What's on
Fairy Tales: Schools Festival of Storytelling
Celebrate the spellbinding power of stories at our Fairy Tales Festival of Storytelling for primary schools.
Exhibition workshop: Fairy Tales
Take your pupils on a magical adventure in an interactive exhibition at the Library all about fairy tales!
Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.
America at 250 Study Day
As the United States marks 250 years, has it fulfilled its promise of equality? Reflect on the nation’s founding ideals through people, movements and specific events.
Queer Archives Study Day
A-Level students are invited to develop their critical thinking skills through the exploration of queer archival material.
Study Day: Oscar Wilde
A Level students will explore the life and work of Oscar Wilde, with access to rare archival and manuscript material.
Green Libraries Week
Navigating climate mis- and disinformation is the focus of this year’s Green Libraries Week for schools.
History of Medicine Study Day
Students will explore the history of medicine through these study days, run in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians.
Young Adult Crime Fiction Fest
Celebrate your students’ love of young adult fiction with this two-day crime fiction festival.
LGBT+ History Month Study Day
This LGBT+ History Month, discover and celebrate key figures from history through Library collection items and creative workshops.
International Women’s Day Study Day
A Level students will explore the history of women’s rights through the Library’s collection.
Self-guided school visits
These flexible visits enable you to lead your group to explore our public spaces and Treasures Gallery.
Write Here
Students will explore the Library and our Treasures gallery to gain inspiration in this creative writing workshop.
Once Upon a Time: Tell a Story
Students take a well-known story and develop storytelling skills through performance, strengthening their literacy and language skills.
Once Upon a Time: Make a Story
Students will create a new story as a class, developing their literacy and language skills through imaginative play.
Listen Up! Sound Lab
Students use a range of techniques to create, collect, amplify, mix, layer and record sound in this hands-on session.
Research Matters Primary
Start developing your class's research skills in this session touching on information literacy, observation, analysis and more.
Research Matters Secondary
Empower your students to conduct independent research in this hands-on workshop.
Voyage into Maps
Students will explore maps on display in our Treasures Gallery, thinking critically about their many uses and styles.
Sounds Familiar?
Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.
Windrush Voices
This session explores the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Essex in 1948 and the wider social and historical context of this moment.
Exploring Black British Literature
Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.
Develop your Writing
Become more confident in academic writing.
Making Artists’ Books
Learners will make their own artists' books in this hands-on workshop.