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23 September 2022

Its all yours. Get your free Reader Pass for study space and over 170 million items.

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.

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.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

08 September 2022

We are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

Collaborative PhD opportunities

13 April 2022

Collaborative PhD opportunities

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...

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

Some of our collection items are temporarily unava...

28 March 2022

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

One day preservation courses at the British Librar...

23 March 2022

Book your place on one of our Continued Professional Development courses.

New exhibition in Leeds

21 March 2022

Our collaborative exhibition with Leeds Art Gallery and artist Jill McKnight is open.