THE Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries picked up another accolade this week.

The multi-award-winning facility scooped the Community Benefit Award at the RICS Awards 2018 which celebrate inspirational initiatives in the land, property and construction sectors.

It will now compete against regional winners from across the UK at a national awards ceremony in London in November.

Museum curator Lesley Botten, who oversaw community engagement for the duration of the project’s development, was delighted with the latest honour.

"The project to develop DCL&G was always, for us, about involving the community in the development of their venue," she said. "We worked with so many schools, community groups, individuals and volunteers over the life of the project and they all helped make the venue what it is.

"The award is a testament to the work of the project team and to every one of the local people who helped us. The ongoing community benefit of the venue is apparent every day in the number of locals who enjoy DCL&G's many varied facilities.

"It has become a real hub for people to gather, to participate, to study, to relax, and to feel part of."

Head judge of the RICS Awards in Scotland, Colin Smith MRICS, added: “The exhibitions focus on local peoples’ lives and experiences and the architecture sits well in the Dunfermline heritage area, seamless melding the traditional with the new and bold.

"There are displays of public/user feedback in imaginative ways and the project exudes a feeling of community wellbeing.”