Event Archive

2015

February

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  Elphinstone 500 Lecture Programme: 'William Elphinstone and Scotland's first books'

  26 February 2015, 18:00 - 19:00

  PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Thursday 26th February A talk by Professor Jane Stevenson, Regius Chair of Humanity.

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  Discover the World: India

  21 February 2015, 13:00 - 16:00

  Family Fun at the Library. Suitable for families with children aged 3-10 years but all welcome.

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  Prospects and Prospectuses

  19 February 2015, 19:00 - 20:30

  Thomas Hood's 'The Progress of Cant' and the Art of Advertising in the 1820s

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  Stacks Alive : 'Poetic Aberdeen'

  19 February 2015, 18:00 - 19:00

  Join us for a series of poetry readings of historic and new works inspired by Aberdeen, its surrounds and its extensive collection of public records and library holdings.

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  Elphinstone 500 Lecture Programme: 'De sex pueri chori' : Elphinstone and Music of his time

  12 February 2015, 18:00 - 19:00

  Explore musical culture in the time of Bishop Elphinstone.

January

• Crafting Kingdoms: the rise of the Northern Picts

  20 January - 31 May 2015

  An exhibition exploring the origins of the northern Picts, showing some ancient treasures and new discoveries.

2014

December

• Paucissimi sed Pretiosissimi: Manuscript Treasures in Beneventan Script in Scottish Libraries

  04 December 2014, 18:00 - 19:00

  The second annual Montague Rhodes James Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Francis Newton of Duke University.

November

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  Book Laboratory: Free Family Workshop 2

  29 November 2014, 14:30 - 16:00

  Join us for a hands-on activity session at the state-of-the-art Glucksman Conservation Centre.

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  Book Laboratory: Free Family Workshop 1

  29 November 2014, 12:30 - 14:00

  Join us for a hands-on activity session at the state-of-the-art Glucksman Conservation Centre.

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  The Bestiary Bake Off

  28 November 2014, 10:30 - 12:30

  Challenge your baking abilities and enter the Bestiary Bake Off.