Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian)
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Taylor Institution Library, part of @bodleianlibs at Oxford. Covers modern European langs & lits with a teaching collection and specialist research collection.
St Giles', Oxford. OX1 3NA
Joined May 2010
📢Have your say on your libraries!📢 If you use the Taylorian or any other Bodleian Library, please take a few minutes to complete our reader survey! Your suggestions could influence policy at the Taylorian and beyond!
The Bodleian Reader Survey happens once every 3 years. The results provide vital information which feeds into all our decision making. Members of @UniofOxford & Bodleian cardholders are urged have their say by completing the <10 minute form:
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We will post some pictures of the happy reunion once it's back with us! 📕😃
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🏳️⚧️ LGBT+ History Month Displays🏳️🌈 To Celebrate LGBT+ History Month, why not watch some of the films on our display in the Teaching Collection? There's a whole world of queer cinema on offer, from Weimar-era Berlin to South Africa, from post-war Russia to present-day Morocco.
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🏳️🌈February is LGBT+ History Month!🏳️⚧️ Our book display features authors active in LGBT+ rights activism, as well as creative writing by queer authors and scholarship on artistic and literary representations of same-sex attraction and relationships. All available to borrow!
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For examples of what we did in response to the last Reader Survey in 2022, see our page 'You said, we did'
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The Voltaire Room opened for the first time fifty years ago today! If you've ever looked at enlightenment literature, visited our exhibitions, or just enjoyed studying in the space, you can thank Theodore Besterman. See the blog post below for the story of our hidden treasure!
Our Director, Nicholas Cronk, on how Theodore Besterman’s collection was installed in the Voltaire Room at the Taylorian @bodleianlibs - and on the future of Besterman’s ambitious vision:
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Wishing everyone a great start to Hilary Term and the best of luck to those preparing for exams. We're here to help you get the most out of your library, so bring any questions our way and let us know what you need.
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Visit this page for more information and a sign-up link:
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🌟 Bodleian Offsite Storage Deliveries & Scan and Deliver 🌟 Both of these services have now resumed! 🚛 Deliveries from offsite storage recommence today. We will receive our delivery at 2pm 🖥️ The Scan and Deliver request form is now open, and scanning will commence as usual
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🎉Happy New Year🎉 Wishing you all a very happy 2025 from all of us here at the Taylorian! We are now open again (as per our usual opening hours), and can't wait to welcome you all back soon!
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🎄We are now closed for the Christmas period!🎄 We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with a vacation period full of celebration, festivity, and relaxation! We look forward to welcoming you all back in 2025! Watercolour by @inky_tim (Tim Kirtley)
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As we near the Christmas break, here's a reminder of our closure period and the important dates for library services.
🎄 The Christmas break is almost upon us. 🎄 There will be a pause in services for scan and deliver and offsite storage delivery during the break. See below for important dates and times. We wish you a happy holiday period and look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.
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That is a wrap on this year's freebie book event. You haven't missed out if you were unable to catch the event. The remaining free books will be on the first floor landing over the next few weeks. Please continue to donate to Crisis here:
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We are all set for the Taylor freebie book event today. Come and grab FREE BOOKS in various languages in Main Lecture Hall. from 1:30 - 3pm.📚 PLUS there will also be a pop up café with coffee and cake to raise funds for Crisis. 🍰
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🎄 The Christmas break is almost upon us. 🎄 There will be a pause in services for scan and deliver and offsite storage delivery during the break. See below for important dates and times. We wish you a happy holiday period and look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.
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We've made it to the end of Michaelmas term! The library team wishes all of you a lovely, well-earned break.
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