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Become a member of The London Library. Members have access to around a million books and periodicals, a superb online offering and an unforgettable building in beautiful St. James's Square. 7,500 members, including some of the most familiar names in the literary world, find the Library’s resources invaluable.
Become a member of The London Library. Members have access to around a million books and periodicals, a superb online offering and an unforgettable building in beautiful St. James's Square. 7,500 members, including some of the most familiar names in the literary world, find the Library’s resources invaluable.
The London Library is one of the world's great lending libraries, with an amazing collection of around 1 million books, and an equally extraordinary history.
Welcome to Catalyst – The London Library’s online catalogue. Catalyst will search and return results from all of our print holdings and 95% of our electronic resources, including articles from electronic journals.
As the owner of a collection of over one million books, The London Library remains a proud bastion of the printed word. But through our eLibrary we offer a vast amount of material online, we have now made our first foray into the expanding world of eBooks through OverDrive who offer a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks, and a range of audiobooks.
Become a member of The London Library. Members have access to around a million books and periodicals, a superb online offering and an unforgettable building in beautiful St. James's Square. 7,500 members, including some of the most familiar names in the literary world, find the Library’s resources invaluable.
CATALOGUES AND ONLINE RESOURCES . Membership of The London Library includes 24/7 access to Catalyst, our online catalogue, and to electronic resources both inside and outside the Library via our website. In order to access the full range of electronic resources and catalogue features for example eJournals and eBooks, you will first need to sign-up to the single sign-on service.
Early Origins. The London Library was established in 1841 at a time when there were no lending libraries in London and before state-funded libraries existed.
The collection spans 17 miles of open shelves, take some time to explore them. Download the Library map below and use it to help navigate when visiting the Library.
Online periodicals and databases. As well as print copies, the Library subscribes to over 300 online versions of its journals, augmented with access to thousands more through online periodicals archive services such as JSTOR.