What’s on
Featured exhibitions
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.
Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.
All Events
List of Events
Story Explorers: Animal Trail
Help us find cunning creatures hidden amongst the library shelves in Leeds.
JLF London – Jaipur Literature Festival
Two days of inspiring conversations, ideas, books, music, food and more.
The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets
Hear the most exciting new poetry published in the UK and see the winners revealed.
Books Mean Business
Writing a book can help with getting your brand better known, engaging with your customers and showcasing your expertise.
Refugee Week: No Place Like Home
Save the date! The Sanctuary Foundation’s No Place Like Home competition prize-giving ceremony returns to the Library.
Fairy Tales: Schools Festival of Storytelling
Celebrate the spellbinding power of stories at our Fairy Tales Festival of Storytelling for primary schools.
Multispectral Gaze
New Art-Historical and Palaeographical Approaches to the Cotton Genesis.
A Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale, with Mermaid Chunky
Late at the Library.
Paths Through Britain
Nicholas Crane and Chris Butterfield explore ancient routes, the enduring power of walking, and the landscapes that shape us.