What's on
Self-Guided Visit: Fairy Tales
A self-guided opportunity for schools to discover our upcoming exhibition all about fairy tales.
America at 250 Study Day
As the United States marks 250 years, has it fulfilled its promise of equality? Reflect on the nation’s founding ideals through people, movements and specific events.
Teacher CPD: South Asians in Britain
Explore new learning resources, oral histories and archival sources to bring the stories of South Asian changemakers to life in your classroom.
Queer Archives Study Day
A-Level students are invited to develop their critical thinking skills through the exploration of queer archival material.
Study Day: Oscar Wilde
A Level students will explore the life and work of Oscar Wilde, with access to rare archival and manuscript material.
Green Libraries Week: Schools
Navigating climate mis- and disinformation is the focus of this year’s Green Libraries Week for schools.
Self-guided visit: Agatha Christie
A self-guided opportunity for schools to explore our landmark exhibition, Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery.
Exhibition workshop: Agatha Christie
Get to know the Queen of Crime in hands-on sessions for schools exploring our exhibition, Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery
History of Medicine Study Day
Students will explore the history of medicine through these study days, run in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians.
Keeping Your Curriculum Broad and Balanced: Celebrating the Arts and Humanities in Primary Schools
Join the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy for an inspiring in-person conference exploring the important place of the arts and humanities in primary schools.
Young Adult Crime Fiction Fest
Celebrate your students’ love of young adult fiction with this two-day crime fiction festival.
LGBT+ History Month Study Day
This LGBT+ History Month, discover and celebrate key figures from history through Library collection items and creative workshops.
International Women’s Day Study Day
A Level students will explore the history of women’s rights through the Library’s collection.
Self-guided school visits
These flexible visits enable you to lead your group to explore our public spaces and Treasures Gallery.
Voyage into Maps
Students will explore maps on display in our Treasures Gallery, thinking critically about their many uses and styles.
Once Upon a Time: Tell a Story
Students take a well-known story and develop storytelling skills through performance, strengthening their literacy and language skills.
Once Upon a Time: Make a Story
Students will create a new story as a class, developing their literacy and language skills through imaginative play.
Listen Up! Sound Lab
Students use a range of techniques to create, collect, amplify, mix, layer and record sound in this hands-on session.
Research Matters Primary
Start developing your class's research skills in this session touching on information literacy, observation, analysis and more.
Research Matters Secondary
Empower your students to conduct independent research in this hands-on workshop.
Windrush Voices
This session explores the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Essex in 1948 and the wider social and historical context of this moment.
Write Here
Students will explore the Library and our Treasures gallery to gain inspiration in this creative writing workshop.
Exploring Black British Literature
Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.
Sounds Familiar?
Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.