The London Library was deeply saddened by the death of our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen earlier this month. Queen Elizabeth II became the Library’s Patron in 2004, following the death of our former Patron, the Queen Mother, in 2002.
On 17 February 1993, Her Majesty visited the Library for its 150th anniversary, accompanied by her husband, H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh. The visit was in support of the Library’s 150th-anniversary appeal to raise money for the Mason’s Yard extension.
During the event, Her Majesty and H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh were entertained by readings from a host of guests, including Sir Alec Guinness, Gayle Hunnicutt, Noel Annan, and John Julius Norwich.
The Queen was also given the opportunity to view books gifted to the Library by Prince Albert and Queen Mary when the Library was founded in 1841.
The Library is grateful to Her Majesty’s service and commitment over many years. Philip Marshall, Director of The London Library, was honoured to represent the Library at Her Majesty's funeral service on 19 September.
A book of condolence is available for members to sign in the Issue Hall. If members are unable to visit the Library and wish to contribute, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will be happy to leave a message on your behalf.
The Library will be open late one Wednesday a month throughout the year.
On these days, some reading rooms will be unavailable to members in order to facilitate events. Desk spaces will be available in other reading rooms and throughout the rest of the Library.
Late opening will take place on the following Wednesday evenings in 2024:
Wednesday 17 January: 9.30am – 9pm
Wednesday 21 February: 9.30am – 9pm
Wednesday 20 March: 9.30am – 9pm
Wednesday 17 April: 9.30am – 9pm
Wednesday 15 May: 9.30am – 9pm
Wednesday 19 June: 9.30am – 9pm
See our usual opening hours here.
Marketing Executive – Digital and Membership Acquisition
We are looking for an enthusiastic digital marketer to help increase awareness of the Library and grow membership through compelling acquisition marketing.
Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, you will join a small and busy team to introduce the Library to new and diverse audiences. Your role will involve collaborating with colleagues to implement digital marketing communications and campaigns that drive membership acquisition and growth in line with the Library’s strategic goals.
You will help create engaging content across all our digital channels including social media, website and e-marketing, as well as maintain and develop our online shop platform. You will develop content to target new and diverse audiences, promote and amplify our public events programme and Emerging Writers and meet our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims. You will also provide regular reporting to monitor effectiveness and generate insights to improve marketing performance and ROI.
About you
Passionate about creating engaging content, you will have a good understanding of digital marketing techniques, content management systems, software and analytics. You will be a creative thinker with visual flair and have expertise in growing and engaging audiences on social media and managing websites. You will also have been involved in software integration projects.
You will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills and enjoy working as part of a team. Critically, you will have a passion for your work and the work of The London Library.
If you are excited by the opportunity to use your marketing skills to tell the world about The London Library, we would be delighted to hear from you.
