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
5 October 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Gaelic bookbug

Workshop
8 October 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a yellow background.

Library Social: A tour around Scotland

Workshop
9 October 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
Several books related to Scotland on top of a suitcase.

Rainy day clouds: Family felting workshop

Workshop
10 October 2026, 10:30AM to 2:30PM
Cotton wool as a cloud with gems on it.

Open Book

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

Creative writing: Rain

Workshop
13 October 2026, 3:00PM to 5:00PM
A stack of books in front of a window with rain on it.

'Everybody to Kenmure Street'

Screening
14 October 2026, 5:45PM to 7:40PM
A birds-eye view of the crowd and police gathering in Kenmure Street in Glasgow.

A foray into fungi in language and song

Talk
15 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A woman lying on a woodland floor looking at a red and white mushroom.

Social Justice and Self-Portraiture: Edinburgh Schools Photography Competition 2026

Display
16 to 17 October 2026
A drawing of Frederick Scott Archer's wet-collodion camera from 1853.

Open Book

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

Weather spirits and rain lore

Storytelling
21 October 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A character riding a dragon.

The Craft Pottery at the National Library of Scotland

Workshop
21 October 2026, 5:30PM to 7:30PM
A collage of autumn-themed film images and pottery pieces.