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Readers: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Visitors: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Even the lawns at the Radcliffe Camera have stories to tell. 👏
This new pattern, designed by University Parks team leader James, transforms one of Oxford’s most iconic spaces into a work of art.
📸 | @jimigk13 (instagram)
This new pattern, designed by University Parks team leader James, transforms one of Oxford’s most iconic spaces into a work of art.
📸 | @jimigk13 (instagram)
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Even the lawns at the Radcliffe Camera have stories to tell. 👏
This new pattern, designed by University Parks team leader James, transforms one of Oxford’s most iconic spaces into a work of art.
📸 | @jimigk13 (instagram)
This new pattern, designed by University Parks team leader James, transforms one of Oxford’s most iconic spaces into a work of art.
📸 | @jimigk13 (instagram)
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The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
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Happy birthday to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk, which first opened its doors #otd in 1602. 423 years young today!
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Happy birthday to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk, which first opened its doors #otd in 1602. 423 years young today!
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
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Fabulous to see ‘The Camera Helps’ our new show @bodleian.ox.ac.uk that marks the arrival of the archive of the late great photographer Paddy Summerfield into the collection. Superbly curated by Alex Schneideman and Patricia Baker-Cassidy. Presented as part of PhotoOxford 2025!
October 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fabulous to see ‘The Camera Helps’ our new show @bodleian.ox.ac.uk that marks the arrival of the archive of the late great photographer Paddy Summerfield into the collection. Superbly curated by Alex Schneideman and Patricia Baker-Cassidy. Presented as part of PhotoOxford 2025!
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This Friday 10th October 15:30-16:45 in the Weston Library, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese & co-curator Jessica Douthwaite will give a talk on their @bodleian.ox.ac.uk exhibition on John Le Carré visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/lecarre #JohnLeCarré #SpySky
John le Carré talks
Join us for a series of talks on John Le Carré, to tie in with the new exhibition at the Weston Library
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October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This Friday 10th October 15:30-16:45 in the Weston Library, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese & co-curator Jessica Douthwaite will give a talk on their @bodleian.ox.ac.uk exhibition on John Le Carré visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/lecarre #JohnLeCarré #SpySky
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If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold!
Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold!
Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
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MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Read The Independent's review of our new John Le Carre exhibition: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Inside the meticulous, marvellous mind of John le Carré
A new exhibition opens up the spy writer’s sprawling literary archive to shed light on his idiosyncratic creative process. Katie Rosseinsky explores how he brought George Smiley and co to life
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October 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Read The Independent's review of our new John Le Carre exhibition: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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this looks cool
@tepizep.bsky.social @jakichu.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @hcandler.bsky.social @nancyterhune.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social
@tepizep.bsky.social @jakichu.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @hcandler.bsky.social @nancyterhune.bsky.social @11tulips.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social
In person & online!
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
Tradecraft: The Exhibition
Join us at the Weston Library or online for a talk from the curators of the Weston Library’s latest exhibition, John Le Carré: Tradecraft
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.
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Spooky season is finally here! This Office of the Dead features a scene of the raising of Lazarus with skull-tacular details ☠️
Book of Hours produced in Italy and dated 1507, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Douce 9, fols. 182v-183r
Book of Hours produced in Italy and dated 1507, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Douce 9, fols. 182v-183r
October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Spooky season is finally here! This Office of the Dead features a scene of the raising of Lazarus with skull-tacular details ☠️
Book of Hours produced in Italy and dated 1507, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Douce 9, fols. 182v-183r
Book of Hours produced in Italy and dated 1507, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Douce 9, fols. 182v-183r
In person & online!
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
Tradecraft: The Exhibition
Join us at the Weston Library or online for a talk from the curators of the Weston Library’s latest exhibition, John Le Carré: Tradecraft
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In person & online!
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
Are you an incoming Oxford University student?
Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, so during 0th week we’re offering 30-minute webinars to introduce you to the Bod and how we can help you.
For more information: new.ox.ac.uk/bodleian-lib....
Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, so during 0th week we’re offering 30-minute webinars to introduce you to the Bod and how we can help you.
For more information: new.ox.ac.uk/bodleian-lib....
The Bodleian Libraries Induction Webinars | New College
new.ox.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Are you an incoming Oxford University student?
Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, so during 0th week we’re offering 30-minute webinars to introduce you to the Bod and how we can help you.
For more information: new.ox.ac.uk/bodleian-lib....
Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, so during 0th week we’re offering 30-minute webinars to introduce you to the Bod and how we can help you.
For more information: new.ox.ac.uk/bodleian-lib....
Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month. And here's your medieval Labour of the Month, courtesy of a 13th century psalter:
Treading grapes is thirsty work in October.
#MedievalCalendar
Bodleian Library MS. Add. A. 46; Calendar from a Psalter; 13th century, third quarter: f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#MedievalCalendar
Bodleian Library MS. Add. A. 46; Calendar from a Psalter; 13th century, third quarter: f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month. And here's your medieval Labour of the Month, courtesy of a 13th century psalter:
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What an incredible screening and round-table discussion we had in Oxford at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk in the UK last week. Our film hero librarians @librarianjones.com and Julie Miller, shared their personal experiences on the frontlines in the US & imparted their wisdom to leading UK librarians.
