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.
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The General Strike of 1926 Britain at a Standstill
Jonathan Scheer and David Torrance join Polly Toynbee to examine how nine days in May 1926 reshaped the country.
Crafty Fox Spring Market
Visit the market and explore unique gifts and trinkets.
Family history in the East India Company and India Office archives
Discover how to trace your family history in a training session exploring military and civilian records in this area of our collection.
An Introduction to Patents and Patent Searching
This online workshop will explain the basics behind patents, patent protection and registration.
Imaginary Geographies: Gold and Cultural Memory in Colombia
Uncover the meanings of the myth of El Dorado in a thought-provoking conversation with Vanessa Londoño and Carolina Sánchez Rojas.
How to master social media for your business
Discover how to leverage social media to build and grow your brand online.
Make and use Book Trailers
From plotting to marketing, as well as author branding, a book trailer is a great way to engage your readers. This fun and practical session will show you how to develop your own good quality book trailers without overspending.
America Now! Viva Latinx America!
Whether it’s Bad Bunny at the Superbowl or Marco Rubio at the State Department, Latinx Americans have never been more prominent in US culture and politics.
The Dylan Thomas Prize: A Shortlist Celebration
The world’s largest literary award for young writers.