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
27 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.

Archive gems: WestFest dementia screening

Screening
27 June 2026, 2:30PM to 5:15PM
Colour film still of three children playing on a beach in Rothesay.

Open Book

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

Lights! Camera! Action!

Season
30 June to 8 August 2026
Directors board, film rolls and scissors decorate a table.

Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
2 July 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
4 July 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.

Cloudy crafts and rainbow rhymes

Workshop
8 July 2026, 1:30PM to 2:30PM
An adult and a child siting at a table drawing pictures.

Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
9 July 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.

Library Social: Rain

Workshop
10 July 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
A drawing of two people holding umbrellas trying to walk in stormy weather.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
11 July 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.