Greater Craigmillar is a suburb on the south-east of Edinburgh incorporating several areas including Craigmillar, Niddrie, Bingham, and Newcraighall. It is bounded by Holyrood Park, the historic Craigmillar Castle and the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and is currently undergoing massive regeneration. The area has a strong history of community activism and has been home to the Craigmillar Festival for more than 40 years. Once the site of industries including brewing and mining, Craigmillar has been characterised by social deprivation but is home to a fiercely proud community, and s1craigmillar.com has been developed to allow residents share their news, views and opinions, make announcements, publicise events and show off their photos and videos.

20/5/2008Craigmillar Library's welcome revamp

Craigmillar Library is busier than ever since reopening last month following a major refurbishment.

As well as internal and external paintjobs, new carpets, and a general spruce-up, there's now comfortable seating zones, local area network access, and a special area for children under five.

The revamped layout also boasts a new area for older children and teenagers, with four PCs, an XBox 360, a PS3, and a Wii, as well as a selection of DVDs and books chosen by local young people.

The Library's Paul Hudson said that users and staff alike have been responding positively to the changes, which were funded by the Scottish Government's Libraries 4 Youth initiative.

He said: "I'm delighted. It's a great new look that has made the library more attractive and welcoming to visitors of all ages."

Craigmillar Library is open on Mondays and Wednesdays between 1pm-8pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 10am and 5pm, and between 9am and 1pm on Saturdays. For further information, contact 0131 529 5597.

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Fantastic! All that's needed now is some self issue terminals and we can get shot of the staff.............

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