Discover rare books, relics and historic documents from the Jesuit collections at Mount Street

On Wednesday 7 October 2026 from 10:30am until 4:30pm, Heythrop Library and the British Jesuit Archives are holding a joint open day to allow anyone who is interested an exceptional opportunity to …

This coming Wednesday, 7th October 2026, the Heythrop Library will be impacted by the Heythrop Library and the British Jesuit Archives Joint Open Day taking place in the reading room at Mount Street. Although the library will be operating with its usual term-time Wednesday opening hours of 9:30 am to 6:30 pm, there will be no desk space available for use in the reading room…

Discover the teachings of Pope Leo XIV through synodal discussion.

Discover the teachings of Pope Leo XIV through synodal discussion.

The new teaching term at the London Jesuit Centre began on Monday 21 September, which means some changes to the way we handle library membership for LJC students have now come into effect: Going forward, to those enrolled on courses at the London Jesuit Centre we will be offering free half-membership only. This means access to the reading room and borrowing from the collections stored in the reading room at…

In the coming days the Library is open as scheduled, see our opening hours, but the London Jesuit Centre's reception will be unstaffed after 5pm on the following days the front door to our building will be closed: Mon 21st September 2026 (after 6pm front door closed) Tue 22nd September 2026 Wed 23rd September 2026 Thu 24th September 2026…

From Monday 21 September we will be open for longer again, to support the teaching and learing at the London Jesuit Centre: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 9:30am to 6:30pm Tuedays: 9:30am to 7:30pm (1 extra hour, as trial for Term 1) Fridays: 9:30am to 6pm Saturdays: 9:30am to 2pm Please always check our web page for changes to the opening hours, especially if you are travelling from further away from London. The First LJC term of 2026-27 ends on Fri 4 Dec 2026.

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Session overview We're back for the new term!  Join us for a monthly group dedicated to reading and exploring the Bible and its themes.    Each month we'll look at a part of the Bible and discuss...

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Session overview We're back for the new term!  Join us for a monthly group dedicated to reading and exploring the Bible and its themes.    Each month we'll look at a part of the Bible and discuss...

Conference overviewOver the past few years, Christian theology has begun to take more interest in transness. Transness is recognised as an element within our contemporary metaphysical, ethical and pol...

Title of journal British Catholic History Formerly titled Biographical Studies, 1534-1829 (1951-1956), Recusant History (1957-2014) Published since 1957 ISSN 2055-7973 (Print), 2055-7981 (Online) Held at the Heythrop Library since 2015 Our catalogue record Subject(s) covered British and Irish Catholicism, British and Irish Catholic history Publisher or issuing body’s name Cambridge University Press Web site (last accessed 07/07/2026) …

With the end of the LJC teaching term just around the corner on Friday 10th July, we wanted to give some advance warning of a change we will be making to the free membership we offer to LJC students, from the start of the autumn term in September. From September 2026, we will be offering free half-membership only to those enrolled on courses at the…

Session overview Join us for a monthly group dedicated to reading and exploring the Bible and its themes.   Each month we'll look at a part of the Bible and discuss what it means for LGBTQ+ people. Th...

We are open, as scheduled. See our opening hours. The London Jesuit Centre's reception will be unstaffed on Tuesday (7 July 2026) after 4pm, so the front door is likely to be closed. If that happens, please ring us on 020 7529 4843, or email us at heythroplibrary@jesuit.org.uk The Library is scheduled to be open until 18:30 today! We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Friday 10th July is the final day of the LJC term, after which the Heythrop Library will revert to non-teaching-time opening hours. As the London Jesuit Centre’s teaching term draws nearly to an end, we want to alert you to: 4th July 2026: the last Saturday we will be open (9:30 to 14:00) August 2026: the Library will not be open on Saturdays…

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Session overview Join us for a relaxed and casual discussion of key issues and questions in sexual ethics. This month, we're looking at Chapters 1 and 2 from Pope Leo's new encyclical, Magnifica Human...

Join our online guided prayer. On this day, Ann Dunne will lead an imaginative contemplation with Jesus healing the leper (Mark 1:40-45).

An exploration of the Christian Nationalist movement from its early modern origins to the present day.

Event overview AI is reshaping our world at a rapid pace. How ought we to understand this? Are we entering a new era? What kind of era is that? And how will we inhabit it? Much has been made of the ch...

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Due to staff illness we need to close today earlier than normal. The Library will need to close a 5:30pm today. We might need to close earlier for some of the rest of the week, or even close on Saturday. Please watch this space. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

I was fortunate enough to enjoy a 2 week work placement with the Heythrop Library team in April/May this year. Arranged by the UCL Library and Information Studies department, I had asked for a placement which would have lots of variety and that is precisely what I got. It is a common misconception that librarians get paid to sit around reading their favourite books all day (if only!), but that is a gross misrepresentation of the amount of time and deliberation that goes into ensuring that the Heythrop library users have access to the reading material they need when they need it, including:

We recently conducted a survey, and 101 of 360 current members (i.e. those with active accounts) responded. Of those 101, 79 people gave us their email address at the end, entering into a draw of 1 of 5 National Book Tokens (each to the tune of £25). The London Jesuit Centre's colleague Stephanie helped us draw the winners; what follows are the Library's membership numbers of the lucky ones: