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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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A Feast of Tales: The Stolen Smell and The Feast by the River
One of our most popular storytellers, Vanessa Woolf, brings to life two wonderful folk tales.

How to harness marketplace opportunities
Thursday 28 May 10.00 Unlock the Secrets to Marketplace Mastery: Building an Effective eCommerce Strategy.

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

Story Explorers: Animal Trail
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 30 May Help us find cunning creatures hidden amongst the library shelves in Leeds.

President Gabriel Boric of Chile in Conversation
Monday 1 June 19.00 with Isabel Hilton.

How to start a charity
Thursday 4 June 10.00 Interested in starting a charity? Join this one-stop workshop to find out how.

The Queen of Crime: The Life and Legacy of Agatha Christie
Friday 5 June JLF London opens with a special panel featuring Lucy Foley, James Prichard and Lucy Rowland in conversation with Shrabani Basu.

JLF London 2026. The Jaipur Literature Festival
Saturday 6 June – Sunday 7 June Two days of inspiring conversations, ideas, books, music, food and more.

Empire: Live
Sunday 7 June 19.00 To close JLF London, Empire podcast co-hosts William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories and personalities of imperial history.
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.