See also: Online workshops
Join Alec on Robert Louis Stevenson Day to hear his fascinating story of dramatic deep sea dives, historic shipwrecks, and more.
Alec Crawford has dived countless wrecks and is one of the pioneers of deep-water recovery, from galleons and container ships to trawlers and ocean liners.
Friday 13 November
14.00-14.45
Free. Book ‘Treasure Islands by Alec Crawford’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Dr Helen Scott of the City Art Centre shares the story of Edinburgh born painter, Mary Cameron, in this webinar.
Thursday 19 November
17.00-17.45
Free. Book ‘Mary Cameron’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Join Peter Ross in conversation to hear about his new book, ‘A Tomb with a View’, a celebration of remarkable graveyards and the stories within.
‘A Tomb With A View’ is an account of a year spent travelling around Britain and beyond, seeking out the stories and glories of graveyards.
Tuesday 24 November
17.00-17.45
Free. Book ‘A Tomb with a View’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Learn about Thomas Muir’s thesis and views on slavery in the 3rd Annual Thomas Muir Lecture.
Led by Professor Gerard Carruthers and Martyn Jones.
This online talk asks how Muir viewed the legality of slavery and how did his perspective on the topic relate to his political ideas more generally?
Thursday 26 November
17.00-17.45
Free. Book ‘Thomas Muir of Huntershill’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Alan McCredie introduces his new book, Scotland the Braw, a collection of photographs documenting his travels around this bonnie land.
In addition to sharing beautiful images from his journey across Scotland, Alan will share stories from his trip, such as when he risked his life for his art running from grumpy sheep in Dumfries and Galloway.
Monday 30 November
17.00-17.45
Free. Book ‘Scotland the Braw’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Join storytellers Anne Hunter and Beverley Casebow for a sparkle of heart-warming tales to brighten the winter days.
Tuesday 1 December
15.00-16.00
Free. Book ‘Festive Teatime Tales’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Get in the mood for Christmas by exploring some of the Christmas themed pop-up books at the Library in this family friendly event.
Thursday 3 December
15.00-16.00
Free. Book ‘Pop-Up Christmas’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
A special festive event with writer and illustrator Debi Gliori.
Learn how to draw a penguin and enjoy some cosy wintery tales for wee ones.
Thursday 10 December
15.00-16.00
Free. Book ‘Debi Gliori’s Winter Stories’via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Join Glasgow Women’s Library and the National Library of Scotland for this session inspired by the ‘Petticoats and Pinnacles’ exhibition.
Whether you’re a creative writer, creative climber, or have never picked up a pen or piton, this aims to be a fun and stimulating session to try out creative writing techniques in response to the women and items featured in the exhibition.
Saturday 12 December
11.00-12.00
Free. Book ‘Petticoats and Pinnacles: Creative writing webinar’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.
Join us for a unique in-conversation event with Ian Rankin and Curator Rosemary Hall as they discuss Rankin’s remarkable archive, donated to the Library in 2018.
Thursday 17 December
19.00-20.00
Free. Book ‘The Rankin Files’ via Eventbrite.
When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.