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Watercolour illustration of a castle.
Storytelling

Beul-aithris Gàidhlig airson a' gheamhraidh | Gaelic stories and folklore for winter days

Saturday 30 November 2024

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Free
Reading

Open Book

Monday 2 December 2024

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
The Bookbug logo on a yellow background.
Workshop

Gaelic bookbug

Monday 2 December 2024

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed
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
Five Renaissance-era portraits hanging on a dark red wall.
Tour

'Renaissance: Scotland and Europe' exhibition tour

Wednesday 4 December 2024

12:30 PM to 1:15 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed
Fully booked A close up of a 'secret' pocketbook which contains small folded paper pockets in the interior of the book.
Workshop

Book art workshop: Folded secrets

Wednesday 4 December 2024

10:15 AM to 1:15 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
The front of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
Tour

Welcome to the Library tours

Thursday 5 December 2024

3:00 PM to 3:30 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
Free
Three people singing on stairs in front of a Christmas tree.
Fair

Christmas family day

Saturday 7 December 2024

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
Fully booked A shadow puppet person near a shadow puppet campfire. Image credit: Tessa Asquith-Lamb
Workshop

Festive shadow puppets and stories

Saturday 7 December 2024

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

George IV Bridge
Ticketed Free
The front of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh.
Tour

Welcome to the Library tours

Saturday 7 December 2024

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

George IV Bridge
Free
Reading

Open Book

Monday 9 December 2024

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

George IV Bridge

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.

Watch recorded events

Watch past online events and talks that have been filmed on catch up.