Libraries Boulogne-Billancourt

Built in the late th century, the Paul-Marmottan library is part of the Historical Monuments inventory. Paul Marmottant is the instigator, passionate for the First Empire and the Napoleonic history that makes the library unique. It was bequeathed to the Academy of fine arts at the beginning of the th century and is with the Marmottant-Monet museum, the Marmottan Foundation. Researchers, students and amateurs are welcome and in the neo-classical neo-classical garden of Italian inspiration. There are temporary exhibitions, conferences and screenings throughout the year. The presence of an auditorium covered with wood and excellent acoustics where concerts and concerts are taking place, as well as a permanent collection to visit only by appointment.

The library has 200 reading places; 151 000 documents in all areas in open access; consultation and borrowing of videos, CD-Roms, CD, audio cassettes, Dvds, ebooks and digital books; a music space with listening equipment and a partition loan service; a fund dedicated to the 1930 s with 5 500 original books on literature, arts and history… A youth area with 48 000 available free access documents. For children is organized an hour of the tale: Saturday at 11 pm, once a month. From 4 years old. Free entrance. Also a toddler morning: Saturday at 11 pm, once a month. Nursery rhymes, songs, doigts. From 1 year old. Free entrance. And many initiatives all year round…

For adults and children, the library covers 450 m ², with 36 000 multimedia documents: books, magazines, compact discs, audio and video cassettes, DVD borrowing, occasional animations, tale time: Saturday at 11 p. m. (except school holidays), music section. The Point-of-Day library also organizes livres of books. Open home, good selection of classics, well-organised research, calm and quiet, ideal for relaxing, reading and borrowing at leisure.