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  1. Picture of the two authors and their books.
    Free

    Family Workshop: Our Planet

    Animals are magic!

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  2. image shows the skirts of traditional Colombian dancers

    One Hundred Years of Reading

    Colombia through its greatest novels.

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  3. Eliza Clark, Musa Okwonga, Olivia Sudjic, Helen Mort.

    WriteBack: An Evening of Writers Off Duty

    with Eliza Clark, Musa Okwonga, Olivia Sudjic and Helen Mort.

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  4. Portraits of Kelechi Okafor, Warsan Shire and Momtaza Mehri

    Words Across Waters: Afro Lit Fest

    Experience the power of words, rhythm and culture at a bold new literature festival celebrating voices from Africa, the Caribbean and the global diaspora.

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  5. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
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    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
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  6. image shows speakers faces, both with slight smiles, with a book cover between then. The book cover is titled 'Death in a shallow pond'.

    Why Do We Give?

    David Edmonds on Peter Singer and the politics of giving.

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  7. Image of writer Leila Aboulela

    The PEN Pinter Prize 2025: Leila Aboulela

    The annual award for writing and freedom of expression.

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  8. Doctoral students are looking at a collection of books displayed on a long table in the British Library's boardroom
    Free

    Getting Started at the British Library

    Get started as a postgraduate researcher at the Library.

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  9. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
    Free

    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.

    More info

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