National Library of Scotland

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

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Gunpowder, treason and plot: James VI and I, Survivor King

Talk
5 November 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A drawing of the 1605 gunpowder plotters including Guy Fawkes.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

OUTWITH in Aberdeen: National Library Live

Fair
8 November 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
National Library of Scotland branded playing cards with pictures of collections items on them and a tape measure.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Creative writing: Libraries through time

Workshop
12 November 2025, 1:00PM to 3:00PM
A woman looks through a circle shaped gap in a wall of books.

Gaelic bookbug

Workshop
13 November 2025, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a yellow background.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Lighting the way: The story of the Bell Rock lighthouse

Talk
13 November 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Mike Bullock and a painting of a lighthouse.

Library social: Maps

Talk
14 November 2025, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
An old coloured map of Scotland labelled in Latin.

Welcome to the Library tours

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

Welcome to the Library tours

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

The pleasures and power of reading with Graeme Macrae Burnet

Talk
20 November 2025, 7:00PM to 8:30PM
Photo of Graeme Macrae Burnet.