September 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What an incredible screening and round-table discussion we had in Oxford at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk in the UK last week. Our film hero librarians @librarianjones.com and Julie Miller, shared their personal experiences on the frontlines in the US & imparted their wisdom to leading UK librarians.
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An exciting evening at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the opening of the new ’John le Carré: Tradecraft‘ exhibition, featuring materials we have loaned from @lincoln.ox.ac.uk! 🕵️📖🎉
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
An exciting evening at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the opening of the new ’John le Carré: Tradecraft‘ exhibition, featuring materials we have loaned from @lincoln.ox.ac.uk! 🕵️📖🎉
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Next Wednesday 8th October, 12.30-1.30: Jiří Vnouček on "A Tale of Two Parchments" - insular and continental parchment preparation.
In person: @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, Lecture Theatre
Or livestreamed.
Free: book here visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
In person: @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, Lecture Theatre
Or livestreamed.
Free: book here visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
A tale of two parchments
In this talk, Dr. Jiří Vnouček discusses differences in species choice and membrane preparation of 'Insular' and 'Continental' parchment used for book-making in the early Middle Ages.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Next Wednesday 8th October, 12.30-1.30: Jiří Vnouček on "A Tale of Two Parchments" - insular and continental parchment preparation.
In person: @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, Lecture Theatre
Or livestreamed.
Free: book here visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
In person: @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, Lecture Theatre
Or livestreamed.
Free: book here visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...
New books at the Vere Harmsworth!
NEW BOOKS!
Our new intake of books for the Alain Locke Collection is now available to browse and borrow on the VHL Ground Floor.
You can find out more information via our blogpost here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/09/...
@raioxford.bsky.social @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk
Our new intake of books for the Alain Locke Collection is now available to browse and borrow on the VHL Ground Floor.
You can find out more information via our blogpost here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/2025/09/...
@raioxford.bsky.social @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New books at the Vere Harmsworth!
Call for contributions: OxFOS 2026 conference
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS), 2–6 March 2026, is a free University-wide conference exploring how to make research more open, transparent, & accessible.
Submit your proposal to present a talk/workshop by 3 Nov 25: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfos
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS), 2–6 March 2026, is a free University-wide conference exploring how to make research more open, transparent, & accessible.
Submit your proposal to present a talk/workshop by 3 Nov 25: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfos
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS)
OxFOS is an annual event for Oxford University researchers, academics, staff and students covering developments in open access and open research.
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Call for contributions: OxFOS 2026 conference
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS), 2–6 March 2026, is a free University-wide conference exploring how to make research more open, transparent, & accessible.
Submit your proposal to present a talk/workshop by 3 Nov 25: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfos
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS), 2–6 March 2026, is a free University-wide conference exploring how to make research more open, transparent, & accessible.
Submit your proposal to present a talk/workshop by 3 Nov 25: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfos
If you’re joining Oxford University this term: congratulations!
We’d like you to meet Ant. Ant is the Bodleian’s Associate Director for Academic Library Services, and Keeper of Collections:
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We’d like you to meet Ant. Ant is the Bodleian’s Associate Director for Academic Library Services, and Keeper of Collections:
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September 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you’re joining Oxford University this term: congratulations!
We’d like you to meet Ant. Ant is the Bodleian’s Associate Director for Academic Library Services, and Keeper of Collections:
www.instagram.com/reel/DPCJKLe...
We’d like you to meet Ant. Ant is the Bodleian’s Associate Director for Academic Library Services, and Keeper of Collections:
www.instagram.com/reel/DPCJKLe...
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Really good news!
Our database of Queen Victoria's Journals is now back online and available to internet users in the UK: www.proquest.com/qvj/?account....
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September 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Really good news!
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On the blog today - a new book from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Publishing which is perfect for any booklover - Looking After Your Books! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/i...
“…it is acceptable to have more than one edition of a series of books that you really like.” @BodPublishing
It’s patently obvious to anyone with even only a nodding acquaintance with me that I love books – I mean, I’ve devoted a whole blog to them!! So obviously, as well as loving books…
kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
On the blog today - a new book from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Publishing which is perfect for any booklover - Looking After Your Books! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/i...
Service update: the Bodleian Old Library and Gladstone Link will close at 6.30pm today because of an emergency lighting failure. The Radcliffe Camera will remain open until 9pm as usual but may only be accessed from Radcliffe Square, not via the Bodleian Old Library.
Thank you.
Thank you.
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Service update: the Bodleian Old Library and Gladstone Link will close at 6.30pm today because of an emergency lighting failure. The Radcliffe Camera will remain open until 9pm as usual but may only be accessed from Radcliffe Square, not via the Bodleian Old Library.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Our database of Queen Victoria's Journals is now back online and available to internet users in the UK: www.proquest.com/qvj/?account....
www.proquest.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our database of Queen Victoria's Journals is now back online and available to internet users in the UK: www.proquest.com/qvj/?account....