28 September 2025 (11:00 - 15:00)
Situated in the heart of Edinburgh the National Library of Scotland is the country’s largest library. Within its collections of millions of items one can view books, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, films and many other formats, from Scotland and beyond.
Activities
Discover stories of the National Library's history, collections and how you can explore them for yourself as we celebrate our centenary year. With drop-in games and activities for all ages, entry to our Treasures and Dear Library exhibitions and an introduction to our Reading Rooms, as well as bookable behind-the-scenes tours of the Library’s stack floors hidden below George IV Bridge.
Our guided tours will take you through the towering, book-laden stacks that are not usually open to the public.
Bookable tours with limited capacity will run at 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm and 2:15pm.

Pre-Booking Required Eventbrite. Link will be available in late August via www.nls.uk/whats-on/
Due to the space restrictions of some aspects of our historic building there will be a limited capacity for wheelchairs and pushchairs on tours. Please contact us in advance if you will be bringing either.

Address
National Library of Scotland (George IV Bridge Building), George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW