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Libraries, archives and learning

The City’s libraries lend over one million items a year, including books, CD-ROMs, maps, music scores, CDs, spoken word recordings, DVDs and videos. Many host events, from talks to children’s workshops; check out the website of each to find out what’s on when.

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Barbican Library

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The largest of the City's lending libraries housing special collections in music and the arts, finance and London history. The Library also hosts a lively programme of events, exhibitions and children's activities throughout the year.

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Bishopsgate Institute

Bishopsgate Institute is a Cultural Institute offering a range of leisure courses for adults, alongside cultural events such as music concerts, historical talks, debates and poetry.

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Camomile Street Library

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Serving the east of the City, the library.s stock includes books in Bengali for both adults and children.

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Finsbury Library

Finsbury Library also houses the Islington Computer Skills Centre and the Islington Local History Centre, and the new Islington Museum.

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Marx Memorial Library

The Library has some 40,000 volumes in the lending section covering a range of subjects including Marx, Engels, Lenin, the Spanish Civil War and the History of Socialism and the British Labour Movement.

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Shoe Lane Library

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Shoe Lane's lending services are complemented by regular story times for the under 5s and a children's activity session each quarter.

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Shoreditch Library

Comprehensive lending library in Hoxton offering books, CDs, DVDs and more.

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Watney Market Library

All Idea Store libraries welcome general reference enquiries and provide information on a wide range of topics. The main Reference and Information collection can be found on the 3rd Floor at Idea Store Whitechapel.