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Oxford, UK
Joined April 2010
Last week the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the humanities opened and pictured is Professor Ben Jackson, Faculty of History: our very first reader at the new library! For visitor information: https://t.co/CIZRLWvIYg. Other photographs courtesy of IG: SpirallingOxford
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If you’re planning to visit the Weston Library this weekend please be aware that our opening hours on Sunday have been adjusted due to the Oxford Half Marathon. On Sunday October 12 the Weston Library will open at 1.30pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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In honour of #BannedBooksWeek we’re answering what would the Bodleian do if we were asked to ban a book? With thanks to curator Dr Andrew Dunning.
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Now that September has drawn to a close, we turned to our Books of Hours to find out what the Labours of the Month are for October. Per these slightly sozzled looking chaps from MS. Canon. Liturg. 99, October is the month for grape pressing. Sign us up! They make it look fun.
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In person & online! A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': https://t.co/EE6YACl5Er Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
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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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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, and accessible. Submit your proposal by 3 Nov 2025: https://t.co/Vl5exrhXzW
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Another first: the official opening of our new Humanities Library
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@bodleianlibs Had a soft spot for 'Porphyria's Lover' ever since GCSE English. "The rain set early in to-night, The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its worst to vex the lake"
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The Red Wheelbarrow By William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens @bodleianlibs
Today is #NationalPoetryDay. Please tell us your favourite poem – or better still, write your own in the replies!
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Read The Independent's review of our new John Le Carre exhibition:
independent.co.uk
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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In person & online! A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': https://t.co/EE6YAClDtZ Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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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Today is #NationalPoetryDay. Please tell us your favourite poem – or better still, write your own in the replies!
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Boy. John Le Carre, Alec Guinness and Le Carre’s son, now the novelist Nick Harkaway, on set on Hampstead Heath by the dead letter tree. From Tradecraft, the seriously intelligent exhibition from Le Carre’s newly catalogued archive. @bodleianlibs
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Our much anticipated John le Carre exhibition is now open! John le Carré: Tradecraft can be viewed at the Treasury in Weston Library from not until April 6. Free admission, no ticket required. More information: https://t.co/MOPzAFMJnJ.
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In a week's time we look forwarding to welcoming new @OxfordHistory students. 😃👋 You will use the RadCam & other libraries a lot. Get started quickly by joining @bodleianlibs & our welcome sessions. More details here https://t.co/NfxQjQRdDR (UGs) https://t.co/DV98wXZcrm (PGs)
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photo (c) John Cairns We warmly welcome all new History postgraduates to Oxford libraries! Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, whether providing access to online articles, he…
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.@bodleianlibs is launching its John le Carré exhibition (definitely worth a visit!), tonight was the reception and private view. There’s also a book, Tradecraft, to accompany it. Honoured to contribute a chapter on how Le Carré was seen within the KGB/SVR.
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John Le Carre’s tribute to the old owl wisdom of Somerset Maugham, a predecessor in turning spywork into art. From Tradecraft, a seriously intelligent exhibition of items from Le Carre’s newly catalogued archive at the Bodleian in Oxford @bodleianlibs
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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: https://t.co/IWQwDDPaRx.
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This lovely little book is a quirky but practical guide, covering questions book-lovers might have about looking after their books at home! Written by an expert @bodleianlibs librarian, no less.
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