Pittenweem Library news

One Thousand Members

The 1,000th member has just joined the Pittenweem Community Library. This major milestone was a cause for celebration for our library chair, Helen Mathers, who presented the lucky joiner, Robyn…

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Plaque Unveiled

A 'Blue Plaque' celebrating John Smith, Scotland's most ingenious clockmaker, has been unveiled at 19 High Street, Pittenweem. Toby and Kate Anstruther of Balcaskie did the honours and speeches were…

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Pittenweem’s latest blue plaque

A fourth commemorative plaque will be erected in Pittenweem in September to celebrate another of our renowned past residents. This one will be at the previous home of John Smith,…

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Tales from the Cave 2026

St Fillan’s Cave is the exciting location for this popular Festival event, which Pittenweem Library revived in 2022. Costumed characters tell the stories, with added songs and fun activities. The…

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Fishing Life in Pittenweem

Regular readers of our Facebook page will know we've been featuring Pittenweem fishing boats on 'Fishing Boat Fridays'. These posts have generated quite a bit of interest and so we…

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The 2026 Book Hunt is on

Hidden around Pittenweem, in waterproof (we hope) pouches, are books to be found! This is great fun for children aged up to about 10 years and for their adults too.…

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