National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Researching your house's history

Workshop
18 March 2026, 3:00PM to 4:15PM
An old black and white photo of an old style house in the country in Scotland.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
19 March 2026, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Scottish women writers in children's literature

Talk
19 March 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Headshots of Lois Burke, Sarah Dunnigan and Petra Johana Poncarová.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
21 March 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.

Creative making: Modern calligraphy

Workshop
21 March 2026, 1:00PM to 3:30PM
A person practising calligraphy letters.

Open Book

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
26 March 2026, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
28 March 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.

Open Book

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
2 April 2026, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
4 April 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.

Challenging the 'old crone' stereotype of the historical midwife

Talk
9 April 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
An old drawing of a woman in bed and another women holding a baby and a man standing next to her looking at the baby.