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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 5h

Noticed the beavers above the doors to Hartland House? Proposed by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, these beavers quickly became controversial, with Principal Grace Hadow writing to ask for their cheeks to be shaved down because they looked too chubby!

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This month is Black History Month, have you checked out the new display? You can find it in the foyer of Hartland (and borrow straight from the shelf!)

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A warm welcome to our latest cohort of freshers! We're looking forward to showing you all around the best library in Oxford for your inductions on Monday and Tuesday.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When it was discovered that she was a girl, Annie Rogers' scholarship offers were withdrawn from Balliol and Worcester Colleges, despite her top exam scores in 1873. These books were given as a consolation gift, representing the institutional 'erasure' that women students faced at Oxford pre-1920.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're starting our Read Around the World challenge! Find translated works from South America on display all throughout September.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Thought to contain Iris Murdoch's academic hood, this suitcase turned out to be full of early newspapers instead, the oldest from 1568! These papers are part of Phyllis Handover's collection, who researched print alongside Stanley Morison.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Drawn up in the 1930's, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's plans favoured a 'bold design' for the first stage of Hartland House. Completed in 1938, it was the first building on site built specifically for use by students. Explore more from our archive: archives.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/guides/archi...

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Looking for a read for the summer vacation? This month's theme is books about books! 📖📚

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thank you, we also love getting to see what everyone's reading... 👀 Not sure if you can tell from the image, but we also use recycled journals to create the new case binding! ♻️

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Tomorrow's the day when we ask you all to please return or renew your books for the long vacation. Leavers we especially ask you to make sure you don't accidentally leave college with one of our books! 📚 📖

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We probably should have mentioned but this event is unfortunately only open to St Anne's College members!

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Next Thursday we're running a hands-on bookbinding session, introducing participants to the foundations of bookbinding! All are welcome just be sure to bring along a book for rebinding! 📅 Thursday 18th June 14:00-17:00 📍 Hartland Library Foyer Sign-up details: forms.office.com/e/18j5xmySs7

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's not just literary talent that we celebrate at the library! A huge shoutout to Norm from our catering team, whose latest graphic novel has just been published! 🎉 We absolutely love his artwork and think you will too. Fancy a read? You can find a copy on the New Books display in Hartland. 📚✨

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

On a hot day like today there's nothing better than a nice cool book to bring down the heat! 🥶❄️🧊 What are your favourite refrigerated reads?

Ursula Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness" sat on a bench in the sunshine.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

As exams creep up for some of us, don't forget that the library also has a welfare section filled with lovely books for your mental health and wellbeing!

JB Priestley's "Delight" and Katherine May's "Enchantment" in front of a flowerbed with Hartland Library in the background.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Looking for your next read? St Anne's supported Schwarzman Cultural Fellow Kae Tempest's newest book has landed at the library!

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's mental health awareness week so we're highlighting some of the non-academoc activities you can get up to in the library! Check out our book swap or new books display for some leisure reads, or sit down at the relaxation station to have a stab at some colouring or a puzzle! 📚🎨🧩

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Final reminder that our library spaces will be CLOSED between 18:00 Saturday and 06:00 Sunday this weekend so that the students can enjoy the College ball! Don't forget to take everything you need out of the library before it closes!

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Congratulations to honorary fellow Bernardine Evaristo who has been appointed Visiting Professor of Creative Media! She's giving a talk in the Sheldonian this evening about how her creativity was shaped by her origins in London. Why not go and take a copy of one of her fantastic novels with you?

Five books by Bernadine Evaristo are leantt against a plain white wall with wooden panel below

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Advanced notice: The library will be closed for the St Anne's College Ball this Saturday The doors will close at 6pm on Saturday and be opened again at 6am on Sunday - please make sure not to leave anything in the library between those times!

A view out of the Hartland Library windows onto the St Anne's College quad where people are sat in the sun.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Our very own Professor Simon Park is hosting a talk tomorrow discussing the shipwreck narratives in his book 'Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery'. Why not borrow it, or one of Professor Park's other works from our new books display in Hartland?

Three books sit on a parquet floor with the light and shadow of a blue stained-glass window falling over them. the books are: "Wreckers: Disaster in the Age of Discovery", "Poets of the Alentejo", and "Poets, Patronage and Print in Seventeenth-Century Portugal" all by Professor Simon Park.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We've been so enamoured by the blossoms in the College gardens that it's inspired our latest book display! Why not take a break and pick up a fun nature-themed read? 🪴🍄🍃⛰️

A bookcase with 15 books showing their covers on nature-based topics.

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St Anne's College Library @stanneslibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The sun is out, the students are back and the library is in bloom! Welcome back to our students for TT26, we hope you enjoyed the vacation and are making the most of the sunshine (can confirm it's a great day for a blossom-themed photoshoot) 🌸🪻🌷🌺💐

View of the Hartland library looking towards the Tim Gardam Building. A student is walking past the purple wisteria climbing the library wall which is in full bloom.

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