Library and Archives

Christ Church Library

Library

Opening hours

Main Library

Term time

Monday-Friday 8am-1am
Saturday-Sunday 9am-1am

Easter Vacation

Monday-Friday, 8am-11pm
Saturday-Sunday, 9am-11pm

The Main Library and Burn Law Library will be closed on Friday 3rd April to Monday 6th April, inclusive.

Burn Law Library

Term Time and Easter Vacation

Monday-Sunday, 8am-11pm

Upper Library

Term Time and Easter Vacation

Monday–Friday, 10am-4.30pm.

The Upper Library will be closed to readers on Tuesday 31st March – Monday 6th April, inclusive.

Anyone wishing to visit the historic Upper Library should contact Library staff in advance (whether they are current members, alumni, or external visitors).

There is no step-free access to the Upper Library.

Details about using the Library

Christ Church Archive

The Archive is open to all those who have an interest in the history of the College, the Cathedral, the estates, and all the men and women who have worked and studied at Christ Church.

Discover more about the Archives

Upper Library

Special collections

Christ Church Library houses several exceptional collections of manuscripts, music, rare and early printed books and pamphlets, all of which are freely available for research.

Owing to essential building work, there is currently limited access to certain Special Collections material and we may not be able to fetch material for readers. Please contact us library@chch.ox.ac.uk for further information.

Explore the Library Special Collections

Law Library

The Burn Law Library

Current Christ Church Law students and Christ Church staff have access to the Burn Law Library, accessible directly from Tom Quad.

More information about the Burn Law Library

Contacting the Library

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Library and Archives staff

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