A Book That Stays in Oxford

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A Book That Stays in Oxford

Maya visits Oxford on Saturday. She walks to the Bodleian Old Library at the University of Oxford. The Bodleian Library first opened in 1602. Maya likes the old building and its quiet rooms.

Maya has a Bodleian Reader card. She can use books in the library, but she cannot borrow them. The Bodleian Old Library is reference-only, so readers use its books inside.

A library worker brings Maya a book from a shelf. Maya sits at a desk and reads for an hour. She writes notes in her notebook. Then she puts the book back on the desk for the worker.

The Bodleian Libraries have books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music, and digital data. Maya looks at a map of Oxford. She does not touch an old manuscript.

At lunch, Maya tells her friend, "This library is different.