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
15 November 2025, 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.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
20 November 2025, 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 pleasures and power of reading with Graeme Macrae Burnet

Talk
20 November 2025, 7:00PM to 8:30PM
Photo of Graeme Macrae Burnet.

Maps for family and local history

Workshop
21 November 2025, 10:00AM to 11:30AM
A map of Newington in Edinburgh from 1891.

A kind Christmas: Sustainable crafting with Remode Collective

Workshop
22 November 2025, 10:30AM to 1:30PM
Felted and embroidered Christmas decorations.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
22 November 2025, 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.

The Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass Family Freedom-Fighting Collective

Talk
24 November 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Portraits of Anna Murray Douglass on the left and Frederick Douglass on the right.

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 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
29 November 2025, 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.

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.