Weโre marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2026 by remembering the history of the fight for lesbian and gay rights led by OutRage!, set up in May 1990 after the murder of gay actor Michael Boothe.
The Bodleian holds a collection of materials donated by Peter Tatchell in 2023.
Copyright: OutRage!
To celebrate #VolunteersWeek 2026, we want to say THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who
๐ welcome visitors in our spaces
๐ help look after our collections
๐ง share their time, knowledge and even printing skills with us
We couldn't do it without you!
#VolunteerWithUs #MakeADifference ๐ท I.Wallman
A reminder of today's free family fun at the Weston Library.
Meet three giant Muses from Greek mythology and get creative with crafts. All ages welcome!
๐ 11:00โ15:00
๐ https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/may/family-fun-may-half-term
Your weekend watch!
Watch the Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture featuring Richard Ovenden OBE, Bodleyโs Librarian, as he explores the deliberate destruction of knowledge throughout history and its urgent relevance today.
https://youtu.be/TlKBAYH1KAc?si=whFJTfkNQAik4Ort
๐ ๐ Today we celebrate International Archives Day 2026. Our Bodleian archives preserve stories of extraordinary and everyday lives from the UK and beyond - surviving through both chance and deliberate care.
So hereโs to archives and archivists - thank you and keep up the good work! ๐
For World Environment Day, sign up for our upcoming talks on birds, from ethno-ornithology, to swifts, to an account of British POWs-turned-birdwatchers in wartime Germany.
All talks are available in person and online via Zoom.
Entry: ยฃ5
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhibitions
Bodleian Libraries
Bodleian Libraries
Richard Ovenden, Bodleyโs Librarian, again offering his online Rare Book School course, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ, this summer. This 12-hour, synchronous online course will take place from 20โ24 July.
Apply today at rarebookschool.org/courses/details/i45v.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
๐ฆ For bird-lovers!
Tomorrow (12 June), Prof Andrew Gosler will give the talk 'From Ornithology to Ethno-ornithology' at the Weston Library and online.
13.00โ14.15 (UK time)
ยฃ5, booking required
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/a-guided-walk-from-ornithology-to-ethno-ornithology
Today marks the start of Pride Month - a celebration that honours the LGBTQ+ community, their history, and achievements - a time to reflect on the strength, diversity, and contributions to society of the LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride to everyone celebrating this month.
Step into another world with @bodleian.ox.ac.uk digital technology & memorabilia at this hands-on event. From a BBC Micro, Windows 98 machine, to retro game emulators, with tea, coffee and cake! Open to University of Oxford staff & students: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/off-an...
