National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Agnes Owens in the archives

Talk
23 April 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Agnes Owens surrounded by book covers of books she has written including A Working Mother and People Like That.

Cardboard loom weaving workshop

Workshop
25 April 2026, 10:30AM to 3:30PM
Cardboard weaving looms with stripes of coloured yarn.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
25 April 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.

Le Chéile | Together: Screening and Q&A

Talk, Screening
25 April 2026, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
The film poster for 'Le Cheile' over a background of red theatre seats and speach buggles that say "Le Cheile" and "Together".

Creative making: Create your own broadside

Workshop
27 April 2026, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
Two broadsides.

Navigating the maps website

Workshop
29 April 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A map of Scotland with a magnifying glass enlarging Inverness.

Bookbug

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

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
30 April 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.

Daurk days or fine: Celebratin workin class wummin's vyces | Celebrating working class women voices

Talk, Performance, Storytelling
30 April 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Headshot photos of Taylor Dyson, Lynne Campbell, Siobhan Tolland, and Erin Farley over a background of the River Tay.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
2 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.

Using our georeferenced maps

Workshop
6 May 2026, 3:00PM to 4:15PM
A modern satellite image of an urban street overlayed with an older map.

Bookbug

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