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.
The SSL staff wish you all a very happy Christmas.
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)
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.
On Sunday 11 December, our Vacation opening hours will begin. The library will be open as follows:
Sunday CLOSED
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 19:00
Saturday 10:00 – 18:00
We will close for the Christmas break at 5pm on Thursday 23 December and re-open on Tuesday 4 January at 9am.
Our books (both normal and short loan) are currently being issued over the vacation. All are due back on Tuesday 18 January 2022. However, if you have any books out on loan that you no longer need, please do return them to us before you leave.
If you are an Oxford University student and need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, follow our tips below:
Remote access via SOLOAccess 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 SOLO Guide for further information.
Most postgraduate reading lists are available on ORLO and scans, online articles and e-books can be accessed there.
Scan & Deliver is a free electronic document delivery service which enables you to obtain scans of book chapters or journal articles via email from the Bodleian Libraries’ print collections.
Note that this service will unavailable between 22 December to the 3 January (dates inclusive).
For more details on the above, and to find out about further resources available remotely, consult the Bodleian Libraries Online and Remote Access webpage.
The SSL will be closed over the Christmas period from Friday 24 December to Monday 3 January (these dates are inclusive).
The Library will close for the Christmas holidays at 17:00 today (Monday 21 December).
We will reopen on Monday 4 January 2021 at 9:30. Entry to the library is strictly by advanced booking only. Use the Space Finder tool to book your place.
The final date to place Click & Collect requests before our Christmas closure period will be by 5:00pm on Thursday 17 December. Any items that you have been informed we have fetched, can be collected up until 4pm on Monday 21 December. The service will resume again when we open in the new year on 4 January.
The final day for requesting items via Scan & Deliver to be delivered before our Christmas break, will be 5:00pm Thursday 17 December. The service will resume again when we open in the new year on Monday 4 January.