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Brontë treasures saved for the nation

16 December 2021

An astonishing set of manuscripts and printed books by the Brontës has been entrusted to us.

Highlights of 2021 as chosen by you

15 December 2021

10 things our followers, readers and users have enjoyed most this year.

On Demand Christmas and New Year Operating Hours

15 December 2021

The British Library will be closed from Friday 24 December to Tuesday 28 December inclusive and on Monday 03 January 202...

We’re an approved Kickstart employer

06 December 2021

We’re delighted to be an approved Kickstart employer and we’ve created a series of new roles

Disruption to Box Office on Sunday 14 November

10 November 2021

Our Box Office will be unavailable from 17.30 on Sunday 14 November.

Call for academic partners

30 October 2021

Call for UK academic partners to collaborate on AHRC funded doctoral research

Doctoral Open Days 2022: Get started with the Brit...

30 October 2021

An introduction to the British Library for new PhD students

Some of our collection items are temporarily unava...

26 October 2021

Stay updated on any disruption to the availability of items in our collection.

British Library and National Trust doctoral fellow...

20 September 2021

British Library and National Trust research partnership and doctoral fellowships

Coming to Leeds this autumn

17 September 2021

We’ve got plenty in store for West Yorkshire this season

On Demand operating times for UK August 2021 publi...

26 August 2021

The UK’s August bank holiday is Monday 30 August this year, so most On Demand services will stop from 02.00 on 28 August...

Blog notifications update

25 August 2021

The third-party platform that the British Library uses to generate email notifications for our blogs is making changes t...

Suspension of On Demand Loan auto renewal fee to e...

24 August 2021

Our suspension of auto renewal fees is coming to an end and we will reinstate the renewal fee of £5.45 from September 20...

Partnership renewed for Chevening Fellowships at t...

22 July 2021

Renewal of Chevening British Library partnership

The Book Lover's Bucket List featured in The Teleg...

25 June 2021

British Library Publishing’s June 2021 publication The Book Lover’s Bucket List: A Tour of Great British Literature was...