Weston Library
Weston Library | |
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Access and use | |
Access requirements | By reader card for the library itself. The Blackwell Hall, two exhibition rooms, a gift shop, and cafe are open to the public. |
Members | Students and fellows of University of Oxford |
Other information | |
Website | bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston |
The Weston Library is part of the Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, reopened within the former New Bodleian Library building on the corner of Broad Street and Parks Road in central Oxford, England.
History
From 1937 to 1940, Sir
The building was constructed of
In the early 21st century, the building was rebuilt internally to the design of WilkinsonEyre behind its original façade to provide improved storage facilities for rare and fragile material, as well as better facilities for readers and visitors.[5] It reopened to readers as the Weston Library on 21 March 2015.[6] Richard Ovenden (Bodley's Librarian) awarded the Bodley Medal to Professor Stephen Hawking and Sir David Attenborough as part of the official opening ceremony.
The transformed library has been generally well-received, being described as a "hey presto moment for the city" by The Independent newspaper.[7]
In July 2016, the building was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize for excellence in architecture.[8]
Gallery
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The Weston Library main entrance on Broad Street
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The Blackwell Hall inside the library
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External view of the gift shop
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View of the cafe
See also
References
- ^ a b Butler, A. S. G. Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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ignored (help) (subscription required) - ^ Stamp, Gavin. Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880–1960). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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- ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ Oxford University Library Services: “Buildings Update”, accessed 10 February 2007. See also New Bodleian, accessed 2009-12-28.
- ^ "Weston Library opens to academics after £80m revamp". BBC News. UK: BBC. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Merrick, Jay (15 March 2015). "Oxford's New Bodleian Library has had a radical modernist makeover". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Damien Hirst gallery and underground house among Riba Stirling Prize nominees". BBC News. 14 July 2016.