Youth Collective 2026–27 at British Library.

The British Library's paid youth advisory and personal development programme for 18–24-year-olds curious about arts, heritage and creativity.

Members meet monthly at the Library in King's Cross to advise teams across the Library, help shape how it engages young people and co-create a shared project with its own budget alongside the rest of the cohort.

Sessions run one Tuesday a month, 5.30–8pm, from December 2026 to July 2027, after an unpaid welcome day on Saturday 28 November 2026 (10am–3.30pm, £10 travel reimbursed).

Participants get £50 per session attended, refreshments, free access to Library events and exhibitions, 30% off in the Library shops and cafés, free and discounted entry to museums and galleries across the UK, and career guidance.

There may be extra paid freelance work and group trips.

A good way to build cultural sector knowledge, networks and experience.

Questions to YPP@bl.uk.