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    • Forthcoming Patrons' event

    • 31/08/2012
    • Autumn and Spring Patrons' event
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    • British Library awarded Catalyst Endowment to support future acquisitions

    • 09/07/2012
    • British Library awarded Catalyst Endowment to support future acquisitions
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    • European Literature Night IV

    • 28/06/2012
    • On Wednesday 16 May the British Library was honoured to host the London event for European Literature Night (ELN) for a fourth consecutive year, with parallel events taking place in cities across the continent.
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    • Simon Callow Reads Charles Dickens

    • 21/02/2012
    • On 20 February the Library welcomed acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow to talk about his new book Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World.
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    • Help us acquire a piece of history

    • 07/02/2012
    • St Cuthbert Gospel appeal news
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    • Her Majesty The Queen Opens Major Exhibition

    • 14/11/2011
    • Her Majesty The Queen Opens Major Exhibition Royal Manuscripts: the Genius of Illumination
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    • Patrons’ Event - The St Cuthbert Gospel

    • 01/11/2011
    • Patrons’ Event - The St Cuthbert Gospel
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    • The Natural History of Southeast Asia - a Library Patrons’ event

    • 22/09/2011
    • 21 September - The first Patrons’ event of the Autumn Season was a display of exquisite botanical paintings that once belonged to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781 – 1826).