National Library of Scotland

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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.

Open Shelves: Curtain up!

Display
2 April to 30 June 2026
A pop-up theatre book for children showing a scene from 'Little Red Riding Hood'.

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 Book

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

Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
23 June 2026, 12:30PM to 2:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
24 June 2026, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Bookbug

Workshop
25 June 2026, 10:30AM to 11:00AM
The bookbug on a green background

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
25 June 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.

A history of Scotland in five maps

Talk
25 June 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30PM
A colourful old map of Scotland from 1610.

Members connect

Display
26 June 2026, 3:00PM to 4:00PM
A selection of maps and Football World Cup posters.