What’s on
Featured exhibitions
Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 2 – 7.
Secret Maps
Who shapes your world? Who decides what you see? What hides behind grid lines?
All Events
List of Events
Quills and Calligraphy Masterclass
Explore quills and calligraphy in this one-day beginners course.
Iranian Womens' Voices
WritersMosaic presents an evening of conversation, poetry, film, music and protest.
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
Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation
Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch talks to fellow writer Mark Stay.
The Beatles at Stowe School
A listening event with special guests in conversation.
HistFest 2026
In the spring one of the UK’s leading history festivals returns to the British Library.