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.
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List of Events
Food Matters for Food Lovers
This two-day course will inspire, inform, and equip you with the knowledge and skills to think, eat and write about food in a more meaningful way.
Treasures Tour
Introduction to the Treasures of the British Library.
A Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale, with Mermaid Chunky
Late at the Library with a fabulous night of music, performance and solstice shenanigans. Guest DJ Zakia Sewell.
Family Station: Explore and Play
Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Family Workshop: Finding Courage with Erika Meza
Sharing untold stories.
Family Workshop: Magical pixies and James Turner
Create your own comic.
Family Workshop: Monster Mayhem with Thiago de Moraes
Get creative designing your own wild monsters.
Building Tour
Discover more about our history, collection and architecture.
Family Workshop: Comic Jam
Unleash your creativity!