Rhodes House Library

The Rosebery Room at Rhodes House holds a growing collection of books written by Rhodes Scholars. Scholars in Residence, and Alumni who live in and around Oxford, are welcome to borrow these books.

Alumni Library in the Rosebery Room

Borrowing Books

As we have no librarian, this scheme operates on an honesty basis.

  1. Before removing a book from the library, please email connect@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk with details of the book you have borrowed. Please indicate how long you are likely to keep the book for.
  2. All books borrowed by Scholars in Residence should be returned by the end of each Trinity term. Exceptions can be made on request.
  3. When returning the book, please email connect@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk again to let us know.

Donating Books

The library does not have a budget for acquiring books, so we are very grateful to Scholars who donate books they have written. 

If you are interested in donating a book, please contact connect@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. We know that international postage can often cost more than the book itself, so it may be pragmatic to order the book from Blackwell's for delivery to Rhodes House, or make a financial donation for the Trust to buy the books locally.

Catalogue

The Rhodes Scholars' Library has the aim of becoming a definitive list of all books written by Rhodes Scholars, although this is perhaps an unattainable goal. However, within this, the Rosebery Room collection is a complete list of the Scholar-written books we hold at Rhodes House.