Opening hours and public holidays

Reading rooms

Our Edinburgh reading rooms have reopened to existing and new library card holders, on a pre-booked basis only, with revised opening hours.

General Reading Room and Special Collections Reading Room:

• Tuesday-Saturday, 10.00-16.00

Maps Reading Room:

• Tuesday-Thursday: 10.00-13.00 and 14.00-16.00

Readers must book and preorder items 24 hours in advance. What you need to know before you visit

Other services in George IV Bridge

Readers' Registration is now open Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00-16.00.

The majority of our other Visitor Centre services will remain closed until further notice, although we will reopen them as soon as we can. This means there is no access to:

• Café
• Shop
• Exhibitions and events.

Kelvin Hall

The National Library at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, including the Moving Image Archive, is open with revised opening hours:

• Tuesday: 10.00-16.00
• Thursday: 10.00-16.00
• Saturday: 10.00-16.00

Moving Image Archive office hours — Monday to Friday: 09.00 to 17.00.

We close for selected public holidays over the Christmas and New Year period. Further details to follow.