National Library of Scotland

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

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Creative making: Sketchbooks

Workshop
21 April 2026, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
A sketchbook opened to a page with sketches of red flowers in a vase.

Agnes Owens in the archives

Talk
23 April 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Agnes Owens surrounded by book covers of books she has written including A Working Mother and People Like That.

Le Chéile | Together: Screening and Q&A

Talk, Screening
25 April 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
The film poster for 'Le Cheile' over a background of red theatre seats and speach buggles that say "Le Cheile" and "Together".

Creative making: Create your own broadside

Workshop
27 April 2026, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
Two broadsides.

Navigating the maps website

Workshop
29 April 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A map of Scotland with a magnifying glass enlarging Inverness.

Daurk days or fine: Celebratin workin class wummin's vyces | Celebrating working class women voices

Talk, Performance, Storytelling
30 April 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Headshot photos of Taylor Dyson, Lynne Campbell, Siobhan Tolland, and Erin Farley over a background of the River Tay.

'Square Baw': A history of Scottish football

Talk
7 May 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover of 'Square Baw' by Hamish McDonald, photo of Hamish McDonald, over an old black and white photo of a football team.

Library Social: Mayday mayhem - stories and traditions

Workshop
8 May 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A Garland for Mayday by Walter Crane.

Creative Making: Sashiko embroidery

Workshop
9 May 2026, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
A square of fabric with patterned stitching, thread, and a pair of scissors.

Scots language bookbug

Workshop
11 May 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a purple background.

The centenary of the General Strike in Scotland

Talk
12 May 2026, 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Black and white photo of striking miners, with the front page of Scottish Worker newspaper superimposed over it, and a photo of Dr Andy Clark.

Gaelic bookbug

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