Robert W. Neeser, a naval historian and Library subscriber, especially appreciates the open shelves system, very uncommon in France at the time: “encyclopedias, books of reference, books such as an American Library keeps on its reference shelves in the reading room — but books which the French libraries keep under lock and key.”
The Library has reduced operating hours from Tuesday 15 July 2025 through Monday 25 August 2025, inclusive.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 13h00 to 19h00
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 10h00 to 16h00
Sundays and Mondays: CLOSED
We’ll be CLOSED all day on the following: Bastille Day Monday 14 July; Assumption Friday 15 August and Saturday 16 August