TAKE A TOUR! The London Library is one of the world's great lending libraries, with an amazing collection of over 1 million books, and an equally extraordinary history. Behind its elegant facade overlooking St. James Square is a vast network of books, where since the mid-nineteenth century, seven buildings have been brought into one and a great centre of learning and ideas has been created. | The London Library

53K views · 344 reactions | Fascinating tour of the British Library at Boston Spa for some of the team this morning! Including a look at possibly the most books anyone could see at one glance... Thank you BL, and thank you Libraries in Leeds for arranging the tour. | The Leeds Library | Facebook

588 reactions · 61 shares | Give a year of literature, history, art and culture | British Library Membership 'the most inclusive club in the world.' - Stephen Fry | British Library | Facebook

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11K views · 454 reactions | The Library holds over 150 million items, which six would you pick to capture your life, career and passions? We’re delighted that Treasures Of The British Library will be returning to Sky Arts for season two this autumn. Tune in from 11 September #BLTreasures | British Library | Facebook

Explore the world’s major faiths online through the British Library’s remarkable collection of sacred texts on our new website. | British Library

Immerse yourself in the past with one of the world’s biggest collections of recorded sound | British Library