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Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.

A wide shot of the front of Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
White text on a dark blue background reads: 'Apply today! Use the link in the post, or visit our website at www.nls.uk/about-us/jobs-and-opportunities/'
Image of a person returning items from Alasdair Gray's archive to the shelves at the National Library of Scotland with text reading: 'Director of Collections Management'.
Image of two people looking into an exhibition case at the National Library of Scotland with text reading: 'Head of Public Programmes'.
Image of a map jigsaw puzzle at the National Library of Scotland with text reading: 'Outwith Producer'.
Image of the Welcome desk at the National Library of Scotland with text reading: 'Head of Access'.
Image of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building with text reading: 'We're hiring'.
Octopus plushie sits on a bookshelf next to Sam Usher's book 'Rain'.
An octopus sitting on a bookshelf between lots of books!
An octopus plushy sitting on a couch between an Eeyore and Sadness plushie. Behind them on the wall is text reading 'Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed.' from 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (1994).
A Octopus plushie sitting on top of the entrance banner for the 'Rain' exhibition at the National Library of Scotland.
A wide shot of James Hutton's 'Theory of Rain'.
A close up of James Hutton's 'Theory of Rain'.
A portrait of James Hutton from the National Gallery of Scotland.
A ticket to the 1998 Scotland v Brazil game at the World Cup.
A 1967 Ordnance Survey map of rain fall in Scotland from 1916 to 1950.
A woman runs through the rain holding an umbrella. The rain is a shower of words and letters. The words are Scots, Gaelic, and English phrases to do with rain. It reads: 'Rain. June 2026 to April 2027. George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Free exhibition, umbrellas optional.'
A graphic advertising the event 'Hacking the Archive: browser tools, web preservation, and research'
The Islands of Shetland by Herman Moll, published 1745
A graphic, designed by Adam Allori, showing different librarians and characters that appear in video games.
A graphic, designed by Adam Allori, showing different library books that appear in video games.
Two people sit at a table sharing a laptop.
The Islands of Shetland by Herman Moll, published 1745
Detail from Survey of India One-inch to the mile map showing Tangasseri, 1916.
screenshot of National Library of Scotland Map Images Website homepage showing search options
Side by side view comparing Bo'ness on historic Ordnance Survey maps from 1855 and 1895
Screenshot showing historic Ordnance Survey mapping for Lanark comparing first and second edition maps in Side by Side viewer
Poet Hugh MacDiarmid (pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve) and his wife Valda Grieve.
Manuscript of 'Shags' Nests'
Promotional poster for 'Outwith: Valda, MacDairmid and Whalsay'.
A 1860s printing of an OS Six-inch map of Kilkenny, surveyed from 1839 to 1840.
detail from historic Ordnance Survey map of Dundee showing jute and flax mills off Overgate