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British Library. We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything published today, tomorrow and decades into the future.
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The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries.
- 31 July 2015
- Sir Roly Keating (chief executive, since 12 September 2012)
- 1 July 1973 (50 years ago)
Mar 15, 2024 · British Library, national library of Great Britain, formed by the British Library Act (1972) and organized by July 1, 1973. It holds more than 170 million items, including 13 million printed and electronic books as well as hundreds of thousands of periodicals, microfilms, and rare manuscripts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
About us. 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...
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...
