Historic libraries · Central Scotland
Portobello Library
Portobello Library — library in Edinburgh.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brunstane · 1.6 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Portobello Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Address: EH15 1AU. Wikidata describes it as: "library in Edinburgh". Coordinates: 55.9534°, -3.1167°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Weatherstone with a stock of 26,000 books and eight staff. The previous accommodation in the Old Town Hall, now Portobello Police Station, was considered unfit for purpose and was criticized for being dirty, dark and overcrowded. Opened in 1897, the year after Portobello was formally incorporated into the City of Edinburgh, the library service is the joint-second oldest in Edinburgh (after Central Library (1890) and joint with Western (Dundee Street) Library (1897). In 1997, Portobello Library celebrated its centenary through a programme of talks. In June 2017, the Edinburgh Tool Library opened a lending service out of Portobello Library. Portobello Library is one of the main venues for events at Portobello's annual book festival in October.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9534, -3.1167
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH15 1AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Brunstane — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q54869650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Portobello Library, Edinburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Portobello Library, Edinburgh.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Portobello Library?
- Portobello Library is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH15 1AU).
- When was Portobello Library built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- How do I get to Portobello Library?
- The nearest railway station is Brunstane, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH15 1AU.