What’s on
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.
All Events
List of Events

English Grammar Day 2026
A day of talks and discussion on aspects of English grammar.

Treasures Tour
Daily Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library.

From Idea to Market: The Design Compass
Monday 29 June 11.00 18 questions to help you develop a successful, sustainable, and responsible product or hardware idea.

Design Compass Deep Dive: Build Your Product Roadmap
Monday 29 June 13.30 A hands-on masterclass to pressure-test your product idea and map your route to market.

Ideas in Motion: Early Modern Circulations of Thought through Theatre, Translation and Print
Monday 29 June 18.00 Perspectives on performance and print culture.

Inventors' Club
Monday 29 June 18.00 Great ideas can change the world!
What is a trade mark and how to search for one
Tuesday 30 June 13.00 –Tuesday 21 July 12.00 Customers need to be able to identify your business from your competition in a highly competitive market place.
19th-century non-fiction by writers of colour
Tuesday 30 June 16.00 A session in collaboration with Lit in Colour exploring our latest teaching resource supporting English at KS3 – 5.

Dementia-Friendly Monthly Art Workshops
First Wednesday of the month, 11.00 A monthly creative workshop for people living with dementia and their carers.
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
27 March – 23 August 2026 A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 29 August Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.