Things that for some reason wouldn't work yesterday

Entrance to Current reading room building:

And for the Old reading room building:

 

I think it is pretty self-explanatory why I was looking forward to being in the traditional old reading room.

Again, current area which is not bad, really:

 This next one is not part of the library, but the buildings are connected. There's a sign out front that says this is where the first debates on Darwin's Origins of Species took place in 18-something-or-other.

 

But how much cooler is this, seriously:

Technically this one to the right isn't part of the Bodleian, it's across the street.

Anyways, there isn't much new to add to today. I did notice though that the attendance in the Bodleian Special Collections seems to be far more regular than in the British Library. I was also absolutely the youngest person in the room by a decade yesterday (Monday). This never happened in London.

Here's a few more random photos of the old library area where you can still get inside if you go on a tour or to see the current exhibit  which I plan to do Friday: