Leighton Library

08/09/2026

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today, enjoy videos which have been produced highlighting a number of the significant books in Dunblane's historic Leighton Library, Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library.

The books playlist on the Leighton Library YouTube channel has videos where you can see pages within individual books and hear the voices of a number of the Leighton Library's team of Volunteer Guides each sharing about an individual book.

Within the Leighton Library, QR codes beside specific books in the presses will, via the mobile device of a visitor, connect to the linked videos for each book. As well as hearing the voice of a Volunteer Guide provide information about these books, each YouTube video has the option to enable on-screen text captions. These captions can be varied in size to suit each visitor, and can also appear in the language of choice for visitors as required.

So, these videos let visitors see inside some of the books in our historic collection, and also make them more accessible for more of our visitors.

▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1EnKPz5EXr8O5svDHP2pOmz0HOWvqMZV&feature=shared

🚶 Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library
📅 Open Monday to Saturday
🕚 11am-4pm
🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

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07/09/2026

A continent on the cusp of change, coastlines still being charted, and territories drawn with the precision of master surveyors. These prints from the 1776 American Atlas in the Leighton Library collection capture a world in motion - rivers, islands, and provinces recorded at a moment when maps were instruments of strategy as much as scholarship. Buy from the Leighton Library Online Shop to bring a piece of cartographic drama to your wall: https://leighton-library-shop.co.uk/collections/the-american-atlas

06/09/2026

🛍️ A tote with a story.
📚 A library with a legacy.
🛒 A purchase with purpose.

Tote bags featuring the art of artists Leighton Library Volunteer Guide Jane Dunbar and Leighton Library Trustee Gordon Willis are available from the online shop of Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library:

https://leighton-library-shop.co.uk/collections/leighton-library-watercolour-2024

05/09/2026

Sip from the sixteenth century. Perfect for map‑lovers, history buffs, and anyone who enjoys their morning brew with a side of cartographic charm. Available from the Leighton Library online shop is a mug featuring the 1554 map of the British Isles from Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographiae universalis—one of the most influential atlases of the Renaissance, held in the Leighton Library’s own historic collection.

https://leighton-library-shop.co.uk/products/cosmographia-britain-map-mug

04/09/2026

Your next “Where did you get that?” moment starts at the Leighton Library online shop. Help support Scotland’s oldest purpose‑built independent library - every mug, print, and tea towel helps protect a 17th‑century treasure. Shop with purpose, shop with pride.

Explore the full range at
https://leighton-library-shop.co.uk

03/09/2026

Have you visited Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built independent library? It has a collection of centuries-old books, and celebrates the legacy of Robert Leighton, who, in the turbulent times of 17th century Scotland, was a beacon for peace through his considerable efforts to reconcile different religious views.

🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library
📅 Open Monday-Saturday
🕚 11am-4pm
🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

02/09/2026

When you visit Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library you can enhance your experience through the free Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide.

https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/leightonLibraryDunblane

💷 Open Monday-Saturday 11am-4pm. Free admission (donations invited)

27/08/2026

NEW in Dunblane's historic Leighton Library is a beautifully illustrated 2027 calendar now available for sale at just £10. Each month features a book from the library’s historic collection, appropriate to each month. Get one for yourself, and they will make great gifts for book lovers.

🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library
📅 Open Monday to Saturday 11am-4pm
🕚 11am-4pm
🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

27/07/2026

You’ve just 4 days left now to visit the special exhibition in Dunblane Museum and the Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. Final day is 30 July

This special joint exhibition traces the links between the American Revolution and the Scottish Enlightenment in the year that American independence was declared. Trustees of the Leighton Library were actively acquiring key works of Enlightenment thought, and on display at the Library will be eight of these surviving volumes, with maps from our original copy of the American Atlas on display at Dunblane Museum - the most up to date cartographic record of the colonies on the eve of revolution.

Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm)

Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm

Free admission - donations welcome

23/07/2026

You’ve only one week left now to visit the special exhibition in Dunblane Museum and the Leighton Library: “1776 - A year that changed the world” marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. Final day is 30 July

This special joint exhibition traces the links between the American Revolution and the Scottish Enlightenment in the year that American independence was declared. Trustees of the Leighton Library were actively acquiring key works of Enlightenment thought, and on display at the Library will be eight of these surviving volumes, with maps from our original copy of the American Atlas on display at Dunblane Museum - the most up to date cartographic record of the colonies on the eve of revolution.

Dunblane Museum open Mon-Sat 10.30am.4.30pm (last admission 4pm)

Leighton Library open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm

Free admission - donations welcome