The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Our collection currently includes 150 million items covering all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology, in a wide range of formats.
We have Reading Rooms in London and Boston Spa in Yorkshire. The Colindale Reading Room has now closed - find out more
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St Pancras
Our main site, in Central London, has 11 Reading Rooms. Here you can view all of our collections.
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Boston Spa
In the Library's Reading Room near Wetherby, W Yorkshire, you can view over 7 million items from our Research Collection.
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