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Motion · S7M-00086 · 19 May 2026

Oxgangs Library, CEC Mobile Library and Saughton Library Win Scottish Library of the Year

Lodged by Simita Kumar (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 12 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Oxgangs Library, City of Edinburgh Council Mobile Library Services and Saughton Library at HMP Edinburgh on winning the Scottish Library of the Year Award presented by The British Book Awards; understands that the libraries collaborated to introduce a Secret Santa programme at HMP Edinburgh with libraries providing gift-wrapped books for prisoners; understands that the initiative was aimed at improving mental health and supporting the rehabilitation goals on which the prison system works; acknowledges that this was a first for the UK and built on Edinburgh Library Service’s existing Empathy Lab’s Read for Empathy promotion and the National Library of Scotland’s Blind Date with a Book scheme, and commends the staff involved in bringing this programme, which was described as a brave, bold and effective initiative built on partnership that delivered at a very human level, and showed the value of placing books at the very heart of our institutions.

Supporters (12)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.