Libraries France

At the foot of the famous four open book towers, the BnF's reading rooms provide access to countless books. Just about everything that appears or has appeared in France can be found here. Impressive, isn't it? The rooms of the Library for the general public (Haut-de-jardin) are open to everyone, provided they are at least 16 years old. It is the place where you will find encyclopedic collections with free access (books, periodicals, audiovisual). The rooms of the research library (Garden Floor) are open to academics and to anyone, professional or not, who explains why it is necessary for them to immerse themselves in the specific collections of the library. All year round, major exhibitions, meetings, screenings, concerts, guided tours and workshops are organized in this temple dedicated to books.

The Bibliothèque Saint-André, built in 1988 in a former school in Marseille, offers a space for culture and relaxation in the heart of the city. With a varied collection of 27,000 books, CDs, DVDs and periodicals, it caters for readers of all ages and tastes. It also offers free wifi access. Outside, a courtyard with tables and benches, as well as a small amphitheater, are available to enjoy your reading in fine weather. There's also a wide range of activities for children, including workshops, a toy library and shows.

With more than 7,000 books, the Library For All, located in the Brécourt district, is located in the Puzzle, a cultural space well known to the inhabitants. For a modest annual subscription fee, everyone can choose their reading material according to their tastes: thrillers, comic books, mangas or novels, for example. The volunteers who run the place are very kind. This nice place is also well known by the locals, as it is also a children's centre and a home for young people, who indulge in their hobbies here.

Inaugurated in 1972, the BmL is the largest public library in France, covering more than 27,290^m2 and holding more than 1.8 million documents in its "silo". Children go downstairs to the garden floor, exhibitions are at the entrance, music on the first floor, while the old collections are kept on the fifth floor reserved for researchers. The Culture subscription card gives access to the municipal libraries and the exhibitions of the 6 municipal museums.

Thus far independent, the library of Lomme joined the network of libraries buildings in July 2016. Only the documentary shuttle service is not yet functional, but it will be 2017. It is a great and beautiful library on two floors, with large spaces, a hundred seating places, a 80-seat auditorium, a remarkable press area, a children's area, a cyber space with computer and computer stations, a 20 seats room, with free Wi-Fi and printing service.

Thanks to its setting, the BNU lives up to the reputation of the University of Strasbourg. If its collections and catalogue are still as impressive as ever, it is in the working conditions offered to users that the BNU has made great progress: large, quiet and bright rooms, daily and even Sunday opening, extended opening hours. It is not necessary to be a student or researcher to benefit from the services of France's second largest library.

The Bibliothèque Centrale, also called "la BM" by the people of Touraine, is an impressive building with a green roof on the banks of the Loire. It is a meeting point for heavy readers and the curious, where you will find heritage collections, a fine selection of novels and other art books and comic books, a collection of CDs and DVDs and a children's area. The subscription card allows you to borrow books from all the city's libraries. Conferences, meetings with authors, stories for children, exhibitions... The librarians have no shortage of ideas to bring the place and its treasures to life, including one Sunday afternoon a month, so that culture is part of our daily lives.

Like an air of the famous Magic Bus, this cartoon that scotchait many children in front of the screens in the 90 s… The Bookmobile, as its name indicates, is a real itinerant library that moves closest to you, in your neighborhood and allows a large audience to enjoy its collections, to travel its imagination and to go to adventure through numerous novels, albums, documentary books or CD. These are available for children and adults for a period of 30 days. 9 neighbourhoods are served one to four times a month. To borrow a book, simply take a subscription and submit your card card each time. So take advantage of the card in hand, Le will be your compass to let your mind travel!

The setting is absolutely suitable for culture, since you are at the castle Harcourt, heritage châtelleraudais 15th, its 50,000 documents in the form of books, CD, CD-ROM, sound recordings divided into three rooms are available for hire. Other possibilities: interlibrary loans, corner burlesque, consultation of 65 6 magazines and newspapers, Internet, funds old, microfiches players and microfilm, photocopier, etc. the consultation on site is completely free. You can also find a photocopier, and Internet access. A quiet location, a few activities on different themes of culture.

The Louis-Aragon Library is the main library of the city. Inaugurated in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest in France. You can find just about anything you are looking for, from novels to encyclopaedias, dictionaries to magazines. The library also has an Image and Sound area where film lovers can watch films free of charge, audio terminals to listen to the CD collections on offer on the premises, and wifi access. Icing on the cake: for the inhabitants of Amiens metropolis, registration is entirely free.

