About our events
Nurture your creativity and develop your skills with courses themed around our collection, delivered both in-person and online. Enjoy a one-day masterclass, a hands-on creative weekend, or a six-week lecture series.
What's on

Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Memories Together
Write your shared memories together.

Dementia-Friendly Monthly Art Workshops
First Wednesday of the month, 11.00 A monthly creative workshop for people living with dementia and their carers.

Get Creative
Once a month on Saturdays, 11.00 A monthly art workshop for people living with dementia, aphasia, or other neurological conditions.

Food Matters for Food Lovers
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, 10.30 This two-day course will inspire, inform, and equip you with the knowledge and skills to think, eat and write about food in a more meaningful way.
Art workshops for people who are blind and partially sighted
Once a month, Wednesdays, 11.00 Join us for a monthly art workshop designed for blind and partially sighted visitors.

Writer's Summer School: Revitalise Your Writing
Monday 20 – Friday 24 July Refresh your writing process at our week-long summer school for writers.

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Available upon request Join us for an introduction to the British Library and our collection in this session for adult learner groups at all ESOL levels.