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Projects, partnerships and collaborations

We're more than a library and do a lot beyond our typical day-to-day operations. Discover more about our projects to transform our spaces, and how we work in partnership to preserve and share collections.

All projects

A visualisation of the renovated foyer in the British Library extension at St Pancras (looking south-west).

Transforming the British Library

We're reimagining what it means to be a 21st century national library.

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National Life Stories

National Life Stories is an oral history charity based at the British Library. It preserves a wide range of voices through in-depth biographical interviews.

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Young Creators Lab

Aged between 18-24? Passionate about storytelling and social media? Then kick-start your career with Young Creators Lab at the British Library.

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The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania

The Eccles Institute at the British Library promotes knowledge of these regions through collections, fellowships, events, research and education.

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