South Ayrshire Libraries Local History Drop-In Days at The Grain Exchange

The local history department in Ayr Carnegie Library holds a wealth of old photographs, maps, newspapers and other resources covering all aspects of the heritage of South Ayrshire in general and Ayr in particular. Staff from the department will be on hand on at The Grain Exchange, Ayr with a selection of this material to speak […]

4th Duke of Portland Past Legacies Exhibition at Troon Library

Discover how the streets of Troon got their names, the history of the harbour, Fullarton House and The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway in this fantastic photographic exhibition on display from the 4th – 31st of July. Entry is free. Troon Library, 5 South Beach, Troon KA10 6EF Open: Mon & Thurs: 9am – 7pm, Tue, […]

Picturing the Past: Photo Exhibition at Ayr’s Carnegie Library

December 2015 – January 2016 The bygone days of the town and its people are celebrated in this exhibition of images from the library service’s photographic collection. Special features include Gray’s carpet factory and Daniel Wyllie’s chemical works. Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr KA8 8EB The exhibition is on display in the Non-Fiction […]

Troon Library Photographic Exhibition

Troon Library are having an exhibition of photographs of Troon from days gone by. They would love to involve the local community in this exhibition and would be very appreciative of anyone who can help in lending any photographs to be displayed. If you can help please contact Annette Simpson at Troon Library on 01292 […]

The history of Carnegie Library, Ayr

The burgh of Ayr has had a library for many years. The Ayr Library Society was founded in 1762, but it took until 1870 before Ayr ‘s first Public Library was established, inheriting the book stock of other local libraries to its collection. Like its predecessors, the Public Library was privately organised, and financed by subscription: […]

Early images of Craigie College, Ayr

The Library at the Ayr Campus of the University of the West of Scotland has an archive of almost 900 photographs of Craigie College of Education staff and student activities. The pictures were taken between 1964 and 1978 and include shots of new student intakes, classroom and social situations, college theatrical productions and much more. […]