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Fully booked A close-up of the first editions of the Broons and the Dandy, from the National Library of Scotland's collections.
Talk

Told in pictures: the comics and storytelling of DC Thomson

Thursday 21 November 2024

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

George IV Bridge
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A close up of a bookshelf with old books on it, leaning to the side.
Talk

Symposium on modern literary archives

Thursday 28 November 2024

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

George IV Bridge
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Fully booked
Talk

Edinburgh: a history in twenty maps

Thursday 28 November 2024

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

City Art Centre
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A book cover repeated three times on dusky rose background. The book is by Robert Bartlett and is called History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts.
Talk

Scottish Council on Archives 2024 annual lecture

Tuesday 3 December 2024

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
Fully booked A headshot of Denise Mina alternates across a long image with the book cover for her book, ‘Rizzio’.
Talk

Denise Mina reimagines Scotland's bloodiest murder

Thursday 5 December 2024

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
Fully booked The printing devices of Walter Chepman and Andrew Myllar, National Library of Scotland.
Talk

Edinburgh: the birthplace of printing in Scotland

Thursday 30 January 2025

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

City Art Centre

Past exhibitions and displays

Explore some of the exhibitions and displays held at the National Library of Scotland since 2003.

A photo of a man diving underwater.

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