# readingroom

We hope you've enjoyed today's exploration of what hides on the shelves of the archives with 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities'!

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2021-04-21

Oh, we're so excited that our at the are opening their doors again today for pre-booked ticket holders!

So, for this wonderful re-opening, we'll sharing extracts from our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' by Ian Sansom.

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2021-04-20

We've been so excited by the phased re-opening of our wonderful at the , so to celebrate we've been sharing pieces from our own (almost) pocket-sized version of the BL archive's incredible contents in 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities'!

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2020-07-31

The lovely at the have begun their phased re-opening, so we're celebrating with extracts from our own title - 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities', which is basically like having a selection of the BL archives on your bookshelf!

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2020-07-30

Celebrating the phased re-opening of the 's we've been sharing daily extracts from our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' - a quirky showcase of the best and most unusual items in the British Library’s collection!

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2020-07-28

Our wonderful reading rooms began their phased re-opening last week - and as we're all missing our wonderful building, we've been dipping into our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' to get our daily dose of archival wisdom.

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2020-07-27

Our wonderful have begun their phased re-opening today! If you're missing them like we are, our title 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' is the perfect remedy - 365 extracts taken straight from the archives.

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2020-07-22

Just one more day until the begins its phased re-opening of the and we couldn't be more excited - so we're sharing passages from our very own 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities', 365 extracts pulled straight from the brilliant BL archives;

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2020-07-21

To celebrate the first phase of the re-opening its Reading Rooms in just over a week, we're dipping into our 'Reading Room: A Year of Literary Curiosities' (which is like having the BL archives on your bookshelf).

What will today's extract hold?

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2020-07-14