The Special Collections Reading Room will be closed 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 16 September. It will then reopen until our usual closing time of 7pm.

National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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'Where Wind and Water Cleave: An Environmental History of Scotland'

Fully booked
Talk
1 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for 'Where wind and water cleave' and photo of Richard Oram.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
3 October 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.

Gaelic bookbug

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

Rainy day clouds: Family felting workshop

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

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.

'Living proof, a climate story': 50 years of Scotland's film archive

Screening
21 October 2026, 5:45PM to 7:40PM
A film still showing a power plant on one side and children playing on a hill on the other.

Creative making: Writing and zine-making with The Nature Library

Workshop
27 October 2026, 11:00AM to 12:30PM
A person threading a zine.

Witch obsession with Steven Veerapen

Talk
29 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for 'Witches: A King's obsession' and a photo of the author Steven Veerapen.

Kelvin Hall family day

Fair
7 November 2026, 1:00PM to 4:00PM
An adult with a bookbug toy in their lap facing a group of children and adults.

Creative making: Pop-up books

Workshop
10 November 2026, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
A collage of colourful cardboard flowers and raindrops.