National Library of Scotland

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

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Halloween hats!

Workshop
25 October 2025, 10:30AM to 4:00PM
Three ghosts wearing handcrafted hats surrounded by bats.

Scots language bookbug

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

Gaelic bookbug

Workshop
13 November 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a yellow background.

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.

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.

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.