Events access
Thank you for booking an event at The London Library. Please read these guidelines before you come to the event.
- Please do not arrive at the Library before the advertised doors opening time as you will not be able to enter the building.
- You do not need to print your ticket. Please just give your name to Library staff on reception as you come in.
- For most public speaker events drinks will be served in the Issue Hall prior to the event and doors to the Reading Room will open five minutes before the talk begins. For book launches, salons, prize announcements and parties, the bar will be in the Reading Room. When relevant, books will be on sale either in the Issue Hall or Reading Room before and after the event.
- If you need step-free access, please let us know at events@londonlibrary.co.uk and enter via the Masons Yard entrance in the eastern corner of Masons Yard. The Reading Room is accessible via the lift, as are the disabled toilets in the basement. Please let us know if you are in a wheelchair and we will reserve a space for you.
- The health of our visitors and staff remains our top priority, and we’ll continue to keep procedures in place to ensure your visit is as safe as possible. This includes hand sanitiser points and ventilation throughout the building.
- All events take place in our Reading Room, which will be well ventilated throughout events with large windows open on both sides of the room. Please be aware that this can sometimes mean the room is a little cool.
- Please do not attend if you have Covid symptoms or have had a positive Covid test. Where relevant in these circumstances, we’re happy to provide a refund – please just get in touch 24 hours before the event on events@londonlibrary.co.uk
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to The London Library.
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