Fort William Library
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Lochaber Libraries provides the community with access to IT equipment, weekly events for adults and We also provide collections to the Small Isles.
Across Lochaber there are 6 community libraries: Ardnamurchan Library, Caol Library, Fort William Library, Kinlochleven Library, Knoydart Library and Mallaig Library. We also have a mobile library service delivering a comprehensive library service to other areas of Lochaber and Badenoch. Fort William is the biggest community library located on Fort William High Street. The library provides access to a wide range of print material, IT equipment, weekly events for adults and children, as well as special events such as Author visits. Ardnamurchan and Kinlochleven Libraries are located with their respective community campuses alongside schools and community centres. They to provide access to a wide range of print materials, regular events for adults and children as well as special events. Caol Community Library is located on the new community campus in Caol. They provide access to a wide range of print material, regular events and special events. Mallaig Community Library is located with the Community Centre in Malliag providing wide access to print materials, IT equipment and regular and one off events. Knoydart Library is a small library on the idyllic Knoydart Peninsula. This library provides an essential service to the local community and tourist population.
08/10/2026
🫧 Sensory Bookbug at Fort William Library 🫧
🪶 Bookbug but with added multi-sensory elements added to the stories and rhymes
🌟 Wednesday 14 October 2026, 11-11:30am
❓Any questions, get in touch [email protected] or call us on 01397 703552
07/10/2026
🍂 Looking for activities during the October holidays? We have lots on at the library. 👇
🧙♀️ And don't forget we have a Halloween Costume swap too...
05/10/2026
🎨 We are delighted to be hosting a beautiful display of artwork from Inspiring Young Voices' Artivism Project. Come and have a look next time you are in the library.
🌟 Inspiring Young Voices have been working with children and young people from across the Highlands to create a collection of art pieces about their mental health. The exhibition is travelling around the Highlands to help raise awareness about children and young people's mental health, and to help young people's voices be heard within their local communities.
👉 For more information, please visit:
https://www.inspiringyoungvoices.org/what-we-do/current-projects/artivism/
05/10/2026
✨ Will you join us on Wednesday 7 October for the Wee Read?✨
📚 Wee Read is Scotland’s national celebration of reading - a simple invitation for everyone to stop, take a few minutes, and enjoy the pleasure of reading.
😊 Did you know that just six minutes of reading has been shown to reduce stress? Whether it’s a novel, comic, magazine, newspaper, audiobook, poem, or recipe, every kind of reading counts.
📰 If you are stuck, come and have a look at our Wee Read display and maybe choose something you wouldn't normally read?
📖 If you'd like to join in and pledge to read on Wednesday, we'd love to know what you will be reading...👇
02/10/2026
🍂 Some of the beautiful autumnal suncatchers created in our Junior Arts & Crafts club at the library yesterday. Lovely to see so many young crafters... 🕸️
01/10/2026
✨ Change of schedule on Saturday 3 October✨
Please note that there will be no Bookbug this Saturday at the Library, but young members will be able to enjoy an extra Lego club from 10.30-12.
30/09/2026
📖 Author Event: Thursday 1 October at Fort William Library 📖
✨Join authors Moira McPartlin and Colin Baird as they present their new book, 'A Thing So Delicate: The Hidden Voices of Scotland's Mass Concrete Viaducts', a celebration of Scottish viaducts through history, memoir, poetry, short stories, travel writing and photographs.
✨6-7pm
24/09/2026
It's ✨Wellness Week✨ at Highlife Highland this week and we have an afternoon of mindful craft and art today (Thursday 24th September) for you to enjoy.
🪡1-3pm Kinusaiga with Heritage Ranger, Michelle
🖌️4-5:30pm - Words to Carry with you. An afternoon of cake, drawing with ink and creating your own wooden keyring to take away with you inspired by 'The Boy, the Mole, the Horse and the Storm' - in partnership with Lochaber Hope.
Booking preferred for both:
01397 703553
[email protected]
22/09/2026
👻Halloween Costume Swap at Fort William Library👻
🦇If you are looking to refresh your junior fancy dress wardrobe, why not take part in our Halloween Costume Swap.
🧙♀️Drop off your old (still in good, useable condition) costumes at the library any time between 1st - 26th October.
Swap days:
Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st October.
✨Let those scary costumes be reused to scare again... ✨
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Airds Crossing, High Street
Fort William
PH336EU
Opening Hours
| Monday | 10am - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 1pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 8pm |
| Friday | 10am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 1pm |
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