Old Schools Quadrangle Bodleian Library. Statue of Earl of Pembroke. The earliest public library in Europe. The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, who donated his personal library to start the collection. To use the library, one must be a graduate of the University of Oxford. Oxford University, England.

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