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We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything written today, tomorrow, and decades into the future. We have millions of books, but we have so much more.
Since you say you are in India you could sign up for a British council library membership online (this would at least allow you to access their ebooks). Similarly for the one at the American Embassy, which even posts books to you if you’re in some specific set of cities.
Our libraries offer a safe area to read and for ideas to grow. You can find books, magazines and resources on everything from English language and culture to British fashion and the arts. We also have Digital Libraries. Get instant access to books, comics, music, newspapers and magazines.
About us. The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400...
Giving from the US? For supporters in the United States, the American Trust for the British Library celebrates our shared national histories and supports our work in the UK and around the world.
The Eccles Centre exists to support and promote creative research and lifelong learning about the Americas, through the world-class collections of the British Library. Its bibliographic guides cover a wide range of topics from colonial times to the present.
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Public libraries in North America. A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
