National Library of Scotland

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

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Doors Open Days: Behind the scenes centenary tour Kelvin Hall

Tour, Doors Open Days
18 September 2025, 10:30AM to 2:30PM
A collection of film reels sitting on a shelf.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
18 September 2025, 3:00PM to 3:30PM
The outside of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge.

Gemma Cairney in conversation with Jackie Kay, Pat Nevin, and Jenny Colgan

Talk
18 September 2025, 7:00PM to 8:15PM
Photos in order of Gemma Cairney, Jackie Kay, Pat Nevin, and Jenny Colgan.

Heart Lines: A zine and movement workshop with Gemma Cairney

Workshop
19 September 2025, 2:00PM to 4:00PM
A woman's silhouette in a window with sunshine streaming in.

Finding Glasgow – Kelvin Hall (re)collects

Fair
20 September 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
A handkerchief with an image of Kelvin Hall on it and dated March 1928.

Shoebox city

Workshop
20 September 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
A cityscape and stationery popping out of a box.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
20 September 2025, 11:30AM to 12:00PM
The outside of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge.

A library of laughs with the Beano

Performance
20 September 2025, 2:00PM to 3:00PM
A Beano comic about Beanotown Library.

Open Book

Reading
22 September 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Scots language bookbug

Workshop
22 September 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a purple background.

100 years of women's lives and writings

Workshop
23 September 2025, 2:30PM to 3:30PM
Black and white photos of Jackie Kay, Muriel Spark and Isabella Bird.

Bookbug

Workshop
25 September 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background