The London Library is proud to announce the publication of the sixth annual volume of From the Silence of the Stacks, New Voices Rise, an anthology of work from the 2024/25 cohort of The London Library Emerging Writers Programme. A digital version of the anthology is available now on The London Library website, on Kindle and a hard copy is available to buy through the online shop. All proceeds go towards supporting the Emerging Writers Programme.
The anthology showcases a diverse range of writing which spans fiction, poetry, non-fiction, graphic novel. playwriting, screenwriting, and writing for children and young adults. The contributions delve into a vast array of histories, ideas, cultures, landscapes and real and imaginary worlds and offer a glimpse into some of the fascinating projects these talented writers have been working on at the Library.
The London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme is a year-long programme, geared towards supporting writers who have not yet published a full-length work of fiction, non-fiction, collection of poems, or had a full-length work professionally produced for stage or screen. Participants benefit from one year’s free membership of The London Library alongside a programme of writing development and networking opportunities, peer support, and guidance.
Membership to The London Library includes: access to its collection of around one million books and periodicals (almost all of which can be borrowed), a vast eLibrary, atmospheric workspaces in a beautiful building, a members’ suite, free nationwide postal loans, and discounted tickets to the Library’s popular public events programme. The annual Emerging Writers Anthology celebrates each member of the Programme by showcasing extracts from projects they worked on throughout the year.
Previous members of The London Library Emerging Writers Programme have gone on to achieve considerable success. Published or soon to be published writers include novelists Abi Daré, Amber Medland, Lianne Dillsworth, Russell Franklin, Krystle Zara Appiah, Sarah Marsh, Flora Carr, Katie Buckley, Lucy Steeds, Carole Hailey, Xenobe Purvis, Eli Zuzovsky, Thomas Peermohamed Lambert and Lisa Smith; poets Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Isabelle Baafi, Oakley Flanagan,Natalie Linh Bolderston, Courtney Conrad, Helen Bowell, Lisa Kiew, Eve Ellis and Zakia Carpenter-Hall; non-fiction writers Marina Gerner, Gaar Adams, Sarah Clegg, Alexis Keir, Harriet Rix, Carla Montemayor and Grace Quantock; graphic novelists Ella Baron and Miriam Gold; children’s writers Gita Raleigh, Gayathiri Kalamakanthan and Natasha Hastings; and screenwriters and playwrights who have had work commissioned and/or produced across TV/film, radio and stage include Paolo Chianta, Ayad Andrews, Megan Smith, Daniel Marc Janes, Sid Sagar, Esohe Uwadiae, Jess Edwards, Zia Holloway and Temo Majekodunmi.
184th Annual General Meeting
The 184th Annual General Meeting of The London Library will take place on Tuesday 25 November 2025 at 6pm in the Reading Room at the Library (and online)
All Members are cordially invited to attend pre-AGM drinks in the Art Reading Room from 5.30 pm, where there will be the opportunity to meet fellow Members, Library staff and Trustees.
The 2025 AGM Agenda and Minutes of last year's meeting are available below.
Minutes of the AGM held 26 November 2024
Please note that we are unable to accept questions and comments prior to the event and these will need to be submitted in the Q&A part of the meeting or via the chat facility, on the night.
For the voting section of the meeting, please may we remind Members that Remote and Associate memberships categories are not entitled to vote. For institutional members, one representative is entitled to vote only.
Attending the AGM
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Each year, The London Library commissions a bespoke Christmas card designed by a selected artist. More than just a festive tradition, the annual card celebrates this special institution – offering members and friends a meaningful way to share season’s greetings, with proceeds going towards supporting the Library.
This year’s London Library Christmas card has been designed by Cherise Foster, the Library’s Reception Supervisor and a rising star in the landscape painting world. Cherise, who relocated to London from Lincolnshire in 2021, has been recognised multiple times by the Society for All Artists – winning Best Young Landscape Artist and several Young Artist of the Year titles.
Her oil-painted design for 2025 offers a warm, charming and traditional scene from the Library’s Reading Room, paying tribute to the staff and community that make the Library such a welcoming space. Look closely and you’ll spot two much-loved members of staff – Michael Booth and Mandy Southern – who’ve been at the heart of the Library for many years.
“I’ve come to see just how special this place is,” says Cherise. “Not only for its history and incredible collection, but for the people who bring it to life every day. I wanted this year’s card to celebrate that.”
The card will be available to purchase from Reception and our online shop from Monday 3 November, with all proceeds supporting The London Library.
We’re pleased to introduce a new Bloomsbury Collections eBook package. This gives members access to approximately 3000 Bloomsbury eBook titles for one year, and after that a selection of the most popular titles used over the year will be permanently added to the collection.
Primary subjects covered are African studies, art & visual culture, classical studies & archaeology, design, fashion, film & media, history, literature, philosophy, theology.
The eBooks are accessible via Catalyst search and you can read these online, download chapter PDFs or download the full e-book in PDF format for reading on tablets, phones or offline.
We are also delighted to share that Library members now have access to the online version of The Art Newspaper. Founded in 1990, The Art Newspaper covers news of the international art world.
We have also added 75 unique titles since the original launch of the Bloomsbury eBook collection. Highlights include British ‘spy fever’ in the First World War: fearing the enemy within, Modern European borders in fiction: the divided continent and Objects of poverty: material culture in Britain from 1700, and many more.
To search our eBook Collections discretely, you can link to it from the Collections button at the top of Catalyst, or follow the link below.
Read more: New eResources: The Art Newspaper, Bloomsbury Collections
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