Our George IV Bridge building will be closed to the public on Monday 19 January. It will reopen at 10am on Tuesday 20 January.

National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
17 January 2026, 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.

Burns and nature

Screening, Reading
21 January 2026, 6:00PM to 7:30PM
A drawing of Robert Burns with a picture of a field at sunset on one side and drawings of a mouse and plants on top of a Burns manuscript on the other.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
22 January 2026, 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.

Robert Burns and the Glenriddell Manuscripts

Talk
22 January 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Robert Burn's Glenriddell Manuscript open showing the title page and portrait of him.

OUTWITH in Perth: The Last Letter and Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

Exhibition, Talk, Screening
23 January to 26 April 2026
Mary, Queen of Scots' last letter handwritten in French in 1587, signed Mari R.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
24 January 2026, 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.

Navigating the maps website

Workshop
28 January 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A map of Scotland with a magnifying glass enlarging Inverness.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
29 January 2026, 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
31 January 2026, 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.

Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
5 February 2026, 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.

The exile of Mary, Queen of Scots

Talk
5 February 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Rosemary Goring on one side and on the other the book cover for "Exile". There is a medieval painting in the background.