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Reading rooms opening hours

Reading rooms opening hours: François-Mitterrand Library

Open every day
  • except Sunday and Monday morning: Research library's reading rooms (Rez-de-jardin level)
  • except Monday: Reference library's reading rooms (Haut-de-jardin level)
  • except public holidays :
    • 1 January
    • Easter Sunday and Monday
    • 1 and 8 May
    • Ascension Thursday
    • Pentecost Sunday and Monday
    • 14 July
    • 15 August
    • 1 and 11 November
    • 25 December

Annual closure : from Monday 3 to Sunday 16 September 2012 inclusive


 Monday From Tuesday to Saturday Sunday
Reception desk 2.00pm-7.00pm 9.00am-7.00pm 1.00pm-7.00pm
Pay desks 2.00pm-7.00pm 9.00am-7.00pm 1.00pm-6.00pm
Readers' Advisory Service 2.00pm-7.00pm 9.00am-7.00pm except on Saturday 9.00am-6.00 pm
 closed
Reference library (Haut-de-jardin level) closed 10.00am-8.00pm 1.00pm-7.00pm
Research library (Rez-de-jardin level) 2.00pm-8.00pm 9.00am-8.00pm closed
Rare Books Reserve, room Y 2.00pm-6.00pm 9.00am-6.00pm
INA Library (Inathèque) 9.00am-7.00pm 9.00am-7.00pm

Documents from closed stack collections (Research library), must be requested at least one hour before the reading rooms close.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012