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St John's College Library
'The Library's aim is to provide a modern, efficient and welcoming Library service for all members of the College, and for all others with valid reasons to make use of the College's library collections and facilities, so enabling the College to fulfil its statutory and strategic aims.'
The main entrance to the Library is situated in Chapel Court, facing the Chapel.
- Opened in 1994, the six floors of the Working Library in Chapel Court contain all borrowable books, current periodicals, photocopiers, desk spaces with Wifi, computing, scanning and printing facilities, a seminar room and an audio-visual room. It is open 24 hours a day to members of College.
- The older building - the Old Library - dates back to 1624 and houses the College's magnificent collections of rare books, manuscripts, personal papers of past members, photographs, artefacts and maps. These constitute a nationally recognized research collection, and are still consulted by scholars from all over the world. The upper, original part of the Old Library is still very much as it was in the 17th century.
News
- Fred Hoyle: An Online Exhibition
Find out about one of St John's College's most interesting fellows with this online exhibition of photographs, artefacts, and documents. - College Art and Photography Competition 2010
Rules and information about how to enter are available from the Issue Desk. Prizes of up to £200 will be awarded in Easter Term. - 'Latin, libraries & legumes: the life of Prof. J.E.B. Mayor'
The current Library exhibition explores the life of the eccentric classical scholar J.E.B. Mayor. - Gift of John Dee's General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of navigation (1577)
Mr Brian Fenwick-Smith (BA 1959) has generously donated this and other works to the Library.
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