Grande Bibliothèque
The Grande Bibliothèque is a public library in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its collection is part of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Quebec's national library.
| Grande Bibliothèque | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Public library |
| Location | 475 De Maisonneuve Boulevard east Montreal, Quebec H2L 5C4 |
| Coordinates | 45.5156°N 73.5624°W |
| Construction started | 2001 |
| Opened | 30 April 2005 |
| Cost | $90.6 million |
| Owner | Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 33,000 m2 (360,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Patkau Architects Croft-Pelletier/Gilles Guité |
| Website | |
| banq.qc.ca | |
| Grande Bibliothèque | |
|---|---|
| Established | October 2002 |
| Architect(s) | Marie-Chantal Croft, Patkau Architects |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, e-books, music, cds, periodicals, maps, genealogical archives, business directories, local history, |
| Size | 4 million items |
Membership in the library is free to all residents of Quebec. It has some 10,000 users per day and a record of 3 million users in 2009—double the projected figure of 1.5 million for that year. In 2011, it attracted 2.7 million visitors, and was the most frequented public library in both North America and the Francophonie.
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