Leith Library

Leith Library est l'une des 28 bibliothèques d'Édimbourg librement accessibles. C'est un bâtiment classé de catégorie B. situé à Leith, dans la partie nord de la ville, au pied de Ferry Road, non loin de Great Junction Street et North Great Junction Street.

La pierre marquant la première phase de construction a été posée par le Lord Provost d'alors, Alexander Stevenson, en 1929 Le bâtiment a subi des dommages causés par les bombes en 1941, mais a ensuite été restauré et rouvert en 1955 .

1. Bibliothèque et usages

La bibliothèque est actuellement[Quand ?] ouverte six jours par semaine et, en plus de la collection de livres, offre aux visiteurs un accès informatique, une salle communautaire à louer, un espace d'exposition public, un groupe de tricot et un cours / atelier hebdomadaire d'artisanat pour enfants. Le MSP[Quoi ?] local Ben Macpherson organise également des chirurgies[Quoi ?] au sein de la bibliothèque et le bureau du registraire local jouxte le bâtiment principal de la bibliothèque. À l'arrière du bâtiment se trouve le théâtre Leith. Comme toutes les bibliothèques de la ville, la bibliothèque publique de Leith utilise le système de classification de la Bibliothèque du Congrès pour sa collection pour adultes. En 1974, Édimbourg est la seule région du Royaume-Uni où les bibliothèques publiques utilisent le système de classification américain. Les livres pour enfants et certaines œuvres non anglaises sont indexés à l'aide du schéma de classification décimale Dewey.

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Leith Library is one of Edinburgh's 28 freely-accessible libraries. It is a category B listed building. located in Leith, in the northern part of the city, at the foot of Ferry Road shortly before it meets Great Junction Street and North Junction Street. The stone marking the first phase of construction was laid by the then Lord Provost, Alexander Stevenson in 1929. It was designed by Bradshaw Gass & Hope and opened in 1932. The building suffered bomb damage in 1941 but was subsequently restored and re-opened in 1955. The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop. Local-area MSP Ben Macpherson also hosts surgeries within the library, and the local registrar's office adjoins the main library building. To the building's rear is the Leith Theatre. As with all the City's libraries, Leith public library uses the Library of Congress Classification system for its adult collection. As of 1974, Edinburgh is the only area in the UK where public libraries utilise the US classification scheme. Children's books, and some non-English works, are indexed using the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme.

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Leith Theatre

Leith Theatre (also known as Leith Town Hall and alternatively, in 1975 and 1976, Citadel Theatre) is a theatre located on Ferry Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1932 and ceased operation in 1988.

Landmark Theater

Leith School of Art

Leith School of Art (LSA) is an independent art college in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design. LSA is located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, in the converted former Norwegian Seamen's Church, originally built by Scottish architect James Simpson and Danish architect Johan Schroder in 1868. LSA was founded by Mark and Charlotte Cheverton. It was founded in 1988 or 1989 with the aim: " ... to create a school with a vital artistic life emphasising both tradition and innovation, to produce work of distinctive quality and character." LSA has always been based in the former Norwegian Seamen's Church in Leith. Studios are set out on three levels in the main church building, with additional studio and lecture space in the former church hall at the rear of the main building. In 1999 a modern extension was built around three sides of the former church, adding further studio space, a small library and entrance hall.

Art Landmark

Junction Road railway station, Edinburgh

Junction Road railway station served the district of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1869 to 1947 on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Line of the North British Railway.

Historic Site Train

Leith Hospital

Leith Hospital was situated on Mill Lane in Leith, Edinburgh, and was a general hospital with adult medical and surgical wards, paediatric medical and surgical wards, a casualty department and a wide range of out-patient services. It closed in 1987.

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