Take a sneak peek at the rich tapestry of costumes, artworks and records featured in Beyond the Bassline 👀

Journey through five centuries of history and discover the places where the sounds of Black Britain were born, opening tomorrow: bit.ly/BLBeyondTheBas…

We’ve now restarted the transfer of collection items between our two sites, which means researchers in St Pancras can order items from Boston Spa, and vice versa.

You still need to visit in person and complete paper forms to order collection items at the moment, but this means…

On 25 April, our St Pancras site will close earlier at 17.30, with Reading Rooms closing at 17.00. From 17.00, please enter or exit the building via Gate 8 on Midland Road.

From 24 – 26 April, the bike stands on the Piazza will be unavailable. Find out more:…

Thus much and more; and yet thou lov’st me not,
And never wilt! Love dwells not in our will.
Nor can I blame thee, though it be my lot
To strongly, wrongly, vainly love thee still.

On Byron's bicentenary, take a closer look at the '19th-century bad boy's' last poem Love & Death.

While we work to get our services fully back online, we’ve published some resources that may help you find what you’re looking for.

Visit our Music blog to find alternative ways of working with our music collections: bit.ly/BLResourceMusic

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's supernatural epic, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, tells of a sailor's perils after shooting an albatross in the icy waters of the Antarctic.

Early reviews found the poem's archaic language bewildering and Coleridge continued to refine it throughout…

Once again
Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs,
That on a wild secluded scene impress
Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect
The landscape with the quiet of the sky...

Delve deeper into Wordsworth's Romantic poetry in our podcast series: bit.ly/BLWordsworthPo…

We’ve made improvements to our Reader Registration system so we can now issue photographic passes again. Anyone with a photographic pass will be able to order collection items in our Reading Rooms.

If you’ve been issued a white temporary paper pass recently and need to access…

“Being at the helm of the British Library has been – and continues to be – the greatest privilege of my life.”
After 12 years as Chief Executive, Sir Roly Keating has announced that he will step down from the role in April next year: bit.ly/BL-CEO-Update

Do you believe in unicorns? 🦄

The legendary animal’s single horn was thought to have great healing powers, with Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James I all invested in its medicinal properties.

See more of Henry's unicorn recipes: bit.ly/BLBlogUnicorns

#NationalUnicornDay

On Monday 8 April our St Pancras site will open 10.00 – 20.00. These are slightly amended opening hours due to planned transport strikes.

Were you a fan of nonsenses (or limericks as they're more commonly known!) when you were growing up?

We challenge you to write your own 'nonsense' in the style of Edward Lear!

Explore the Library through play this Easter holiday! Experiment with art, follow a trail around the Library or pop into our reading corner with tactile and braille editions of children’s books.

Drop-in to our Family Station for free this week: bit.ly/BLFamilyStation

Happy #InternationalChildrensBookDay ! 📚

What was your favourite book growing up?