About our events
Plan your next school trip, join us online wherever you are, or learn without leaving your classroom.
Join us in London, Leeds or online for workshops, interactive sessions, self-guided visits, and teacher CPDs to inspire you and your students.
What's on
Sensory Storytelling: Unearthed
A storytelling session engaging the youngest learners and those with SEND through sensory activities inspired by our current Unearthed exhibition.
Lit in Colour Teacher Conference 2025
A collaboration between Penguin Books and the British Library, this free in-person conference supports English teachers and school librarians of primary and secondary years.
Self-Guided Visit: Story Explorers
Mondays and Fridays, London A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our riotous new hands-on exhibition taking a fresh look at the Library’s collection.Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
Monday – Thursday, London A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.
Refugee’s Journey: A Drama Workshop
Term-time, Leeds Use drama activities to explore space and characterisation, while learning about the experiences of refugees.Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens
Term-time, Leeds Experience Tudor life and explore the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.Musical Storytellers
Term-time, Leeds Combine literacy with music to have fun developing vocabulary, oracy and comprehension skills.Write Like a Poet
Term-time, Leeds What makes a poem? Do they have to rhyme? Can they be silly?Once Upon a Time
Term-time, Leeds Through exploring the story of the Three Little Pigs, pupils will develop storytelling skills, strengthening their literacy and oracy.
Windrush Voices
Monday, Tuesday and Friday, London This session explores the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Essex in 1948 and the wider social and historical context of this moment.Once Upon a Time: Tell a Story
Monday – Friday, London 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
Monday–Friday, London Students will create a new story as a class, developing their literacy and language skills through imaginative play.Listen Up! Sound Lab
Wednesdays and Thursdays, London Students use a range of techniques to create, collect, amplify, mix, layer and record sound in this hands-on session.Research Matters Primary
Thursdays, London Start developing your class's research skills in this session touching on information literacy, observation, analysis and more.Research Matters Secondary
Mondays and Thursdays, London Empower your students to conduct independent research in this hands-on workshop.Voyage into Maps
Monday–Friday, London Students will explore maps on display in our Treasures Gallery, thinking critically about their many uses and styles.Sounds Familiar?
Tuesdays, London Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.Exploring Black British Literature
Monday–Friday, London Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.Self-guided school visits
Monday – Friday, London These flexible visits enable you to lead your group to explore our public spaces and Treasures Gallery.
Sounds Familiar? Online
Term-time, online Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive through this online workshop.Write Here
Monday–Friday, London Students will explore the Library and our Treasures gallery to gain inspiration in this creative writing workshop.Making Artists’ Books
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, London Learners will make their own artists' books in this hands-on workshop.Listen Up! Dive into Sound
Wednesdays and Thursdays, London Hear recordings from our sound archive, from environmental sounds and speeches.