National Library of Scotland

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

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Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
30 May 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.

Open Book

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

Adult autism-friendly sessions at Kelvin Hall

Workshop
3 June 2026, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
A box of objects from the 1970s, including a cookbook, a Star Wars figure and a tin of instant mashed potato.

Bookbug

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

Thomas Pennant and the origins of Scottish tourism

Talk
4 June 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A watercolour painting of two sail boats on the coast of Glenelg in 1772 by Moses Griffith.

Open Book

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

Scots language bookbug

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

Creative writing: Spellcasting

Workshop
9 June 2026, 3:00PM to 5:00PM
Gaelic wheel charm.

Mackintosh and the West End

Talk, Screening
10 June 2026, 7:00PM to 8:00PM
A still of a sketch of Mackintosh buildings.

Not proven: Edinburgh's 19th century sapphic scandal

Talk
11 June 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Black and white image of two women and the book cover of Scotch Verdict by Lillian Faderman.

Library social: Paperback revolution

Workshop
12 June 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A bookshelf full of paperback books.

Open Book

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