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Open to all Hertford College members and by appointment during staffed hours to non-members.

07/10/2026

Welcome to our new students and welcome back to continuing students! Drop by the library with any questions about using resources and libraries in Oxford and pick up a free houseplant (real and felt) 🪴!

22/09/2026

We enjoyed sharing some of Hertford's rare books with visiting microbiome experts last week!

08/09/2026

Over the vac we got a fancy new machine for borrowing books! Here's how to use it:
1. To begin touch borrow
2. Place the barcode on your Bod card under the red line
3. Place up to 5 books inside the blue area
4. Check all items are listed on the screen as loaned successfully
5. Touch finish
Didn’t go to plan?
Ask the librarians for help or email [email protected]

11/05/2026

New book alert🚨 Hertford Fellow Prof Carissa Véliz's latest book 'Prophecy' is available to borrow from the library, along with her earlier books 'Privacy is Power' and 'The Ethics of Privacy & Surveillance.'

Prof Véliz's TED talk is also now up online https://www.ted.com/talks/carissa_veliz_beware_the_power_of_prediction

01/05/2026

Handwriting season is here✍️ 🦾- if you want to improve the legibility of your writing then check out the guide books in the Library's study skills section. And you can now recycle used pens and markers in the Library too🖊️♻️💚!

28/04/2026

It's Trinity Term and the Endearment Deer is back with good wishes and positive vibes 💫. Add a message to the horns of hope next time you stop by the library ✍️❤️🦌

01/04/2026

Some VIPs have arrived in the Library! Find out more at https://sites.hertford.ox.ac.uk/library-archives/bookworms/
📚🪱📚

31/03/2026

Delighted to have one of Hertford's rare books, Elizabeth Blackwell's 1739 'A Curious Herbal' on display as part of the Ashmolean Museum's 🌸In Bloom exhibition - and that we got to go to the opening night!

10/03/2026

Ever wondered how Hertford College Boat Club came to be? Our display is on today in the Lower SCR! All Hertford College members and their guests are welcome. 🛶

09/03/2026

Have you seen our new display in the Holywell Library? 🙆‍♀️

Address

Catte Street
Oxford
OX13

Website

http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/library

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