National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
21 February 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.

Open Book

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

Researching gender and sexuality

Workshop
25 February 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
12 black and white photos of women playing characters in pantomimes in the latter half of the 19th century.

Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
26 February 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.

Using it or losing it: How important is Gaelic media?

Talk
26 February 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A woman behind a video camera and a man sitting speaking to the camera.

Anesu and the Water Spirits | Anesu agus na Creutairean Uisge

Storytelling
27 February 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A photo of Tawana Maramba holding their book and a close up of the book cover.

City of Edinburgh tour: African American liberators trail

Tour
27 February 2026, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
A photo of Josiah and Nancy Henson in Glasgow, 1877.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
28 February 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.

Open Book

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

Creative making: Beautiful boxes

Workshop
3 March 2026, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
Several hand-made items arranged in a book box.

Adult autism-friendly session at Kelvin Hall

Workshop
4 March 2026, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
A box of objects from the 1970s, including a cookbook, a Star Wars figure and a tin of instant mashed potato.