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
Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.
Doctoral Open Day: British Collections 1800–1950
Explore our collections from 1800 to 1950 in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Haunted Woods and Grimm Tales: Philip Pullman and Sam Leith
A special conversation to open the British Library’s Fairy Tales exhibition season.
Football Writing Festival: Arsenal Special
A day at the British Library with football journalists, fans, celebrities and some very special guests
Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation
Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch talks to fellow writer Mark Stay.
Start using social media for my small business
Everyone seems to talk about social media these days, but how can Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and blogging actually help?
The Beatles at Stowe School
A listening event with special guests in conversation.
Baldwin: A Love Story
Nicholas Boggs and Bernardine Evaristo discuss how profoundly James Baldwin’s personal relationships shaped his life and work.