For more than 100 years, the British Library kept thousands of its dirtiest books locked away from the rest of its collections. All volumes deemed to be in need of extra safeguarding so that members ...

Britain’s national library made the first major steps in its recovery process after a ransomware group took down its website and online catalog. By Jenny Gross Reporting from London The British ...

The British Library has digitized one of the most astounding works of art of the Middle Ages, an illuminated manuscript known as the Sherborne Missal, making it viewable in astonishing detail online.

Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London ...

Do you believe in magic? If not, “Harry Potter: A History of Magic,” the latest exhibition at the British Library in London, might very well make you a believer. Opened last month, the exhibition ...

The three-year collaboration includes a programme for Yuewen writers to see some of the iconic items in the British Library's collection, attend creative workshops, and engage in co-creation digital ...

British Library chief executive Roly Keating has said that the organisation is aiming to have some key services that remain offline after a cyber attack restored in time for the beginning of the new ...

Librarians are the patron saints of hushed tones. But on a grey December morning in King’s Cross, the striking staff of the British Library are making a racket. Outside the entrance to the red brick ...