The Grande Bibliothèque du Québec (, GBQ) was a public corporation of the province of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. It came into existence in 1998 and merged with
Bibliothèque nationale du Québec in 2002. Its purpose was to plan the creation of the
Grande Bibliothèque
The Grande Bibliothèque () is a public library in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its collection is part of (BAnQ), Quebec's national library.
Membership in the library is free to all residents of Quebec. It has some 10,000 users per day ...
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See also
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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
The (; ; abbr. BAnQ) is a Quebec government agency which manages the province's legal deposit system, national archives, and national library. Located at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal, the BAnQ was created by the merging of the Biblioth ...
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Literature of Quebec
External links
BAnQ's Official Website(in French, with English summary)
References
* Bibliothèque nationale du Québec: Direction des communications et des relations publiques. ''Here Is Your Grande Bibliothèque''. Montréal: Bibliothèque nationale du Québec: printing
yQuébécor, 2005. ''N.B''.: Published (also in French) on the occasion of the "Open House", on 30 April and 1 May 2005, Montréal, that launched the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec.
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Public libraries in Quebec
Libraries in Montreal
Crown corporations of Quebec
Libraries established in 1998
1998 establishments in Canada