September 2021 – Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

Borrower entry showing Edinburgh student John Fyffe borrowing Goldsmith's Roman History.

The Royal High School of Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh

27 September 2021 Maxine Branagh-Miscampbell Borrowers, Partners, Project Team

I’ve been so delighted to get started with the Books and Borrowing team and have really enjoyed getting stuck in[…]

portrait of Principal William Robertson of the University of Edinburgh

William Robertson (1721-1793): Minister, Principal, Historian

19 September 2021 Kit Baston Books, Borrowers

This year marks the tercentenary of the birth of a major figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. William Robertson was a[…]

Festival of Reading

13 September 2021 Isla Macfarlane Events, Partners

Last week I spent a delightful few days at the Library of Innerpeffray’s inaugural Festival of Reading! From 8 to[…]

A Comparison of the Borrowings of Different Classes at the Library of Innerpeffray, John Gray Library, Haddington, and Selkirk Subscription Library

6 September 2021 Jacqueline Kennard Books, Borrowers

In my last blog post, I discussed the Library of Innerpeffray’s exceptional labouring-class borrowing demographic. Labouring-class people were the driving[…]