The Grande Bibliothèque is unveiled

Almost 15,000 m², 1,500 seats, practically 700,000 books and paperwork… these are the staggering figures for the long run giant college and concrete library that can happen on the Saint-Jacques website.

Fashionable gear that can present a excessive stage of service for customers. This undertaking led by Grand Besançon Métropole and the College of Franche-Comté will likely be a serious middle for research and analysis, dissemination of books and tradition and enhancement of written heritage. An actual website of cultural actions within the coronary heart of downtown Besançon, a stone’s throw from the humanities and human sciences campus which brings collectively greater than 4,500 college students.

Gear for all audiences

The Grande Bibliothèque would be the key asset of Grand Besançon’s future public studying coverage. Everybody will discover their happiness there. Individualized workspaces (carrels) will likely be bookable, a 180m² area will likely be dedicated to video games (board and video), there will likely be a variety of digital documentation in addition to quite a few protected paperwork from the wealthy heritage collections of the research library. and conservation particularly. The constructing may also include a big grownup exercise workshop, an exhibition area, a multipurpose auditorium with 100 seats and an unlimited 900 m² stage for younger individuals… There will likely be one thing for everybody!