National Library of Scotland

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

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Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
29 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.

Witch obsession with Steven Veerapen

Fully booked
Talk
29 October 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for 'Witches: A King's obsession' and a photo of the author Steven Veerapen.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
31 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.

Creative writing: Rain

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

Agnes Owens at 100: Dame of darkly comic working-class stories

Talk
4 November 2026, 6:00PM to 7:00PM
A photo of Agnes Owens surrounded by book covers of books she has written including A Working Mother and People Like That.

Bookbug

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

Kelvin Hall family day

Fair
7 November 2026, 1:00PM to 4:00PM
An adult with a bookbug toy in their lap facing a group of children and adults.

Creative making: Pop-up books

Fully booked
Workshop
10 November 2026, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
A collage of colourful cardboard flowers and raindrops.

Gaelic bookbug

Workshop
12 November 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a yellow background.

Lighthouse lives: Stories from Scotland's Keepers

Fully booked
Talk
12 November 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Book cover for 'Lighthouse lives' and a photo of editor Erin Farley.

Library social: Sporting collections

Workshop
13 November 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A postcard showing a black and white photo of a women's football team.