In March 2025, the British Library announced plans for a £1.1 billion expansion in partnership with Mitsui Fudosan. The project will expand the library's public spaces, adding 100,000 square feet for cultural, learning, research, and business activities, funded by 600,000 square feet of new commercial and retail areas.

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The British Library is a legal deposit library. In England, legal deposit can be traced back to at least 1610. The Copyright Act 1911

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