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At the Library FREEFamily Under 5’s Workshops: Animal Tales
Journey from a night-time rainforest to the shimmering sea.
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JLF London Opening Session. Myth and Memory: Amish Tripathi and Shashi Tharoor in conversation
Join us for the evening launch of this year's JLF London, a taste of the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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At the Library FREE
Relaxed Hours: Animals: Art, Science and Sound exhibition
Join us for a relaxed opening of Animals: Art, Science and Sound.
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The Pitt Lecture 2023 in Camden: David Olusoga on Lord David Pitt
Launching the annual Pitt Lecture in recognition of Lord David Pitt.
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At the Library FREE
Falling Off My Island: Yvonne Bailey-Smith in conversation
Celebrate Windrush Day with this free lunchtime event.
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At the Library FREE
Family Workshop: Book Birthday Bash
Help us create a birthday party to celebrate 50 years of the British Library!
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Yorkshire Event
Behind the Brontës with Blake Morrison
Meet Yorkshire’s most famous literary family with Brontë enthusiast Blake Morrison.
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Surrender: Ways of Hearing John Berger
Surrender is an immersive audio journey into the words and ideas of storyteller, art critic and artist John Berger.
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At the Library
Riverlandia: an immersive sound story
Tales of a river and its non-human inhabitants.
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At the Library
An Island of Sound
A live and immersive experience exploring phantom islands as weather phenomena.
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At the Library FREE
Meet the British Library
A day of activities to make the Library’s 50th anniversary.
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At the Library and online
Lit, Laugh, Love
Acclaimed authors share their literary favourites from the last five decades.
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An Evening of Discovery and Illumination
The active, refreshing collecting tradition of the British Library.
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