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Westminster Music Library is one of the largest public music libraries in the UK, holding a wide range of sheet music and books about music. The library was founded in 1948 as Central Music Library with the music collections of the critic Edwin Evans, and many of his personal papers are held at Westminster Archives Centre.
After more than 70 years based at Victoria Library, Westminster Music Library has been relocated to Westminster Reference Library. Here it joins Westminster's nationally recognised art and design and performing arts collections in the heart of the West End.
All libraries and the archive centre will be closed on:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 10am to 6pm |
| Saturday | 1pm to 5pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
press cuttings collection - 44,000 cuttings collected by Edwin Evans from 1920-1940
St Martin's Street 35
City of Westminster
WC2H 7DE
United Kingdom
There is no step-free access to this library. The music library is on the first floor: from street level, there are three steps to the lobby, then six steps to the ground floor level and a further 30 steps to the first floor. Registered assistance dogs are welcome
We will be hosting a range of events and performances within the library. Sign up to the Libraries Newsletter for updates, and please get in touch if you are interested in performing or speaking at the library.
If you're looking for the music to a song, use the song index to view all our song albums. The index draws information from our collection of 75,000 songs so search for titles in 100s of volumes of printed music anthologies.
Published: 22 January 2021
Last updated: 8 December 2023