National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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A celebration of wild swimming

Talk
30 July 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Jackie Kemp and Vicky Allan dressed in swimming caps covered in flowers.

Rainy day clouds: Family felting workshop

Workshop
1 August 2026, 10:30AM to 2:30PM
A felted cloud adorned with tiny coloured rhinestones.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
1 August 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
6 August 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
6 August 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
8 August 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.

Scots language bookbug

Workshop
10 August 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a purple background.

Festival bindings

Display
10 to 29 August 2026
A contemporary bookbinding showing a cover covered in cut out letters.

Gaelic bookbug

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

Bookbug

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

Navigating the maps website

Tutorial
26 August 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A map of Scotland with a magnifying glass enlarging Inverness.

Bookbug

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