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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.

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  1. Portraits of three figures in black and white, and a fourth against a yellow back drop with text above reading Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole
    Teacher CPD
    Free

    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.

    More info
  2. Photographs of Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver

    Neneh & Andi: 45 years of Friendship, Family and Food

    Thursday 2 July 19.00

    With Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver.

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  3. Seema Anand by Sarvam Patel

    Sex, Rites & Pleasure: Embodying Ancient Feminine

    Friday 3 July 19.00

    Seema Anand and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah have a frank conversation about sex.

    More info
  4. A family workshop taking place in the Library with children dancing
    Free

    Family Festival: Happily Ever After

    Saturday 4 July 12.00

    Get creative with Fairy Tales!

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  5. Joseph Coelho holding a book
    Free

    Joseph Coelho's Fairy Tales Gone Bad

    Saturday 4 July 13.15

    Create your own gruesome stories.

    More info
  6. A child and parent reading a book inside a British Library exhibition
    Free

    Relaxed Early Opening for Families

    Sunday 5 July 9.00

    Join us for a free sensory friendly early opening of the British Library.

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  7. Minority Writes: How Queer Books and Bookshops Changed the World

    Monday 6 July 19.00

    Layla McCay and AJ West join Damian Barr for a celebration of queer books and bookshops.

    More info
  8. Image of a group of people in a room taking notes.

    Get Published

    Wednesday 15 April, Wednesday 8 July and Wednesday 14 October

    Have you written (or are writing) a book and want to get it published? This workshop covers both going via a publisher and self-publishing.

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  9. Newspaper clippings and cutouts
    Free

    Living Newspaper Unit

    Thursday 9 July 15.00

    Eccles Institute Creative Fellow Hilary Powell and the Living Newspaper Unit share print, performance and microfilm.

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