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Featured Exhibitions
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening
Discover how centuries of gardening have nurtured individuals, empowered communities and transformed our natural world in a major new exhibition at the British Library this Spring.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 0–9.
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Family Workshop: Our Planet
Animals are magic!
One Hundred Years of Reading
Monday 22 September 19.00 Colombia through its greatest novels.
WriteBack: An Evening of Writers Off Duty
Thursday 25 September 19.00 with Eliza Clark, Musa Okwonga, Olivia Sudjic and Helen Mort.
Words Across Waters: Afro Lit Fest
Saturday 27 September 11.00 Experience the power of words, rhythm and culture at a bold new literature festival celebrating voices from Africa, the Caribbean and the global diaspora.
Why Do We Give?
Monday 29 September 19.15 David Edmonds on Peter Singer and the politics of giving.
The PEN Pinter Prize 2025: Leila Aboulela
Friday 10 October 19.00 The annual award for writing and freedom of expression.
Getting Started at the British Library
Thursday 16 October 14.00 Get started as a postgraduate researcher at the Library.
Family Station: Explore and Play
Friday 24–Thursday 30 October Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
Doctoral Open Day: Music, Sound and Vision
Friday 31 October 11.30 Explore our music, sound and vision, and visual arts collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening
Until Sunday 10 August 2025 Discover how centuries of gardening have nurtured individuals, empowered communities and transformed our natural world in a major new exhibition at the British Library this Spring.Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds
Until Sunday 18 January 2026 Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 0–9.