What’s on
Featured exhibitions

Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 2 – 7.

Secret Maps
Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?
All Events
List of Events

Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation
Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch talks to fellow writer Mark Stay.

The Beatles at Stowe School
Saturday 4 April 2026 14.30 A listening event with special guests in conversation.

Doctoral Open Day: Contemporary British and Irish Collections
Friday 24 April 2026 11.30 Explore our Contemporary British and Irish collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

Exploring Black British Literature – Live! with Malorie Blackman
Friday 22 May 2026 Save the date to join the literary icon and explore influential Black British writers.

Story Explorers Leeds: Class Visit
23 February – 22 May 2026, Leeds Students will develop literacy, oracy and social skills in free class visits to this playful exhibition.

Doctoral Open Day: Digital Collections and Resources
Friday 29 May 2026 11.30 Explore our digital collections and resources in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

Refugee Week: No Place Like Home
Monday 15 June 2026 Save the date! The Sanctuary Foundation’s No Place Like Home competition prize-giving ceremony returns to the Library.

Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge
Friday 10 July 2026 Save the date for this joyous jamboree of Key Stage 1 reading.

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.

Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Until Sunday 18 January 2026 Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 2 – 7.

Secret Maps
24 October 2025 – 18 January 2026 Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?