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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Lighthouse lives: Stories from Scotland's Keepers

Talk
12 November 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for 'Lighthouse lives' and a photo of editor Erin Farley.

Creative making: Festive calligraphy

Workshop
14 November 2026, 1:00PM to 3:30PM
Two cards with festive calligraphy on them and a calligraphy pen.

'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle'

Talk
19 November 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A drawing of a man facing forward and back in the moonlight with thistles around him.

Adult autism-friendly sessions at Kelvin Hall

Workshop
2 December 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.

The delight of fright: Writing scary books for young people

Talk
5 December 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Two book covers. One of 'Escape Castle Dracula', and the other of 'Where the dead live'.