Médiathèques De Saint-Étienne
The médiathèques municipales de Saint-Étienne is a group of libraries in Saint-Étienne, France. It consists of a central library located in the Tarentaize area, six smaller libraries and two bookmobiles. The libraries hold more than 527 000 documents. Each year, close to one million documents are borrowed by about 15 000 users. History The library gathered its first documents during the French Revolution, when the libraries of the clergy were seized. At the time, these books and manuscripts were stored but not made available to the public. In 1831, the collections were moved to the city hall, where the population was allowed to consult them one day a week from 1834 onwards. In 1842, Jean-Antoine de la Tour-Varan became the city librarian and expanded the collection holdings, causing the library to move to the Palais des Arts in 1861, where it remained until 1959. Throughout the 19th century, the different librarians made it a priority to acquire as many documents about the ...
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