Bodleian Old Library
Due to the hot weather, all reading rooms in the Bodleian Old Library are closed to readers from Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 July 2026. A fetch and deliver service is in operation from the library entrance to enable access to materials. More about service changes in the hot weather.
Opening hours
Upper and Lower Reading Rooms
Monday – Friday: 9am – 9pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Duke Humfrey's Library
Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Public tours
Find out about tours of the Bodleian Library.
About the library
The Bodleian Old Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. Part of the larger Bodleian Library complex, it is connected to the Radcliffe Camera by the underground Gladstone Link. It has three historic reading rooms: the Lower Reading Room, the Upper Reading Room and Duke Humfrey’s Library.
Find us
Bodleian Old Library
Catte Street
Oxford
OX1 3BG
For reader enquiries:
reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 277162
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