Stockbridge public library explained

Stockbridge public library, built in 1898, is one of Edinburgh's 28 freely accessible libraries,^[1] located in the Stockbridge area of the city.

The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, provides "bookbug" sessions for the under-fives, a knitting club and acts as one of the city's business hubs^[2]

As with all of the city's libraries, Stockbridge library uses the Library of Congress Classification system for its adult collection.^[3] Since 1974, when Wigan dropped the classification system, Edinburgh is the only area in the UK where public libraries use the US classification scheme. Children's books, and some non-English works, are indexed using the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme.

External links

• Stockbridge library's Facebook page
• City council page for the library

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Library locations and opening hours - Leith Library The City of Edinburgh Council. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140908134717/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/5065/stockbridge_library. 2014-09-08.
2. Web site: Stockbridge Library. Council. The City of Edinburgh. www.edinburgh.gov.uk. en. 2019-03-07.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 22 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707014952/https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AyY4eXyzF2wYJ%3Adiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2F12229%2F1%2F12229.pdf+edinburgh+searching+in+local+libraries+library+of+congress+classification&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgu_dtMGifBN78IeSP2DCj6av1khnv0jzBPIu4DIT8YAogIoAXUhOBe_eWRCUOOkufrrHWdXwrbQ5gjbsjBrEQCDdpbyA-39ehbkCKc9ID6Bm6DdZaszCGgT83xqfOGvPXLqMnR&sig=AHIEtbQbEYqrCYdw7Rv6PDmZLVFJoh72Fg . dead .