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Featured exhibitions

  • A cheeky green dragon with yellow eyes drawn by illustrator Chris Riddell on a purple background. The dragon is surrounded by smoke and stars.
    British Library, London

    Fairy Tales

    27 March – 23 August 2026

    A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

    More info
  • A collage on a blue background. It shows a cat in a spaceship and a star against an orange planet-shaped background. There are a frog and some leaves against a green planet-shaped background. And, a fish and some coral against a blue planet-shaped background. There are also a bird and a rocket!
    Leeds Central Library
    Free

    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.

    More info
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List of Events

  1. Read and Rave in Leeds Central Library. A crowd of people with party steamers and balloons.
    Free

    Public library events

    Throughout 2026

    From author talks and children’s story-times to digital workshops and community activities, find out more from your local library service.

    More info
  2. British & European Collections: Antiquity to 1800

    Friday 22 January 2027 11.30

    Explore our collections covering Antiquity to 1800 in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

    More info
  3. Four open books on display stands sit on a wooden table. Four people, whose upper bodies are out of shot, stand next to the table.
    Free

    LGBT+ History Month Study Day

    Wednesday 10 February

    This LGBT+ History Month, discover and celebrate key figures from history through Library collection items and creative workshops.

    More info
  4. A piece of stone with pattern and script wearing away.

    Doctoral Open Day: Asian and African Collections

    Friday 26 February 2027 11.30

    Explore our Asian and African collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

    More info
  5. A smiling man with grey hair wearing a bright blue striped top under a grey blazer.
    Years 1 – 2
    Free

    Global Stories with Michael Rosen and Friends

    Monday 1 March 2027 11.00

    A joyful journey into fiction, imagination and the power of storytelling in celebration of World Book Day.

    More info
  6. An illustration showing 8 people holding placards with various slogans such as, equal pay or we walk away, a woman's right to choose and let's put race back into equality.
    Years 12 – 13
    Free

    International Women’s Day Study Day

    Monday 8 March 2027 10.30

    A Level students will explore the history of women’s rights through the Library’s collection.

    More info
  7. A long, thin box containing folded paper. Text on the outside of the box reads Betts's portable terrestrial globe.

    Modern Collections: 1800 –1950

    Friday 19 March 2027 11.30

    Explore our modern collections from 1800-1950, including maps, India Office records, and stamps.

    More info
  8. A man and a woman talk at a business centre (BIPC) in Brighton Library.
    Free

    One-to-One Information Clinics: Business and Intellectual Property

    Multiple dates

    Sign up for a free one hour Information and Intellectual Property guidance session with a member of our BIPC Team.

    More info
  9. Photograph of children in Tudor costumes included velvet caps and white ruffs, they are standing in an ornately decorated room with green patterned wallpaper and gold picture frames.
    Years 7 – 11

    Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens

    Term-time, Leeds
    Experience Tudor life and explore the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.
    More info
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