Corporate: Spaces available

Spaces available for corporate and private hire

The library offers diverse spaces for private hire.

In the Old Bodleian Library choose between the 15th-century Gothic Divinity School, and the 17th-century Convocation House, which sits next to Chancellor's Court, the University’s former courtroom.

In the modern Weston Library there are also three spaces to hire: the Blackwell Hall atrium with access to the exhibition galleries, the lecture theatre equipped with audio-visual systems, and the roof terrace with stunning views over Oxford.

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Divinity School

The University’s oldest teaching and examination room, dating from the 1400s. Use of Convocation House and Chancellor's Court are included in the price of Divinity School.

Fees

5 –9pm - £1,750 + VAT

5 –11pm - £2,000 + VAT

Additional hours £550 + VAT

Capacity 120 seated / 200 standing

Availability 4pm – 1am (minimum three hours' hire, except on Saturdays with a minimum of six hours)

Accessibility Fully accessible on ground floor; steps to adjoining rooms can be avoided if necessary

Facilities PA system (extra charge); client to hire own equipment and furniture

Chancellor's Court, the Bodleian Library

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Convocation House and Chancellor's Court

Convocation House is a 17th-century room, constructed as a meeting place for the University’s supreme legislative body. It features a fan-vaulted ceiling, fine woodwork and fixed wooden benches. The interconnected Chancellor's Court is the University’s former courtroom.

Fees
9am – 5pm - £2,500 + VAT

Any 3 hours - £1,250 + VAT

Additional hours £450 + VAT

Capacity 100 seated (fixed benches) / 100 standing / 30 dining

Availability 9am – 5pm (minimum three hours' hire)

Accessibility Fully accessible on ground floor

Facilities PA system (extra charge); client to hire own equipment and furniture.

VENUE

Blackwell Hall

Blackwell Hall is the Weston Library's splendid entrance atrium, with a colonnade overlooking Broad Street. This bright and airy space is ideal for presentations, private receptions and dinner dances.

Fees

5pm – 1am - £4250 + VAT

5 – 9pm - £2,000 + VAT

5 – 11pm - £3250 + VAT

Capacity 250 seated / 450 standing

Availability 5pm – 1am, (minimum three hours' hire, except on Saturdays with a minimum of six hours)

Accessibility Fully accessible

Facilities Built-in audio-visual systems, free Wi-Fi and optional private view of the current exhibition

Corporate event at Blackwell Hall, Weston LIbrary

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Roof terrace

On the top floor of the Weston Library, the roof terrace is a fabulous venue for drinks receptions. Attendees will love the magnificent views across Oxford's historic rooftops to the hills beyond.

Fees £2,000 + VAT (This includes the hire of the Blackwell hall)

Capacity 100 standing

Availability 7pm – 11pm

Accessibility Access by lift from ground floor

Bodleian Library from the Weston Library roof terrace, Oxford

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Lecture theatre

Situated on the ground floor of the Weston Library, the lecture theatre has comfortable tiered seats with soft-fold tables.

Fees

9am – 5pm (includes
A roped off area in Blackwell hall for refreshments & lunch) - £150 per hour + VAT

9am – 12am - £100 + VAT (plus the cost of Blackwell Hall)

Capacity 117 seated

Availability Between 8.30am and 4.30pm the lecture theatre can be hired on its own; after 5pm, the lecture theatre can only be booked with the Blackwell Hall.

Accessibility Fully accessible on ground floor

Facilities Soft-fold tables and power sockets, audio-visual systems and free Wi-Fi