National Library of Scotland

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

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Open Book

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

Creative writing: Rain

Workshop
13 October 2026, 3:00PM to 5:00PM
A stack of books in front of a window with rain on it.

'Everybody to Kenmure Street'

Screening
14 October 2026, 5:45PM to 7:40PM
A birds-eye view of the crowd and police gathering in Kenmure Street in Glasgow.

A foray into fungi in language and song

Talk
15 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A woman lying on a woodland floor looking at a red and white mushroom.

Social Justice and Self-Portraiture: Edinburgh Schools Photography Competition 2026

Display
16 to 17 October 2026
A drawing of Frederick Scott Archer's wet-collodion camera from 1853.

Open Book

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

Weather spirits and rain lore

Storytelling
21 October 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A character riding a dragon.

The Craft Pottery at the National Library of Scotland

Workshop
21 October 2026, 5:30PM to 7:30PM
A collage of autumn-themed film images and pottery pieces.

'Living proof, a climate story': 50 years of Scotland's film archive

Screening
21 October 2026, 5:45PM to 7:40PM
A film still showing a power plant on one side and children playing on a hill on the other.

'Meet the Gods, Creatures, and Heroes of Celtic Legend'

Storytelling
22 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for Celtic Myths and a photo of Martin MacIntyre.

Screening: 'Living proof, a climate story'

Screening
24 October 2026, 10:30AM to 4:00PM
A film still showing a power plant on one side and children playing on a hill on the other.

Open Book

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