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
The Treasures exhibition with several open books and a map on display in cases.

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.

Open Shelves: Centenary special

Display
13 June to 12 September 2025
Books on shelves as part of the Open Shelves display.

Dear Library

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

Library Social: Bell Rock Lighthouse

Workshop
12 September 2025, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A drawing of Bell Rock lighthouse.

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.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
13 September 2025, 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.

Edinburgh 900: Stories of the city

Performance
13 September 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A black and white photo of a woman posing with a fan, and a colour photo of a man speaking.

Open Book

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

Open Shelves: The remarkable world of trees

Display
17 September to 30 October 2025
Light streaming through a forest onto path.

Researching gender and sexuality

Workshop
17 September 2025, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
12 black and white photos of women playing characters in pantomimes in the latter half of the 19th century.