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.

Open shelves: Red skies and contrary winds

Display
10 July to 30 September 2026
A scene from 'Macbeth' with three witches raising their arms at Macbeth who is riding a horse.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
18 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
22 July 2026, 1:30PM to 2:30PM
An adult and a child siting at a table drawing pictures.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
23 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.

How it's made: Our Rain exhibition

Talk
23 July 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A handwritten recipe with a drawing of someone caught in the rain with their umbrella.

The Broons and Oor Wullie's braw weekend

Display
24 to 26 July 2026
The number 90 made out of cartoons with the shape of a boy between them and a tartan background.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
25 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.