Central Library: Edinburgh Room

Category

Library Item

Item no

35356

Title

Central Library: Edinburgh Room

Artist / maker

Minto, Charles Sinclair

Date

1932

Size

22.5 x 29.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Rejoicing in the name of the Edinburgh Historical and Topographical Library the department now known as the Edinburgh Room was opened in the loft at the top of the Central Library by Lord Provost Whitson in 1932.

Edinburgh Central Public Library is, strictly speaking, located on the Cowgate. It rises up four floors from this level to its main entrance on George IV Bridge. It was designed by George Washington Browne, and built in 1887-90. It was built with money donated by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Central Library acts as the community library for the centre of the city. It also has several subject dedicated sections: the Fine Art Library; Music Library; Edinburgh and Scottish Collection, and the Reference Library.

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