Thomas Sturdy Law (1916-1997), a committed and powerful poet in the Scots language, was born in Lanarkshire one hundred years ago on Hallowe’en. Our current display in the main hall of our George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh notes the centenary of his birth, drawing on our extensive manuscript and published collections.
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Census 2011 – Aye Can!
There’s a bit o a smirr on the windae and ahm sittin on my bahookie in the National Library of Scotland in Auld Reekie – wid ye like a bit o a blether on the wab?