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You are cordially invited to visit the Scottish Poetry Library, founded in 1984, and housed in the current purpose-built award-winning premises since 1999. Tucked away down Crichton’s Close, at the Parliament end of the Royal Mile just round the corner from Starbuck’s) our airy and contemplative space is more than the books and the people it houses: we aim to strengthen the presence and profile of Scottish poetry within Scotland and overseas and promote the writing, reading and appreciation of poetry as an integral part of personal and community life. We’ve got 40,000 items of poetry, mainly Scottish and contemporary, but with a range of other languages and other centuries, a wide selection of literary journals, CDs, videos, Braille collections. A borrower’s card is free as a bird, as is entry to enjoy our space. We’ve got a sophisticated online catalogue, an indexed reference archive and helpful and informative staff on hand to assist you. As well as all this, we run an events programme, working with cultural partners to explore poetry in all its glorious forms.

Edinburgh Libraries are “innovative on so many fronts, full of energy, bang up to date and unafraid of the future. This is a template for libraries everywhere to be inspired by”. This is how the judges of 'The Bookseller' magazine's Library of the Year Award described us. But don't take their word for it - visit your local library and see for yourself. General information Please note that comments on this site are subject to our policy on the use of social media. For details please see http://tinyurl.com/38k3xnm Likes, shares and other activity should not necessarily be taken as endorsement. For more on our approach to social media please see: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/socialmedia

Edinburgh Libraries are “innovative on so many fronts, full of energy, bang up to date and unafraid of the future. This is a template for libraries everywhere to be inspired by”. This is how the judges of 'The Bookseller' magazine's Library of the Year Award described us. But don't take their word for it - visit your local library and see for yourself.