Edinburgh Board Game Library

Hey Meeple!

some imminent key dates to cover today, as we have to close for the summer soon!

Summer closure ⛔
August is looming… and so our home at Southside Community Centre will soon be closing to prepare to be transformed into a Fringe venue.

We’re going to offer some longer-term loans over this period to give you your much-needed summer gaming fix should you need a break from the festival.

We will need those games returning in a tight window after though, as we’ll be packing up the entire library once again at the start of September to run the board game library at Tabletop Scotland - more on this further down!

Timetable 📅
☀️ Borrow games over the summer
You can borrow games over the summer on Thursday 10th July or Thursday 17th July.

⛔ Summer closure
Our last opening day for the summer is Thursday 17th July. All other loans must be returned by then. We will be closed from then throughout August.

🔙 Return summer loans
There are three consecutive days at the start of September you must return your summer loans on. We will be enforcing £5 per-game fines for missing this window.
Return your games at 6-8pm in Room 2 at Southside Community Centre on:

Monday 1st September
Tuesday 2nd September
or Wednesday 3rd September.
Note: not Thursday - we’re not open then!

🎫 EBGL goes to Tabletop Scotland
We’ll then be packing up all our games and running the board game library at Tabletop Scotland from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th September. More about this below.

👋 Reopening
The library will reopen for borrowing once again on Thursday 11th September. We may not enable reservations straight away while we’re getting our inventory back in order.

We are back from last weekends "UK Games Expo" in Birmingham with exciting new donations from publishers. We are very thankful for the generous support and will be adding the games to the inventory over the next weeks.

At Edinburgh Board Game Library we aim to have latest releases as well as your favourite all time classics. Access 500+ board games with an affordable annual subscription. Join today.

One exciting element of our new space in Southside Community Centre is that we have playing space! During our opening hours (6-8pm on a Thursday evening), stop by and play a quick game. Our volunteers are on hand to give recommendations, and might even join in if we're quiet. 🎲

📣 We have reopened for reservations! 📣

That's right, we're in our new home at Southside Community Centre and you can go online to make a reservation for collection this Thursday.

While you can come along on Thursday from 6-8pm and ✨️ browse ✨️ (a very exciting element of our new space!), if there's a specific game you are keen to borrow, we recommend reserving in advance to make sure it's available for you.

Looking forward to welcoming you in our new home!