What's on
The Poetry Hour: W.H. Auden
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour celebrates one of the greatest Twentieth Century poets.
Jewish Worlds and Words in Medieval England
Revealing remarkable collaborations through manuscripts.
Black Women Speak Volumes
Bernardine Evaristo, Joy Francis, Yvvette Edwards and Andi Oliver give voice to the stories of older Black women.
Iranian Womens' Voices
WritersMosaic presents an evening of conversation, poetry, film, music and protest.
Haunted Woods and Grimm Tales: Philip Pullman and Sam Leith
A special conversation to open the British Library’s Fairy Tales exhibition season.
Football Writing Festival: Arsenal Special
A day at the British Library with football journalists, fans, celebrities and some very special guests
Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation
Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch talks to fellow writer Mark Stay.
The Beatles at Stowe School
A listening event with special guests in conversation.
HistFest 2026
HistFest is back! This spring, one of the UK’s Leading history festival returns to the British Library.
JLF London – Jaipur Literature Festival
Two days of inspiring conversations, ideas, books, music, food and more.