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National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Bookbug

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

Doors Open Day: Behind the scenes centenary tour

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

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.

Shoebox city

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

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.

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.

Bookbug

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

Open Book

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

Bookbug

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

Malik Al Nasir on slavery, sugar, and legacy

Talk
2 October 2025, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A photo of Malik Al Nasir and the cover of his book 'Searching for my Slave Roots'.