What’s on
Featured exhibitions

Story Explorers in Leeds
Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.

Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.
All Events
List of Events

Kickstart Your Business (Day 2) – Get Started
Get Started is an introductory workshop for entrepreneurs and small businesses to progress their business development.

Treasures Tour
Daily Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library
Introduction to registered designs
Thursday 29 January 12.00 –Thursday 12 February 12.00 Almost every organisation has intellectual property of some sort – this series of webinars helps businesses to understand and protect it.

America Now! American Empire – Past, Present, Future
Thursday 29 January 18.30 Is US imperialism back? Did it ever go away?

This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
Thursday 29 January 19.00 Daniel Rachel with Vivien Goldman and Pauline Black.

Fashion Founder Friday
Most Fridays at 11.30 These informal AMA’s, hosted by Fashion Angel Founder Alison Lewy MBE, give you the opportunity to ask any business related questions.
Doctoral Open Day: British and European Collections, Antiquity to 1800
Friday 30 January 11.30 Explore our collections covering Antiquity to 1800 in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.

Start using social media for my small business
Friday 30 January 12.00 –Friday 27 February 12.00 Everyone seems to talk about social media these days, but how can Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and blogging actually help?
Building Tour
Available Fridays and Sundays Discover more about our history, collection and architecture.