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The Library is open over the October long weekend, with reduced hours on Monday 2 October 2023. View the long weekend opening hours here.

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Library tours

Wednesday
Wed 27 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a fun and interactive tour of the Library. 

young people walking down some stairs and waving and smiling
  • Tour
  • Free

Library tours

Thursday
Thu 28 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a fun and interactive tour of the Library. 

young people walking down some stairs and waving and smiling
  • Tour
  • Free

Library tours

Friday
Fri 29 Sep 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Join us for a fun and interactive tour of the Library. 

young people walking down some stairs and waving and smiling
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  • Onsite
  • Free

Preservation and conservation

Tuesday
Tue 17 Oct 2023
  • series: Inside the Library
​Come behind the scenes to see the Conservation Laboratory and the work undertaken by the Collection Care Branch.
a room filled with tables and chairs and conservation technology and equipment
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  • Onsite
  • Free

Explore For all time: Shakespeare in print

Thursday
Thu 19 Oct 2023
  • series: Exhibition related
  • series: Inside the Library

Join a curator-led tour of the exhibition For all time: Shakespeare in print, celebrating 400 years since the publication of the First Folio.

An image of two old books, one large and one small on a red velvet backdrop. The larger book is open to a page that reads The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet.