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"Pass lecture / culture"
Get unlimited access to the reading rooms in the Public Library and to our exhibitions, concerts, and shows. From 14 years old.
Gallica
Gallica is one of the major digital libraries available for free via the Internet. It gives you access to over 10 million documents of all types : printed documents (books, press and magazines) in image and text mode, manuscripts, sound and iconographic documents, maps and plans.
SINDBAD, online librarian
The ASK A LIBRARIAN Service (SINDBAD: Service d’Information Des Bibliothécaires A Distance) provides free document references on all topics and factual information (facts, figures, dates).
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The Oval Room
An iconic room of the BnF | Richelieu, the Oval Room is open to all, free of charge and with no age limit. Among the 20,000 works freely available, a collection of 9,000 comics is available for perusal alone or with the family.
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