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Aug 4, 2017 - Harry Potter UK publisher, Bloomsbury and the British Library are creating two magic-filled books to accompany this autumn’s exhibition Harry Potter: A...

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Nov 7, 2017 - Harry Potter: A History of Magic opens today at the British Library in London. Based on the school subjects studied by Hogwarts students, the exhibition...

The British Library, the UK’s national library, has modernised its services with Alma and Primo VE, delivering a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances...

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The British Library's digitisation services include scoping, funding advice, photography, scanning, multispectral assessment and high-quality printing.

Oct 24, 2017 - The British Library announced yesterday that its Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition will be travelling to a new home at the New-York Historical...

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Jan 8, 2026 - The British Library has restored services and launched a modern Alma‑powered catalogue, improving search, access and user experience through its partnership...

The British Library offers opportunities for researchers to collaborate to create new knowledge, with a focus on the British Library’s collections.

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The archives of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe join the British Library's collections.

Published authors, illustrators, editors, translators or audiobook narrators could could receive up to £6,600 per year from public library loans.

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British Parliamentary publications are valuable primary sources for research into British and dominion history, including Australia.

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The British Library supports an active programme of loans as a vital way to share our collections with the public.

Feb 20, 2026 - Have you ever noticed that our iconic building looks like a ship? Or wondered what it takes to store, access and deliver the 13 million books in our collec

The British Library is home to the UK’s Sound Archive, a treasure trove of living history containing more than 6.5 million sounds including music, spoken...

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