British Library

Access to the National Newspaper collection in the reading room, without having to travel to London

The reading rooms are a great service and everyone was very helpfu

I must like visiting libraries. There are some things to bear in mind. The first one is that the initial visit is a pain because you can't borrow books until you are a member but need to be present before you become one - coming from 100 miles north to visit to just get a card was a bit of a pain. You also need to sign in and ask for a token (or you don't get a locker token without which you will find using the locker impossible). You also need to press buttons to enter and exit the library. The biggest problem is noise - people having long conversations in less than hushed tones with the librarians. But getting the books is great and the room is pleasant. I haven't worked out if you can use the restaurant but I haven't asked. It is a pain driving there and a pain getting back but when there I find I work very effectively.

Very nice

Wonderful British library!!