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  • Group of students standing in the British Library around architectural model of the building
    Self guided FREE

    Self-guided visit – Secondary

    Monday to Friday

    Self-guided visits of the Library and Treasures gallery for Secondary school groups

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  • A small group of children seated in the Entrance Hall, one raising his hand
    Self guided FREE

    Self-guided visit - Primary

    Monday to Friday

    Self-guided visits of the Library and Treasures gallery for Primary school groups

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    Online Course FREE

    Shakespeare: Print and Performance

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    Learn about Shakespeare in print and performance around the world, from early modern times to today in this free ...

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  • Students using headphones in exhibition space
    Online FREE

    Sounds Familiar?

    Friday to Monday

    Led by British Library experts in English accents and dialects, this session introduces ways of analysing spoken ...

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  • Illustration of children popping out of a book, set against a purple background
    At your school in Leeds FREE

    Sounds like a story

    Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

    How do sounds help us tell stories? Find out in this engaging KS2 workshop as you explore The Phoenix of Persia.

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  • Collage featuring text from Japanese and European printed books
    Online Course FREE

    Travelling Books: History in Europe and Japan

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    This free online course introduces learners to how travelling books sparked cultural exchanges between Europe and ...

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  • Illustration of children popping out of a book, set against a blue background
    At your school in Leeds FREE

    Write like a poet

    Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

    Respond to poems by James Berry, Grace Nichols and John Agard in this fun and interactive creative writing workshop ...

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  • Students using headphones in exhibition space
    Workshop FREE

    Sounds Familiar?

    Tuesdays

    Led by British Library experts in English accents and dialects, this session introduces ways of analysing spoken ...

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  • There is two school boys in red school uniform standing in front of an old map and looking at a worksheet
    Workshop FREE

    Voyage into Maps

    Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

    What is a map? What are they for, and what do they help us do?

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  • Student writing on paper inside exhibition
    Workshop FREE

    Windrush Voices

    Monday to Tuesday

    This session for History students explores the voices of the Windrush generation through the Library's oral history ...

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  • A school girl is writing onto a post-it note leaning on an exhibition wall
    Workshop FREE

    Write Here

    Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

    Become a writer for the day in this creative writing workshop for Key Stage 2 students

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  • Two school boys are writing onto cards leaning onto an exhibition prop
    Workshop FREE

    Write Here

    Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

    Become a writer for the day in this creative writing workshop for Secondary and Further Education students.

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