Alongside the opening of the New Room and the Library’s 185th anniversary, we’re also delighted to announce a refurbishment of The Times Room. The refurbishment involves decluttering the obsolete equipment and microform collections and improving and enriching the historical storytelling of the Library with fresh new interpretation and pictures from our archives.  

In order to complete this refurbishment, the Times Room will be temporarily closed to members from 16 May to 8 June. Staff will be able to access material on request and Societies can be accessed via the staircase in T S Elliot House. The rest of the Library will remain open as usual but please do speak to staff in the Issue Hall if you require any help in finding an alternative study space. 

Completed in 2010, the Times Room provides open access to special rolling stacks holding backrun copies of over 200 years of The Times newspaper for research. These print holdings are complemented by the extensive online resources that are offered as part of London Library membership, providing remote access to hundreds of journals and periodicals including JSTOR, newspaper archives and other databases.