Cairns Library

Staffed hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 9am – 5pm
Wednesday: 10am – 6pm

Christmas staffed hours

The Cairns Library will be staffed 9am — 5pm on 22 – 24 December, 29 – 31 December and 2 January. The library will be unstaffed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. 

Access

Automatic 24/7 access for:

  • OUH Trust staff with a valid Bodleian Health Care Libraries card
  • University of Oxford card holders with Bodleian Libraries access

For other Bodleian Library card holders, access is generally during University of Oxford holidays during staffed hours only. Email hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for more access information. 

About us

The Cairns Library at the John Radcliffe Hospital offers 24/7 access, IT and printing services, subject collections and workspaces to those listed within the Access section.

Contact us

General Health Care Libraries enquiries: hcl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Cairns Library
hcl-cairns@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
01865 221936

Find us

Cairns Library
Level 3, Academic Centre
John Radcliffe Hospital (directions)
Headington, Oxford
OX3 9DU

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Registration

You can register online or in person to join this library.

 

Using this library

Features

For disabled readers

The library is on one level with step-free access. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet located near the library on the same floor. A portable hearing loop is available at the enquiries desk.

The library can provide the following assistive equipment:

  • 5 coloured acetate sheets
  • 2 hand-held magnifiers  
  • 2 daylight reading lamps

Please ask at the issue desk if you wish to use any of this equipment.  

The library also has 3 height adjustable desks and an ergonomic chair.

Learn more about the support and services Bodleian Libraries provide for disabled readers.

Spaces

  • The library has two main reading rooms.  The first contains shelving, cubicles and open plan seating and workstations. The second is a smaller library containing shelving and some desk space.
  • There is small breakout space near the main reception desk in the lobby area in front of the library entrance.