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Dear Library

20 June 2025 to 18 April 2026

George IV Bridge
Hearing Loop
Ticketed Free
Left image is of a mixing desk with a wall of old fashioned TV screens. The other image is of a flier with the words 'Film Bang' and a background of film cans.
Talk

From 'Film Bang' to filming boom

Wednesday 23 July 2025

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Kelvin Hall
Ticketed Free
Women standing on the road in front of a military convoy.
Talk

Telling the story: Women's activism in our collections

Thursday 31 July 2025

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

George IV Bridge

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Permanent

George IV Bridge
Free
A humorous black and white photograph from the 1960s showing five people sitting at a desk in the Library’s reading room quietly reading, whilst the same five people are collaged into the photograph standing on the desk striking a funny pose.
Display

Centenary time machine trail

22 March 2025 to 14 March 2026

George IV Bridge

Past exhibitions and displays

Explore some of the exhibitions and displays held at the National Library of Scotland since 2003.

A photo of a man diving underwater.

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Watch past online events and talks that have been filmed on catch up.

Several pages of blank white paper in a pile.

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