Edinburgh
Reading rooms
Our General Reading Room and Special Collections Reading Room are open:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09.30 to 19.00
- Wednesday: 10.00 to 19.00
- Friday and Saturday: 09.30 to 17.00.
The Maps Reading Room is open:
- Monday to Thursday: 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 17.00.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions are held at the Library's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
The exhibition space is open during the following hours:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09.30 to 19.00
- Wednesday: 10.00 to 19.00
- Friday and Saturday: 09.30 to 17.00.
Our exhibition space will be temporarily closed from Monday 10 October while we install a new display. 'Pen Names' will reopen alongside the new display on Friday 14 October.
Other services in George IV Bridge
The café is open:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09.30 to 18.00
- Wednesday: 10.00 to 18.00
- Friday: 9.30 to 17.00
- Saturday: 09.30 to 16.30.
The shop and Readers' Registration are open:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09.30 to 19.00
- Wednesday: 10.00 to 19.00
- Friday and Saturday: 09.30 to 17.00.
Glasgow
Kelvin Hall
Please note: Kelvin Hall will close at 15.00 on Saturday 13 August due to essential maintenance works. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
The National Library at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, including the Moving Image Archive, is open during the following hours:
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10.00 to 17.00
- Wednesday: 13.30 to 20.00.
Moving Image Archive office hours — Monday to Friday: 09.00-17.00.
Public holidays
We close for selected public holidays during the year:
- Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 December: Christmas holidays.
- Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 January: New Year holidays.