Please be aware of the following updates as we move into the Long Vacation.

Opening Hours 

From the 17th June 2024, the VHL and the RAI Building, will have the following opening hours:

Monday – Friday            9am – 5pm

Saturday – Sunday        CLOSED

The Library will be closed on the August Bank Holiday (Monday 26th August). 

Please check the Vere Harmsworth Library website for updates and upcoming closure periods. 

Returning Loans

If your University and Library borrowing membership is expiring during the Long Vacation, please return any library books that you still have on your account as soon as possible. If your University membership has been renewed for the next academic year, or is likely to be renewed, please contact us, as we may be able to renew your books.

If you have lost any library books, or will be unable to return the books by September 30th 2024, please contact us as soon as possible via email (vhl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) or phone (+44 (0)1865 282700).

If you do not return your books, you may be fined for a replacement copy.

Vacation Loans

Vacation loans are now in place at the VHL. Books checked out after Monday 10th June will not need to be returned until Tuesday 15th October. You may return your book before that time if you wish.

We hope you have a lovely summer, and if you are leaving the University, we wish you all the very best in your future endeavours!

If you have any further questions about working in the Vere Harmsworth Library or borrowing items, please ask at the Information Desk, or email vhl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. If you have lost one of your VHL books, email Bethan Davies, VHL Librarian at bethan.davies@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.