Pittenweem Community Library & Information Centre

01/06/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️ LAUNCH EVENT! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saturday 13th June, 2pm - 4pm, Dreel Halls

We are delighted to announce the launch of Anstruther Repair Cafe! 🥳
Come along and meet our team of repairers, who will be on hand to help.
Bring your broken items or textiles, give them a new lease of life and save them from landfill ♻️ The Repair Cafe is free to attend, donations welcome.

Enjoy a cuppa and cake and have a chat ☕️
All welcome 🤗

If you have repair skills to share and you’d like to join the Anstruther Repair Cafe team please let us know. For any further information or questions please email: Norman Paterson [email protected]
(*please only bring items you can carry with you)

01/06/2026

As this is National Volunteer week, we are celebrating the contribution our wonderful volunteers make to the running of Pittenweem Library and associated projects.
The original library was closed by Fife Council in February 2017. By the summer of that year we re-opened as a community library and information centre. We have over 30 volunteers and trustees and we are incredibly grateful to them all. Without them we could not provide these services.

31/05/2026

Volunteers’ Week is an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. All next week we will feature the work of our wonderful volunteers, who make our library the busy welcoming place it is. We will also showcase the many associated projects we do.

30/05/2026

29/05/2026

The Hay Festival has just published a list of 39 books of UK readers favourite fiction. Did you know Pittenweem library has a such a large stock of fiction books that we hold just about all of the books on their list!

Here are a few examples from The Hay Festival list that you can find in Pittenweem library.

Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman
Dune Frank Herbert
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman
The Book Thief Marcus Zusak

What is your favourite book you are reading just now or do you have a forever favourite? Do leave a note in the comments, we would love hear.

28/05/2026

Medical Receptionist (34 hours/week - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Receptionist to join our friendly team at Coast Health.

We are a busy GP surgery based in the East Neuk towns of Pittenweem and Elie. As part of the administration team you will provide a valued contribution to the care of our practice population.

Duties mainly include answering busy telephone lines, arranging patient appointments and follow ups, managing repeat prescriptions, electronic document filings, and general office/administration tasks.

As first point of contact for the Practice you must possess excellent communication skills and enjoy working with the public. A pleasant manner and proven customer service experience are essential.

Previous experience of working in Primary Care is preferred but not essential as training will be given.

If this role is of interest to you, we would welcome your application by clicking the below link.

https://practice.jobs.nhs.scot/jobdetailpage/?id=10311

27/05/2026

There is nothing like settling down for a good read with a book that has a despicable villain somewhere in the plot. This week we have an excellent selection of contemptible characters here. Why not pop in to the library and have a browse through these books on our display table.

27/05/2026

EAST NEUK COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANNING TEAM (ENCEPT)
Invites you to come along for a networking opportunity and a blether!

Where: Anstruther Upper Town Hall
When: Thursday 11th June at 7pm

Discover more about:

- ENCEPT and equipment available to help in an emergency. Try your hand at operating pumps.
- RNLI and hear about their safety campaigns and plans for the new lifeboat building.
- Flood Forum Scotland and their resources.
- Fife Council Resilience Team who act in emergencies.
- East Neuk First Responders a hands on change to learn about CPR and Good Sam.
-Community Councils and their activities!

Tea, coffee and nibbles available!