Progress made on restoring access after cyber-attack but there have been complaints of poor communication
It holds items dating from 1300BC to the present day, ranging from early manuscript copies of Homer’s Iliad to handwritten lyrics of Beatles songs including The Fool on the Hill and Yesterday.
Scholars, researchers, authors and students all use its facilities and archives, housed in a monolithic building in King’s Cross in central London and a second reading room in Boston Spa, Yorkshire.
