# leighton (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover leighton. Page: Feed: --- ## [📰🗞️ July 2026 issue of the Leighton Library Undercroft News now available](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/-july-2026-issue-of-the-leighton-library-undercroft-news-now-available-21-jul-2026) _2026-07-21 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ 📰🗞️ The July 2026 issue of the Leighton Library Undercroft News, is now being sent to all Friends and supporters of Dunblane's historic Leighton Library. We welcome new Friends of the Leighton Library - click on this link to find out about becoming a Friend - your invaluable support of 30 a year helps to fund the annual running costs of the Library. Click on this link to access the July ## [July special exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world” in Dunblane Museum and Leighton Library](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/july-special-exhibition-1776-a-year-that-changed-the-world-in-dunblane-museum-and-leighton-libr) _2026-07-07 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ All are welcome during July to the special exhibition "1776 - A year that changed the world" marking 250 years since year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. This special joint exhibition (held in Dunblane Museum and the Leighton Library throughout July) traces the links between the American Revolution and the Scottish Enlightenment in the y ## [Bookings open for opening event for exhibition “1776 - A year that changed the world”](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/bookings-open-for-opening-event-for-exhibition-1776-a-year-that-changed-the-world-4-jun-2026) _2026-06-04 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ Book now for the opening event for our exhibition "1776 - A year that changed the world" on Friday, 3 July in Dunblane Cathedral Hall for what promises to be an evening of engaging insights, refreshments and early access to a fascinating exhibition marking 250 years since 1776, a year of global upheaval, intellectual brilliance and far-reaching historical impact. This special jo ## [👷Leighton Library undercroft work on track through April](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/leighton-library-undercroft-work-on-track-through-april-24-apr-2026) _2026-04-24 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ 👷Work is on track for the Leighton Library undercroft One month on, we have taken stock. After a surprise at the thickness of the modern concrete floor which had to be lifted, and the size of some of the boulders found under the floor, work has progressed on time. To date the contractors have: Removed the ground floor slab and excavated the sub base (by hand in case of archaeological ## [👷Work starts on the Undercroft](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/work-starts-on-the-undercroft-18-mar-2026) _2026-03-18 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ Two years after the Library reopened in 2024 following major exterior restoration, we are now about to start on the Undercroft. Contractors will be on site from Monday 23 March. The work is expected to take several weeks. The full restoration plan has a number of phases, major exterior restoration, then preparing the Undercroft fabric and interior into a usable space, followed by a fit-out to in ## [Volunteer Opportunity: Fundraising Volunteer for Leighton Library](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/volunteer-opportunity-fundraising-volunteer-for-leighton-library-19-feb-2026) _2026-02-19 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ Volunteer Opportunity: Fundraising Volunteer Leighton Library Are you passionate about heritage, culture and community? Do you have experience - or a strong interest - in fundraising strategy and development? The Leighton Library is seeking a committed Volunteer Fundraising Lead to help secure the long-term future of Scotland's oldest purpose-built library. About the Role Thi ## [📰🗞️ Issue Number 11 of Leighton Letter newsletter now available](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/-issue-number-11-of-leighton-letter-newsletter-now-available-11-feb-2026) _2026-02-11 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ 📰🗞️ Issue Number 11 of The Leighton Letter, the latest issue of the Friends of Leighton Library newsletter, is now being sent to all Friends and supporters of Dunblane's historic Leighton Library. We welcome new Friends of the Leighton Library - click on this link to find out about becoming a Friend - your invaluable support of 30 a year helps to fund the annual running costs of the Libra ## [Leighton Library has 1749 edition of 7-volume "History of the Popes" by Archibald Bower](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/leighton-library-has-1749-edition-of-7-volume-history-of-the-popes-by-archibald-bower-17-jan-20) _2026-01-17 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ The Leighton Library has a 1749 edition of the controversial 7-volume "History of the Popes" by Scottish historian Archibald Bower, born #OnThisDay 17 January 1686. He was noted for his complicated and varying religious faith (by the end of his life it appeared he had changed religion three times!)The book criticised the power of the Catholic Church using historical research, at a moment when that ## [Leighton Library has 1653 edition of "In Sacra Biblia graeca ex versione LXX interpretum scholia; simul et interpretum caeterorum lectiones variantes" by John Biddle](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/leighton-library-has-1653-edition-of-in-sacra-biblia-graeca-ex-versione-lxx-interpretum-scholia) _2026-01-14 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ The Leighton Library has a 1653 edition of "In Sacra Biblia graeca ex versione LXX interpretum scholia; simul et interpretum caeterorum lectiones variantes" by influential English nontrinitarian, often called the Father of English Unitarianism, John Biddle, born #OnThisDay 14 January 1615. He was imprisoned several times for his rejection of the Trinity, dying at only 47 years of age from an illne ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k2roJYzz7a2R) _2026-01-14 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Leighton Library has 1554 edition of "Annalium Boiorum" by Johannes Aventinus](https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uknews/leighton-library-has-1554-edition-of-annalium-boiorum-by-johannes-aventinus-9-jan-2026) _2026-01-09 · Leighton Library, Dunblane News_ #OnThisDay 9 January 1534 Bavarian Renaissance historian and philologist known by the pen name Johannes Aventinus died. The Leighton Library has a 1554 first edition of his "Annalium Boiorum" - Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of Germany, the first significant history of a region of Germany. As a result of his nonconformity the Annals were not published until after his dea