National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Exhibition
Permanent
The Treasures exhibition with several open books and a map on display in cases.

Centenary time machine trail

Display
22 March 2025 to 14 March 2026
A black and white photo of people sitting at a desk reading and then standing on the desk posing.

Dear Library

Exhibition
20 June 2025 to 18 April 2026
Yellow background with a sticker on it that reads "Dear Library".

Open Shelves: The remarkable world of trees

Display
17 September to 29 November 2025
A bookshelf full of books about trees.

Open Shelves Display: Scary Centenary

Display
30 October to 31 December 2025
A bookshelf full of books and Halloween-themed decorations.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
8 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.

Craft drop-in: Festive book decorations

Workshop
8 November 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Book decorations on a Christmas tree.

Open Book

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

Creative writing: Libraries through time

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

Gaelic bookbug

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

Lighting the way: The story of the Bell Rock lighthouse

Talk
13 November 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Mike Bullock and a painting of a lighthouse.

Library social: Maps

Talk
14 November 2025, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
An old coloured map of Scotland labelled in Latin.