Reading with Richard Ovenden

For this year's Don Davis Lecture, Oxford Librarian and author Richard Ovenden reads from his book Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge (2020). This program is held in conjunction with the exhibition . A reception and book sales will follow.

About Richard Ovenden

Richard Ovenden has been Bodley’s Librarian since 2014. He previously held positions at Durham University Library, the House of Lords Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the University of Edinburgh. He moved to the Bodleian Libraries in 2003 as Keeper of Special Collections, becoming Deputy Librarian in 2011. He was educated at the University of Durham and University College London and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford. He has written extensively on professional concerns of library and information management, on the history of photography, and has written a history of the deliberate destruction of knowledge, Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attacks.

Please have your reservation confirmation ready upon entering. A reservation does not guarantee a seat. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance. Doors to our theater will open approximately 30 minutes before the event begins. No food or beverages are allowed inside our theater or gallery space.

Host or Publisher Harry Ransom Center