Pittenweem Library
  • Opening Hours
    • Monday 2pm – 5pm
    • Wednesday 2pm – 5pm
    • Friday 10am – 1pm
    • Saturday 10am – 1pm


Latest News

  • Pittenweem Post – Issue 25
    Catch up with the news in Pittenweem. Lots to see and do at this time of year including news of developments, local influencers, local film screenings, ongoing works at the shore, Christmas concerts, carols and services, local charities and businesses. You can pick up a copy from the Library or download it here.
  • Christmas Raffle 2024
    Our Christmas Raffle this year is now on. We have another bunch of fabulous prizes to be won and all for only £1 per ticket which you can get from the Library between now and the date of the draw which will be Wednesday 18 December. Our star prizes this year are a lunch for… Read more: Christmas Raffle 2024
  • Autumn 2024 – Wonderful series of talks
    We have had a wonderful line up of speakers, with a wide variety of interesting subjects. The final talk of the season is Thursday 28 November when Professor Tony Prave will talk about how the study of Scottish rocks has revolutionised our thinking about the history of the Earth in deep time.

Our Latest Book Reviews

  • Arnhem: Black Tuesday by Al Murray
    Al Murray is a highly successful English stand up comedian who created the comic character The Pub Landlord, a bombastic opinionated oaf whose message is ‘England is the best, all foreigners are rubbish’. Of course it is satire, with laughter the best form of criticism. But the real Al Murray was head boy at a… Read more: Arnhem: Black Tuesday by Al Murray
  • In the Act, by Rachel Ingalls
    Murder! Mayhem!  Revenge  – ! – ending in a glorious absurd climax.  A feminist tract taken to its ultimate hilarious finale. Brilliant!  This is another of the Storybook ND (New Directions) books, this time written by Rachel Ingalls. This one has 60 pages six lines and two words. It was dropped off in my front porch by the usual… Read more: In the Act, by Rachel Ingalls
  • Angus McPhee Weaver of Grass by Joyce Laing
    ‘Can you remember any artwork produced in the hospital that stays in your memory. Something so different, something quite unique, that you have never forgotten it?’ Joyce Laing defines ‘art extraordinary’ as ‘extremely rare and possesses that powerful quality which impinges itself on the memory, for nothing quite like it will have been seen before.… Read more: Angus McPhee Weaver of Grass by Joyce Laing

Our book reviews are sent to members and subscribers every 3 weeks (or so). Below are some of our recent reviews. Click on any of the titles to read the full reviews and also search for any of our past reviews. You can subscribe to our book review newsletters here.

Visit Us

  • Old Town Hall, Cove Wynd, Pittenweem, Anstruther KY10 2LE
  • library@pittclic.org.uk
  • 01333 311591