What's on
An Evening with Melanie C
An exclusive in-conversation, celebrating National Album Day.
Launch of Somali Week Festival 2026
The Somali Week Festival launch returns to the British Library.
God Save the Queens!
The women who changed punk.
Reimagining Edward Elgar: Past, Present and Future
Explore the musical world of Edward Elgar.
John Berger: Do You Know What I Watch?
A choral reading by Katya and Yves Berger, following animal traces in John Berger’s work.
Dynasties in Dialogue: The Tang, the Qing, and China Today
Xiaolu Guo and Paul French explore how China's imperial past continues to shape its present.
National Emergency Briefing – Community Screening
Screening followed by a Q&A.
Light Night Leeds: Far, Far Away by Lightspray Visual
Embark on an enchanted fairy tale adventure.
Tales of the Weird – An Autumnal Festival
The British Library's annual encounter with strange, uncanny and chilling fiction.
China Miéville presents The Rouse
A defining new work from the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction.
The Agatha Cure
The Queen of Crime and the power of reading.
Making Sense of the Mid-Term Elections
This lively evening discussion will offer expert analysis from leading US politics scholars, as well as the insights of two former Members of Congress.
The Roger Ely Experience
An evening celebrating the life and legacy of the counterculture artist, publisher, archivist, curator and collector Roger Ely.
The Poetry Hour: The Poetry of The First World War
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour with special guest readers.
American Politics Group Annual Colloquium 2026
An afternoon of expert discussion and debate on US politics.
The Pen: Simon Garfield in Conversation with Jeremy Deller
Simon Garfield and Jeremy Deller explore the history of the pen and it’s enduring place in our cultural and daily lives.
Hercule Poirot and Friends
Sophie Hannah and expert guests on the man behind the moustache...
Pride and Prejudice
with Dolly Alderton and guests.
Roger Ackroyd: The Killer Murder
The book that changed Christie's career – with Harriet Tyce, Tony Medawar and Victoria Dowd
Resistance: A History of Disability in Britain
Joined by Robin Ince, historian David Turner puts disabled people and their stories back at the heart of British history.
Irish Writers' Weekend: Maggie O'Farrell
In conversation with Martin Doyle.
Irish Writers' Weekend
With some of Ireland’s finest authors, poets and performers.
Irish Writers' Weekend: The Past in the Present
Anne Enright and Doireann Ní Ghríofa in conversation with Alex Clark.
Irish Writers' Weekend: People in Time and Place
Louise Kennedy and Rosaleen McDonagh in conversation with Wendy Erskine.