📚What will we find in the stacks today?. Tucked between volumes on S.Botany in Science & Miscellaneous, we stumbled upon A Book of Wild Flowers by Elsa Felsko (1956). Serendipity is one of the great joys of The London Library.

📚 Quiet, light, focus. The Reading Room is the heart of The London Library — where time slows, pages turn, and ideas begin to flow. For over 180 years, the Library and its collections have inspired writers and readers alike — from Virginia Woolf to Kazuo Ishiguro.

The London Library has supported generations of writers, thinkers, and dreamers. Wander through the shelves and you’re walking in the footsteps of Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and countless others who found their spark here. What will you discover next on the open shelves?

Historian Hallie Rubenhold brought a measure of literary justice to the victims of Jack the Ripper. Now she's investigated the music-hall murder that shocked Edwardian London. Read the full story in The London Library magazine - available online:

That Friday feeling. 💭. Big art books, quiet desks, and a weekend stretched out ahead of you. The Art Room’s calling. The perfect place to lose yourself in something beautiful. #TheLondonLibrary #ArtRoom #FridayFeeling #WeekendReading #ArtBooks #LibraryVibes

From prison to published author, DD Armstrong transformed his life through writing — and The London Library helped him keep going. 👉 Read the full story:

Library building closed due to local power outage - Monday 7 July. Due to a local Power outage, the Library building is currently unable to open to ensure the safety of our staff and members. Find out more:

Thank you to all our wonderful patrons and supporters who joined us last week in the Reading Room at The London Library for our annual charity event, the President’s Summer Party, hosted by Helena Bonham Carter CBE. 📚✨

Step inside a world of ideas, inspiration and quiet brilliance. However you read, write or research — there’s a London Library membership for you. 👉 Swipe to find yours

On #NationalWritingDay, we celebrate the power of words and how The London Library helps bring them to life. From Dickens to Darwin, our shelves have long been a haven for those chasing an idea — or letting one find them.

🚨The Library is CLOSED today, Friday 20 June due to a UK Power outage in the local area and to ensure the safety of our staff. Members can still access our e-resources, Catalyst, eBooks and online events on our website. Open as usual tomorrow. Check the website for updates.

We are delighted to announce our five new London Library Ambassadors!. We are so excited to see what they do next, and publicly extend our gratitude for their valued and ongoing commitment to the Library. 🔗 Read the full story:

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New radio drama, Shed, by London Library member, former LL Emerging Writer @paolochianta aired on BBC Radio 4 on 6 June and is now available on BBC Sounds:.🔗

Tonight, The London Library was transformed as Mrs Dalloway came to life in our historic, atmospheric spaces where Virginia Woolf herself once read and wrote. Book now: 📷 @jane_hobson

Step inside a world of books, ideas and inspiration…📚. With a London Library membership, you have access to one of the world’s most extraordinary literary spaces, and a quiet haven in the heart of the city. Explore our membership options:.

There’s nothing quite like stumbling across a hidden gem in the stacks — a book you didn’t know you needed until it found you. In a Library with one million volumes on open shelves, serendipity is part of the experience.

Tucked away in the heart of the Library, the Foyle Lightwell Reading Room is one of our most atmospheric spaces — where light, silence, and books meet. #TheLondonLibrary #ReadingRoom #StudyInspiration #QuietSpaces #LibraryLife #HistoricLibraries

On their 1950 London Library joining form, “Miss” is crossed out and replaced with the name they lived and worked by: Gluck. Known for evocative portraits and still life, Gluck’s work explored themes of love, identity, and self-expression.

A 1950s joining form for the artist Gluck shows that rejecting gender norms is nothing new. #PrideMonth. Gluck (1895–1978) was a trailblazing artist and lifelong defier of convention. Born Hannah Gluckstein, they rejected both their forename and gendered titles.