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Items from Sorley Maclean’s archive, on display in our Treasures exhibition until September 2025, sitting open. On the left, one of Maclean’s notebooks. On the right, one of his published works.
Talk

Sorley Maclean: The poet as historian

Thursday 24 April 2025

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Saturday 26 April 2025

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
A colourful pattern of folded paper flowers.
Workshop

Earth Day: Nature crafts

Saturday 26 April 2025

10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

George IV Bridge
Free
Reading

Open Book

Monday 28 April 2025

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
The Bookbug character on a green background.
Workshop

Bookbug

Thursday 1 May 2025

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Thursday 1 May 2025

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed
Michael Pedersen and Val McDermid stand, hugging and smiling, in a central photo. Next to this photo is a photo of Michael Pedersen, Colin McIlroy, and David Carrillo stand smiling.
Talk

Michael Pedersen on Robert Louis Stevenson

Thursday 1 May 2025

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Saturday 3 May 2025

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Free
Reading

Open Book

Monday 5 May 2025

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed
A photo of book shelves and a transparent photo on top of that of a hand writing something in a book.
Workshop

Flash fiction: 100 words for 100 years

Wednesday 7 May 2025

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
The Bookbug logo on a yellow background.
Workshop

Gaelic bookbug

Thursday 8 May 2025

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Thursday 8 May 2025

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

George IV Bridge

Past exhibitions and displays

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

A photo of a man diving underwater.

Watch recorded events

Watch past online events and talks that have been filmed on catch up.

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