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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List of Events

EPICo Conference 2026
The European Print Initiatives Collaboration (EPICo) Conference 2026.

John Berger: From Life
The life and work of one of the great cultural figures of the last century.

Online Course: Discovering Medieval Manuscripts
Tuesday 8 September 12.30 Join us for this 6 week online course while we explore Medieval manuscripts and the stories they contain.

The Romantic World of Barbara Cartland
Thursday 10 September 19.00 Matthew Sweet talks to Shahidha Bari about the life and legacy of romance writer Dame Barbara Cartland.

Gruffalo Granny with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Friday 11 September 10.30 Start the new school year with a treat for your primary class.

Introduction to Self-Publishing
Wednesday 16 September 10.00 Time to learn about self-publishing and see if it's for you.

A Life in Human Rights – the story of Amnesty International
Monday 21 September 19.00 Exploring the archive of Amnesty founder Peter Benenson.

An American in London: A Celebration Alison Lurie
Tuesday 29 September 19.00 An evening celebrating the wit and world of Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Alison Lurie.

How to Build a Library
Thursday 8 October 18.30 A screening of the acclaimed documentary followed by Q&A.
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.