Juvenile Library, George IV Bridge

Category

Library Item

Item no

35199

Title

Juvenile Library, George IV Bridge

Date

1938

Size

29.00 x 37.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The space that the Edinburgh & Scottish Collection occupies is the area that has changed most over the last 125 years. Originally, the room was tiled up to 8 feet. The tiles were designed for easy cleaning and there were also two fireplaces.
At first the Newsroom was accessible from the Cowgate, but for various reasons this entrance is no longer used. Off the Newsroom, there was a separate library for 'juveniles' (those under 14 years) and another area for 'higher-class magazines'. The Juvenile Department (or Junior Library) was so well used that some children had to sit on the floor. The Economics and Commercial library was also housed here in 1936. The Mezzanine level was added in the 1950s.

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