London Library
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The London Library is an independent lending library in London, established in 1841. It was founded on the initiative of Thomas Carlyle, who was dissatisfied with some of the policies at the British Museum Library. It is located at 14 St James's Square, in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, which has been its home since 1845.[1] Membership is open to all, on payment of an annual subscription, and life and corporate memberships are also available. As of December 2021 the Library had over 7000 members.[2]
Formation | 1841 |
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Founder | Thomas Carlyle |
Type | Subscription library |
Location |
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Membership | c7,000 |
Patron | up until 2022, Elizabeth II |
President | Helena Bonham Carter |
Chairman of Trustees | Sir Howard Davies. |
Director | Philip Marshall |
Website | https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk |
T. S. Eliot, a long-serving President of the Library, argued in July 1952 in an address to members that, "whatever social changes come about, the disappearance of the London Library would be a disaster to civilisation".[3]