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

Networking for Success – Express
Join Coach-Speaker-Author Rasheed Ogunlaru for this online event to help you learn to network effectively, strategically and authentically.

Treasures Tour
Daily Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library.

How to harness marketplace opportunities
Thursday 4 June 10.00 Unlock the Secrets to Marketplace Mastery: Building an Effective eCommerce Strategy.

How to start a charity
Thursday 4 June 10.30 Interested in starting a charity? Join this one-stop workshop to find out how.

How do I research my market?
Thursday 4 June 12.00 A guide to using published market research sources and field research to find information on your business sector.
Conservation Studio Tour
First Thursday of the month Discover what goes on in the Conservation Studios at the British Library.

How Cobra can help your business journey
Friday 5 June 11.30 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
Friday 5 June 13.00 During this webinar the British Library will show you the GRANTfinder business information database.

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