The (Tiger years leap in May, the first two days), June 25, 1998, of British New Library was officially opened. of British Library

(also known as the British Library) after 36 years of twists and turns, the new museum after June 25, 1998 in London finally completed and officially open to the reader. Queen Elizabeth II attended the opening ceremony.
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is also the world's most famous and one of the richest collections library, its predecessor, the British Museum was built in 1753 (also known as the British Museum) Library. The Jianxin Pavilion move began in 1962, after a lengthy dispute, the project was started in 1982. Construction process, the cost for additional, increased from the initial budget of £ 74 million to £ 520 million last. (TodayinHistory.cn)
rehabilitative part of the Reading Room of the Museum has been open in November 1997, and the satisfaction of the readers of this modern library increasing. The new museum buildings are equipped with 11 spacious, comfortable and Reading Room, and equipped with a set of exhibition, conference center and book retrieval library computer system and other modern facilities, the collection of 20 million books and documents, 40 million copies of 8 one million kinds of stamps and 2 million maps.