Senate House Library acquires rare signed book by trailblazing African-American writer Langston Hughes

A series of photographs showing the building of Senate House from 1932 have been released.

One hundred years after his death, a rare book signed by Polar adventurer and hero Ernest Shackleton has been unearthed by an intrepid librarian

All members of the library have access to BLOOM - the new shared space at Senate House where you can study or relax, eat, drink and socialise.

The library has acquired many rare works of cultural and historical significance over recent months.

Digital access to many medieval texts, including The Canterbury Tales, is now available.

We've evaluated our collections using the Greenglass data measurement programme.

The results of our latest survey reveal a high satisfaction rate amongst our membership.

The Library will offer extended opening hours all week during term time.

On Thursday 29 September the Senate House Library will play host to a round table, “Weather in Translation”.