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Christmas Gifts at the British Library

Find your perfect Christmas present with our range of new books, literary t-shirts and exclusive gifts

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Thomas Sowers, PLAN, of the CITY, of ALBANY, in the PROVINCE, of, NEW, YORK. 1756

Magnificent Maps of New York

See how your donations enabled us to digitise more maps, prints and drawings in the King’s Topographical Collection

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Reader in a reading room

Christmas delivery times to Reading Rooms

Changes to off-site delivery times between 21 Dec – 4 Jan

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West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song

Tours of our West Africa exhibition

Get a unique insight into the collections on display with a tour from one of the exhibition curators

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