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Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon

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Lyon Part-Dieu Municipal Library
Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon Part-Dieu
Une des entrées de la bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
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45°45′42″N 4°51′38″E / 45.76168161717051°N 4.860658920033354°E / 45.76168161717051; 4.860658920033354
LocationLyon, France
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Websitehttp://www.bm-lyon.fr/


The Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon is a library in Lyon, France. In addition to providing standard library services it also hosts a variety of special collections, in particular in the fields of photography, Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes département, old books, textiles, music, contemporary art and literature.[1]

It holds one of the largest collection in Europe with more than 3.2 million items, including 1,5 million books, 203,500 old master prints and 670,000 photographs [2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Collections Remarquables". Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon (in French). Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "La BmL en chiffres". Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon (in French). Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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