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Eloquent and enthralling storytelling was enjoyed at Shetland Library on Friday night for the Young Shetland Writer awards.Special guest, acclaimed children's writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt, opened the evening with an engaging talk on his interest in writing and passion for picking up a pe... Read more...
Bookworms across the country have no doubt be stung with an ocassional library fine.But librarians at Shetland Library were given a bit of a shock after a book was returned to them 36 years after it was stamped out for borrowing.The 1961 copy of Highland Folk Ways by I F Grant was borrowed i... Read more...
A three-dimensional printer is the latest bit of digital technology to be added to the services provided by Shetland Library. (more…) Read more...
Plans to move the town's library to its original building on the Hillhead are being pushed through by Shetland Islands Council – 50 years after the library opened in the very same building. (more…) Read more...
Pop star turned Church of England priest Richard Coles has rekindled one of Twitter's most prominent flame wars by paying an impromptu visit to Shetland Library.The battle between Shetland Library and Orkney Library erupted earlier this year when the Orcadians received a visit from none other th... Read more...
Shetland Library has unveiled its "most borrowed" list of 2015 and the two top authors are no surprise. (more…) Read more...
Shetland Library could end up back in its original building on the Hillhead if a recommendation by the education and families committee is approved. (more…) Read more...
Celebrated writer and former isles resident Millie Vigor has been back in Shetland promoting her latest book, The Winding Stair.Vigor, whose writing career first took off with Kippers for Breakfast, was on hand to launch her new psychological thriller during an informal gathering at the Shetland... Read more...
Author Millie Vigor, whose first three books were based on her experiences living in Shetland, has turned to crime for her latest venture.In a departure from the relaxed style of her Catherine of Deepdale trilogy, her latest book, The Winding Stair, comes under the heading of crime fiction. ... Read more...
A new van for Shetland Library was officially revealed today and will take to the road on Monday.The van, bigger and better than the 10-year-old one it is replacing, will be on the North Mainland and North Isles run.Executive manager of the library service Karen Fraser said it was a "super" ... Read more...