Adult courses

About our events

Nurture your creativity and develop your skills with courses themed around our collection, delivered both in-person and online. Enjoy a one-day masterclass, a hands-on creative weekend, or a six-week lecture series.

What's on

  1. Image shows a group of adult learners seated at tables looking at a screen and listening to an educator
    Five-day course

    Writer's Summer School: Revitalise Your Writing

    Refresh your writing process at our week-long summer school for writers.

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  2. Spines of books on a shelf. One book has a white cotton ribbon around it
    Two-morning course

    Ancient Fairytales: The Odyssey

    Join Dr Antony Makrinos online for two mornings as we explore Homer's The Odyssey.

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  3. An illustration from a medieval manuscript showing a man writing on paper, with gold leaf around him.

    Illumination Masterclass

    Join renowned scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett MBE on this one-day beginners masterclass and create your own medieval miniature on vellum.

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  4. Image shows course tutor, Mallika Basu, standing at a table with four course participants, there are images from food magazines on the table, the group are discussing food photography
    Six-week course

    Online Course: Discovering Medieval Manuscripts

    Join us for this 6 week online course while we explore Medieval manuscripts and the stories they contain.

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    Free

    ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

    Join us for an introduction to the British Library and our collection in this session for adult learner groups at all ESOL levels.
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