National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Doors Open Days: George IV Bridge building

Tour, Exhibition
28 September 2025, 11:00AM to 3:00PM
People walking into the General Reading Room at the National Library of Scotland.

Open Book

Reading
29 September 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Creative writing: Transformations

Workshop
1 October 2025, 1:00PM to 5:00PM
A book open with all its pages splayed out.

Bookbug

Workshop
2 October 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
2 October 2025, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge.

Malik Al Nasir on slavery, sugar, and legacy

Talk
2 October 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Malik Al Nasir and the cover of his book 'Searching for my Slave Roots'.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
4 October 2025, 11:30AM to 12:00PM
The outside of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge.

Open Book

Reading
6 October 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Scots language bookbug

Workshop
6 October 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a purple background.

Creative writing: Libraries through time

Workshop
8 October 2025, 1:00PM to 3:00PM
A woman looks through a circle shaped gap in a wall of books.

Using our georeferenced maps

Workshop
8 October 2025, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A modern satellite image of an urban street overlayed with an older map.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
9 October 2025, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge.