Halloween is right around the corner. In recognition of this centuries old celebration, Librarians at The London Library have curated a display Gothic Literature for the Reading Room display cabinet. 

Comprising the likes of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1796) and John Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), all the way up to Library member A.J West's The Spirit Engineer (2021), The London Library possesses virtually all the most significant works of Gothic fiction predating the turn of the 21st century, along with many lesser-know examples and many modern Gothic fiction works, too. 

Explore our Gothic Literature collection

We are pleased to announce that the Foyle Lightwell Reading Room is now open.

After some emergency repair works, the Foyle Lightwell Reading Room is now available to use for all of your study needs. 

Over the coming days, the room will be refilled with books. Members wishing to use the Foyle Lightwell Reading Room can expect minimal disruption. 

The Foyle Lightwell Reading Room is just one of six reading rooms available to members at the Library and contains just a small number of the 150 reader and desk spaces across the building.

Internet issue at Library now resolved 

We are pleased to report that the Library building now has full access to the internet as external network issues have been resolved. You can now enjoy access to Wi-Fi in the Library building as usual. 

Thank you for your patience.