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Fully booked A repeated image of an illuminated letter, ‘B’, in deep blue with gold embellishments. A paintbrush rests above the paper.
Workshop

Paint a decorative letter

Saturday 21 September 2024

1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

George IV Bridge building
Free
Reading

Open Book

Monday 23 September 2024

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
Five Renaissance-era portraits hanging on a dark red wall.
Tour

'Renaissance: Scotland and Europe' exhibition tour

Wednesday 25 September 2024

12:30 PM to 1:15 PM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
Lots of words jumbled together in blue and green. They say things like "Explore" and "Climate crisis".
Workshop

Exploring the climate resources at the National Library of Scotland

Wednesday 25 September 2024

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Online
Ticketed Free
The Bookbug character on a green background.
Workshop

Bookbug

Thursday 26 September 2024

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
The front of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
Tour

Welcome to the Library tours

Thursday 26 September 2024

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
Fully booked An old map of Scotland showing from Aberdeen to the Hebrides.
Talk

Stories, surveys, and spies in Renaissance map-making

Thursday 26 September 2024

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

George IV Bridge building
Free
A stall table from the sustainability fair in 2023 with a Library tote bag, notebook, pouch, and beeswax bag on it.
Fair

Sustainability fair

Friday 27 September 2024

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
The front of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
Tour

Welcome to the Library tours

Saturday 28 September 2024

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
Limited space The outside of the Causewayside buildings. They look modern and have lots of glass. The image is repeated three times.
Tour

Doors Open Day: Tours at Causewayside

Saturday 28 September 2024

12:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Causewayside
Ticketed Free
Fully booked
Tour

Doors Open Day: Everything you always wanted to know about bookbindings

Sunday 29 September 2024

10:00 AM to 12:10 PM

George IV Bridge building
Ticketed Free
Fully booked Looking down a corridor full of bookshelves and colourful books.
Tour

Doors Open Day: Tours of the National Library of Scotland

Sunday 29 September 2024

10:15 AM to 4:45 PM

George IV Bridge building

Past exhibitions and displays

Explore some of the exhibitions and displays held at the National Library of Scotland since 2003.