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Featured exhibitions

  • A collage on a blue background. It shows a cat in a spaceship and a star against an orange planet-shaped background. There are a frog and some leaves against a green planet-shaped background. And, a fish and some coral against a blue planet-shaped background. There are also a bird and a rocket!
    Coming soon
    Free

    Story Explorers in Leeds

    19 February – 30 May 2026

    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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  • A cheeky green dragon with yellow eyes drawn by illustrator Chris Riddell on a purple background. The dragon is surrounded by smoke and stars.
    Coming soon

    Fairy Tales

    27 March – 23 August 2026

    A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

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  1. Photo of the Sex Pistols on stage

    Punk: 50 Years of Rebellion, Creativity and Raw Energy

    Thursday 5 February, 19.00

    With special guests Paul Cook, Gina Birch and Marco Pirroni, in conversation with Chris Sullivan, Stephen Colegrave and Miranda Sawyer.

    More info
  2. Image of a group of people in a room taking notes.

    How to Start and Run a Successful Restaurant, Coffee Bar or Food Business

    Friday 6 February and Friday 6 March, 10.00

    Explore the best ways of opening and running a viable and profitable food business like a cafe, restaurant, bakery, or cake shop!

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  3. An illustration from a medieval manuscript showing a man writing on paper, with gold leaf around him.

    Illumination Masterclass

    Saturday 7 February, 10.00

    Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.

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  4. Years 7 – 13
    Free

    LGBT+ History Month Discovery Day

    Monday 9 February 10.30

    Celebrate the contribution of the LGBT+ community to ‘Science and Innovation’ with British Library archival material and creative workshops.

    More info
  5. Visualisation of web archive metadata, shown as a dark blue background with white grids and connected lines
    Free

    Web archive research in an age of Smart Data

    Monday 9 February 18.30

    For International Love Data Week join experts to explore how we can make sense of vast and varied web archives.

    More info
  6. image of roman mosaic showing empress Theodora

    Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity

    Monday 9 February 19.00

    Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the complex and entertaining story of religion and human desire.

    More info
  7. A group of people sitting and talking whilst making notes.

    Getting that new product to market: 1–1 sessions

    Tuesday 13 January

    This is an opportunity to discuss your product idea, in confidence with an industry expert.

    More info
  8. A 1940s map of India with different areas colour coded in pale pink, yellow and green.
    Free

    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.

    More info
  9. Hands sewing thread through paper to make a notebook.
    Two-day course

    Bookbinding Masterclass

    Saturday 14 February – Sunday 15 February

    Take inspiration from one of the world's greatest collection of books, on this weekend masterclass.

    More info
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