Libraries Lorraine

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.

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

In the heart of the large buildings of the Grand Seminary built between 1769 and 1775 by the Cardinal de Rohan, the library offers the fans of books the pleasure of perfumes of leather, ink and paper. The director, Louis Schaeffli, is a knowledgeable gumby who guides you by appointment; You will tell the story of this amazing library, most of which come from the seminary of Molsheim founded in 1580. One of the jewels in the collection is a th century Greek Bible, the Novum Testamentum Graecae, offered at the Molsheim seminary. Over the years, wars, invasions and transfers have been lost or have been destroyed. There are still close to 120 000 volumes specialized in the church and alsatique but also history, philosophy, French and German literature, 237 incunables, nearly 4 000 works of the th century, precious vélins and rarities.

Strasbourg's Hautepierre media library offers a wide range of services and activities for culture lovers. Its wide selection of books, DVDs and CDs, as well as events such as film screenings, video game tournaments, exhibitions and workshops, make it an unmissable destination. Even anti-library types will be seduced by its rich and varied offering. The manager will be happy to guide you. The Pass'relle card allows you to borrow books throughout the Eurometropole. The interior garden is a soothing setting in which to take full advantage of the library's facilities.

The collection brings together the documentation amassed by the city's art museums since 1877 - some 135,000 volumes. You'll find documentation in all fields of Western art history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. You can also consult the "Videomuseum" database, which lists French public collections of contemporary art, and "Artprice.com", a database dedicated to art auctions.

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Free consultation on site. Frequented by the students from the Ecole de l'image (Beaux-Arts), this small library that combines wonderfully modernity in design, and antiquity through its old exposed stones, is a true wonder for lovers of ancient and contemporary art. At the heart of the museum, on the 1st floor, it has more than 2,500 books and has an interesting collection of old books that concern archaeology, numismatics, popular imagery. Many recent books also offer a fairly complete picture of ancient and contemporary artistic creation, as well as the history of Vosges and Lorraine.

In 2007, work began on the future Intercommunal Multimedia Library. Since then, the BMI welcomes young and old in a modern and fully equipped space of 5,000^m2. The BMI offers various spaces: heritage, video games service, "Ecouter-Lire" space, woodwork room. More than 150,000 documents are at your disposal. For architecture lovers, the woodwork room is a must-see. A space to discover with your family!

Wifi is available as well as non-empruntables but searchable collections. A library on a human scale, photocopier, but point of loan here, the library providing the service. So, to get a book, you will need to go through interlibrary loan. A little frustrating sometimes…

This is nothing less than the home of Gabriel Molitor, a marshal of France. Its portal dates back to the mid th century.

The Pôle Média-Culture Edmond Gerrer (PMC) is a municipal multimedia library with a beautiful auditorium for shows and other cultural events (meetings, film screenings, conferences, concerts, etc.), offering a wide range of over 140,000 documents. Among them, take your time to discover adult and children's books, magazines, comic books, CDs and DVDs, as well as e-readers and sheet music.

Located in a rural setting, near the square des Malgré-nous, the municipal library of Saverne offers a plethora of activities throughout the year for children and adults: writing workshops, storytelling, crafts, creative moments and shows. A very varied choice of works among novels, tales, audio books, books in large print, comics and mangas, CDs... In total, there are more than 40,000 documents and 80 subscriptions to press titles available to visitors.

Strasbourg's Bookmobile is an itinerant service that brings the culture of books and knowledge to everyone, especially in areas far from media libraries. You'll find a range of 5,000 documents - novels, documentaries, CDs, DVDs and magazines for all ages. The Bibliobus caters for all reading desires: fiction, history or children's entertainment. The Bibliobus is even accessible to people with reduced mobility. Two new stations extend the network's coverage: Port du Rhin - place de l'Hippodrome and Robertsau - rue de l'Ill.

Part of the Meuse Grand Sud network of media libraries, along with its neighbor Ligny-en-Barrois, the Médiathèque Jean Jeukens attracts the curious by its exceptional setting. Nestled in the heart of an English-style landscaped park, the facility occupies the Château de Marbeaumont, former home of banker Paul Varin Bernier. Inside, the eye is drawn to the vast selection of references. Over 180,000 titles, including books, CDs, DVDs, comics, manga and games, spread over three areas. Events are also organized here (storytelling, workshops, meetings).

The Château Stanislas, the former hunting grounds of Duke Stanislas Leszczynski, ex-King of Poland, is now a listed historic monument. It offers visitors a comprehensive selection of books and DVDs, regularly renewed, as well as a main room for school classes and events organized throughout the year. In all, 20,000 documents are on offer.

The MOPO makes available to everyone a treasure treasure! Professions, history, training, culture, these themes make this library unique through its richness and specificity. Place of consultation classified second technical library after Forney, it remains unknown to the general public. However, it retains approximately 35,000 works, as well as encyclopedias (Diderot and Alembert), writings of artisans and laborers and an original fonds of works by Companions and volumes on the tools. Like the Toolkit collection of tools, these works belong to the Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir de France. It is also possible to make available, in free access, a modern documentation center with internet access and subscription to specialized journals. A documentalist is also present to assist consultants in their research. An essential support for memory works, for example.

Close to the town center, with over 120,000 documents, the library occupies part of the Saintignon mansion, built in the ^18th century. The Pierre Messmer collection, inaugurated in 2009, features a special collection of almost 3,500 documents, some of which are unique, rare and precious, having belonged to the former Prime Minister and Mayor of Sarrebourg. Comprising two vast sections, youth and adult, the library offers document loans, storytelling hours, literary cafés, workshops, online training courses and more.

The library Au Jardin des Livres is part of the cultural infrastructure of the town of Dieue-sur-Meuse. You can come in to browse through the latest news, relax, broaden your horizons, have fun, and sit in the reading corner. It offers a large selection of books for adults and children (novels, periodicals, comics, practical guides, etc.), spread out in clear and functional aisles. An essential place to feed your imagination.