Edinburgh
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 to Saturday: 10.00-16.00
- Tuesday to 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
Exhibitions
Exhibitions are held at the Library's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. You must book your visit in advance.
The exhibition space is open during the following hours:
- Tuesday to Saturday, from 11.00 to 16.00.
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
- Events.
Collecting copy orders
It is now possible to collect your copy orders, including maps, from the front door of the George IV Bridge building:
- Tuesday to Friday between 12.00 and 15.30.
There is no need to book for this service.
Glasgow
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: 09.00-17.00.
Public holidays
We close for selected public holidays during the year.
- Saturday 25, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December — Christmas holidays.
- Saturday 1, Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 January 2022 — New Year holidays.