National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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100 years in a day

Screening
26 November 2025, 6:30PM to 7:30PM
Two black and white film strips containing eight stills take from archive films showing various daily activities.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
27 November 2025, 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
29 November 2025, 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.

Blasad: A taste of Gaelic culture

Performance
29 November 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A pile of open books with songs in Gaelic and English.

Creative writing: Transformations

Workshop
2 December 2025, 1:00PM to 5:00PM
A book open with all its pages splayed out.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
4 December 2025, 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.

Amina Shah in conversation with Jenny Colgan

Talk
4 December 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Jenny Colgan.

Festive shadow puppets and stories

Workshop
6 December 2025, 11:00AM to 12:30PM
A cut out of a pot hanging over a fire and in the background a shadow of a person holding a lantern.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
6 December 2025, 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.

Celebrate Scotland's festive traditions with author Anna Marshall

Talk
6 December 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Book cover of 'The Little Book of Christmas and Hogmanay" and a photo of author Anna Marshall.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
11 December 2025, 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.

How popular was Jane Austen?

Talk
11 December 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A watercolour painting of people a lending library between 1800 and 1811.