The Library welcomes your questions. Please note that reference questions received from members of the Library are given first priority, and therefore, due to the volume of questions, we may not be able to treat reference queries from the general public as promptly as we would like.

Metro : École Militaire (line 8), Alma-Marceau (line 9)
RER : Pont de l’Alma (line C)
Bus Routes : 28, 42, 63, 69, 72, 80, 82, 86, 92

RATP website

Paris’s self service “bike hire” system.
Vélib’ stations close to the Library
How to use Vélib’

Saint Dominique – 3 min walk
Quai Branly – Tour Eiffel – 4 min walk
Joffre École Militaire – 9 min walk

HOURS:

Tue–Wed: 10h–21h
Thu–Fri–Sat: 10h–19h
Sun: 13h–19h
Mon: Closed

Last hour: self-service only
Last entry: 30 minutes before closing time

Summer Hours: The Library has reduced operating hours and is closed on Sundays in July and August.

Winter Holiday: The Library’s regular annual closure is from Saturday 24 December 2022 through Monday 2 January 2023.

The Library will be closed on these dates in 2022:

Saturday 1 January 2022 – New Year’s Day
Sunday 2 January 2022 – Holiday break
Monday 3 January 2022 – Holiday break
Sunday 17 April 2022 – Easter
Monday 18 April 2022 – Easter Monday
Sunday 1 May 2022 – Labor Day
Sunday 8 May 2022 – WWII Victory Day
Thursday 26 May 2022 – Ascension
Monday 6 June 2022 – Whit Monday
Thursday 14 July 2022 – Bastille Day
Monday 15 August 2022 – Assumption
Tuesday 1 November 2022 – All Saints’ Day
Friday 11 November 2022 – Armistice Day
Saturday 24 December 2022 – Christmas Eve
Sunday 25 December 2022 – Christmas Day
Monday 26 December 2022 – Holiday break
Tuesday 27 December 2022 – Holiday break
Wednesday 28 December 2022 – Holiday break
Thursday 29 December 2022 – Holiday break
Friday 30 December 2022 – Holiday break
Saturday 31 December 2022 – Holiday break
Sunday 1 January 2023 – Holiday break
Monday 2 January 2023 – Holiday break

Summer Hours: The Library has reduced operating hours and is closed on Sundays from 15 July 2022 until 29 August 2022.