Why join us?

What we do – collecting and sharing knowledge – adds value to people’s lives.

We add £363 million to the economy every year, through the research opportunities we provide for business. Our resources are behind countless major discoveries, medical advances and inventions. And research at the British Library flourishes as new books, music, plays and films.

But it’s not just our readers who are trailblazers. Our people are too. We’re at the forefront of digital technology, having digitised 25 million pages of content last year. Our ground-breaking exhibitions are winning awards and attracting an ever more diverse audience. Our buildings, from the landmark King’s Cross site, to our pioneering robot-enabled facility in Boston Spa, are state-of-the-art. All of which means we can offer careers at the forefront of every sector from IT to HR, Finance to Marketing as well as a broad range of operational roles and positions in scholarships and collections.

In addition to the opportunity to be part of the library’s team as it evolves in the digital age you can also take advantage of the well rounded benefits package on offer which includes everything from excellent pension provision to health care schemes.