National Library of Scotland

Centenary time machine trail

Display
22 March 2025 to 14 March 2026
A black and white photo of people sitting at a desk reading and then standing on the desk posing.

Dear Library

Exhibition
20 June 2025 to 18 April 2026
Yellow background with a sticker on it that reads "Dear Library".

OUTWITH – National Library around Scotland

Display
13 September 2025 to 20 June 2026
An open book with its pages flying up.

OUTWITH in Aberdeen: 'Songs and Fancies'

Display
13 September 2025 to 4 January 2026
Title page from the book 'Songs and Fancies' by John Forbes.

Open Shelves: The remarkable world of trees

Display
17 September to 30 October 2025
Bookshelves full of books about trees.

Open Book

Reading
22 September 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Scots language bookbug

Workshop
22 September 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a purple background.

100 years of women's lives and writings

Workshop
23 September 2025, 2:30PM to 3:30PM
Black and white photos of Jackie Kay, Muriel Spark and Isabella Bird.

Bookbug

Workshop
25 September 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
25 September 2025, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Nature crafternoon

Workshop
26 September 2025, 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Four nature collages lined up showing flowers and birds.