Welcome to the blog of the Scotland’s Early Literature for Children Initiative! SELCIE is a project that aims to explore the forgotten history of Scotland’s literature for children.
Our current work is in conjunction with Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood, which has the UK’s largest collection of childhood associated objects. Within these collections are some 11,000 books that members of SELCIE are helping to catalogue.
Our meeting point outside the City Chambers
Every week, our team head down into the Museum’s stores in the City Chambers to sort through the boxes of books housed there.
Morgan working in the Museum of Childhood’s store in the City Chambers
The collection is full of hidden treasures and every week we find special items that bring us closer to the children of Scotland’s past. From funny doodles to touching inscriptions, we never fail to find beautiful reminders of the ups and downs of childhood during our visits.
One of our special finds: a book that has been hand-painted by its owner
Please join us on our journey to make these objects more accessible to the public! On the right, you can sign up to our newsletter, which will let you know when we make our fortnightly post. You can also follow us weekly on Twitter here! We hope you will enjoy the special items we find as much as we do.
This post written by Danielle
I was wondering if it is possible for a University of Edinburgh exchange student with an interest in children’s literature to volunteer for this fascinating project?
Thanks so much for letting me know.
Hi Allison,
Thanks for your interest! I’m not sure at the moment, but if you email me at danielle.howarth@ed.ac.uk I can give you some more information!
All the best,
Danielle