Colinton Library

15/09/2026

📚 Pentlands Book Festival 2026 is coming to Colinton Library!

Join us for six free author events from 26 October to 23 November, with talks covering books, history, travel, poetry and the supernatural.

📍 Colinton Library, 14 Thorburn Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0BB

🎟️ Tickets go on sale via Eventbrite from 1 October.

For event details and ticket links:
www.pentlandsbookfestival.org⁠

We look forward to welcoming you! 📖

14/09/2026

LIBRARY CLOSURE – SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

Please note that the library will be closed from 10am until 2pm on Saturday 26 September due to essential maintenance work.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you need to visit a library during this time, our nearest alternatives include:

• Currie Library 10-5pm
• Wester Hailes Library 10-5pm
• Oxgangs Library - 10-5pm

For a full list of Libraries and opening hrs www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries

Thank you for your understanding and patience while this essential work is carried out.

31/08/2026

Our Tuesday Bookbug sessions are changing - Our Bookbug session each week at Colinton will be every Saturday from 11am. We look forward to seeing you then.

Other sessions we host weekly are :

Balerno Library - every Wednesday from 3:30pm.
Currie Library - every Thursday from 10:30am.
Colinton Library - every Saturday from 11am.

19/08/2026

Currie Library's Bookbug session Thursday, 20 August has had to be cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience, and Bookbug hopes to see you the following Thursday!

Sorry, but due to circumstances beyond our control, Bookbug will be cancelled tomorrow, Thursday 20 August. Hope to see you next time!

15/07/2026

We currently have the 2026 programmes for the Jazz & Blues Festival, The Stand Comedy Club, and the Gilded Balloon Show Guide. Get then while stocks last!!

12/06/2026

Sorry to announce that Bookbug is cancelled tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you back next week. Remember we also also have a Bookbug this Tuesday at 10:30am.

09/06/2026

Don't miss our free Author talk tomorrow evening at 6pm!

**AUTHOR TALK ** - Join us at Colinton library on Wed 10th June at 6pm with crime author Tom Wood. A true story about the first modern murder and how the ground-breaking work of Scottish forensic scientists who developed new techniques helped solve the case and shape the future of scientific criminal investigation.

There will be an opportunity to meet the author / ask questions and have books signed.

02/06/2026

**AUTHOR TALK ** - Join us at Colinton library on Wed 10th June at 6pm with crime author Tom Wood. A true story about the first modern murder and how the ground-breaking work of Scottish forensic scientists who developed new techniques helped solve the case and shape the future of scientific criminal investigation.

There will be an opportunity to meet the author / ask questions and have books signed.

01/06/2026

Sorry to announce that Bookbug is cancelled tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you back next week. Remember we also also have a Bookbug this Saturday at 11am.

16/05/2026

The week beginning 18 May is Bookbug Week! To celebrate, why not bring your pre-schooler along with their favourite teddy bear or soft toy. Bookbug sessions at Balerno Library are on Wednesdays 3.30-4.00. Because we are very limited when it comes to space, please book a space 0131 529 5500. If at all possible, please book BEFORE the day, and remember to phone us to cancel if you find you won't make it. We look forward to seeing you!