(16 Dec 2025) Applications are now open to join the International Library Leaders Programme at the British Library, 01-08 July 2026.
With over 170 million items in our collection, from Magna Carta to Shakespeare’s First Folio, the British Library is one of the world’s largest national libraries. If you are a mid-career library or archive professional, we invite you to apply to join us for the sixth International Library Leaders Programme (ILLP), running in July 2026. Our intensive week-long programme of workshops, talks and tours given by senior staff from across the Library’s core departments offers the opportunity for an intimate group of international library professionals to meet our experts and learn from their experiences of dealing with the everyday issues facing libraries today.
Applications are now open and we invite you to read more via the British Library website: International Library Leaders Programme where you can download the brochure and apply. The deadline for applications is Thursday 5 February 2026.
If you have any queries or want to find out more, please get in touch with the British Library’s International Office at [email protected].
