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Possible delays to Reading Room requests

Parts of our book handling system will be out of action from 16 October 2023 to 16 February 2024.

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Changes to opening times due to planned transport strikes

Following the cancellation of the planned Underground strikes on 4 and 6 October our opening hours will now be as follows:…

The Last Word

Last Word café to become community hub

The Last Word café will be closed from 30 September to transform into a new community hub.

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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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