From Leonardo da Vinci's notebook to the songs of birds, explore the fascinating stories from our vaults and discover exciting ways to learn with us.

Featured online exhibitions

Discovering Children's Books

Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books. For children, teachers and book-lovers of all ages.

Photo of Axel Scheffler drawing a Gruffalo on paper at his studio desk. He holds a paint brush in his right hand and is surrounded by pots of ink.

Discovering Sacred Texts

Explore the sacred texts of the world’s great faiths.

British Accents and Dialects

Listen to the UK's rich landscape of regional accents and dialects and understand the differences and similarities with our expert commentary

The language of birds

Listen to the birds and find out why they sing

Resources, courses and more

A Torah in the Hebrew Manuscripts exhibition

Hebrew Manuscripts exhibition virtual tour

Discover the history, culture and traditions of Jewish people from all corners of the world and through the ages.

Treasures in full

Look at some of our historic works in detail and compare different editions side-by-side.

Family activities

From regular monthly workshops to special Family Days, we welcome families to the British Library to take part in a range of creative activities designed for all the family.

Blogs

News and articles from our curators, subject specialists and guest bloggers

Adult learning

We offer a range of learning opportunities for adults, from in-depth courses and masterclasses to workshops for ESOL learners and adults with learning disabilities.