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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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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.

Open shelves: Frozen lands

Display
1 October to 31 December 2026
A photo from the early 1900s of a penguin colony in Antarctica.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
3 October 2026, 11:30AM to 12:15PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Open Book

Reading
5 October 2026, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Wee Read-in

Reading
7 October 2026, 10:30AM to 4:40PM
An adult sits on a couch reading a book.

Gaelic bookbug

Workshop
8 October 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a yellow background.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
8 October 2026, 3:30PM to 4:15PM
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: A tour around Scotland

Workshop
9 October 2026, 10:30AM to 12:00PM
Several books related to Scotland on top of a suitcase.

Rainy day clouds: Family felting workshop

Workshop
10 October 2026, 10:30AM to 2:30PM
Three felt clouds on a table, one has eyes and a moustache.