Project News – Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

Anatomy of a Holding: Robert Burns at the Wigtown Subscription Library

The accounts of the Wigtown Subscription Library in Galloway register a payment of one pound, eleven shillings and sixpence for[…]

It may seem facile to remark that behind each borrowing record is a borrower. Library records alone often tell us[…]

The Books and Borrowing team have now returned to work after the holidays – in the first half of 2022,[…]

We are now at the midway point of the Books and Borrowing project! We are eighteen months in, with eighteen[…]

The Books and Borrowing team was recently treated to a private tour of the Signet Library by our very own[…]

As the festive season approaches, I thought I would write something to get us all in the mood for Christmas.[…]

One of my favourite things about working with library borrowers’ records is getting to know the individual quirks and tastes[…]

We have now taken delivery of a first set of images from the borrowers’ receipt books of the Advocates Library[…]

Taking advantage of the recent loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, I was finally able to make the long trip to Bristol[…]

This is the second of a pair of blogs exploring environmental aspects of the study of borrowing records from historic[…]