London Met Library Services and Special Collections

03/06/2026

Happy Pride from the Libraries 🌈

Thanks to all who entered our giveaway for Gay's The Word Bookshop vouchers - your LGBTQIA+ book recommendations will be added to our collections very soon 😊

01/06/2026

Summer vacation Library opening hours

Monday 1 June to Friday 28 August

Holloway Road Library
Monday to Friday: 8am to 9pm
Library staff available: 9am to 7pm
Bank holidays and weekends: Closed

Aldgate Library
Monday to Friday: 9am to 9pm
Library staff available: 9am to 5pm
Bank holidays and weekends: Closed

26/05/2026

A bottle opener, reimagined.

Denimolite is made from recycled denim including offcuts, unsold garments and textile waste - transformed into a durable solid surface material.

Now part of our Materials and Products collection.

21/05/2026

Great meeting students at the Learning Lounge today 😀

15/05/2026

13/05/2026

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and we had a great pop-up event at the Learning Lounge to showcase resources for wellbeing and self-care.

We also have a new display on the mezzanine floor of Holloway Road Library for our new Wellbeing book collection, available to borrow now 🙂

12/05/2026

A reminder from your library: you’re doing better than you think. 🌼

07/05/2026

Have a look at our range of new books, available to browse and borrow at Holloway Road Library 😀

28/04/2026

What if bricks could help fight climate change? 🧱🌱
Kenoteq’s K‑Briq is made from over 90% recycled waste, transforming local construction waste into ultra‑low‑carbon building materials.
A powerful example of circular economy thinking in action - and one to explore in the M&P Collection. Click the link in bio for more information.

22/04/2026

RHIZOMES: The Connections That Hold Us

Second-year BA Photography 2026 exhibition now on at Holloway Road Library.