Skip navigation Using the Library Digital resources Catalogues News & events Shop Contact Join / Log in search Home Events Events Events Workshops and tours Kelvin Hall Competitions Audio recordings Corporate hire Events are online only at present due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Page updated: 16 November. Online events See also: Online workshops | 'Living Proof' film tour Mapping Scotland's mountains In this fully illustrated talk, Map Curator Chris Fleet looks at how Scotland's impressive mountains have been represented by map-makers over time. From line drawings to LiDAR, the story reflects changing knowledge and survey techniques, as well as map drafting and printing technologies, but it also reflects more significant changes in the perceptions of mountains and their importance over time. Thursday 18 November 17.00-18.00 Free. Book 'Mapping Scotland's mountains' via Eventbrite. When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice. top More 'Petticoats and Pinnacles' Women in the mountains were not only fighting against expectations about their gender but also about their class and their own femininity. Written out of history, ignored by collectors, their stories are hidden deep in the Library’s collections. This illustrated talk by curator Paula Williams enables more of Scotland's pioneering mountain women to come into the light. Join them as we head once more to the hills. Thursday 25 November 17.00-18.00 Free. Book 'More "Petticoats and Pinnacles"' via Eventbrite. When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice. top Hard work, ye ken: The past, present and future of Scottish labour history Historians Hamish Fraser and Ian S Wood will discuss the work of the Scottish Labour History Society and the Scottish Working People's History Trust. Following their presentations, historians Ewan Gibbs, Caroline Milligan and Valerie Wright will take part in a panel discussion. They will explore current aspects of labour history research and study in Scotland, and what the future holds for the history of working people. A question-and-answer session will be chaired by Dorothy Kidd, Secretary and Trustee of the Scottish Working People's History Trust. Tuesday 30 November 17.00-18.00 Free. Book 'Hard work' via Eventbrite. When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice. top Decisive moments Internationally renowned photographer Andy Hall offers 30 years worth of expertise in his new book, 'Decisive Moments'. Each image in this retrospective collection comes with a key learning feature for both beginner photographers and experienced practitioners. Drawing on his own illustrious career, Andy discusses how to identify photographic opportunities and catch those moments in spectacular imagery on anything from a professional camera to a smartphone. Tuesday 7 December 17.00-18.00 Free. Book 'Decisive moments' via Eventbrite. When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. 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