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
Building Tour
Discover more about our history, collection and architecture.
Illumination Masterclass
Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.
Treasures Tour
Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library
LGBT+ History Month Discovery Day
Celebrate the contribution of the LGBT+ community to ‘Science and Innovation’ with British Library archival material and creative workshops.
What is a trade mark and how to search for one
Customers need to be able to identify your business from your competition in a highly competitive market place.
Web archive research in an age of Smart Data
For International Love Data Week join experts to explore how we can make sense of vast and varied web archives.
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the complex and entertaining story of religion and human desire.
Getting that new product to market: 1–1 sessions
This is an opportunity to discuss your product idea, in confidence with an industry expert.
An Introduction to Patents and Patent Searching
This online webinar will explain the basics behind patents, patent protection and registration.