Each year, The London Library commissions a bespoke Christmas card designed by a selected artist. More than just a festive tradition, the annual card celebrates this special institution – offering members and friends a meaningful way to share season’s greetings, with proceeds going towards supporting the Library.
This year’s London Library Christmas card has been designed by Cherise Foster, the Library’s Reception Supervisor and a rising star in the landscape painting world. Cherise, who relocated to London from Lincolnshire in 2021, has been recognised multiple times by the Society for All Artists – winning Best Young Landscape Artist and several Young Artist of the Year titles.
Her oil-painted design for 2025 offers a warm, charming and traditional scene from the Library’s Reading Room, paying tribute to the staff and community that make the Library such a welcoming space. Look closely and you’ll spot two much-loved members of staff – Michael Booth and Mandy Southern – who’ve been at the heart of the Library for many years.
“I’ve come to see just how special this place is,” says Cherise. “Not only for its history and incredible collection, but for the people who bring it to life every day. I wanted this year’s card to celebrate that.”
The card will be available to purchase from Reception and our online shop from Monday 3 November, with all proceeds supporting The London Library.
We’re pleased to introduce a new Bloomsbury Collections eBook package. This gives members access to approximately 3000 Bloomsbury eBook titles for one year, and after that a selection of the most popular titles used over the year will be permanently added to the collection.
Primary subjects covered are African studies, art & visual culture, classical studies & archaeology, design, fashion, film & media, history, literature, philosophy, theology.
The eBooks are accessible via Catalyst search and you can read these online, download chapter PDFs or download the full e-book in PDF format for reading on tablets, phones or offline.
We are also delighted to share that Library members now have access to the online version of The Art Newspaper. Founded in 1990, The Art Newspaper covers news of the international art world.
We have also added 75 unique titles since the original launch of the Bloomsbury eBook collection. Highlights include British ‘spy fever’ in the First World War: fearing the enemy within, Modern European borders in fiction: the divided continent and Objects of poverty: material culture in Britain from 1700, and many more.
To search our eBook Collections discretely, you can link to it from the Collections button at the top of Catalyst, or follow the link below.
Read more: New eResources: The Art Newspaper, Bloomsbury Collections
We apologise for the ongoing problems with our Wi-fi service. We understand how important internet access is for your work, studies, and browsing needs, and we are sorry for the frustration this is causing.
Please rest assured that our technical team is actively working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding while we get things back up and running smoothly, and we thank you for your continued support.
Read more: Wi-fi disruption ongoing at the Library - Monday 22 September
Enjoy a new season of fresh and riveting events. Featuring our iconic RAP Party, this time celebrating Nature Matters, a genre-defining new anthology of nature poems from global majority writers, an illuminating instalment of Under the Covers with acclaimed writer and comedian Mel Giedroyc and bestselling author David Nicholls, and much more. Scroll down and book now to secure your place.
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