Dundee Libraries

02/09/2026

This months free activities in Creative Central! Our daily activity is colouring Autumn leaves - paper and pens provided.

31/08/2026

Pokémon Club RETURNS at Fintry Library! ⚡

Back by popular demand, Fintry Library will now be running it's Pokémon club WEEKLY!

Join us every Wednesday from 3:30pm until 4:30pm, where we will...
- Earn and trade Pokémon cards
- Make Pokémon themed crafts
- Learn to play the TCG and compete in battles
- Participate in fun Pokémon themed activities
- Chat about all things Pokémon

Cards are provided for free and yours to take home!

Drop in anytime during the club hours, no booking required. For families and children aged 5+ (please note parental supervision is required for children aged 7 and under).

For more information, feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected] or 01382 432560.

29/08/2026

Lego Club is back in action at Charleston Library on Mondays from 3.30-4.30!

Ages 5-11 welcome but a grown-up will need to stay with anyone aged 8 or under.

If you've got some spare Lego pieces lying around, we'd love to take them off your hands!

26/08/2026

We're up at St Johns High School this morning for their fresher fayre, showcasing the best of our teen activities.

24/08/2026

We're still celebrating the Edinburgh International Book Festival with livestreams at Dundee Libraries!

On 28 August at Central Library you can catch Elif Shafak: The Front List at 1pm and Colm Tóibín: The News from Dublin at 3.15pm

John Grisham, Colm Tóibín and Lorraine Kelly are among the Edinburgh International Book Festival authors appearing on screen in Milngavie and…

24/08/2026

🌟 Looking for your next Volunteering opportunity? 🌟

Why not pop along and meet the team at the Careers Fair at Marryat Hall?

Whether you're looking for a new challenge or simply want to find out more about the opportunities available, we'd love to meet you and have a chat.

📅 When: Tuesday 25th August 2026
📍 Where: Marryat Hall, Dundee, DD1 3BB
🕛 Quiet Hour: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
🕐 Main Session: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Come and say hello – we look forward to seeing you there! 😊

21/08/2026

Join us for Bookbug at Charleston Library!

Stories, songs and rhymes for little ones under 5.

Every Monday at 11.30.

20/08/2026

Next week you can join us for a talk by Sharron McColl all about the life and legacy of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who funded the building of 147 libraries in Scotland, including Blackness Library!

📅 Saturday 29 August, 10.30am
📍 Blackness Library
🎟️ Free, book your space: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andrew-carnegie-a-building-legacy-tickets-1994000024751

19/08/2026

Would you know what to do if a baby stopped breathing?

Join the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) Save a Baby’s Life community workshop and learn practical skills that could help save a baby’s life.

The free workshop will cover:
• Infant Basic Life Support (CPR)
• How to manage an infant who is choking
• Prevention and treatment of drowning in infants

📅 Saturday 22 August, 10am (up to 2 hours)
📍 Blackness Library
​🎟️ Free to attend, booking essential

Spaces are limited, so if you’d like to attend, please email [email protected] to get booked in.

18/08/2026

It's your last chance to sign up for today's 'Share Your Stories' session at Ardler!

The McManus is inviting people across Dundee to become part of Dundee Nights, a major new exhibition opening at the museum this December, by sharing the photos, memories and stories that capture the city's life after dark.

Bring along up to five photos to be professionally scanned. Tell us the stories behind them, explore our interactive memory map and create a dream Dundee night-out poster with Dundee Print Collective.

Come along, share your memories and be part of the conversation.

📅 Tuesday 18 August from 2.30pm at Ardler Library
📅 Wednesday 2 September from 4.30pm at Broughty Ferry Library
📅 Saturday 5 September from 10am at Kirkton Library

Book a space at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/dundee-nights-share-your-stories-4860838