10:30 – 15:30 Weston Library

Discover the work of the Bodleian and see behind closed doors by joining a special tour.  There will be tours of the portraits in the Weston Library, the Conservation studio and even a visit to the roof terrace.  Details of how to sign up at Events & Exhibitions | Visit the Bodleian Libraries (ox.ac.uk).  In Blackwell Hall there will be keepsake printing, Tapestry Talks and tours of Kafka: Making of an Icon.

For Families: Weston family tour

Enter the wonderful world of the Weston Library in this family-friendly tour.

• 11.15 – 11.50am: book in advance
• 2.15 – 2.50pm: join on the day

The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford is the largest university library system in the United Kingdom. It includes the principal University library – the Bodleian Library – which has been a legal deposit library for 400 years; as well as 27 libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries. Together, the Libraries hold more than 13 million printed items, over 80,000 e-journals and outstanding special collections including rare books and manuscripts, classical papyri, maps, music, art and printed ephemera. Members of the public can explore the collections via the Bodleian’s online image portal at digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk or by visiting the exhibition galleries in the Bodleian’s Weston Library. For more information, visit www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. 

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