British Library

Words for the worthy

Address:

96 Euston Road - St Pancras
NW1 2DB - Bloomsbury/Fitzrovia/Euston
London

Nearest Bus or Train:

Euston

Open Hours:

Reading Rooms: 10a-8p M, 9:30a-8p Tu-Th, 9:30a-5p F & Sa, Closed on Sundays and English Public Holidays

The UK's national reference library is not a public library and if you want to take advantage of what's stored in its hallowed halls you'll have to obtain a reader's pass. This is granted to people doing research (primarily professional or post graduate) but if you can prove that you can't access the material elsewhere then you should be granted admission on production of identification. Fortunately, Joe Public is allowed into the three exhibition galleries for free (where the Magna Carta and Gutenberg Bible, among other items, are displayed), and there are events programmes (mainly films and lectures), and public tours on Sundays and Tuesdays, although the tours do incur a charge. The reading rooms for Oriental & India Office, Maps, Manuscripts are open from 10a-5p M, 9:30a-5p Tu-Sa and remain closed on Sundays and all English public holidays.

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