Bodleian Libraries - Victorian Printing and Family make and take
Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
The Bodleian Libraries
Explore the Bodleian Libraries during Oxford Open Doors weekend for free, with rare access to normally closed spaces and collections, plus an exciting programme of music and dance performances, art demonstrations, and family activities in Blackwell Hall.
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 https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about
Timings
- Saturday 12 September:
- 1100-1500
- Sunday 13 September:
- 1100-1500
Location & directions
Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG
- Directions:
- This event is taking place in Blackwell Hall, in the Weston Library
- Contact on day:
- Anna Clark
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Ground-level entrance with wheelchair access in both the Weston Library and directly from the Old Schools Quadrangle, Old Bodleian Library. Access to first level areas for tours and show and tells is available via lift access. All ages and abilities are welcome to visit and participate. Please find more information regarding access at the Bodleian Libraries here: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/accessibility
Additional information
The Weston Library Cafe will be open to purchase refreshments. Please note: On Saturday 12 September ONLY Free Keepsake Printing times are: 11.00-16.00.
