About the Friends
“Welcome to the Friends of Edinburgh University Library website. I hope you find not only the information you need but discover something about the wonderful resources we have purchased for Special Collections. Each year we put on several lectures and a private visit to a special external Library, and if you would like to be part of this please come along and give us your responses and your ideas. We want the Friends to be an active part of the University Library, and the wider University, as well as a group of people sharing something they enjoy.” — Lady Caplan, President
The Friends was founded in 1962 as a recognised charity. It:
- acts as a channel for gifts of books and manuscripts to enhance the Library’s collections
- purchases, or contributes to the purchase of, rare and valuable items which the Library could not otherwise acquire
- promotes and celebrates the reputation of the Library and its collections
Our 2016 Annual Report is available to download [docx], as is our 2016 Trustees’ Report and Accounts [pdf].
Membership of the Friends is open to anyone who would like to support the work of the Library. Please join us!
Current Friends Committee Members:
Joyce, Lady Caplan (Chair)
Kenneth, Lord Cameron
Professor Ian Campbell (Talks & Events Officer)
Mr Peter Freshwater (Secretary)
Mrs Fiona Graham (Editor of The Piper)
Dr Andrew Grout (website editor)
Dr Ann Matheson
Dr Murray Simpson (Treasurer)
Ex Officio:
Mr Gavin McLachlan, Chief Information Officer and Librarian to the University
Mr Jeremy Upton, Director of Library and University Collections
Dr Joseph Marshall, Head of Special Collections and the Centre for Research Collections
Friends Administrator: Ms Alason Roberts
The Friends of Edinburgh University Library is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC001518
Would it be possible to have the latest issue of The Piper available on you webpage, or sen to me at my address below?
Thank you,
Margaret Stewart
Hello Margaret
Yes, we can send you one I’m sure. I will pass your request to our Administrator. We can probably supply a PDF or hard copy (let us know if you have a preference).
Regards