National Library of Scotland, also known as NLS, is a privately owned institution headquartered in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1925, it employs approximately 190 individuals. The institution's main product focus includes search, social, and retail media, alongside its primary function as Scotland's largest book repository, which hosts over 26 million items, 7 million manuscripts, and 2 million maps.
On September 17, 2026, the National Library of Scotland will host "Abhainn allt uisge: How Gaelic flows through the landscape," a talk exploring how Gaelic communities named Scotland's rivers and burns and revealing the language's spread and medieval understanding of the landscape. Previously, on September 15, the library invited participants to a "Creative cinema club crafternoon," a workshop celebrating children's cinema clubs where tickets could be paid by trading in empty jeely jars, offering activities such as badge making and jar decorating. This follows the September 12 "Glasgow cinema city" event, where the NLS and Glasgow Museums discovered rare photographs, items, and archive footage of iconic Glasgow cinemas. Earlier, on September 11, the library celebrated the 50th anniversary of its moving image archive during "Doors Open Day: Glasgow goes out to the pictures," highlighting cinemas like ABC 1 on Sauchiehall Street and the Cosmo. On September 8, the NLS held a "Library Social" workshop focused on tactile and sensory books, where attendees handled items and learned about their history with facilitator Lily Stone, whose PhD focused on tactile picture books for children with vision impairments.
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