Library and Archive
Libraries & Archives
Opening in 1788, General Register House continues to serve the same purpose it was built for as an archive of…
Edinburgh University Library is on the south side of George Square. The iconic modernist building, designed…
John Sinclair House is the home of Historic Environment Scotla
A William Playfair architectural masterpiece on the southern side of Edinburgh University's Old College. The…
The 300-plus year-old Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) building is home to a Scottish…
Edinburgh's main public library, directly opposite the National Library of Scotland (copyright library) and…
William Playfair's neo-classical building, adapted by The Royal College of Surgeons into a modern conference…
The historic Signet Library, in the heart of Edinburgh's Old
The familiar green-domed building on the West side of Charlotte Square is one of the main buildings used by…
National archive located at the East of Princes Street, around the corner from Robert Adam's landmark
Leith Library is a 1930s Art Deco building in the complex at Leith City Hall.
Active community lending library, in listed building, run by the City of Edinburgh council. A range of…
Small community library, with books (fiction, large text fiction, children's books), DVDs, CDs, magazines,…
Edinburgh City Council run community library.
The Scottish Poetry Library is one of three poetry libraries in the UK, but the only one to be independently…