On Tuesday 8th April there will be a complete electrical shutdown at the Manor Road Building and the St Cross Building to enable contractors to change a vital part.

The shutdown will start at 6 am and may last up to 10 am. If library staff consider it sufficiently safe, the SSL will open as normal at 9 am on 8 April.

No IT facilities or borrowing services will be available until the power is restored and there will be no electrical lighting. Readers will be permitted to study in areas of the library which are lit sufficiently by natural light. Please be ready to show your Reader’s card when entering the library and present any bags for inspection if you leave before the power is restored.

If you have any questions about the shutdown, don’t hesitate to email us at ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, call us on +44 (0)1865 2-71093, or speak to a member of staff in the library.