National Library of Scotland

What's on

Find out about our events and exhibitions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and online.

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Exhibition
Permanent
A person walking into the Treasures exhibition.

Peter Liversidge: The Rules of the Library

Display
5 February to 19 December 2026
The mezzanine of the General Reading Room with the 'The Rules of the Library' artwork on display.

Paperback Revolutions

Exhibition
28 May to 24 October 2026
A black and white photo of a woman next to a large shelf of books which have been coloured.

Rain

Exhibition
19 June 2026 to 30 April 2027
Words from a page raining down on a woman holding an umbrella.

Lights! Camera! Action!

Season
30 June to 8 August 2026
Directors board, film rolls and scissors decorate a table.

Library Social: Rain

Workshop
10 July 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A drawing of two people holding umbrellas trying to walk in stormy weather.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
11 July 2026, 11:30AM to 12:00PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Open Book

Reading
13 July 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Creative writing: Creative collaboration with ATLAS Arts

Workshop
14 July 2026, 11:00AM to 3:00PM
A person holding a book titled 'Making Public Press' standing next to a machine.

Cloudy crafts and rainbow rhymes

Workshop
15 July 2026, 1:30PM to 2:30PM
An adult and a child siting at a table drawing pictures.

Researching your house's history

Tutorial
15 July 2026, 3:00PM to 4:15PM
An old black and white photo of an old style house in the country in Scotland.

Exiled for existing: LGBTQ refugees in Scotland

Screening
15 July 2026, 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Four film-makers stand in front of a muti-coloured background.