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A brilliant video from WilkinsonEyre, the RIBA award winning architects who built the Weston Library.

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Promotional poster for a talk at the Bodleian Library about the Magna Carta titled "Magna Carta and the Bodleian 1215–2025". Why is another anniversary of Magna Carta being celebrated this year? How many Magna Cartas are there? And why are so many of them in the Bodleian Library? This talk is by Dr Matthew Holford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries. Saturday 22 March, 12–12.45pm | Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Featuring images of the historic document in the background.

Promotional poster for a talk at the Bodleian Library about the Magna Carta titled "Magna Carta and the Bodleian 1215–2025". Why is another anniversary of Magna Carta being celebrated this year? How many Magna Cartas are there? And why are so many of them in the Bodleian Library? This talk is by Dr Matthew Holford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries. Saturday 22 March, 12–12.45pm | Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Featuring images of the historic document in the background.

Promo for the Bodleian's Children's Literature Tour featuring illustrations from classic children's books like Alice in Wonderland. Text reads: "Children's Literature Tour
Saturday 22 March 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Meet on the steps of the Weston Library.
From tales of Alice who fell down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, to the magical world of Narnia at the back of a wardrobe; Vikings to modern youngsters encountering adventures on rooftops or in jungles, Oxford has stories to suit all tastes'.

Promo for the Bodleian's Children's Literature Tour featuring illustrations from classic children's books like Alice in Wonderland. Text reads: "Children's Literature Tour Saturday 22 March 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Meet on the steps of the Weston Library. From tales of Alice who fell down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, to the magical world of Narnia at the back of a wardrobe; Vikings to modern youngsters encountering adventures on rooftops or in jungles, Oxford has stories to suit all tastes'.

Promotional poster for a lecture titled "An Upside Down Book: The Story of Sir Thomas Bodley’s Chinese Books."
Following text reads: Saturday 22 March, 1.30–2.15pm 
Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. This talk is by Dr Mamti Sunuodula, 
Head of East Asia Section and HD Ching Chinese Studies Librarian.
Background features Chinese script (upside down) and Qing calligraphy

Promotional poster for a lecture titled "An Upside Down Book: The Story of Sir Thomas Bodley’s Chinese Books." Following text reads: Saturday 22 March, 1.30–2.15pm Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. This talk is by Dr Mamti Sunuodula, Head of East Asia Section and HD Ching Chinese Studies Librarian. Background features Chinese script (upside down) and Qing calligraphy

Promotional poster for a talk titled 'All Maps Lead to Weston: 10 years of cartographic adventures in the Weston Library,' scheduled for Saturday 22 March, from 2:30 to 3:15 PM at the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Presented by Nick Millea, Map Curator at the Bodleian Libraries. The background features colourful, intricate map and a photograph of the Weston Library.

Promotional poster for a talk titled 'All Maps Lead to Weston: 10 years of cartographic adventures in the Weston Library,' scheduled for Saturday 22 March, from 2:30 to 3:15 PM at the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Presented by Nick Millea, Map Curator at the Bodleian Libraries. The background features colourful, intricate map and a photograph of the Weston Library.

Bodleian tours and talks happening this weekend:
Including #MagnaCarta; Chinese treasures; a children's walking tour; & a one-off talk from our Maps dept. There's something for everybody at the Bod.

Book here: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/....

#WestonLibraryAt10 #EnglishTourismWeek25

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#LibrariesChangeLives, inc. for librarians #WestonLibraryAt10

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#WestonLibraryAt10 celebrating #LibrariansChangeLives with Bodleian staff ahead of our public event tonight with Dr Carla Hayden, Amina Shah and Neil MacInnes.

visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...

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Royal manuscript on display for Oxford library's anniversary - BBC News The 13th Century New Testament translation was owned by the King of France and the English Royal Family.

Do have a look at this article on the importance of our newest manuscript acquisition: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The manuscript will be unveiled on Friday as part of our #WestonLibraryat10 birthday festivities, and will be uploaded to Digital Bodleian shortly afterwards.

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A special one-off cartographic presentation to celebrate #WestonLibraryAt10 from our brilliant Map curator, @milleanick.bsky.social.

Tickets are free and available here: tickets.ox.ac.uk/webstore/sho...

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Depending on how they go during the trial period over the #WestonLibraryat10 weekend - but hopefully, yes. I will let you know as soon as I do :)

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Book free tickets for our Symposium on our newly acquired and previously unknown 13th Century manuscript.

'From Jean le Bon to Good Duke Humfrey: a new manuscript witness to Anglo-French cultural exchange' visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...

Part of our #WestonLibraryat10 programme of events.

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