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Using the St Pancras Reading Rooms this summer
As the Reading Rooms are very busy in July and August, we recommend you plan your visit.

Bag searching: Because of ongoing security concerns, bag searches are now being conducted for all visitors entering the St Pancras building.

We welcome researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs with a need to use our research collections.

From the Library's collection of over 150 million items you can view books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, patents, prints and drawings, music scores, sound recordings, photographs, book bindings or stamps.

To use our London Reading Rooms, you must first apply for a Reader Pass; you will need to bring two forms of identification, as proof of your identity and address.

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Tel: + 44 (0)20 7412 7676
Fax: +44 (0) 1937 546321
Email: reader-services-enquiries@bl.uk

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