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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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Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
17 October 2026, 11:30AM to 12:15PM
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
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.

Bookbug

Workshop
22 October 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
22 October 2026, 3:30PM to 4:15PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

'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.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
24 October 2026, 11:30AM to 12:15PM
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
26 October 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Curator-led tour of 'Rain'

Tour
26 October 2026, 2:00PM to 3:15PM
A drawing of a man in the rain holding onto an umbrella that has blown inside out and his hat has blown off.