Library and Information Services
Libraries
See our wide variety of materials and activities in 12 community and 6 mobile libraries.
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Library catalogue Books, DVDs, Music CDs and more, reserve a copy, renew existing loans, check your record. See our new visual search catalogue, Aquabrowser. Let us know what you think
Community Resources with sites from courses to crosswords, education to encyclopaedias, job search to quizzes, reference databases to University
Libraries 
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National Campaigns
Quest Seekers Libraries across Scottish Borders are getting ready to welcome children into a fantastical adventure that will keep them reading throughout the school summer holidays with the 2009 Summer Reading Challenge!
Follow the adventures of three young readers, Raj, Belle and Louis on their exciting journey into a parallel world of amazing creatures, dangerous missions and unusual characters as they set off on an exciting, adventurous quest to find the magical Golden Book!
Events will be held in various libraries over the school break so join the Quest at your local Library and find out what's going on - children can sign up at their local library during the school summer holidays and its free! Follow the Dragon to find out more about our fun Quest Seeker Activities!
BBC RaW Campaign Reading and Writing will help you enjoy reading and writing. Games, quizzes, advice and a free magazine!
Placebook Scotland encourages people to record or describe the distinctive identity of places in Scotland, through photos, prose, poetry and music. Funded by the Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage.
Library partners
Libraries work in partnership with other organisations to improve services available to you in the Scottish Borders. See below for what's happening in your area.
Write On! Children's Writing Competition - read the winning entries here!
Winning entries - Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7
Write On! was organised by SBC Libraries in conjunction with the Borders Book Festival. Children from P5,6 and 7 sent in a wide range of short stories to be judged, and the winners were presented with their prizes of medals, certificates and books at the Festival. Children's writer Eleanor Updale presented the winners and runners-up, as well as reading the winning stories, and commented that the standard was very high compared to similar writing competitions she has been involved in. The competition has now been running for 2 years and attracts entries from across the Borders. Ask your teacher to watch out for details next year!
My Health
Developing health information resources in our libraries, funded by a grant from Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) and the Scottish Government Public Libraries Improvement Fund. Find out more
Borders Health in Hand
A partnership between NHS Borders, NHS Education for Scotland, Scottish Borders Council and local firms to help you live well with a long term condition. Visit the site at www.bordershealthinhand.scot.nhs.uk
ScotlandsPeople 
ScotlandsPeople has over 50 million records giving you an opportunity to trace your roots. Public Libraries and the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) are working together to offer access at a reduced rate. Encouraging people to develop their ICT skills and their interest in family history through this unique resource. Find out more about your Scottish ancestry
Volunteer Centre Borders
The Volunteer Centre works to involve more people in volunteering and to promote, support and develop volunteering by working with volunteer organisations in both the public and voluntary sectors.
Unified Solutions.