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Download ebooks and audio books, Ancestry, newspapers and magazines, online music and films, plus Theory TestPro.

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Activities, events and clubs

Find out what's on at your local library. We have book groups for all ages, writing groups, Knit and Natter sessions and more.

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Bookbug story time

Free, friendly, fun sessions of rhymes and stories for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their families and carers to enjoy together. Come along and join the fun.

Emotional wellbeing for children 0 to 10+

Children have big emotions. It is up to us to help them understand and manage them better.

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Your local library

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Children and young people

Bookbug
Book groups for children and young people
Children's activities
Lego clubs
School Library Service
Teens and young adults

Near Me video appointments - available at Dunbar library

Near Me is a video consulting service that enables people to attend medical appointments from home or in a location that is convenient to them, and is now available within a private room at Dunbar Library.

Near Me is a secure form of video consulting approved for use by the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland.

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