Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian, again offering his online Rare Book School course, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟰𝟯, this summer. This 12-hour, synchronous online course will take place from 20–24 July.
Apply today at rarebookschool.org/courses/details/i45v.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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: £5
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhibitions
Rare Book School
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.
Bodleian Libraries
Your weekend watch!
Watch the Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture featuring Richard Ovenden OBE, Bodley’s Librarian, as he explores the deliberate destruction of knowledge throughout history and its urgent relevance today.
https://youtu.be/TlKBAYH1KAc?si=whFJTfkNQAik4Ort
📚 📝 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 here’s to archives and archivists - thank you and keep up the good work! 🎉
To celebrate #VolunteersWeek 2026, we want to say THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who
👋 welcome visitors in our spaces
📚 help look after our collections
🧠 share their time, knowledge and even printing skills with us
We couldn't do it without you!
#VolunteerWithUs #MakeADifference 📷 I.Wallman
Bodleian Health Care Libraries
Finishing at Oxford? There are a few library tasks to remember: https://bit.ly/4vKzIUR @oxunistudents.bsky.social
🐦 For bird-lovers!
Tomorrow (12 June), Prof Andrew Gosler will give the talk 'From Ornithology to Ethno-ornithology' at the Weston Library and online.
13.00–14.15 (UK time)
£5, booking required
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/a-guided-walk-from-ornithology-to-ethno-ornithology
We’re 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!
We know our library guided tours are popular - award-winning even - find out a bit more about them and our tips to grab a ticket.
More information: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/plan-your-visit
