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Housed in the 12th century former church of St. Peter-in-the-East, we provide a comprehensive collection of mainly undergraduate course books and a peaceful, beautiful place to get some work done.

15/05/2026

New Library Display in the Lady Chapel!

Some different books to help you de-stress over the exam period. Reading fiction is a good way to take your mind off studying and recharge.
As always they're available to borrow.
Good luck in your exams!

10/05/2026

💫 Space & Astronomy exhibition 💫

On Friday we opened the Old Library at to showcase our latest exhibition on the subject of ‘Space & Astronomy. It proved extremely popular.

Some of our star exhibits are:

⭐️ Galileo Galilei’s ‘Systeme of the world’ in Thomas Salusbury’s ‘Mathematical Collections and Translations’, the first time (London 1661). 1st English translation of Galileo. It was donated to Teddy Hall around 1685.

⭐️ Some publications on British ancient astronomy illustrating Stonehenge and some druids.

⭐️ The 3rd edition of Isaac Newton’s Principia (1739).

⭐️ Some Dr Who memorabilia as there is a connection with the College.

If you would like to visit the exhibition, we will be opening again on:
Monday 11th May 1pm - 4pm.

Everyone welcome. 🪐

07/05/2026

Many of us looked to the sky on April 1 as Artemis II launched towards the moon, continuing a history of human fascination with the stars and planets. Join us on Friday and Monday as we explore that history through our Old Library collections, featuring the first English translation of Galileo, 17th century speculation of extraterrestrial life and an Aularian companion of Dr Who!

The Old Library will be open Friday 8 May 1pm-7pm and Monday 11 May 1pm-4pm.

Pictured are beautiful illustrations from a 1929 edition of Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds.

28/04/2026

Submissions are open for the Graham Midgley Memorial Prize for Poetry!

All undergraduates at Teddy Hall can submit a poem written in English in any form that is no longer than 25 lines and that has not been published before. The writer of the winning poem will be awarded a prize of up to £500.

Submissions should be sent to the College Office in PDF format by 12 noon of Wednesday 20 May (Week 4)

https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-finance/scholarships-and-prizes-undergraduates

27/04/2026

Log into SOLO to renew your books, or bring them back to the Library. Any books borrowed or renewed from today will be due on Wednesday of 8th week (17 June).

Drop us an email if you have any questions!

24/04/2026

We know Trinity term can be stressful, so here are some regular events throughout term to help you break up your studies and give your brain a break!

27/03/2026

🏅 Celebrating sport at Teddy Hall 🏅

We are opening the Old Library on Friday 27th March to showcase a sports exhibition celebrating various sports at Teddy Hall.

We have photographs, silverware, books and objects including part of the hull from the original St Edmund Hall barge rented from Salter’s in the 1870s.

Everyone welcome to visit.

24/03/2026

📚 Religious Celebrations 📚

Our current library display showcases some books on Islam, Christianity and Judaism to mark Eid, Easter and Passover.

This was a suggestion from a student so if there is a subject you would like us to curate, do contact us. We always welcome suggestions.

All books are available for borrowing. 📖🐻

18/03/2026

📚 Neurodiversity Celebration Week 📚

This week is (16th - 22nd March).

The aim of this week is to celebrate the unique strengths, talents and perspectives of neurodivergent individuals, including autistic people, those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and other neurological differences.

Here at we have created a display on our wellbeing table with books about neurodiversity. You can find all these books and more by searching our catalogue on SOLO or browsing the wellbeing section of the library.

As always, we welcome book suggestions and requests. 🧸

10/03/2026

📖 Women’s Prize nominations 📖

In celebration of we have a selection of books on display from the Women’s prize long lists for fiction and non-fiction.

The long list for fiction includes 16 books showcasing a diverse range of themes and voices in contemporary fiction. The non fiction long list also includes 16 titles on a variety of subjects.

🌳 The Genius of Trees was written by Harriet Rix, one of our Aularians!

Have a browse and if anything interests you, you are more than welcome to borrow it.

We always welcome suggestions and book requests.

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http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/about-college/library

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