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Poets Invited to Share Their Work for National Poetry Day

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2026 and this year’s theme, Wonder, by submitting your poetry to Strathearn Community Library.

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Photographing Fergusson – Digitising the JD Fergusson Archive

Our latest blog comes from Emily, our Fergusson Collection Assistant.

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AK Bell Library closing for maintenance work

Perth library to close for three weeks Perth’s AK Bell Library is set to close to the public and staff for a period of three weeks from Monday 24 August to Monday 14 September to enable essential and intrusive maintenance works to be undertaken.

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Make Room – Kiss My Glass

A pilot project from the UK’s only UNESCO City of Craft, supporting local makers and breathing new life into the city centre Perth, the UK’s first and only UNESCO City of Craft, is proud to deliver Make Room, an initiative inviting craft makers from across Perth & Kinross to take on a free 4-12 week […]

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Alyth Library Becomes a New Tourism Hub

Thanks to generous funding from Perth & Kinross Council, Alyth Library will become a new tourism hub this summer.

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Perth Museum welcomes its 500,000th visitor – Perth Museum

Half a million visitors have been welcomed since the award-winning museum opened in March 2024 Today Perth Museum welcomed its 500,000th visitor in just 27 months of operation, significantly exceeding targets.

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Acclaimed Isaac Julien artwork ‘Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass’ to visit Perth Museum

Sir Isaac Julien’s iconic work celebrating Frederick Douglass comes to Scotland in a partnership with Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland through ARTIST ROOMS Perth Museum is marking UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on 23 August 2026 with the announcement of its next exhibition Lessons of the Hour opening on 9 […]

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Photographing Fergusson – Digitising the JD Fergusson Archive

Our latest blog comes from Emily, our Fergusson Collection Assistant.

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Good News for Library Services

We are delighted to see library services recognised for the benefits they bring to individuals and communities across our region, and welcome the announcement today of continued support from Elected Members and Council Officers at Perth and Kinross Council.

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