National Library of Scotland

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

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100 years in a day

Screening
26 November 2025, 6:30PM to 7:30PM
Two black and white film strips containing eight stills take from archive films showing various daily activities.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Blasad: A taste of Gaelic culture

Performance
29 November 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A pile of open books with songs in Gaelic and English.

Creative writing: Transformations

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

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Amina Shah in conversation with Jenny Colgan

Talk
4 December 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Jenny Colgan.

Festive shadow puppets and stories

Workshop
6 December 2025, 11:00AM to 12:30PM
A cut out of a pot hanging over a fire and in the background a shadow of a person holding a lantern.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Celebrate Scotland's festive traditions with author Anna Marshall

Talk
6 December 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Book cover of 'The Little Book of Christmas and Hogmanay" and a photo of author Anna Marshall.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

How popular was Jane Austen?

Talk
11 December 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A watercolour painting of people a lending library between 1800 and 1811.