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Get your free British Library Reader Pass
23 September 2022
Its all yours. Get your free Reader Pass for study space and over 170 million items.
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LEEDS 2023
23 September 2022
We’re counting down the days until LEEDS 2023, a year-long festival celebrating the city's culture and creativity.
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Library closure on Monday 19 September
13 September 2022
To mark the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Library will be closed on Monday 19 September.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
08 September 2022
We are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Doctoral Fellowship with the National Trust on Geo...
01 August 2022
The British Library and the National Trust invite applications to a joint doctoral fellowship scheme, which aims to unco...
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See our new exhibition at Leeds City Museum
29 July 2022
Living with Machines is a free exhibition revisiting the history of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
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We’re opening as normal on Saturday 30 July
25 July 2022
Rail strikes are expected on Saturday 30 July, but our St Pancras site will be open.
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Access more online content
04 July 2022
We've just added over 20 million items that can be accessed remotely with your Reader Pass, with thanks to the publisher...
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Jaipur Literature Festival this weekend
10 June 2022
We’re making a few venue changes and some of the venues will be a little smaller than planned
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View our new extension plans
31 March 2022
We’ve submitted a planning application with our commercial development partner (SMBL) to extend our St Pancras site with...
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Change to CLA copyright fees for book chapters fro...
29 March 2022
From 1 April 2022, CLA will provide a copyright fee specifically for book chapters, based on publisher-set pricing
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Some of our collection items are temporarily unava...
28 March 2022
Stay updated on any disruption to the availability of items in our collection
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One day preservation courses at the British Librar...
23 March 2022
Book your place on one of our Continued Professional Development courses.
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New exhibition in Leeds
21 March 2022
Our collaborative exhibition with Leeds Art Gallery and artist Jill McKnight is open.
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