What's on in the libraries

Exhibition

Date

February 2025 to December 2026

Location

Central Library

Event details

This exhibition celebrates Stirling’s extraordinary contribution to Scotland’s literary heritage through the centuries. From the legend of the Wolf on the Crag to the voices of today’s writers and poets, explore a timeline of Stirling’s remarkable literary history. You’ll see plenty of familiar figures – Blind Harry, Mary Queen of Scots, James VI, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, and Louis Stevenson, to name just a few. We’ll highlight some wonderful stories, showcase our rare poetry collection, and celebrate Stirling’s remarkable 20th-century literary legacy – from its writers and poets, to book festivals and Stirling University’s contributions.

How to book

Free entry

Liam McIlvanney and Craig Robertson

Date

Tuesday 29 July

Time

6pm to 7pm

Location

Central Library

Event details

Join us at Stirling's Central Library for an evening with award winning author Liam McIlvanney who will be discussing his brand new thriller, The Good Father, set on the Ayrshire coast. We are delighted to be teaming up with Waterstones Stirling to host Liam McIlvanney, who will be in conversation with fellow crime writer Craig Robertson. It is sure to be a fantastic evening!

About Liam McIlvanney

For Liam McIlvanney, the apple certainly fell close to the tree. The son of celebrated author William McIlvanney, Liam is both an academic (as Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand) and a crime writer, debuting in 2009 with the first of his ongoing Conway Trilogy, All the

Colours of the Town. Fittingly, 2018 saw Liam McIlvanney win the prize that bears his father’s name, the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, awarded for his standalone novel The Quaker.

How to book

To reserve a space at this event please contact either

Waterstones Stirling
01786478756

or

Central Library
01786237760
centralibrary@stirling.gov.uk