Refurbishment work on a library in Aberdeenshire has been completed.

Banff Library will officially open from 10am-4pm on Saturday, 09 September.

The team from Aberdeenshire Libraries will host Lego and Coding Club sessions, showcase digital resources available to library users and visitors will also be able to enjoy storytelling, a craft table and demonstrations of the 3D printer.

The library occupies the two ground floor rooms of a C-listed building which was built in 1902 with funding from the Robert Carnegie Trust to house both a museum and a new public library.


The building has been closed since May to improve access to the upstairs museum through the installation of a lift along with energy-efficient lighting and heaters as well as an upgrade of the electrics and security systems throughout.

The works have been funded on the whole by external funding from the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund which totaled £295,000 and covered the refurbishment of the library and museum and work to the former Meal House on Banff’s Bridge Street to turn it into a creative studio.

The main library room has been refreshed with new furniture including comfortable seating and themed graphics for the children's area. The reading room now has new sofas with built-in USB and power sources for relaxing or working on your own device and the Local Studies resources have been transferred to the room along with two new PCs.

The refurbished library also now features a table and chairs kindly donated in memory of the late Mrs Mary Masson by her family. Mrs Masson was a very keen library user and wanted to share her love of libraries and reading with the wider Banff community.

(CD)