Celebrating women pioneers for ordained ministry in the Church of Scotland
Dr Elizabeth Hewat, first woman to receive a PhD from New College, who argued for women’s ordination This blog post is written by Dr Lesley Orr, School of Divinity In the year in which the Church of...
View ArticleSteps Through Time at New College Library
Have you seen the new Steps Through Time display at New College Library? Today we’re celebrating the Steps Through Time project, which developed six display panels to be mounted alongside the steps up...
View ArticleWelcome to New College Library 2018 #edwelcome
Welcome to all new and returning staff and students from New College Library at the beginning of the academic year. We’re looking forward to meeting you. To help you get started with...
View ArticleThat would be an ecumenical matter … Celebrating 70 years of the World...
In our New College Library Hall display for September 2018, we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the World Council of Churches. Inaugurated in 1948, the World Council of...
View ArticleNew College Library is moving!
Outside the David Hume Tower A major Estates project means that we must move the New College Library collections and services. What this means for you • New College Library (NCL) closed at 5.00 pm on...
View ArticleLibrary Update for Divinity : Answering Your Questions
Image credit : Pixabay : free for non commercial use Here are some of the questions Divinity staff and students have been asking me over the last few weeks, and some answers. As the Covid-19 situation...
View ArticleNew College Library Project Update by the Library & Archive Assistants
New College Library Hall during the General Collection moves to DHT Post by Jamie Sutherland, New College Library Project Assistant New College Library moved to its temporary home in David Hume Tower...
View ArticleCaring for the New College Library Torah Scroll
A guest post by Valentina Flex, New College Library & Archive Assistant. In order to ensure the safe and successful decant of collections at New College Library, myself and my fellow Archive and...
View ArticleReflecting on New College Library at DHT
A guest post from Gina Headden, New College Library Helpdesk Team New College Library on the Mound is a grand and imposing building but like many historic locations it occasionally needs significant...
View ArticleNew College marks its 175th Anniversary with online exhibition
It all began with The Disruption. Not 2020’s lockdown but The Disruption of 1843 when ministers and elders left the Church of Scotland to set up the Free Church of Scotland. They started from...
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