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
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.

Festival bindings

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

Scots language bookbug

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

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

Bookbug

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

Bookbug

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

Whiskies Galore! An author talk with Ian Buxton

Talk
3 September 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A book cover titled 'Whiskies Galore' by Ian Buxton.

Open Book

Reading
7 September 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Gaelic bookbug

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

Open Book

Reading
14 September 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.