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Accessories Swap
March 28, 202428 March 2024 As part of our Earth Day activities we are running an Accessories Swap shop! If you have unwanted but good condition accessories, you can take them along to Clarkston Library between now and 22nd April and we will display them on the night in our pop-up swap… -
Shelf Life
January 25, 202425th January We have received some extra funding as part of a National project called Shelf Life. Libraries across Scotland will be encouraging people to join the climate-change debate with funding from SLIC and here in East Ren we have some great activities to encourage people to get involved, learn,… -
Halloween Pumpkins
October 30, 202330th Oct 2023 It is spooky season and everywhere you look there are Jack ‘O’ Lanterns adorning doorsteps and windows ready for Halloween. In the UK alone, we buy around 24 million pumpkins just for Halloween and more than half of us will simply throw them away afterwards. A whopping… -
Marvellous Mosaic
October 4, 20234th October Isn’t this mosaic just fantastic! Following on from the previous blog post- some of the creative pupils visited us at the library to unveil the Eco Mosaic for the garden that they created as part of the Eco Camp. The mosaic, based on the Root Cause Logo, was… -
Eco Camps
August 1, 202301st August 2023 During the school summer holidays, our Arts and Heritage Team in partnership with our libraries delivered our first ever Eco Art and Drama Camp. The week-long camp took place at St Clares & Calderwood Lodge Primary, linking up with The Root Cause project throughout. Arts, crafts, design,… -
Gooseberries Galore!
June 12, 202312th June 2023 Just look at the crop of fruit on the Gooseberry tree! It is so rewarding to see the first of our crops growing after all that beautiful sunshine we have had. The cucumber plant is sprouting nicely and the first of the tomatoes are now appearing, but… -
From one community garden to another
May 31, 202331st May 2023 There are lots of wonderful Community Gardens across East Renfrewshire and Eaglesham Community Garden is just one such example. A sparse area of ground at the rear of Eaglesham Carswell Hall has been transformed into a hive of growing activity thanks to the hard work of two… -
Community Spirit
April 19, 202319th April 2023 We got a lovely surprise visit today by Joseph, Stuart and Stevie from Thornliebank Resources Centre as they came bearing gifts. The lovely folks down at the centre have planted up some beautiful planters to brighten up the front of Thornliebank library. The planters are in situ… -
Swinging with Orangutans
March 30, 202313th March 2023 Primary 7 pupils had a rare treat today as they got to swim with Manta Rays, walk beside elephants in Kenya and swing with Orangutans in the Jungles of Borneo… all with the help of Virtual Reality! Virtual Reality is a brilliant way to experience things that… -
Seed Library Launches
February 22, 202322nd February 2023 Library staff had a lovely time putting together the start of the Seed Library. Part of our wishes for The Root Cause Project was to establish a Seed Library for East Renfrewshire. We are collecting seeds, storing and giving out flower seeds to the local community for…