


With over 13 million printed items, it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley.

The Bodleian Library ( / ˈ b ɒ d l i ən, b ɒ d ˈ l iː ən/) is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. Students and fellows of University of Oxford Old Schools Quadrangle, Divinity School, Exhibition Room and Bodleian Library Gift Shop open to the public Included in the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003
