Sunday 17th May at 3pm, Alan Thomson is coming to the library to speak about Annan Harbour development and coastal rowing - one of the fastest growing sports. We hope you are able to join us. Just send an email to [email protected] if you would like a seat. All welcome

29/04/2026

Many thanks to Langholm Producers' Market who have given us their charity stall on Saturday 2nd May 2026. We hope you will be able to pop in and buy a book or two.

18/04/2026

Our Diary of Events until the end of June. We hope you will be able to join us to help celebrate a library that has been serving the community since 1793. Tomorrow, Sunday 19th April at 3pm, we have the delightful Robin Down coming to inspire us with details of his road trip from Allerdale to Cape Wrath stopping off at golf courses with honesty boxes. We have a number of seats available.

15/04/2026

A road trip with a twist: golf clubs, exciting car and the different golf courses on the way to and from Cape Wrath - usually the ones with honesty boxes. We hope you can come along to Robin Down's talk on Sunday 19th April from 3-4.30pm.
Robin will have copies of both of his books on sale on Sunday.
Please email the library to reserve a seat: [email protected]

08/04/2026

Lovely view from the library today.

08/04/2026

a young man popped into the library today who is raising money for a mental health charity - he's walking north from Lands End to John o' Groats. He has a fundraising page if you'd like to support him or cheer him on along the way.

Help Taylor-James Hunter raise money to support Mind

08/04/2026

The library is open today until 6.30pm. Visitors welcome.

25/03/2026

This Sunday, 29th March, from 3-4.30pm, we are welcoming Mark Shelton to the library. We are looking forward to hearing his cycling tales and no doubt being inspired. We have been looking through our collection to see what we have on this topic. Our oldest book is 'Cycling' by Bury and Hillier published by Longman, Green and Co in1883. Can you spot the differences? We still have some spaces left - so please email if you would like to join us.

20/03/2026

Many thanks to Emma Tennant, who came to the library on Sunday 15th March. Emma gave a fascinating talk about her paintings and her rag rug making. Our next talk is on Sunday 29th M arch from 3-4.30pm when Mark Shelton is coming to speak about his passion for cycling. Please email the library if you would like to reserve a seat.