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Stromness Library: March 2015
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Saturday, 28 March 2015. Don't forget to put your clocks forward tonight as we 'spring forward' to lighter evenings and the promise of warmer days to come. On a day of rain and wind we thought it might be good to share the reassuring opening stanza of George Mackay Brown's poem for Robert Rendall, Chorus: ' Soon Spring Will Come':. Soon Spring will come, and then the thrifty crofter. Must yoke an ox, and drive his eager plough. Through the wet mould. the sower will follow after,. Saturday, 7 March 2015.
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Stromness Library: Having a yarn
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Saturday, 25 April 2015. We are always delighted to welcome visitors to the Stromness Library, and even more delighted when they come back for a return visit. In the last couple of weeks we've had visits from two former writers in residence at Stromness Library, Jan Natanson, and Nalini Paul. As well as our Ravelry friend. We were rather pleased to be able to show off our library cushions, and Becky even posed for a photo beside the windows which were the inspiration for the design. Author of the month.
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Stromness Library: Bookmarks and Bags
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015. We were overwhelmed by the entries to our competitions to design a bookmark for the new Stromness Library and a new children's library bag. The quality of the entries gave our judges a very difficult decision to make but we are delighted to be able to announce the winners. Congratulations to Erin Rose Bayliss and Magnus Groundwater, joint winners of the bookmark competition. Thank you to everyone who entered. We can't wait to see the winning designs as bookmarks and bags.
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Stromness Library: January 2015
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Friday, 23 January 2015. We don't know about you but by this point in January we are in need of a bit of a boost. So have a very happy Burn's night when it comes. We thought you might enjoy the following poem from the bard:. Through and through the inspired leaves,. Ye maggots make your windings;. Respect his lordships taste,. And spare his golden bindings. Posted by Stromness Library. Tuesday, 6 January 2015. Advent Quiz - the result! Happy New Year to all our readers. Posted by Stromness Library. Orkne...
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Stromness Library: September 2014
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Friday, 12 September 2014. Strange Happenings In the Library. There have indeed been some strange and exciting happenings over the past 24 hours, and not all of them in the library. However the excitement hasn't ended yet, as tomorrow the Wirdsmit group will be holding a creative writing workshop in Kirkwall Library led by Amber Connolly. He title of the workshop is 'Strange Happenings in the Library' and. The workshop is a free event and to book a place please call Amber Connolly on 01856 811313. This e...
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Stromness Library: July 2014
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Saturday, 12 July 2014. It's been a wonderful week of weather here in Orkney, with visitors and residents alike enjoying sunny strolls along the street in Stromness. We've enjoyed meeting those who have taken a break from the sun to visit the library, both new visitors and familiar faces. It was particularly nice to get chatting to a regular visitor who turns out to be a fellow knitter and Ravelry. Her most recent project, as part of the Women in Science Festival. Involved creating a knitted display.
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Stromness Library: Burn's Night
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Friday, 23 January 2015. We don't know about you but by this point in January we are in need of a bit of a boost. So have a very happy Burn's night when it comes. We thought you might enjoy the following poem from the bard:. Through and through the inspired leaves,. Ye maggots make your windings;. Respect his lordships taste,. And spare his golden bindings. Posted by Stromness Library. Cant make it along the street for a chat? Leave us a comment instead, we love hearing from you. Author of the month.
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Stromness Library: April 2015
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Saturday, 25 April 2015. We are always delighted to welcome visitors to the Stromness Library, and even more delighted when they come back for a return visit. In the last couple of weeks we've had visits from two former writers in residence at Stromness Library, Jan Natanson, and Nalini Paul. As well as our Ravelry friend. We were rather pleased to be able to show off our library cushions, and Becky even posed for a photo beside the windows which were the inspiration for the design. Do please get in touc...
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Stromness Library: October 2014
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Saturday, 18 October 2014. Posted by Stromness Library. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Author of the month. Crime Fiction Short Story Competition. Edinburgh International Book Festival. Library of the Year. National Library of Scotland. Office for National Statistics. Orkney International Science Festival. Orkney Library and Archive. Orkney Polar Bear Club. Penny for the Pop. Produce and Industrial Show. Save our Libraries Day. Speak Up For Libraries. Stromness Spirit of the Sea. The Poems the Thing.
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Stromness Library: Cushions
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Tuesday, 17 February 2015. We thought you might like to see what the Yap and Yarn group have been working on in preparation for our move to the new Library. We decided it would be nice to find a way to make something for the new building which reminded us of the old library, and came up with the idea of cushions for our lovely new comfy sofas. As you can see, the design is based on the coloured glass windows in the old library. We decided to make 6 cushions and here we are working on the final one! Orkne...
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