What’s on
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.
All Events
List of Events

Treasures Tour
Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library.

Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Family Station: Legendary Creatures
Sunday 26 July, 11.30 and 13.30 Exploring South Asian Tales.

Canal Tales: Co-Creating Canal Tales
Sunday 26 July 14.00 Join us at The Last Word community hub at the British Library to co-create new canal stories inspired by the waterways.

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

Relaxed morning for SEND Families
Monday 27 July and Monday 10 August Join us for a sensory friendly opening of Fairy Tales for SEND families

Inventors' Club
Monday 27 July 18.00 Great ideas can change the world!
Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
Tuesday 28 July 13.00 How a British comic shaped US comic book superstars and how McDonald’s and food processing technologies shaped UK food.

Life’s a Fairy Tale
Tuesday 28 July 13.15 Join us for an inclusive performance of poetry and songs in response to the Fairy Tales exhibition.
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.