Using the Library
** The Library and Archives is closed in order to undergo major refurbishment. We are scheduled to reopen in June 2010.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Further details are available on our Refurbishment page, and this will be updated periodically as the project progresses. We look forward to welcoming all our readers back in 2010!**
Joining is quick and simple. It takes just a few minutes to register and new readers are always welcome.
Before you visit
- New visitors are encouraged to discuss your requirements in advance to ensure that you get the greatest benefit out of your visit.
- Visitors with disabilities: you are encouraged to identify needs in advance of your visit, so that every effort can be made to assist you. Although the Library is located on the first floor, it is accessible by wheelchair.
- Please ensure you are aware of the reader rules.
- New visitors will be asked to register and produce proof of address and photographic identification, such as a passport. To save time, you can download our registration form and bring it with you.
During your visit
- Wireless internet is available throughout the Reading Rooms.
- A photocopying service is provided. There is a charge for this service.
- Visitors are welcome to take their own digital photographs of material (without flash) - this is free of charge though we do ask for a photography form to be completed first.
- To help you find your way around, please refer to our Reading Room and Quiet Room maps
Contact the Library
Library and Information Services
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG
Tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2606
Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 2170
Library user registration form (Adobe PDF File)