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Pioneering ‘Lend and Mend Hub’ launches at the AK Bell Library

A new ‘Lend and Mend Hub’ has opened at the AK Bell Library in Perth, providing free access to equipment and resources for repairing, reusing, and upcycling textiles.

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Libraries give a ‘warm welcome’ to the 2023 Cosy Community Rugs Project

Warm-hearted people across Perth and Kinross are being asked to help make cosy rugs again for those who need them this winter.

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Partnership Heralds Opening of New Community Library

Culture Perth and Kinross and the Strathmore Community Hub are pleased to announce an innovative partnership to open a new community library in Coupar Angus.

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Popular Scots literary festival returns to Perth this April

The best of Scots authors, poets, musicians, broadcasters, and TV personalities will descend on Perth this April as the much-loved Soutar Festival of Words returns.

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Culture Perth and Kinross Library selected for pioneering ‘Lend and Mend Hub’ project

The AK Bell Library in Perth has been selected as one of the first in Scotland to host a ‘Lend and Mend Hub’ as part of a trailblazing pilot project managed by the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).

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Muirton exhibition given new home online

Building on the successful display at the North Inch Community Library, Once Upon a Time in the Muirton has expanded to become an online exhibition, creating access to memories of the Muirton neighbourhood of Perth to more people than ever before.

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New campaign highlights cost saving benefits of library membership

Culture Perth and Kinross has launched a new campaign to encourage members of the public in Perth and Kinross to become members of their local library and take advantage of the wealth of free resources available, both within the library buildings and online.

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Libraries to end book fines amid cost of living crisis

Culture Perth and Kinross Libraries are bringing good news to thousands of library users across Perth & Kinross by scrapping library book fines.

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Soutar Festival line-up revealed

The latest edition of the Soutar Festival of Words launches today with a programme that will prove to be a real page-turner.

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Culture Perth and Kinross Libraries to accept donations

AMENDED 1ST MARCH 2022  We have been so overwhelmed with the generosity of everyone donating items to support the refugees escaping the conflict in Ukraine that we’re going to have to pause accepting all donations until we find larger premises to store items.