Menzieshill Community Library

Menzieshill library is situated in the heart of the community. The library offers a wide range of books for adults and children, CDs, DVDs, audio books and daily newspapers.

You can also access the Internet and email free of charge from our public access computers. There are also various Microsoft office packages available. Helpful staff are on hand if you require help in getting started. If you need basic tuition you can arrange a free taster session. Please let staff know, as these must be booked in advance.

Come along and see what the library has to offer. Ask for an enrolment form and join the library while you are here.

Regular Events

• Reading Group
• Homework Club
• Storytimes for pre-school children

Library Services

• Children's Holiday Events
• Daily Newspapers
• Fax
• Photocopier
• Arrange the uplift of unwanted household items
• Book request system
• Discover Health leaflets
• Dog Foul Bags

Can't find the book you've been looking for?

We have a request service available. If you cannot find the item you are looking for we will locate the book at another library and then you can collect it from any library you wish.

There is a small charge for this service.

Reading Group

Our reading group meet every month, on the last Tuesday, from 2pm - 3pm. We read one book per month and then discuss it at the next meeting.

Stuck in a reading rut? This is the opportunity to read something different, something you wouldn't normally choose. Some of the varied titles we have read so far are Sunset Song, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Divide, The Mephisto Club and Crow Road.

Occasionally we invite an author to come along and speak about their work. We have played host to local authors such as Malcolm Archibald and Andrew Murray Scott and Scottish writers Aline Templeton and Eileen Ramsay.

Homework Club

The out of school hours learning club is held every Wednesday afternoon, 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm, after school breaks up for the day. Qualified teachers from local schools take these sessions where they offer help, support and fun.

Forms for joining the homework club can be found in any library. Spaces are limited and if a place is not immediately available, your application will be placed on a waiting list.

Past Papers

We have a large collection of past exam papers for Standard, Higher and Intermediate 1 and 2 grades. These can be borrowed for a 3-week period and you can extend the loan period if you require.

Storytimes

We have a weekly storytime session for pre school children, aged from 3 years, on Friday mornings at 10.30 am. The storytimes last for about half an hour and parents/carers must stay with their child/children. Please ask staff for more details.

Refreshments

Tea and coffee is available every day. Where else can you relax, read a newspaper and have a cuppa all for 20p?