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Cambridge University Library

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The Wren Library at Trinity College and the Cambridge University Library, viewed from St John's College chapel tower.

Cambridge University Library

The Cambridge University Library is the big library for the University of Cambridge. It holds millions of books and helps students, teachers, and researchers find information. People often call it the UL for short.

The library is in a big building between Robinson College and Clare College. It moved to this spot in the 1930s because it needed more space for all its books. The building was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.

As one of six legal deposit libraries in the United Kingdom, it gets a free copy of every book published in the country. This helps the library grow very big — it has about 9 million items and gets around 100,000 new ones each year!

Visitors can see many special things in the library, like old maps, music, and even very rare books. There are also fun exhibitions to explore. The library is open to anyone who wants to learn and discover amazing stories hidden between its pages.

Images

A historical printing room in Cambridge University Library showing old printing presses and type cabinets.
Isaac Newton's personal annotated copy of 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,' showing his notes for the second edition.
A beautiful 12th-century illuminated manuscript page featuring artistic details from a historic religious text.
Artistic bronze book bollards in front of Cambridge University Library, England.
An image from the Cambridge University Library archives.
The Round Reading Room at the Maughan Library in London, designed with a beautiful circular architecture perfect for reading and studying.
Historical photo showing the development of the Cambridge University Library in the 1930s.
A quiet reading room inside Cambridge University Library where people can study and read books.

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