Admission free. Open today 09:30 - 17:00
The British Library is open every day except during the Christmas and New Year period, although our Reading Room opening times vary.Building opening times
- Monday - Thursday
- 09:30 - 20:00
- Friday
- 09:30 - 18:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 - 17:00
Public Holiday (excluding Christmas and New Year) and 31 December 2018 openings hours are 11:00 – 17:00.
Reading Rooms opening times
Humanities, Science, Rare Books & Music, Business & IP Centre, Social Science and Newsroom
- Monday
- 10:00 - 20:00
- Tuesday - Thursday
- 09:30 - 20:00
- Friday - Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Asian & African Studies, Manuscripts and Maps
- Monday
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday - Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Our Boston Spa Reading Room in Yorkshire is open 09:00 – 16:30 Monday – Friday.
Our Reading Rooms are closed on all Public Holidays and on Easter Saturday.
Registration Office opening times
- Monday
- 10:00 - 17:45
- Tuesday
- 09:30 - 19:45
- Wednesday - Thursday
- 09:30 - 17:45
- Friday
- 09:30 - 16:15
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 16:45
- Sunday
- Closed
Our Registration Office is closed on all Public Holidays and on Easter Saturday.
Exhibition, galleries & shop opening times
- Monday
- 09:30 - 18:00
- Tuesday
- 09:30 - 20:00
- Wednesday - Friday
- 09:30 - 18:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 - 17:00
The Treasures Gallery closes at 20.00 on Tuesday – Thursday.
Restaurant & cafés opening times
The Terrace Restaurant
- Monday - Friday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 16:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 - 16:30
The Coffee Shop (Upper Ground Floor)
- Monday - Thursday
- 09:30 - 19:30
- Friday
- 09:30 - 17:30
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 16:30
- Sunday
- 11:00 - 16:30
The King’s Library Café (Floor 1)
- Monday - Saturday
- 11:45 - 16:00
- Sunday
- Closed
The Last Word café (Piazza)
- Monday - Sunday
- 08:30 - 17:00
Origin Coffee, Entrance Hall
- Monday - Thursday
- 09:30 - 18:30
- Friday
- 09:30 - 18:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 - 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 - 17:00
Origin Coffee, Euston Road
- Monday - Thursday
- 07:30 - 18:00
- Friday
- 07:30 - 17:30
- Saturday
- 09:00 - 16:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 - 16:00
Seasonal closures
- Friday 30 March 2018
-
Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Saturday 31 March 2018
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Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Sunday 1 April 2018
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Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Monday 2 April 2018
-
Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Monday 7 May 2018
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Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Monday 28 May 2018
-
Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Monday 27 August 2018
-
Open, all Reading Rooms (including Reader Registration and Boston Spa) closed
- Monday 24 December 2018
- Closed
- Tuesday 25 December 2018
- Closed
- Wednesday 26 December 2018
- Closed
- Tuesday 1 January 2019
- Closed
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