Digital guide to the British Library. Explore our London St Pancras building and collections with our free digital guide. Discover some of the world's most significant books, maps and manuscripts, find artworks on display around the building and access behind-the-scenes content with the free British Library Bloomberg Connects digital guide.
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We deliver free grass roots business support across five London boroughs (and growing). We also offer a two-day start-up programme to help you start and develop your business. You can join BIPC events, workshops and webinars in person and online via BIPCs in borough libraries across London.
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There are now over 4,500 Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts on the British Library's Digitised Manuscripts website. Here is a full list of all the items currently available, as of January 2021:
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We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything published today, tomorrow and decades into the future.
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Visit the British Library. You can visit our buildings in London or Yorkshire for free, although our services are currently limited. In London you can use our St Pancras Reading Rooms and public desks for personal study, and visit all our galleries, including the free Treasures Gallery.
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You can't take books out, but you can use our Reading Rooms in London and Yorkshire for personal study and to access our collection. All you need is a free Reader Pass. Our users include academic researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students and members of the public.
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We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items with both our London and Yorkshire sites FREE to use for everyone. Visit today.
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Tickets for our full events programme - exhibitions, cultural events, family activities, adult courses and tours - are available online. We offer a range of events and activities for people with additional needs and disabilities including accessible tours, relaxed hours and group workshops.
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Choose from standard Membership for £95 or Joint Membership for £135 – where you’ll receive an extra card for someone else to enjoy all the listed perks as well. Become a member. You'll receive: Free entry to exhibitions for you and a guest. Up to half price off event tickets.
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Information about British Library services, including Public Lending Right (PLR) and legal deposit. We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack and will update information about our systems and services as they become available.
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