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Our calendar page lists details of one-off events for adults hosted by libraries. 

For details of regular events such as book groups and children's activities at a specific library visit the library's page or follow them on Facebook.

April 2026

The Bombing of Edinburgh and Leith, 1939 to 1942

When the Edinburgh Police Historical Society uncovered a rare 1944 document detailing German bombing raids on the city, it revealed a story often overlooked. Though not ‘Blitzed’ like London, Edinburgh was repeatedly attacked from October 1939 to 1942. Writer and long-serving senior Police Officer, Tom Wood will share this history using original crime scene photographs from the City Police Archives.

Monday 20 April from 6 to 7pm

Leith Library
28-30 Ferry Road
EH6 4AE

An evening with Helen McClory

Edinburgh-based writer, Helen McClory, has been described by The Herald as "one of the best new writers to have emerged in Scotland in the last few years".
Her work includes The Goldblum Variations, short story collections, and the novel, Bitterhall. Come along to Oxgangs Library to find out more about her and her writing. 
Refreshments provided.

Monday 20 April from 6.45 to 7.45pm

Oxgangs Library
343 Oxgangs Road
EH13 9LY
Free event, no booking required.

Celebrating World Book Night

Stockbridge Library are marking World Book Night a day early! You're invited to join them to share a poem or a short passage from a work of literature that has made a lasting impact on your life. There is no need to register in advance, but please do pick something that can be read aloud in under 3 minutes.

Wednesday 22 April from 6 to 7pm

Stockbridge Library
11 Hamilton Place
EH3 5BA

Music on the Mezzanine - Simmerdim

Simmerdim have appeared at the Library before, on the Mezzanine and on our foyer staircase. Simmerdim, a vocal trio, perform their own arrangements of traditional and contemporary music.

Saturday 25 April at 1pm

May 2026

Music on the Mezzanine - Vinodh Jayakrishnan

In his second visit to the Mezzanine, Vinodh and Company will present a programme of South Indian Classical Music and will perform works to show the existing connections between Indian and Western music.

Saturday 9 May at 1pm

Family history - Getting started at Newington Library

Come along to find out how the library's free online resources can help you to trace your family tree.
This session is aimed at beginners starting their family history research.

Newington Library
17-21 Fountainhall Road
EH9 2LN

Book your free place by contacting Newington Library

Music on the Mezzanine - Moonlighting Flutes

Moonlighting Flutes bring their love of the flute to the Mezzanine and a repertoire of arrangements of popular classics and works for flutes by Bozza, Mendelssohn and Berthomieu.

Saturday 23 May at 1pm

June 2026

Music on the Mezzanine - Simon Mercieca

Simon Mercieca will bring his Celtic inspired jazz to the Mezzanine, fresh from his performances at the Malta Jazz Festival and with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.

Saturday 6 June at 1pm

Music on the Mezzanine - Composers Orchestra

Our last event of our Spring and Summer season welcomes the Composers Orchestra to the Mezzanine. It is fitting that on the day before Make Music Day, a worldwide celebration of music making, we join the pre-celebrations with an afternoon of exclusive performances.

Saturday 20 June at 1pm