National Library of Scotland

What's on

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

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Exhibition
Permanent
A person walking into the Treasures exhibition.

Peter Liversidge: The Rules of the Library

Display
5 February to 19 December 2026
The mezzanine of the General Reading Room with the 'The Rules of the Library' artwork on display.

Paperback Revolutions

Exhibition
28 May to 24 October 2026
A black and white photo of a woman next to a large shelf of books which have been coloured.

Rain

Exhibition
19 June 2026 to 30 April 2027
Words from a page raining down on a woman holding an umbrella.

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.