Free Digital Guide to the Leighton Library

Explore Dunblane's historic Leighton Library with our free digital guide available through Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. The mobile guide offers digital access to the Leighton Library so you can find out more about the Leighton Library from your sofa or enhance your experience when visiting us with our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects

Our digital guide features:

• Background information about Robert Leighton, the turbulent times in which he lived, how the Leighton Library came into being, and about its historic collection of books
• Multilingual capabilities available through Google Translate
• Best-in-class accessibility: Including screen reader support, zoom, font size adjustment, transcripts, subtitles, alt-text, and more
• Tour with us using audio commentary and images to guide you through exploring more about the Leighton Library.

Get the digital guide

While visiting the Leighton Library, use the on-site signage promoting our Bloomberg Connects digital guide to access our content instantly from the palm of your hand—no download necessary. Scan one of the QR codes using your device’s camera app. You’ll be taken straight to our guide in your web browser.

If you’re using the Bloomberg Connect app, browse the list or use the ‘Explore’ search bar to find the Leighton Library, and choose from over 30 languages to customize your tour. Simply tap ‘Start Guide’ to begin your journey through the collection.

For easy access, look for Bloomberg Connects ‘Look-Up’ numbers next to objects in the Leighton Library.

Can’t wait?

Want to preview Bloomberg Connects digital guides before your visit? You can download the free Bloomberg Connects app now to plan your trip and map out your unique experience. With the Bloomberg Connects app, you can explore hundreds of museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces around the world. Start exploring!

About Bloomberg Connects

We are delighted to work in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to make this digital guide possible.

The Bloomberg Connects app is a free digital guide showcasing cultural organisations around the world, making it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices, anytime, anywhere. The app allows you to explore over 150 collections from botanical gardens, performance venues, outdoor sculpture parks and museums around the world.