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

Family Workshop: Tales on Track for ages 4 – 7
With Polka Theatre.

Family Workshop: Tales on Track for ages 7 – 9
Saturday 15 August 13.30 with Polka Theatre.

Relaxed morning for SEND Families (PMLD)
Monday 17 August 10.00 Join us for a relaxed opening of Fairy Tales, designed with families of children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) and/or complex communication needs in mind.

Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
Thursday 20 August 13.00 Edward S Curtis and his photographs of Native Americans, and North American Indigenous Language Lists.

Illumination Masterclass
Saturday 22 August 10.00 Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.
Family Workshops: Story Detectives Dance Adventure
Saturday 22 10.30 –Sunday 23 August 13.00 Will you discover the Most Important Story?
Relaxed Family Workshop: Story Detectives Dance Adventure
Sunday 23 August 9.45 Will you discover the Most Important Story at this special early opening for SEND families?

Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
Monday – Thursday, London A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.

Family Station: Summer Holidays
Monday 24 – Sunday 30 August, 11.00 – 15.00 Escape the heat and explore the Library with our creative offer, designed for families.
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.