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National Library of Scotland

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

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Edinburgh 900: Stories of the city

Performance
13 September 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A black and white photo of a woman posing with a fan, and a colour photo of a man speaking.

Creative writing: Me, mother, other

Workshop
15 September 2025, 10:00AM to 12:00PM
A woman holding a baby.

Open Book

Reading
15 September 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Researching gender and sexuality

Workshop
17 September 2025, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
12 black and white photos of women playing characters in pantomimes in the latter half of the 19th century.

Lost Glasgow: Lost buildings

Talk
17 September 2025, 6:30PM to 8:00PM
A map of Glasgow.

Bookbug

Workshop
18 September 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Doors Open Day: Behind the scenes centenary tour

Tour
18 September 2025, 10:30AM to 2:30PM
A collection of film reels sitting on a shelf.

Gemma Cairney in conversation with Jackie Kay, Pat Nevin, and Jenny Colgan

Talk
18 September 2025, 7:00PM to 8:15PM
Photos in order of Gemma Cairney, Jackie Kay, Pat Nevin, and Jenny Colgan.

Heart Lines: A zine and movement workshop with Gemma Cairney

Workshop
19 September 2025, 2:00PM to 4:00PM
A woman's silhouette in a window with sunshine streaming in.

Finding Glasgow – Kelvin Hall (re)collects

Fair
20 September 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
A handkerchief with an image of Kelvin Hall on it and dated March 1928.

Shoebox city

Workshop
20 September 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
A cityscape and stationery popping out of a box.

A library of laughs with the Beano

Performance
20 September 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A Beano comic about Beanotown Library.