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

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Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
23 June 2026, 12:30PM to 2:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
24 June 2026, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Bookbug

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

A history of Scotland in five maps

Talk
25 June 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A colourful old map of Scotland from 1610.

Members connect

Display
26 June 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A selection of maps and Football World Cup posters.

Archive gems: WestFest dementia screening

Screening
27 June 2026, 2:30PM to 5:15PM
Colour film still of three children playing on a beach in Rothesay.

Open Book

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

Lights! Camera! Action!

Season
30 June to 8 August 2026
A cartoon film camera projecting craft supplies.

Library Social: Rain

Workshop
10 July 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A drawing of two people holding umbrellas trying to walk in stormy weather.

Exiled for existing: LGBTQ refugees in Scotland

Screening
15 July 2026, 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Four film-makers stand in front of a muti-coloured background.

How it's made: Our Rain exhibition

Talk
23 July 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A handwritten recipe with a drawing of someone caught in the rain with their umbrella.

A celebration of wild swimming

Talk
30 July 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Jackie Kemp and Vicky Allan dressed in swimming caps covered in flowers.