From Sunday 10th December our opening hours will be:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday – Friday: 9am – 7pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
We will be closed from Saturday 23rd December 2023 to Monday 1st January 2024 (dates inclusive).
Note that the library will close at 5pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January.
We will be closed from Saturday 24 December to Monday 2 January 2023 (dates inclusive).
The Library will close at 17:00 on Friday 23 December and reopen at 9:00 on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
The SSL staff wish you all a very happy Christmas.
From Saturday 10th December our opening hours will be:
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday – Friday: 9am – 7pm
We will be closed from Saturday 24th December 2022 to Monday 2nd January 2023 (dates inclusive).
(The library will close at 5pm on Friday 23rd December and re-open at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January)
The Bodleian Libraries, including the Social Science Library, will open at 9.30am on the open week days during w/c 19 December and w/c 2 January. This will help enable staggered arrival times for staff reliant on public transport.
Sunday 19 December: CLOSED
Mon 20 December – Wed 22 December: 09:30am – 19:00
Thur 23 December: 09:30 – 17:00
Fri 24 December – Mon 3 January: CLOSED
Tue 4 January – Fri 7 January: 09:30 – 19:00
Sat 8 January: 10:00 – 18:00
Opening hours beyond this date will be confirmed closer to the time. See our website for the latest information.
We will be closed from Friday 24 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 (dates inclusive).
The Library will close at 17:00 on Thursday 23 December and reopen at 9:30 on Tuesday 4 January 2022.
The SSL staff wish you all a very happy Christmas.
We will be closed from Tuesday 22 December 2020 to Sunday 3 January 2021 (dates inclusive).
The Library will close at 17:00 on Monday 21 December 2020 and reopen at 9:30 on Monday 4 January 2021.
Please remember that entrance to the library is strictly by advance booking only.
We will be closed from Tuesday 24 December 2019 to Wednesday 1 January 2020 (dates inclusive).
(The library will close at 5pm on Monday 23 December and re-open at 9am on Thursday 2 January)
We wish all of our readers a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
Vacation loans start during 8th week of Michaelmas term. Books (both normal and short loan) will be due back on Tuesday 21 January (1st week of Hilary Term).
If you need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, follow our tips below:
Access e-books, e-journals and databases remotely by logging in to SOLO with your Single Sign On (SSO) Take a look at the Bodleian Libraries LibGuides for further information.
SSL eReadings provides scans of selected articles and book chapters on reading lists we support that are not available in e-books or e-journals. SSL eReadings is hosted on WebLearn, log in with your Single Sign On (SSO)
Use the Scan & Deliver service if you need to get hold of a chapter or article from the Closed Stacks. Further information can be found here.
We will be closed from Tuesday 24 December to Wednesday 1 January (dates inclusive).
(The library will close at 5pm on Monday 23 December and re-open at 9am on Thursday 2 January)