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National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
4 June 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.

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.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
6 June 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
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.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
11 June 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.

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.