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National Library of Scotland
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Lothian
Scotland
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National Library of Scotland
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Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Industry, Law and Order, Literature, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, World Cultures
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Contact details
General Enquiries (Tel)
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+44 (0)131-226 4531
General Enquiries (Fax)
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+44 (0)131-622 4803
General Enquiries
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enquiries@nls.uk
Manuscripts
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Maps
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maps@nls.uk
Rare and Specialist Collections
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rarebooks@nls.uk
Public Programme
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events@nls.uk
Website
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www.nls.uk
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Open
General Reading Room:
Monday - 09.30-20.30
Tuesday - 09.30-20.30
Wednesday - 10.00-20.30
Thursday - 09.30-20.30
Friday - 09.30-20.30
Saturday - 09.30-13.00
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Closed
Sunday
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Description
Scotland's largest library and the world centre for the study of Scotland and the Scots. Thanks to our UK legal deposit status, we are also a vast reference library, covering all subjects, from art to mountaineering, and from early times to the digital age.
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Collections description
7 million printed books, 120,000 volumes of manuscripts, 1.6 million maps, and over 20,000 newspaper and magazine titles.
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Key artists and exhibits
Robert Burns
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Mary Queen of Scots
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Edinburgh Calotype Club
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Douglas Haig
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Winston Churchill
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Murthly Hours
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The Auchinleck Manuscript
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Modern Scottish Writers
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Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal
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Map Library - military and civilian
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Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending June 29 2008
Scotland's First Book Goes On Show To Mark 500 Years Of Printing
News In Brief - Week Ending February 17 2008
20 Years Of Ian Rankin And Rebus At The National Library Of Scotland
News In Brief - Week Ending October 21
National Library Of Scotland Exhibition Brings John Murray Archive To Life
Portrait Of The New Asian Scots At National Library Of Scotland
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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