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Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11.00
Price: Free, booking recommended
Take a different look at the Library with a visit to the Viewing Gallery.
The Gallery offers visitors a unique opportunity to see the Reading Rooms and how they are used. You will also see how books are ordered and delivered.
Tours last around 45 minutes.
To book
Tel: +44 (0)1937 546 546
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 15.00
Price: £8 / £6.50 concessions
Learn more about the British Library on one of our guided building tours. Discover the architectural inspiration behind the Library's design, the struggle to realise the vision of a Library that would last for 1000 years, and the constant work undertaken to manage our ever-expanding and diverse range of collections. Tours last one hour.
There is an extra tour on Saturdays at 10.30.
Tours of the public areas that include a visit to a Reading Room take place on Sundays and Public Holidays at 11.30 and 15.00.
To book
Tel: +44 (0)1937 546 546
http://boxoffice.bl.uk
Every Thursday 14.00 - 15.00
Price: Free, booking essential
See the work of conservation on a 'behind the scenes' tour of the studios in the Centre for Conservation.