St Hilda's College Library & Archive

The Library and Archive team at @hilda_beastoxf. Supporting students since 1893, tweeting since 2020. May contain books, service updates, and pretty pictures.

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

#OnThisDay in 1831, our founder Dorothea Beale was born. She founded St Hilda's College to allow women to continue their education. Have a look at our display in the Library for more on Dorothea Beale and women's education.

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Happy #WorldBookDay! Have a browse of our display in the main reading room for some recommendations from the Library team📚

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Our next tea break is tomorrow (Friday 17th February) in the Lady Brodie Room from 3pm-4pm. Come say hi, grab some tea, coffee and biscuits and do some Valentine's Day colouring to relax!

#teabreak #sthildascollege #oxfordcolleges #oxfordlibraries #universityofoxford

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Just a reminder that the Library will close at 12pm on Friday 23rd December for the Christmas period and will reopen at 8am on Tuesday 3rd January.

We wish you all a well-deserved break and look forward to seeing you in the new year!

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If you need a break from studying, join us for our first tea break of the new academic year! We'll be in the Lady Brodie Room from 2:30-3:30pm with free tea, biscuits, and autumnal colouring to help you relax.

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Looking forward to welcoming prospective students to St Hilda's Library today - it's bright and early but we've already met a few on tours given by our wonderful students!

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We can't wait to welcome you to St Hilda's last Open Day of the year on Friday 16th September!

*Refreshments and College tours all day from 08.30*
*Sandwich lunch from 13:00*
*Meet the Tutors over tea and coffee from 13:30-14:30*

https://t.co/QeFG20lux7

#OxOpenDay
@OxOutreach

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We can't wait to welcome you to St Hilda's last Open Day of the year on Friday 16th September!

*Refreshments and College tours all day from 08.30*
*Sandwich lunch from 13:00*
*Meet the Tutors over tea and coffee from 13:30-14:30*

https://t.co/QeFG20lux7

#OxOpenDay
@OxOutreach

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

We're really going to miss our wonderful librarian @jilld17, enjoy your new home and role in Edinburgh!

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Ay fond farewell to St Hilda’s Librarian @jilld17 from all members of the College as she leaves us - today - for her new post in Edinburgh. Thank you for all your work & creative energy heading up @StHildasLib & contributing to the life of the College in every way.We’ll miss you!

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

To coincide with the @CILIPRareBooks conference (starting today!), @scriblerian has explored an uncomfortable story portrayed in inscriptions in @StHildasLib collection.

If you're here for the conference #RBSCG22 stop by the display case in South Foyer or https://t.co/voM6dq5bGB

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

We're re-open as normal, everyday 8am-1am!

The floor refurbishment work has finished so you can access desks, books, computers and printing.

Disclaimer: there may still be a little noise as there is ongoing work to the windows and bathrooms.

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Don't forget the library is closed from this Monday 8th - 29th August!

But we have booked South 14 & 15 for you to use as a study space and if you need any books the library team will be able to fetch them for you, just email: [email protected]

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Inspired by all the @HildasCrime excitement, @jilld17 has been looking at examples of that genre from our college library and archive collections.

https://t.co/bOdGzNCpOL

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Come and join our friendly library team at St Hilda's!

[Jill Dye @jilld17]

Looking for a full-time entry-level library job? This opportunity with the @StHildasLib team might be for you! https://t.co/0l7WFEDBkf

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If you're warm and looking for a place to work, please make use of the library, the air con is on in the IT room and it is beautifully cool!

Keep safe in the heat everyone 😎⛱️☀️🥤

[Met Office @metoffice]

Strong sunshine leading to some very hot conditions across the country Monday afternoon 🌡️📈

Some medium and high level cloud helping to tempering those temperatures in some spots

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

The library will be closed to everyone from the 8th-29th August.

You will still be able to request books to the Lodge by emailing [email protected].

There will also be study space available in South Building.

More details to follow!

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

‘S. Hilda’s (garden), with its waterway and views of Merton and within sound of all the bells, is, I think, the loveliest’ - E S Rodhe, alumna

We agree - especially today!

Find out about the garden’s history in our display in South Foyer or here: https://t.co/poOab0iSKW

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@jilld17 😥

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We're looking forward to the next #OxOpenDays on 29 & 30 June. Come along to meet our students and tutors, take a tour of College, and find out all about #Oxford and living and learning here. Register here: https://t.co/iQaBFpyd7x

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For all of you still working hard and gazing out the window at this gorgeous view, join us for our end-of-term library tea break! Free tea, biscuits and stress busting colouring this Thursday, 3-4pm in the Lady Brodie Room

[St Hilda's College Library & Archive @StHildasLib]

Excited to meet delegates at the CILIP Rare Books conference this September! 📚

[CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group @CILIPRareBooks]

The conference - "Are You Sitting Comfortably?" - will be held at St. Hilda's College, 7-9th Sept 2022.

The aim this year is to arm delegates with the tools to tell new stories with existing collections, collecting to tell untold stories, & to meet uncomfortable stories head on.