Bibliothèque municipale de Nantes, Public library in Nantes, France

The Municipal Library of Nantes operates through eight locations across the city, including four mediatheques and four libraries that house extensive collections and multimedia materials. The network is staffed by a dedicated team that manages these resources and assists visitors throughout the system.

The library was founded in 1753, making it one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the region with deep roots in the city's intellectual life. A significant relocation occurred in 1881 when the collection moved to a new building, reshaping how the library operated.

The name honours Jacques Demy, the Nantes-born film director, and the building opened in 1985 on the Quai de la Fosse, gathering heritage, research and lending functions on 10,000 m². Its glass front carries a red banner reading "JEUNESSE DEMY", and a digital panel at street level announces the library's news.

The network's headquarters is the Médiathèque Jacques-Demy at 24, quai de la Fosse, on the city-centre riverfront; the other branches sit in neighbourhoods such as Chantenay, Doulon and the Breil. The Jacques-Demy site concentrates the heritage, study and research collections on 10,000 m², so start there for older or rarer material. The glass facade with its two gabled roofs and the digital panel at ground level mark the entrance.

The library's headquarters is the Médiathèque Jacques-Demy, opened in 1985 on 10,000 m² at 24 quai de la Fosse, where heritage, research and public reading functions were brought together. Its facade of dark metal and glass, with two glazed gabled roofs, carries a red banner reading "JEUNESSE DEMY".