Edinburgh Board Game Library
Borrow, play, and repeat! Your Edinburgh hub for hundreds of board games, fostering community and endless fun for a small annual fee!
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About
If you're walking down Nicolson Street and spot the Southside Community Centre, you absolutely have to pop into Room 2 for the Edinburgh Board Game Library! This place is a true gem, a volunteer-run hub where you can borrow from their ever-growing collection of hundreds of board games – currently over 500 – to take home and enjoy with your mates or family. It's only open on Thursday evenings from 6-8 PM, so plan your visit, but it's well worth getting an annual membership to dive into their amazing selection and try out all those games you've been curious about without having to buy them. Plus, it's all about sharing and community, which is just fantastic!
Facilities
Community Venue
The Edinburgh Board Game Library is a volunteer-led community venue operating from the Southside Community Centre every Thursday from 6-8pm. It functions as a lending library, providing hundreds of board games for members to borrow for a small annual fee, with the goals of increasing access to board games, introducing new audiences, and encouraging a circular economy.
Board Games
The Edinburgh Board Game Library is a volunteer-led lending library with over 500 board games available for members to borrow for an annual fee. The organization aims to increase access to board games, introduce them to new audiences, and allow people to try games before buying them.
Full Description
The Edinburgh Board Game Library is a volunteer-led organization located in Room 2 of the Southside Community Centre at 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9ER, United Kingdom. It operates as a lending library for board games, aiming to increase access to board games regardless of income, introduce games to new audiences, allow people to try games before buying, and promote a circular economy. The library is wheelchair accessible and holds an inventory of hundreds of board games, currently over 500 and continuously growing. Members can borrow games for 7 or 14 days at a time. The library is open every Thursday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM, which are the only hours visitors should come. Membership is required to borrow games, with two options available: a Regular Membership for £25 per year, allowing borrowing of up to 4 games at a time, and a Concession Membership for £15 per year for those in full-time education, receiving benefits, or over 65 years old. Gift memberships are also available. The library's website is http://www.edinburghboardgamelibrary.org.uk/. For inquiries, they can be reached via email at hello@edinburghboardgamelibrary.org.uk or by phone at +442072474114. They also maintain a presence on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/edinburghboardgamelibrary) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/edinburghboardgamelibrary/). The entity has a rating of 5 stars based on 4 user reviews. Paid street parking is available.
117 Nicolson Street c/o, Room 2, Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9ER, UK
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