National Library of Scotland

What's on

Find out about our events and exhibitions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and online.

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Open Book

Reading
13 July 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Creative writing: Creative collaboration with ATLAS Arts

Workshop
14 July 2026, 11:00AM to 3:00PM
A person holding a book titled 'Making Public Press' standing next to a machine.

Cloudy crafts and rainbow rhymes

Workshop
15 July 2026, 1:30PM to 2:30PM
An adult and a child siting at a table drawing pictures.

Researching your house's history

Tutorial
15 July 2026, 3:00PM to 4:15PM
An old black and white photo of an old style house in the country in Scotland.

Exiled for existing: LGBTQ refugees in Scotland

Screening
15 July 2026, 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Four film-makers stand in front of a muti-coloured background.

Bookbug

Workshop
16 July 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
16 July 2026, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
18 July 2026, 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.

Cloudy crafts and rainbow rhymes

Workshop
22 July 2026, 1:30PM to 2:30PM
An adult and a child siting at a table drawing pictures.

Bookbug

Workshop
23 July 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
23 July 2026, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

How it's made: Our Rain exhibition

Talk
23 July 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A handwritten recipe with a drawing of someone caught in the rain with their umbrella.