Housed in the Hôtel de Lamoignon, which alone is worth a visit, the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP) houses a collection of over a million documents on the history of the capital and the Ile-de-France region, including manuscripts, old maps, drawings, postcards and photographs from the ^16th century to the present day. The archives of Parisian families, autographs, scholarly papers, topographical documents, archaeological surveys, correspondence of famous men and manuscripts preserved in the library are remarkable. Among the most precious documents are some of Voltaire's correspondence, manuscripts by Michelet, Flaubert's notebooks and the manuscript of his Education sentimentale. The BHVP is designed for researchers, but also for anyone with a passion for the destiny of the most beautiful city in the world! Consultation is on site only, after free registration and presentation of proof of identity and a photo. The Renaissance-style building, which is well worth a visit in any case, also hosts exhibitions on Paris. All in all, it's a place where you can get caught up in the discoveries and readings, and one that every Paris lover, and indeed every curious person, should discover at least once. And don't forget that the library is open from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday: plenty of time for a moment out of time!

Its name is a tribute to the emblematic film by Chris Marker. Managed by Clermont Auvergne Métropole and the association " Sauve qui peut le court métrage", it houses an incredible collection of 120,000 short films that can be freely consulted, as well as thousands of books, magazines and educational resources on cinema. It is the only place in France to offer the entire collection of documentaries "Images de la culture" of the CNC. Access is free for all film lovers!

The Mériadeck library is the central library of the municipal network. The offer is as one can imagine: immense and varied! An extremely complete literary and documentary collection, a heritage collection with rare and ancient manuscripts, a play area with board games and video games, a music studio and listening stations, computer stations, a room to welcome people with disabilities, and many activities for all during the year... One could spend hours there without seeing the time go by!

It was installed at the location of the house-Dieu created by the Earl of Bar, Milon IV, near the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Chapel.

Since 1991, the Bibliothèque des Cinq-Avenues in Marseille has offered a wide choice of books to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking for a detective story, a scientific documentary or a comic strip, you'll find what you're looking for among its many collections. The place is particularly calm and conducive to research. The children's area on the mezzanine floor is attractive, with thousands of books, comics, magazines and newspapers. Whether you're an avid reader or simply looking for a peaceful place to recharge your batteries, this library will meet your expectations.

Created in 1857, Alcazar was in the beginning a concert hall who could accommodate 2,000 people and who saw occurring a bunch of artists of which Yves Montand, Fernandel and Jacques Brel. Since 2004, it became the most famous library of Marseille and one of largest of France! In its shelves, more than 350,000 volumes, newspapers, CD, DVD, and funds rare, distributed on four levels and a surface open to the public of 11,000 m ². Alive cultural place, of the cultural events are regularly organized there. The monument is to be visited as well for its exterior architecture, recognizable by its red entrance gate orange surmounted of an iron bed marchioness, as for its bathed interior of light, to the forefront of modernity. Established in one of the most popular neighborhoods of Marseille (Belsunce), Alcazar is a symbol which shows that the culture can be accessible to all! This library is part of network BMVR of Marseille as well as the establishments of Bonneveine, of Whiting, the Cainq-Avenues, Grognarde, Saint André, the Basket and Castellane.

Thousands of texts and reference books to discover, learn more or perfect its theatrical culture. At the borrowing, nearly 8 000 contemporary, modern, classic and antique theatre - more than 1 000 theoretical works on different approaches to the theatre, essays, analyses, design, actor game, staging, sound, light and some works on puppet, circus, dance and street arts - hundreds of tapuscrits, authors already edited or not. In the theatre, the library makes available to the public the essence of its art. The "théâtrothèque" holds an important place in the theatre of the Mill. This particular resource, for the city of Marseille and even the PACA region, remains a privileged workspace for theater enthusiasts and curious. The "théâtrothèque" is also an area of meetings and exchanges. You can feed it and make it live!

A few steps from the Reform church, a library of the Arab World. Here, the funds are intended to regroup all books, texts and compilations on the Arab world in the literary, religious, sociological, economic or political fields. An original and plural perspective on this sometimes simplified culture, an inexhaustible source of data for those who are attracted, interested or affected by what is happening on the other side of the Mediterranean. Registration is essential.

Located in a hospital centre, in the heart of a médicalisée residence for the elderly, this library was designed in partnership with the CHU de Nîmes. It has a fund of books, in particular on the theme of health, practical life, ageing and intergenerational life. For resident patients, it also welcomes local residents. Occasionally, animations are proposed: storytelling, exhibitions, meetings with writers.

Located in the Pissevin district, Nîmes-West, this library is named after the Nîmois writer Marc Bernard. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1942 for his novel Tel to children. The two floors are home to the library and a resource centre on literature for youth, mainly for teachers and educators. Very popular with young people in the Pissevin-Valdegour district, the library gathers books, audio cds, including a very good collection of contemporary music, music dvds, documentaries, fiction and youth films. The minothèque is reserved for children from 6 months (!), a training space, a projection room, a digital public space with computer accompaniments, multimedia, job search.