222K views · 165 reactions | Finding the UK's best new building. The remodelled Weston Library at the University of Oxford is one of six UK buildings to be shortlisted for the 2016 RIBA #StirlingPrize for architecture. See how it matches up to the other five contenders and cast your vote: bbc.co.uk/stirlingprize | BBC Stories | Facebook

New display at the Weston Library! 'The Lighted Window' is free to view in the Transept at the far end of Blackwell Hall and features a joy-sparking collection of the Bodleian's transparencies. Transparencies are coloured prints, varnished on the reverse and designed to be lit from behind (originally with an oil lamp or candle, though we now use LED lights) to reveal a captivating illuminated affect. Beautiful as they are, once backlit the transparencies magically reveal hidden colours and glowi

153 reactions · 35 shares | ‘Extraordinary collection of maps ancient and modern, plus the fictional creations of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.’ The Times | Bodleian Libraries | Facebook