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Seasonal opening hours

20 December 2018

Plan your visit ahead this festive season

A year of wonder with British Library Digitisation...

18 December 2018

2018 has been another busy year at British Library Digitisation Services, with internal and external projects, helping t...

Early closure on Friday

18 December 2018

Our Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War exhibition will close at 16.00

Be more efficient and environmentally friendly whe...

07 December 2018

You can make your On Demand experience more efficient and environmentally friendly with a switch to digital deliveries

Catering Christmas opening hours

07 December 2018

Planning to visit us over the festive period? Make sure you can get that all-important coffee by checking out the openin...

On Demand Christmas and New Year Operating Times

07 December 2018

We will not be processing orders from 04.30 on Saturday 22 December to 08.00 on Thursday 27 December and then from 17.00...

Reading Room Christmas opening hours

07 December 2018

Planning to visit the Reading Rooms over Christmas? We’ve updated our opening hours, so take a look before you come.

Fashion masterclass showcases Library’s collection...

06 December 2018

As part of our second fashion research competition in November 2018, designer Nabil Nayal took part in a research master...

Exhibitions at the Library in 2019

04 December 2018

Writing, Leonardo da Vinci, Buddhism, Harold Pinter, photography and cityscapes

Advisory Committee for PLR - new member

03 December 2018

Writer and translator Daniel Hahn appointed to the PLR Advisory Committee

800 medieval manuscripts now available online

26 November 2018

A groundbreaking collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Explore behind the scenes of the art world

16 November 2018

Listen to artists speak about their work

British Library at the Hong Kong Literature Festiv...

02 November 2018

Oscar Wilde takes centre-stage

Our Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War exhibitio...

19 October 2018

600 years. 180 spectacular treasures. A once-in-a-generation exhibition

Call for Proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral...

05 October 2018

Apply by 23 November 2018.