Medieval Women opens this Friday

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In London we open our Medieval Women exhibition, while in Leeds you can find us at the Libraries in Leeds festival, at Light Night for a spellbinding projection on the Queens Hotel, and at Leeds Art Gallery for a new exhibition. As we approach a year since the cyber-attack we’ve reached a key milestone in our recovery, restoring access to our incredible newspaper collection and some of our most-missed digitised manuscripts. And earlier this month, as we celebrated Green Libraries Week, we shared how we hope to open up our collection and reduce our carbon footprint, to help create a more sustainable future for everyone. [Book now for Medieval Women: In Their Own Words]( Opening this Friday: Medieval Women Until 2 March 2025 This Friday our major exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words opens. Encounter women both famous and forgotten and hear their voices powerfully from across the centuries. [Book now]( [Access more our collection ]( Access more of our collection Our hard copy newspaper collection is now available again, which means our entire printed collection, as it was before the cyber-attack, can now be consulted again. This follows the launch of [1,000 of our digitised manuscripts](, including the Sherborne Missal and My Ladye Nevells Booke, earlier in the month. In a new blog our CEO Sir Roly Keating reflects on the past year, and outlines the further steps we need to take in our recovery. [Access now]( [Find out more about Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit]( Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit Until 13 April 2025 A new free exhibition inspired by the collections of the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery is now open. Leeds-based artist Karanjit Panesar, recipient of our 2024 Collections in Dialogue co-commission, has taken the stories of Punjabi workers in British foundries as a starting point to create a new series of works. [Find out more]( [Find out more about Light Night Leeds: The BookBinder by Illuminos]( Light Night Leeds: The BookBinder by Illuminos 24 and 25 October 2024 Step into the fantastical world of The BookBinder. This spellbinding fairytale figure conjures magic from our remarkable collection in a special commission for Light Night Leeds. Watch as bird, beast, boat and balloon are brought to life with an inky flick of needle and thread. This large-scale, inventive projection of animation and sound will surely be a highlight of this year’s festival. [Find out more]( [Libraries in Leeds Festival]( Libraries in Leeds Festival 4 – 9 November 2024 A celebration of learning, creativity, and community, the Libraries in Leeds Festival presents a range of inspiring talks, thought-provoking discussions and backstage experiences. Highlights include our [AI in Libraries: Beyond the Hype]( panel discussion and an [Information Literacy]( critical-thinking workshop. [Find out more]( [Building a brighter climate future ]( Building a brighter climate future With the launch of our new sustainability policy this month, find out some of the unexpected ways we've been lowering our environmental footprint. From solar panels on our roofs to saving British cheeses from extinction, much of our work goes on behind the scenes. [Go green]( [Book your start-up day tickets]( Start-Up Day returns 19 November Join us at St Pancras on 19 November for our Start-Up Day event. Alongside an all-day programme of inspiring talks from industry leaders like Charlie Bigham, you can explore our BIPC area, join speed mentoring and network with like-minded entrepreneurs. Followed by Inspiring Entrepreneurs with Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies [Book your tickets]( [Donate today]( Support us As a charity, donations are vital in helping us share our collection with people of all ages, from all communities. 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