Using the Library Research and study. Enrolment as a reader is free. Whether you wish to use the collections for research, or you are simply looking for a pleasant environment in which to study, you are welcome to join the Library. Please remember to bring a suitable letter of reference and some form of identity. Public guided tours, lasting about half an hour, take place every Wednesday at 12 noon and are open to everyone, although numbers are limited.
Longer tours are available for groups of up to twenty people by prior arrangement.
These last about one hour and include a look behind the scenes, as well as a chance to see some items from the collections. Rooms suitable for seminars, receptions, meetings and other functions are available for hire, at competitive rates. Major exhibitions in the Exhibition Hall and smaller displays in the Reading Room act as windows into the Library's collections. Postcards, greetings cards and a wide range of Library publications can be purchased in the Entrance Hall. Late Update March 2000.