British Library

Local nameBritish Library
LocationSomers Town, London, UK

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and items dating as far back as 2000 BC.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library

Official Website https://www.bl.uk/

Twitter https://twitter.com/britishlibrary

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/britishlibrary

Email Customer-Services@bl.uk

Phone +44 330 333 1144

Address 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, UK

Coordinates 51°31'48.145" N -0°7'39.392" E

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The British Museum Tour: The Ideas That Made Our World

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