St Edmund Hall Library

Our fingers are crossed for all those receiving their A-Level results today - we can't wait to meet our new cohort in October!

Thank you for your patience while the Library has been closed for electrical works. We are now up and running with swanky additional plug sockets at desks that did not have them and all outlets have been upgraded to include USB ports. Welcome to the 21st Century St Peter-in-the-East!

We're afraid the Main Library will be closed from Monday 15 July to Monday 29 July, re-opening on Tuesday 30 July for electrical work.

We will be opening the Old Library as a study space and fetching books for you throughout! If you have any issues, just let us know. Many apologies for the inconvenience.

Hello, my name is Freya Webber and I did work experience in the Teddy Hall library this week. I set up this display because I am very interested in portraiture and art.

To celebrate the advent of the first Aularian Prime Minister, Keir Starmer (mat. 1985), we will be opening the Old Library on Monday for an exhibition celebrating former students of St Edmund Hall who went on to careers in politics.
Open from 10am-4:30pm on Monday 8 July.

Celebrate the feast day of St Peter (29 June) with a service in the Crypt of St Peter-in-the-East (now converted into our College Library) at 12:15pm on Friday 28 June.

Thinking about ? is open this Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 June for ! Our student ambassadors will be here to answer your questions & show you around, & we can't wait to welcome prospective students to the Library 🥳

Art Showcase in the Library Tower and Crypt. happening NOW - 6pm-8pm. All are welcome! Artists include our very own Steph Hartop (SEH, Fine Art), Caroline Coolidge and Núria Rovira

Congratulations! It's the end of term! 🎉

We know there are a few exams left, but we want to wish those not returning to the Hall next year a fantastic summer and the BEST of luck! We'd love to see you back for a visit any time 😊

The final High Street Window display by is now sparkling in the sunshine. See it until 27 May 2024!

Huge thanks also to .richjones_art for her stunning grass paper exhibit which really came alive at night ; and to for her purpose made colourful banners.

Wonderful displays from all the participants this year!

Found in the Kafka re-gifting box this morning 🤍💗❤️

Good luck to all our students taking exams!

For we're celebrating walks and adventures around Oxford which can help our readers get some fresh air around their studies. And celebrating books, of course. We're always celebrating books: all these (+ c.41,000 more) are free to borrow!

events continue with two shows brought to Oxford by our very own Professor of French Literature Wes Williams! Book now for 10-12 May

Ed Gaughan - Words and Music: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/ed-gaughan-words-and-music/

First solo show in 19 years from award-garnering idiot. Words and Music, co-devised by Wes Williams, starts like conventional standup, before mining stranger territory, bordering on the Kafkaesque. A shaggy dog story where the dog may not even be a canine.

Kafka's Ape: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/kafkas-ape/

Directed by Phala Ookeditse Phala and performed by Tony Bonani Miyambo, Kafka’s Ape is a rich adaptation of a profound and wide-ranging text combined with a powerful physical performance. The realities of xenophobia, racism, animal cruelty, genocide, and more have all been absorbed and grappled with by the play throughout its years of touring.

Double bill – Book tickets for Kafka’s Ape at 7pm and Ed Gaughan – Words & Music at 9pm for only £18. Discount will be applied automatically on standard priced tickets.

SEH Fine Art students have been showcasing their work in our High Street Window Display. So far we've had fantastic installations from , .ashley and

From Monday 6th May will be taking over...

With many thanks to .arts for organising such a lovely initiative!

Happy Easter! Can you find the 10 Easter eggs we've hidden in the Library? 👀

Fabulous artworks on display in the Old Library by female Aularian alumni - see them today 10am-4:30pm or Monday 1pm-4:30pm

Elaine Robertson - ‘Response to Stanley Spencer’s ‘In Church’’

Lucy Bell - ‘Unfold’

Karly Allen - ‘After Manet’

Jude Cowan Montague - ‘Lizard City’

Happy International Women’s Day! From 10am - 4:30pm the Old Library will be celebrating the women who left ownership inscriptions in our rare books! There are also books showcasing the reading history of our country’s Queens and artwork by female Aularian alumni. OPEN AND FREE TO ALL

Tonight the MCR is hosting a forum talk with Women* in STEM!
..if you're interested, you might also like to check out our High Street Window Display which celebrates the fantastic work our female STEM Fellows have achieved so far.

Have your say! - Last year's Library Survey was so helpful for us to understand what you think about the Library. To keep your voices heard, we've set up a feedback wall in the Library. Tell us your grievances or up-vote someone else's on a post-it note. The wall will be up until the end of term.

Thank you to Shubham Kulkarni of for sharing this wonderful image of polar star trails above the Library ✨
Shubham says: "Created by stacking 300 shots & reducing 8GB of data over 10 hrs, this image captures the graceful motion of stars around Polaris. But wait, there's more! Trails of deep-sky objects, including the Double Cluster in Perseus & the Andromeda galaxy, add to the enchantment. And if you look closely, you might catch a glimpse of a meteor from the Perseids shower at the very top of the image!"

People in developing countries are some of the most vulnerable to climate change. What are the specific challenges & potential solutions for these nations?

Open to ALL, completely FREE, even includes DRINKS. Not to be missed.

Free tickets via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seminar-3-conversations-in-environmental-sustainability-tickets-793059732007

Grab yourself a Blind Date this Valentine's Day - in honour of we are encouraging a read by or about LGBT+ authors/characters. Just let us know if you would prefer a Fiction, Non-Fiction or Surprise, tell us what genre takes your fancy, and let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
email: [email protected]

The Doctor is in!

This Edmund Bear is hanging out at the very top of the Library Tower, enjoying the shelves and the view 🥰

Early Career Graduate Trainee Library Assistant... Are you looking to pursue a career in Librarianship?
Come work for the BEST team in Oxford (us - James and Emma)

Read more on our website: http://tinyurl.com/59jxte6n

Back in October we asked for recommendations of Black female authors, as part of our celebrations. You can see some of the books we purchased in this display 📚 thank you to our readers for your recommendations!

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🎁