State-of-art library opens

A NEW state-of-the art library opens in the Lothians on ­Monday.

The Lasswade Centre facility will replace Bonnyrigg Library, which closed in June.

It is a combined school and public library – a first for ­Midlothian – and will be home to three self-issue machines allowing books to be borrowed quickly without queueing.

A spokeswoman for Midlothian Council said: “I would urge people to get down to the new library and see all the exciting things which are taking place in the library Service.”

For more information and library times, visit the Midlothian Council website at www.midlothian.gov.uk.