British Library
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😲😂🤬 The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages including books, magazines, manuscripts, maps, music scores, newspapers, patents, databases, philatelic items, prints and drawings and sound recordings.
😲😂🤬 BL is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
Documents
News and communications
- Dame Carol Black Appointed as British Library Chair
- Government to extend Public Lending Right scheme to e-book authors
Policy papers and consultations
See all policy papers and consultationsTransparency and freedom of information releases
- British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021
- British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020