After 36 years of twists and turns, the new British Library (also known as the British Library) was finally completed in London on1June 25, 998 and officially opened to readers. Queen Elizabeth II attended the opening ceremony. The British Library is the national library of Britain and one of the most famous and well-stocked libraries in the world. Its predecessor was the British Museum (also known as the British Museum) library built in 1753. The motion to build a new museum began at 1962, and after a long dispute, the project began at 1982. During the construction process, the construction cost increased from 74 million pounds in the initial budget to 520 million pounds in the final budget. Since some reading rooms of the new library were opened in June 1997 1 1, readers' satisfaction with this modern library has been increasing day by day. The new building complex has 1 1 spacious and comfortable reading rooms, equipped with a complete set of modern facilities such as exhibitions, conference centers, book retrieval and delivery computer systems, with a collection of 20 million books and documents, 40 million periodicals, 8 million stamps and 2 million maps.