We are delighted to announce our five new London Library Ambassadors, who join our existing 10 ambassadors and will help raise awareness of the Library and expand the Library’s reach and impact.

The Ambassadors were chosen for their longstanding support in which each member has, on numerous occasions, voluntarily offered their time, expertise and platform for the Library. Their work spans genres, from historic writing to poetry and academia, reflecting our wonderfully creative and diverse community.

We are glad to publicly extend our gratitude for their valued, ongoing commitment to the Library.

Find out more about the Library Ambassadors

As part of our ongoing partnership with the Jhalak Prize, we want to congratulate 2025 winners Mimi Khalvati, NS Nuseibeh and Nathanael Lessore for winning this year’s ninth Jhalak Prize. 

Established in 2016, The Jhalak Prize awards celebrate the creativity, imagination and literary excellence that people of colour bring to the UK publishing landscape.

As Jhalak prize partners, we are delighted to support these winners and those shortlisted with complimentary London Library membership. 

Our online catalogue Catalyst will be unavailable to members for up to 24hrs over the weekend of 12-13 July while the service provider, ExLibris, carries out a datacentre migration. 

During this maintenance period, ExLibris will display a holding page for 23.5 hours and for the final 30 minutes, visitors will be shown a “Page not found” error.

We apologise in advance for this inconvenience.

Our Charitable Object, Mission, Values and 5 Year Strategic Plan

The London Library was founded to share knowledge and inspire the creation of new ideas. Over the last 184 years, it has inspired and supported writers, thinkers, scholars and artists in the creation of some of the world’s most famous books, scripts and ideas that have, in turn, touched the lives of many millions, shaping the intellectual history of the nation and the world.

Just as importantly, the Library has facilitated the personal creativity and intellectual journeys of many tens of thousands of individuals who have benefited from the Library’s rich and uniquely accessible collection, conducive spaces to read and study, and knowledgeable staff.

Turning to the future, our focus for the next 5 years is to establish the Library as “The Home of Literary Inspiration.” We want to be widely recognised as a welcoming, accessible, inspiring, and supportive place for the creation, discovery and enjoyment of literature. We want to further develop our collection, continue to grow our reach and impact, and consolidate our financial sustainability.

Learn more

  1. Building Connections Phase Two Update
  2. New Resource: Daily Mail archive
  3. Building Works and Basement Collections
  4. Postage Charges
  5. New partnership: Findmypast and The London Library

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