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Changes to opening times and disruption to services

Opening times at our St Pancras will be slightly amended on days affected by the planned transport strikes.

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£1m for our new home in Leeds

Our plans to make a new home for the Library in the heart of Leeds have taken another step forward.

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Call for applications – Environmentalist in Residence 2023

As part of our commitment to a better climate future, we are looking for an Environmentalist in Residence to take up a three-month…

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Untold Lives blog from the British Library

Across the Heart of Arabia (1): St John Philby’s Mission to Najd

European blog from the British Library

PhD placement opportunity: Enhancing access to manuscripts and archives in the French language

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A beloved in every port: Iskandar's encounters with women

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Explore the history of Partition and its continuing legacy on life in India, Pakistan and Britain

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‘How come England did not know me?’: Recording Andrea Levy for Authors’ Lives

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A Description of Three Hundred Animals [page: frontispiece and title page]

Discover 'A Description of Three Hundred Animals', a natural history book for children

The Devonshire Manuscript

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