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National Library of Scotland press releases since January 2000:
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002-2000
2010
- Poignant letter of Burns's widow donated to National Library of Scotland – 25 january 2010
2009
- Scottish theatre in the spotlight at NLS – 18 December 2009
- Praise as publishing judges 'discover' NLS magazine – 7 December 2009
- Saltire Sociey Literary Awards – the winners – 30 November 2009
- Dundee school pupils to become history detectives – 25 November 2009
- Treasures on display this winter – 20 November 2009
- Film firsts at national Library of Scotland – 22 October 2009
- National Library of Scotland gets closer with new advertising campaign – 28 September 2009
- The Original Export: Stories of Scottish emigration – 22 September 2009
- Record numbers flock to see Mary Queen of Scots' last letter – 18 September 2009
- Scottish Enterprise and NLS to work together – 16 September 2009
- Mary Queen of Scots' last letter now on display for limited time – 14 September 2009
- Priceless manuscript on show to mark new visitor centre – 6 September 2009
- Our ancestors faced trams disruption too! – 24 August 2009
- Poetry award winner announced – 30 May 2009
- Shortlist announced for Scottish pamphlet poetry award – 6 May 2009
- $45,000 Burns manuscript joins the Homecoming – 23 February 2009
- Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries – 23 January 2009
2008
- 'Zig-Zag: the Paths of Burns' – 27 October 2008
- National Library of Scotland comes to Ayr – 3 September 2008
- Imprentit: 500 years of the Scottish printed word – 24 June 2008
- Poetry award winner announced – 9 May 2008
- Shortlist announced for sought-after poetry award – 24 April 2008
- 500 years of printing in Scotland – 1 April 2008
- National award highlights the John Murray Archive – 19 March 2008
- A million feet of Scottish film history preserved – 18 March 2008
- Scots playwright to evolve with the John Murray Archive – 11 February 2008
- Ayrshire bookbinder ties up prestigious award – 22 January 2008
- Words Out of Place – 14 January 2008
2007
- Crime Scene Edinburgh: 20 Years of Rankin and Rebus – 22 October 2007
- Global resource for Scottish business – 22 October 2007
- Duke of Edinburgh opens summer exhibition – 5 July 2007
- State-of-the-art exhibition brings John Murray Archive to life – 26 June 2007
- A swing through time from the 'dark ages' of golf – 31 May 2007
- Fife double in poetry competition – 15 May 2007
- Sir Sean endorses NLS campaign – 24 April 2007
- Miffy exhibition comes to Edinburgh – 16 March 2007
- Kidnapped and Robert Louis Stevenson online at National Library – 27 February 2007
- National Library highlights the letters of the first computing pioneer – 29 January 2007
- Historical first atlas of Scotland is reproduced – 26 January 2007
- National Library clicks with website award – 16 January 2007
2006
- Ayrshire student ties up prestigious bookbinding award – 8 December 2006
- Fonn 's Duthchas: Land and Legacy – 15 November 2006
- National Library Roadshow comes to Aberdeen – 9 November 2006
- The 'Big Draw' family event at the Mitchell Library – 5 October 2006
- Literary mission for 007 – 23 August 2006
- Sherlock Holmes manuscript comes to the National Library – 30 June 2006
- Eight million dollar book to star at summer exhibition – 22 June 2006
- Celebration of 500 years of Scottish printing announced – 29 May 2006
- Shortlist announced for sought-after poetry award – 5 May 2006
- John Murray Archive arrives at the National Library of Scotland – 28 March 2006
- Scotland's Secret War brings Spy Schools to Aberdeen! – 8 March 2006
- National Library puts New Scots in the picture – 28 February 2006
- John Murray Archive saved for the nation – 24 February 2006
- Burns celebrations to mark libraries' partnership – 25 January 2006
- Belgian wins prestigious bookbinding competition – 13 January 2006
2005
- Shopping exhibition to show Sir Sean's staff record – 21 November 2005
- 'Adventures in twin time travel' – 7 November 2005
- National Library of Scotland and Moray Libraries – launch of groundbreaking partnership – 28 October 2005
- A 'nursery of disease and haunt of vagrants' – National Library event reveals history of Holyrood parliament site – 27 October 2005
- Easterhouse local history group Trondra to present their new book to the National Library of Scotland – 11 October 2005
- Scotland's historic newspapers saved for the nation – 12 August 2005
- Minister launches Fonn's Duthchas for Highland 2007 – 4 August 2005
- Scotland's Secret War family events – 18 July 2005
- Bloomsbury announces that J K Rowlings signs the first copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the National Library of Scotland – 11 July 2005
- Scotland's Secret War – 5 July 2005
- 'Fascist Disneyland': Letters from Burma – 16 June 2005
- Clement Matchett's Virginals Book: Realising the Panmure Collection – 3 June 2005
