Name: National Library Live
Start: 2026-03-07T10:00:00+00:00
Location: AK Bell Library, York Place,, PH2 8EP Perth, United Kingdom

With free taster talks, Bookbug and family story sessions and a range of drop-in games and activities for all ages, join us to discover more about the National Library of Scotland. Meet their staff, ask questions and find out how to make the most of your National Library.
What’s happening:
Family programme
10am – Bookbug with NLS
11.30am – Family story session
2pm – Family story session
Bookable taster talks
10.30am – Scotland’s tourist treasures at the National Library
11.30am - Scenes & sounds of Scotland’s ancient capital
12.30pm - Discovering stories of Perth women
1.30pm - From paper to pixel: digitising Scotland’s newspapers
2.30pm - A history of Perth in ten maps
Book your space at one of the free talks via our Facebook events.
National Library Live is part of OUTWITH: National Library around Scotland, one of the ways the National Library is celebrating its centenary.
The OUTWITH programme also sees selected treasures go on display around Scotland, including the Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots in Perth Museum, and Robert Burns and Liz Lochhead manuscripts which are on display in AK Bell Library’s exhibition The Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots until 25 April 2026.