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Treasures exhibition 1, National Library of Scotland. Photo credit: Eoin Carey.

New National Library of Scotland strategy

Centenary
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, republished as part of Routledge’s World Library, a collection of classic literature for a popular audience, in 1886.

Frankenstein display for one day only

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Jackie Kay holding up a family photo from her archive - Credit Aly Wight

Jackie Kay’s archive now available to the public

Acquisitions and Donations
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A man in a suit looking at the camera, with a blurry background

New Chair appointed to National Library of Scotland Board

Announcements
Songs and Fancies display in Aberdeen Art Gallery. Credit Aberdeen City Council – Archives, Gallery & Museums

National Library programme goes on tour

The facade of the National Library of Scotland's George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. Two banners say 'Leabharlann Naiseanta na h-Alba and National Library of Scotland on burgundy and pale pink background respectively. Blue sky background with wispy clouds.

National Library to add book to exhibition

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Comic style. Kids and a few other creatures (like a yeti) say hello from outside the National Library of Scotland building. Beano is the title. A logo saying 'celebrating 100 years' at the bottom. At the footer: 100 years of the National Library of Scotland!

National Library’s birthday bash with Beano

The National Library of Scotland’s official birthday is fast approaching, with the 100th anniversary of its creation via an Act of Parliament falling on Thursday 7 August.

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Centenary
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Children and Young People
Credit: Neil Hannah

Major exhibition a ‘love letter to libraries’

Exhibitions
Centenary
Taylor Dyson, 2025 Scots Scriever, in front of Dundee Rep Theatre

Dundee and Angus Scots Scriever announced

North East
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Announcements
Modern literature and new writing
The Linnean Society of London

Charles Darwin Archive recognised by United Nations Agency

Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, highlighting its critical importance to global science and the necessity of its long-term preservation and accessibility.

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Research Collaborations
3 people sitting down and chatting on a stage in front of a room of audience-members.

National Library ramps up 100th birthday celebrations

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Centenary
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Neil Howard

Dundee and Angus Scots Scriever sought for prestigious residency

North East
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Modern literature and new writing