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After four months of closure, it felt wonderful to reopen our doors on 22 July, welcoming researchers back to four Reading…

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We’re gradually reopening our spaces to keep everyone safe, but we’re always open online.

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British Library Online Shop re-opens

Our online shop has now re-opened following an 8-week closure.

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Medieval manuscripts blog from the British Library

Jewels make the Virgin Queen

European blog from the British Library

Gianni Rodari, the logic of fantasy (part 1)

Untold Lives blog from the British Library

John Dean: Celebrity shipwreck survivor of the 1740s

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Teacher's Toolkit: Using Discovering Literature in the classroom

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