BFI Reuben Library

Our library at BFI Southbank is available to everyone, free of charge. It contains a huge collection of books, journals and digitised material about the world of film, television and the moving image. Our priority is comprehensive coverage of the UK, but the collection is international in scope.

BFI Reuben Library Photograph by Morten Odding

Closure notices

The library will be closed on Saturday 18 October 2025 due to the BFI London Film Festival and Thursday 23 October 2025 due to a full venue hire. We apologise for any inconvenience this change to operating hours may cause.

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We would like to thank our generous supporters.

Principal funders
The Reuben Foundation

Major benefactors
The Edwin Fox Foundation

Additional support
The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation