Weston Library, University library in Broad Street, Oxford, England.
The Weston Library features eleven floors of book storage space connected to the old Bodleian Library through an underground conveyor belt system.
The building opened in 1940 as the New Bodleian Library, with construction funded by the Rockefeller Foundation contributing sixty percent of the one million pound cost.
The library maintains exhibition spaces and seminar rooms that showcase selections from the Bodleian Libraries extensive collections for academic and public programs.
While access to library resources requires a reader card, visitors can freely enter public areas including Blackwell Hall, exhibition rooms, gift shop, and café.
During World War II, the library building stored displaced collections from other institutions, housed naval intelligence operations, and functioned as a public air-raid shelter.
Location: Oxford
Inception: 2015
Part of: Bodleian Libraries
Address: Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Website: http://bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston
GPS coordinates: 51.75492,-1.25493
Latest update: May 12, 2025 00:29
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