Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Can't log in on Chromium with rpadam
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Just a quick pint, then I'm off
Submitted on Sunday, 29th September 2019
With picture contributions to 9888 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (4 more images)
Detail Pages
The Library, Oxford
Oxford
OX4 1UE
Served areas
The Library, Oxford
With drive-in gigs being announced as the new thing, surly this is the perfect time for an @AtTheDriveIn reunion tour?
3:43 PM Jun 20th 2020 from Twitter for iPhone
Reviews of The Library (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve C left this review about The Library
The Library is a small bar in a converted house that is accessed up a few steps from the passing street where there were some arguing delivery drivers during a recent Tuesday evening visit. There is minimal furniture in the small bare boarded bar area where I sat alone, although there was a small queue at the bar because the seating down some steps at the rear was full of student aged customers. Craft keg was available and a lone hand pump was drawing Hook Norton Brewery’s Hooky, that wasn’t the greatest pint of the day. There was some modern background music playing, but no other distractions. The owner seemed friendly enough, but I’m the wrong demographic for here, at least on a Tuesday night anyway.
On 19th October 2023
- rating: 4
[User has posted 5249 recommendations about 5217 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Tris C left this review about The Library
Despite living for four years just off the Cowley Road, we never ventured into this pub which despite looking like a conversion, was originally the Crown, dating back to at least 1871, acquiring its current name in 2011.
The interior is tiny with a small pale wood bar and décor comprising pale grey t 'n' g to dado height with white walls above. There's a modern wood floor with much foreign brewery guff to the walls, the overall impression given is one of being a small live music dive bar which is what it is, given that live music can be heard wafting up from the basement, competing with the ambient music playing in the bar. Sport is obviously shown at times as there's a projector screwed to the ceiling. Due to the size, furniture is limited, comprising just a few tall stools and drinking ledges whilst there's comfortable seating in the patio garden out back. Customers seemed to be a mixed bunch with older trendies, hipsters and a younger crowd who I suspect may not be students given the university holidays.
Ales: surprisingly one real ale, XT's Cormorant at a reasonable £2.00 a half.
This place is better than expected, though expectations should never be high when tramping along what is probably Oxford's most unappealing street.
On 28th August 2019
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Library
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it pub, seemingly a converted single row house squashed in amongst bigger, more dominating buildings. The main room is pretty small, only space for 30 or so with a teeny bar at the far right end. Extra seating is downstairs on way to a rear patio garden. Odd mixture of customers, middle-aged trendies in the front bar, posho students out back and a collection of gibbering chimps who I was struggling to place as being students or local. One ale on, a fair Adnams Bitter. Efficient, hardworking barman made sure to acknowledge me despite the queue and lack of help. TV showing Champs League footy in main bar. Pizza oven in the rear patio, fired up and working and at around 6 quid a go not bad value either. Intriguing little place, a 6.5.
On 6th May 2014
- rating: 6
[User has posted 5081 recommendations about 5064 pubs]
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of The Library - thelibrarypuboxford.com
- Facebook - The Library
- Twitter - The Library, Oxford
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Library - whatpub.com
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 17 January 2017 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 03 June 2019 by Komakino .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - All under-18s banished by 7.00 pm. - last updated 17 January 2018 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes last updated 17 January 2017 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 17 January 2018 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 03 June 2019 by Komakino .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 07 May 2014 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No - Stepped access. - last updated 27 August 2019 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 28 August 2019 by Tris C
