by Rachel Carruthers | Apr 4, 2025 | Libraries, News
Congratulations to our Bibliographic and Local Studies Librarian, Eleanor McKay, who retires after more than 26 years of working in Argyll and Bute Libraries, later becoming liveArgyll Libraries. Eleanor stepped into the role of Reference and Lifelong Learning...
by Rachel Carruthers | Nov 20, 2024 | Libraries
It’s Mobile Libraries Day and we would like to spotlight the invaluable service provided by our Mobile Library Driver, David Protherough. Since 2015, David has been the driving force behind our mobile library, navigating the beautiful landscapes of Islay and Jura....
by fiona | Jun 11, 2024 | Archives
Included in a recent donation was a memorial written by Ormidale in 1798. We have serialised this so you can read through at your leisure – enjoy! Below we bring you, bit by bit, a memorial that Ormidale wrote in 1798 laying out his grievances against his brother...
by fiona | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
We hold a very detailed letter from James Colquhoun dated April 6th 1857 to the then town clerk of Helensburgh explaining how the town got it’s name. The transcription is as follows: 10 Cambridge Square, London, April 6th 1857 Sir, I now enclose for the Magistrates a...
