Opening Hours & Info
La Médiathèque
Please note that there will be some disruption in the opening times of the Reading Room, La Médiathèque remains opened as usual:
- Wed 20 Mar – closed all day
- Wed 3 Apr – closed from 4.00pm due to the event Celebrating Composer André Jolivet
- Wed 10 Apr – closed from 6.30pm
- Thu 11 Apr – closed from 5.00pm
- Fri 12 Apr – closed from 6.30pm due to the Talk Zero Waste Life, with J. Pichon
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri : 12noon – 7.00pm
Sat : 12noon – 6.00pm
17 Queensberry Place
London SW7 2DT
T. 020 7871 3545
F. 020 7871 3519
library@institutfrancais.org.uk
Outside the library’s opening hours, items can be returned at the Box Office during the Institut’s opening hours.
BIBLIOTHEQUE QUENTIN BLAKE
Following major refurbishment, our Children’s Library has reopened in September 2015 under the name Bibliothèque Quentin Blake. You can now access everything a child up to 12 years old needs to familiarise with French language and culture.
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri : 1.00pm – 6.00pm
Sat : 12noon – 6.00pm
32 Harrington Road
London SW7 3ES
library@institutfrancais.org.uk
Outside the library’s opening hours, items can be returned at the Box Office during the Institut’s opening hours.
Contact Us
For any enquiries, please email us at library@institutfrancais.org.uk or call us on 020 7871 3545 during the opening hours of La Médiathèque.
Facilities
La Médiathèque offers, for all visitors:
– Study areas and reading rooms
– Free wifi
– Computers with printing and photocopying options (10p per page)
– 2 Self-service machines for loans and returns
– Second-hand books for sale
– Wheelchair access to the first floor. Our librarians are on hand to collect documents from the second floor if needed
The Bibliotheque Quentin Blake offers:
– Reading rooms
– A self-service machine for loans and returns
– Second-hand books for sale
Feel free to bring your drinks and snacks from our in-house Bistrot to the Mediatheque.
Group Visits
For school or student groups, please contact our School Officer: schools@institutfrancais.org.uk – 020 7871 3518
For other group visits, please contact us: library@institutfrancais.org.uk – 020 7871 3545
Room Hire
For further information on private room hires at La Médiathèque please contact: hire@institutfrancais.org.uk – 020 7871 3516