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British Library
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London
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"Wow, absolutely love the Reading Rooms."(14 Tips)
"usually not crowded exhibit of the Magna Carta"(7 Tips)
"Royal Manuscripts exhibition"(5 Tips)
"Good for informal meetings and has Business and IP centre resource."(5 Tips)
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Head into the permanent exhibition to see original hand-written lyrics to Hard Day's Night scrawled by Lennon on the back of a first birthday card to his son.
Cynthia SamuelsJanuary 24, 2012What a wonderful, silent place to work! Now I have a card for one year, too!
Giuseppe SollazzoJuly 13, 2011There's a free water dispenser on the first floor. It can save you on a warm day.
Bronwyn DurandJanuary 27, 2010Amazing place for knowledge junkies. The business and IP centre is invaluable for startups both as an info source and networking possibilities. Read more
Danilo Crnogorac [SU7]September 3, 2014
Aaron SavageMay 10, 2010I wouldn't bother with the restaurant, the food went downhill dramatically over the last year. Try the independent cafes and deli places around York Way and Kings Cross Road.
Try the business & IP, floor 2 for plenty of work space. Much less crowded than social science.
Jamie ClagueNovember 17, 2010If you're waiting for a train at Kings Cross or St Pancras the library is well worth a visit
AnyTripMay 13, 2011Register for a reader's pass and gain access to thousands of books and documents.
Check also the Growing Knowledge exhibition to discover more about digital scholarship tools...
James WhatleyAugust 15, 2014The comic book exhibition isn't as good as I hoped it'd be. The shop is better... :/
Adam SmithOctober 28, 2010The main Peyton and Byrne café is always packed and competition for a table can be vicious.
Olga PavlovskyMay 24, 2013If you need to work here, beware the wifi is very jumpy. Obviously, the busier it is, the worse it gets...
Prepare to give the blood type and sex of your third unborn child in order to receive a reader card.
Lydia A.January 25, 2010Don't miss the Lindisfarne Gospels & Cotton Nero A.X - probably the library's greatest treasures!
Klara VargaDecember 29, 2015They were closed, but they allowed booking guided tour. I was disappointed.
Joan L.October 8, 2009at Kings Cross; get there early for workspace and free wifi. Goes wonky by 2:30PM, otherwise fab.
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Yes, we have a copy of just about every book ever published in Britain. But we also stage events and run exhibitions. We have free wi-fi too! Visit us soon.
Closed until 9:30 AM tomorrow (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- 9:30 AM–8:00 PM
- Fri
- 9:30 AM–6:00 PM
- Sat
- 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
+44 1937 546060
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"Churros here is amazing. The staff here are great too."
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"Free wi-fi offered by The British Library upon registration."
Iván Farías - 8.9
"Great people & the best coffee. If you brew your own at home and need a freshly roasted bag of beans, try the Pathfinder. They’ll give you a free coffee of choice to drink in too"
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