About Family Festival: Stories, Sign and Shine
Make, move, sign and explore, through fun and play, with activities taking place all over the Library.
This event is fully accessible for families with D/ deaf children, parents and carers.
Run in partnership with the British Museum, Camden Family Learning and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, the day will include over 20 organisations, delivering accessible and inclusive family activities.
- British Library
- British Museum
- Camden Advisory Service for Deaf Children and Young People
- Camden Family Learning
- Camden Speech and Language Team
- Foundling Museum
- Francis Crick Institute
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
- Holborn Community Association
- London Zoo
- National Deaf Children's Society
- North London Deaf Children's Society
- October Gallery
- Origami Society
- Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
- Royal Association for Deaf people
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- The Place
- The Postal Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Accessible events at the British Library
Join us for a range of events and activities for people with additional needs and disabilities including accessible tours, relaxed hours and group workshops. Explore our full range of accessible workshops.
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Family activities at the Library
We have lots of free family events and workshops in London and West Yorkshire. Spaces can fill up quickly, so please book ahead.
You can also pick up a Family Trail from the Information Desk to help you explore the Library further, and visit our free Treasures Gallery.
Food and drink
Families are welcome at all of the Library’s cafés and restaurants. The Terrace Café on the first floor has lots of seating (including an outdoor terrace for sunny days). Highchairs are available in the Terrace Café and the Upper Ground Floor Café, subject to availability.
Families with children may also bring their own food to eat outside on the Piazza or in our public spaces, and there are water fountains that can be used to refill water bottles across the building. Please do not consume food or drink inside the exhibition galleries.
Baby-feeding
Parents are welcome to breastfeed or bottle-feed anywhere in the Library. Please ask a member of Library staff if you would like help finding a quieter space.
Please note that we cannot heat bottles or baby food in our cafés and restaurants.
Bags, cloakrooms and lockers
Our cloakroom and digital lockers are free to use, located on the Lower Ground Floor with step-free access. Please note our cloakroom is closed on Sundays, but you can still use our lockers. View more information on our bags and luggage restrictions.
Baby-changing and toilets
There are baby-changing stations available in the following toilets:
- in the men's and women's toilets on the Lower Ground Floor, near the cloakroom
- in the women's toilets near Reader Registration on the Upper Ground Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Terrace Café on the First Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Knowledge Centre.
Accessible toilets can be found on all floors. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at King's Cross station.
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