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Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

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.
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Strange Girls, Beautiful Monsters, the Grateful and the Dead
The Crick Crack Club presents a dark night of fairy tales for grown-ups.

Building Tour
Available Fridays and Sundays Discover more about our history, collection and architecture.

How to raise capital for business growth
Tuesday 5 May 13.00 Gain actionable insights on how to secure funding for your business growth and long-term success.

How Cobra can help your business journey
Friday 13 March 11.30 –Wednesday 6 May 13.00 When you're starting out in business, trying to find the right information can seem daunting. Well, we can help!

GRANTfinder – Financial support for your business and community
Wednesday 6 May 14.30 During this webinar the British Library will show you the GRANTfinder business information database.

Soul Trader: Build your business by heart
Thursday 7 May 10.00 Join leading life & business coach Rasheed Ogunlaru author of Soul Trader, to learn how to build an authentic, rewarding business.

How to develop a PR strategy for growth
Thursday 7 May 10.30 Master PR skills to boost your business growth with insights from industry experts.

An introduction to the East India Company and India Office archives
Wednesday 11 February, Tuesday 3 March, Thursday 26 March, Wednesday 15 April, Thursday 7 May and Tuesday 26 May Join our reference specialists for an introduction into this unique archive and practical guidance on exploring this vast area of our collection.

How do I research my market?
Thursday 7 May 11.00 A guide to using published market research sources and field research to find information on your business sector.
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
27 March – 23 August 2026 A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 29 August Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.