- National Library of Scotland announces winner of sought-after poetry award – 24 May 2005
- National Library of Scotland announces shortlist for sought-after poetry award – 13 May 2005
- On Scottish Ground a New World Outlook – 18 April 2005
- RSA questions the resilience of Scottish communities – 4 April 2005
- Travel writer shares secrets of success and humiliation – 31 March 2005
- National Library of Scotland launches Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition – 10 March 2005
- Celebrate World Book Day at the National Library of Scotland – 25 February 2005
- UK and Europe Win Bookbinding Design Competition – 24 February 2005
- Experience 'Scotch Passion' on Valentine's Night – 2 February 2005
- World renowned literary archive secured for Scotland – 26 January 2005
2004
- New exhibition celebrates first Scottish Atlas – 10 November 2004
- New exhibition reveals The Private Lives of Books – 4 November 2004
- Announcing a major travelling exhibition from the National Library of Scotland – 23 September 2004
- Scotland's world-class research library to get design makeover – 13 September 2004
- ... And now, over to sport at the National Library – 10 September 2004
- Scotland's historic newspapers preserved for the nation – 2 September 2004
- Exhibition celebrates Scotland's sporting achievements – 10 August 2004
- Support For Lottery Bid But Decision Deferred Over Priceless Archive – 21 July 2004
- Living legend goes online at the National Library of Scotland – 9 July 2004
- The Word on the Street – 1,800 broadsides published on new website – 5 June 2004
- More Scots READ ALL ABOUT IT! as revealed in new exhibition – 21 May 2004
- Season's Greetings from the National Library of Scotland – 12 May 2004
- National Library of Scotland welcomes vision for 21st century – 22 April 2004
- Public Preview of Treasure Trove goes on Show – 6 April 2004
- A Literary Treasure Trove for Scotland – 2 March 2004
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2003-2004
- Europeans win bookbinding design awards – 18 February 2004 (PDF: 78.2 KB)
- Breaking through the walls – 12 December 2003 (PDF: 92.3 KB)
- A World of Wonders – Danish Children's Literature – 11 November 2003 (PDF: 94.7 KB)
- E-publications saved for future generations – 1 November 2003 (PDF: 113 KB)
- Treasure Islands of the Imagination – 1 October 2003 (PDF: 86.3 KB)
- Have Choice, Have Pamphlet – 1 October 2003 (PDF: 81.5 KB)
- New website from Scotland sheds light on the language and literature of England – 4 July 2003 (PDF: 73.3 KB)
- Callum Macdonald Memorial Award 2003 – 19 May 2003 (PDF: 80.8 KB)
- Wish You Were Here! Travellers' Tales from Scotland 1540-1960– 2 May 2003 (PDF: 90.4 KB)
- Deric Bolton Poetry Trust (winner announced) – 25 April 2003 (PDF: 89.4 KB)
- Deric Bolton Poetry Trust – 10 April 2003 (PDF: 85.4 KB)
- Scott and the Great Tradition – 6 March 2003 (PDF: 74.2 KB)
- Bid to save electronic publications for future generations – 12 February 2003 (PDF: 110 KB)
- In the footsteps of RLS ... – 17 January 2003 (PDF: 61.1 KB)
- The doors close on historic link – 17 January 2003 (PDF: 69.1 KB)
- A swarm of books is welcomed into a new hive – 17 January 2003 (PDF: 69.6 KB)
- Binding honours – 17 January 2003 (PDF: 68.8 KB)
2000-2002
- Pencils of light find their way home – 19 November 2002 (PDF: 75.1 KB)
- New Head of National Library of Scotland – 13 June 2002 (PDF: 46.7 KB)
- Sonnets, Sonnets, Sonnets in Pamphlet Form – 13 May 2002 (PDF: 100 KB)
- Donald Dewar - politician and bookman – 15 January 2002 (PDF: 56.3 KB)
- Croatian President visits National Library to see Emperor's palace – 20 December 2001 (PDF: 67.1 KB)
- William Auld donacis sian Esperanto-bibliotekon – 7 December 2001 (PDF: 78.7 KB)
- Saltires fly high at NLS but Euripides wins the day – 30 November 2001 (PDF: 64.2 KB)
- Binding Freedom – 28 November 2001 (PDF: 77.8 KB)
- Experiences of War – 9 November 2001 (PDF: 67.4 KB)
- National Library of Scotland Review – 2 October 2001 (PDF: 60.3 KB)
- A Pocket Full of Magic – 25 June 2001 (PDF: 70.8 KB)
- The Write Stuff: Scottish writers through the lens of Gordon Wright – 31 May 2001 (PDF: 77.9 KB)
- The Day of the Pamphlet – 23 April 2001 (PDF: 81.1 KB)
- Viva I Libri! – 5 April 2001 (PDF: 73.9 KB)
- Bank of Scotland Gold Helps Binder Beat International Competition – 16 March 2001 (PDF: 85.9 KB)
- World Book Day – 25 February 2001 (PDF: 81.8 KB)
- In the Footsteps of RLS – 31 January 2001 (PDF: 65.8 KB)
- Saltire Literary Awards 2000 – 30 November 2000 (PDF: 77.6 KB)
- Gifts in Celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Scott Collection– 5 October 2000 (PDF: 71.4 KB)
- From the Banks of the Danube to the Shores of the Forth - via Loch Ness! – 14 June 2000 (PDF: 65.2 KB)
- Scotland's Pages – 6 June 2000 (PDF: 78.1 KB)
- Reportage Scotland – 22 May 2000 (PDF: 84.2 KB)
- From Alpinism to Verdi via Incunabula and Indulgences – 29 March 2000 (PDF: 71.9 KB)
- Travelling Hopefully in the Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson – 22 January 2000 (PDF: 71 KB)
