English Faculty Library

Opening hours

Vacation

From Sunday 22 June — Friday 4 July we will be open:

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm

The closing bell is sounded 15 minutes before closing time and then again at closing time.

Move to the Bodleian Humanities Library

This library will close at 5pm on Friday 4 July 2025 as it prepares to move to the Bodleian Humanities Library in the Schwarzman Centre.

Find out more about the new library and the move.

About the library

Established in 1914, the English Faculty Library (EFL) primarily serves all those reading and teaching English at Oxford, as well as other readers requiring access to its collections. It offers borrowing services, IT and printing facilities and a variety of workspaces.

Find us

English Faculty Library
St. Cross Building
Manor Road
Oxford
OX1 3UQ

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Contact us

efl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 271050

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