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
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 special guests Nick Hornby, Martin Keown, Rachel Yankey, Jazzie B, Michael Rosen, Tom Watt, Clive Anderson and many more.
Start-up, Start Here in your local library
Starting a business? Start in your local library.
Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Inventors' Club
Great ideas can change the world!
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?
Conservation Studio Tour
Discover what goes on in the Conservation Studios at the British Library.