Sciences Po Bibliothèque, Research library at Sciences Po, 7th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Sciences Po Bibliothèque is the research library for the Sciences Po university in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, holding extensive collections focused on social sciences and humanities. The facility offers access to over 200 electronic databases along with specialized research materials for students and scholars.
Émile Boutmy founded the library in 1871 together with the École libre des sciences politiques, first housed at 16 rue Taranne. In 1886 the school bought the hôtel d'Eaubonne at 25 rue Saint-Guillaume, and Henri-Paul Nénot built a new library there between 1886 and 1888. A bequest from Henri Giffard in 1887 gave the library its name, bibliothèque Henri-Giffard.
The library's name honours Henri Giffard, whose 1887 bequest of 6,000 francs funded acquisitions; it was renamed the bibliothèque Henri-Giffard, and a reading room bears the name J.-P.-Lazard after a gift from Jean and Max Lazard. Its collections reflect the school's international outlook: about 40% of printed documents are in French, 40% in English and 20% in other European languages.
The library is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:45 PM. Study spaces can be reserved online in advance, allowing you to secure a workspace that suits your research needs.
The library's early reading rooms opened to the public once or twice a week, a condition Boutmy accepted when the Société de statistique, the Société de législation comparée and the Société de linguistique transferred their collections to the school. In 1887 a 6,000-franc legacy from Henri Giffard led the library to be renamed the bibliothèque Henri-Giffard.
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