The Bibliothèque Inguimbertine is a scholarly library located in
Carpentras
Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; la, Carpentoracte) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. ...
. It was established by Joseph-Dominique d'Inguimbert, the
Bishop of Carpentras from 1735 to 1754. It has been called "the oldest of our municipal libraries" by current chief librarian
Jean-François Delmas. It currently contains about 220,000 books.
The library is known to bibliophiles all over France and is scheduled to move into roomier quarters in the former Hôtel-Dieu in 2013.
References
Further reading
* Chapitre I: une histoire pluriséculaire; Chapitre II: des collections protéiformes; Chapitre III: un projet pour le 3e millénaire.
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Libraries in France
Buildings and structures in Vaucluse
Organizations based in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Libraries established in 1735
1735 establishments in France
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