Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Readers: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Visitors: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mlo3vtmvbn2fWe're celebrating #NationalLimerickDay with a few from our collection. Please share your favourites or write your own in the comments! Want to celebrate more language days? Check out A Date with Language by David Crystal in the Bodleian Shop: https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/a-date-with-language12 May 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo3vtmvbn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mllmtmegse2mLast chance to book! Join Bodley's Librarian Richard Ovenden as he talks about knowledge, power and why libraries still matter - now more than ever. 🗓️ 14 May, 5.30-7.30pm 📍 Weston Library Book now: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/fob-annual-lecture 11 May 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllmtmegse2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mljelioo4g2h📢 Calling all students and staff! We're running a series of events for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek at the Radcliffe Science Library from 11–14 May. Find out more on our website: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/wellbeing @radcliffescilib.bsky.social10 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljelioo4g2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mld7bkwsaf26Happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough! David Attenborough at the Weston Library public opening in 2015, the same weekend he was awarded the Bodley Medal. 08 May 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7bkwsaf26https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3ml6tzjv6o226Bodley's Librarian Richard Ovenden wrote the book (literally) on the destruction of knowledge and what’s at risk if we don’t protect it. Hear him speak at the Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture. 🗓️ 14 May, 5.30-7.30pm Book now: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/fob-annual-lecture06 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6tzjv6o226https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3ml4rhukt7f2qWhat book about birds should everyone read? 🐦 Drop your recommendation for our next Space for Reading. 📚 Share your suggestions here: https://forms.office.com/e/YSSuGHEKRb05 May 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4rhukt7f2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mkzc5vswet26The Star Wars Day x Medieval Monday mash up that no-one asked for or wanted... May the Fourth be with you. All images available on Digital Bodleian: MS. Douce 178, fol. 049v; MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 79r; MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 21v; MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 79v #MedievalMonday04 May 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzc5vswet26https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mkxvfockkp24ℹ️ Early May Bank Holiday: all our libraries are open and service as normal except the Bodleian Healthcare Libraries. The Weston Library will close at 5pm. Check your local library website for details: https://bit.ly/4wmHllw https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/03 May 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvfockkp24https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mkulbw4e272oWonder of Birds - the Bodleian's latest exhibition. Mixing objects, art and research celebrate the wondrous creativity birds have always inspired in us. Inspired by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane's The Book of Birds. Weston Library Free Until 3 January 202702 May 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkulbw4e272ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mks2wllwzr2hPOV: when you work in central Oxford on May Day. Every 1 May at 6am in Oxford, Magdalen College Choir perform from the top of Magdalen Tower to announce the arrival of spring. And then afterwards the centre of the city comes alive with Morris dancers and performers.01 May 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2wllwzr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mknapcou2d2hFrom book burnings to misinformation, the fight over information hasn’t gone away, it’s changed form. We’re hosting our Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture on why this matters now more than ever. 🗓️ 14 May, 5.30-7.30pm 📍 Weston Library Book: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/fob-annual-lecture 29 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknapcou2d2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mkl4srf7yl23What book changed how you look at or feel about birds? 🐦 Tell us (and why) for our next Space for Reading. 📚 Share your suggestions here: https://forms.office.com/e/YSSuGHEKRb28 Apr 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl4srf7yl23https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mkaorzdcff2cDawn Chorus Day Yoga 🐦 A gentle yoga session inspired by birdsong, in celebration of International Dawn Chorus Day. 📅 3 May | 11:15-12:00 📍 Weston Library 🧘 Bring your own mat Free (booking required): https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/may/dawn-chorus-day-yoga24 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaorzdcff2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mk5sfg3pom24Happy Saint George’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George, best known for the story of the dragon, appears in (and even on, in the case of the binding shown here) many manuscripts across the Bodleian’s collections. 🐉 Shelfmarks: MS. Add. A. 185, fol. 061v MS. Douce 112, fol. 157r MS. Bodl. 523, spine and front board23 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5sfg3pom24https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mk3tpmgaas2iWhy are books destroyed? 📚 Join Bodley’s Librarian @richove.bsky.social for the Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture exploring the history of knowledge under attack and why it matters today. 🗓️ 14 May, 5.30-7.30pm 📍 Weston Library Book now: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/fob-annual-lecture22 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3tpmgaas2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjwmhbdy3b2qTaurus in medieval manuscripts ♉️🐂 Taurus is a bull because of the myth of Zeus and Europa. Medieval artists kept the symbol as part of the zodiac calendar. Shelfmarks: MS. Rawl. D. 1220, fol. 004r MS. Bodl. 266, fol. 108r MS. Auct. D. 2, fol. 4r MS. Canon. Misc. 46, fol. 113v #MedievalMonday 20 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwmhbdy3b2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjtpsiocqi2hWelcome back to Trinity Term! Nothing like a first catch-up after the break 🥰 Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 78r #TrinityTerm 19 Apr 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtpsiocqi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjmtwaedd22gLook closer… 👀 This isn’t just a tree, it's The Royal Oak, “in which may be discovered 20 likenesses of illustrious individuals” How many can you find? Shelfmark: Puzzle Pictures folder 2 (6)16 Apr 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtwaedd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjkhv6uma42oToday is #WorldArtDay 🎨 Thank you to Finn Coburn for sharing this beautiful painting of the Duke Humfrey's Library! 🖼️ | hill.street.art (Instagram) 15 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkhv6uma42ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjkcrwvo2222We’re proud to be part of the formal launch of the Libraries Alliance today at the British Academy in London. Libraries of all kinds are coming together as a unified voice, showing how libraries support people through every stage of life. [1/3]15 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkcrwvo2222https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjhkx72kzc2oNewly digitised Greek papyri from the Bodleian reveal the lives of ancient Egyptian gravediggers, including working as carers and taking part in legal affairs. 📜 [1/7]14 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhkx72kzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mjeltfutjj26First full week back after the bank holidays… 📜 How are we feeling? 1, 2, 3 or 4? Shelfmarks: MS. Bodl. 264, fols. 74v, 78r, 86r, 97r #MedievalMonday 13 Apr 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeltfutjj26https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3mj7ibkj73l25Today is #NationalPetDay 🐾 Meet Simpkin IV, adopted from Blue Cross and now a much-loved part of @hertfordcollege.bsky.social life 💙 Do you have a rescue pet of your own? We’d love to hear their story - share it in the comments below ⬇️11 Apr 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ibkj73l25https://bsky.app/profile/bodleian.ox.ac.uk/post/3miy3yl4i3k2sBooks that changed how we think about politics 📚 We asked colleagues at the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social to share the books that shaped their thinking. Here are some of their recommendations. ⬇️ [1/6]08 Apr 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:blxilps4iwbxicionf2rztej/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy3yl4i3k2s