About our events
Join us for family fun from creative family festivals to artist-led workshops, regular under 5s sessions and relaxed openings, there's so much for your family or community group to enjoy together.
What's on

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.

The Broken Umbrella Challenge
Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where we challenge you to get creative with broken items and transform them into something new!

Family Festival: Happily Ever After
Saturday 4 July 12.00 Get creative with Fairy Tales!

Joseph Coelho's Fairy Tales Gone Bad
Saturday 4 July 13.15 Create your own gruesome stories.

Chris Riddell's The Cloud Horse Chronicles
Saturday 4 July 15.15 Enter the world of the Guardians of Magic.

Relaxed Early Opening for Families
Sunday 5 July 9.00 Join us for a free sensory friendly early opening of the British Library.

Family Under 5s Workshop: World of Wishes
Friday 10 July 9.45 Jump in this musical journey and make a wish.

Family Station: Explore and Play
Sunday 25 January 11.00 –Sunday 27 December 11.00 Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Family Station: Legendary Creatures
Sunday 26 July, 11.30 and 13.30 Exploring South Asian Tales.

Relaxed morning for SEND Families
Monday 27 July and Monday 10 August Join us for a sensory friendly opening of Fairy Tales for SEND families