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Reading rooms opening hours

Reading rooms opening hours : Rez-de-jardin level

Warning

From January the 7th up to September 2013, access to the François-Mitterrand Library by Western entrance.

Open every day
  • except Sunday and Monday morning
  • except public holidays :
    • 1 January
    • Easter Sunday and Monday (20 and 21 april 2014)
    • 1 and 8 May
    • Ascension Thursday (29 may 2014)
    • Pentecost Sunday and Monday (8 and 9 june 2014)
    • 14 July
    • 15 August
    • 1 and 11 November
    • 25 December

Annual closure : from Monday 2 to Sunday 15 September 2013 inclusive

Monday From Tuesday to Saturday Sunday
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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013