Islands · Scottish Islands
Shetland Library
In or near Lerwick.
Shetland Library in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Stuart Taylor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shetland Library is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Shetland Library serves as a community resource offering a wide range of books and information services. Visitors can access various reading materials and participate in community events.
From the Wikipedia article
Shetland Library is the public library service of Shetland, with its main branch based in Lerwick. Membership is open to both residents of and visitors to the islands. The library has a range of digital, online and physical material and collections that support the literary traditions of the Northern Isles. Aside from the main branch, the service also provides seven school libraries, two of which (in Baltasound and Mid Yell) are community libraries open to the public, and a mobile library. The Shetland Library service is provided by the Shetland Islands Council (SIC).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Shetland Library was established in 1916, two years before Scottish county libraries were constituted by law in 1918 and was part of a pilot scheme financed by Carnegie United Kingdom Trust to promote wider access to library privileges. Having resided in ‘temporary’ accommodation from 1948 onwards which no longer provided adequate space for their expanding collections, the decision to relocate was taken. On 29 June 1966 the new library and museum building was opened on Lower Hillhead by the Lord Lieutenant R. H. W. Bruce. The building was shared with Shetland Museum and Archive, and was built in 1966 by Zetland County Council. The library relocated in 2002 to the former St Ringan's Church…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 60.1534, -1.1465
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE1 0JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1918
- Official site
- www.shetland-library.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q48817039 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shetland Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shetland Library?
- Shetland Library is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE1 0JN).
- What is Shetland Library?
- Shetland Library in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shetland Library?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE1 0JN.
- When was Shetland Library built?
- Built or established in 1918.
- Is Shetland Library free to visit?
- Yes, Shetland Library is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shetland Library?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE1 0JN. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.