# Libraries in Paris > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Libraries_in_Paris > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Libraries_in_Paris.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries_in_Paris > Source revision: 1340749809 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Cultural hubs with rich literary collections}} [[File:Salle de lecture Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve n03.jpg|thumb|right|[Sainte-Geneviève Library](/source/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve_Library) at [Sorbonne-Nouvelle University](/source/Sorbonne_Nouvelle_University)]] [Paris](/source/Paris), the capital of [France](/source/France), has many of the country's most important libraries. The [Bibliothèque nationale de France](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France) (BnF; in English "national library of France") operates public libraries in Paris, among them the [François-Mitterrand](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Fran%C3%A7ois-Mitterrand), Richelieu, Louvois, Opéra, and [Arsenal](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_de_l'Arsenal)."[http://www.bnf.fr/pages/zNavigat/frame/version_anglaise.htm?ancre=english.htm How to find us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202070012/http://www.bnf.fr/pages/zNavigat/frame/version_anglaise.htm?ancre=english.htm |date=February 2, 2009 }}." ''[Bibliothèque nationale de France](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France)''. Retrieved 21 January 2009. ==Overview== In the 2nd arrondissement, the Bibliothèque [Richelieu](/source/Rue_de_Richelieu) is to a design by [Henri Labrouste](/source/Henri_Labrouste) with nine domes; it opened in 1868. There are three public libraries in the 4th arrondissement. The [Bibliothèque Forney](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Forney), in the [Le Marais](/source/Le_Marais) district, is dedicated to the decorative arts; the Arsenal Library occupies a former military building, and has a large collection on French literature; and the [Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_historique_de_la_ville_de_Paris), also in Le Marais, contains the Paris historical research service. The [Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve) at [Sorbonne-Nouvelle University](/source/Sorbonne_Nouvelle_University) is in 5th arrondissement; designed by [Henri Labrouste](/source/Henri_Labrouste) and built in the mid-1800s, it contains a rare book and manuscript division.{{cite news|last=Woodward|first=Richard B.|title=At These Parisian Landmarks, Shhh Is the Word|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/travel/05journeys.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 5, 2006}} The [Saint-Germain-des-Prés Library](/source/Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s_Library) at [Université Paris Cité](/source/Universit%C3%A9_Paris_Cit%C3%A9) is associated with the national public library as a mixed service unit in the [Latin Quarter](/source/Latin_Quarter%2C_Paris). Situated in the 6th arrondissement, [Bibliothèque Mazarine](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Mazarine) is the oldest public library in France. The [Médiathèque Musicale Mahler](/source/M%C3%A9diath%C3%A8que_Musicale_Mahler) in the 8th arrondissement opened in 1986 and contains collections related to music. The Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand (nicknamed ''Très Grande Bibliothèque'' i.e. very large library; and part of the BnF) in the 13th arrondissement was completed in 1994 to a design of [Dominique Perrault](/source/Dominique_Perrault) and contains four glass towers. In the same arrondissement, [Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Marguerite_Durand) opened in 1931 and holds a collection on feminism. The children's library, [Petite Bibliothèque Ronde](/source/Petite_biblioth%C3%A8que_ronde), opened in 1965. There are several academic libraries and archives in Paris. The [Sorbonne Library](/source/Sorbonne_Library) at [Panthéon-Sorbonne University](/source/Panth%C3%A9on-Sorbonne_University) in the 5th arrondissement is the largest university library in Paris. In addition to the library on the [Sorbonne](/source/Sorbonne_(building)) site, the other university bearing the same name, [Sorbonne University](/source/Sorbonne_University), also has several humanities libraries throughout Paris with its [Sorbonne University Library](/source/Sorbonne_University_Library): the Malesherbes Library, the Clignancourt Library, the Michelet Library-[Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie](/source/Institut_d'Art_et_d'Arch%C3%A9ologie), the Serpente Library, and Institut des Etudes Ibériques.{{cite web|title=Paris-Sorbonne libraries|url=http://www.english.paris-sorbonne.fr/libraries/|publisher=Paris-Sorbonne University|accessdate=4 July 2013|archive-date=3 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703101116/http://www.english.paris-sorbonne.fr/libraries/|url-status=dead}} Situated in the 7th arrondissement, The [American Library in Paris](/source/American_Library_in_Paris) opened on 20 May 1920 and is part of a private, non-profit organisation.{{cite book|title=The American Society Legion of Honor Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVRmAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=1955|publisher=American Society of the French Legion of Honor|page=85}} It originated from cases of books sent by the American Library Association to U.S. soldiers in France. Other academic libraries include [Interuniversity Library of Health](/source/Paris_Interuniversity_Library_of_Health) at [Université Paris Cité](/source/Universit%C3%A9_Paris_Cit%C3%A9), Paris School of Mines Library.{{cite web|title=French Libraries and Archives|url=http://www.library.nd.edu/help/study-abroad/France.shtml|publisher=University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Libraries|accessdate=5 July 2013|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017053726/http://library.nd.edu/help/study-abroad/France.shtml|url-status=dead}} Opened in 2009, the [Sainte-Barbe Library](/source/Sainte-Barbe_Library) at [Sorbonne Nouvelle University](/source/Universit%C3%A9_Sorbonne_Nouvelle) is an inter-university library located in the buildings of the former College of St. Barbara. ==See also== * {{illm|Municipal libraries of Paris|fr|Bibliothèques municipales de la ville de Paris}} * [List of libraries in France](/source/List_of_libraries_in_France) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat-inline|Libraries in Paris}} {{library nav}} {{Paris}} {{Authority control}} Category:Libraries in Paris --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Libraries in Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries_in_Paris) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries_in_Paris?action=history)). 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