Overview
Finding and Obtaining Materials
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
Special Libraries
Bookstores
France is full of special libraries that hold its cultural and intellectual riches. If you're studying in Paris or another major city, be sure to visit cultural and educational centers, or ask a local librarian, to learn where there are special libraries that meet your interests. The
library page maintained by France's Ministry of Culture may also help. They may be located in small shopfront
centers, old churches, or art museums...think of them as hidden treasures! You may also be surprised at what you can find
in smaller towns. French villages have millennia of history, humanity, and art behind them, and they often store documents
or artefacts in small local libraries or museums.
Here are a few renowned special libraries to start with:
