For five years, the Centre Pompidou will be closed for renovations. But there's no way we are going to leave our loyal visitors without their beloved hub of knowledge, free and open to everyone. So, the Bpi is setting up in a shimmering glass and concrete gem, where it showcases over 317,000 works, 1,500 workspaces, and delightful themed areas: the video game lounge, the Music room with vinyl records and pianos, and the Self-Training space brimming with language methods, tutorials, and countless digital resources.
A fresh start for the library!
Here, there’s no mandatory card or social barriers: students, retirees, curious minds, and Sunday readers mingle freely, just like at Beaubourg. Plus, there are some well-thought-out new features: acoustic booths for peaceful phone calls, computer-assisted music stations, a mobile app to help you navigate the shelves, and even a cafeteria to support those long study sessions.
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A festive weekend !
Ten days after reopening at the Lumière building, the Public Information Library is pulling out all the stops with a full weekend of celebrations, from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7. On the agenda: writing workshops, speed language dating, a book club, storytelling, video games, and… a giant karaoke. Yes, the Bpi is much more than just a library!
Friday kicks off with a Speed Language Dating event: a great opportunity to practice a foreign language or share yours in a friendly atmosphere. Following that, a workshop on Georges Perec (W or the Memory of Childhood) invites participants to read differently, together.
Saturday promises to be intense: the launch of the Bpi Reading Club is on the schedule, along with a plot…born in novels written by… imaginary characters, guided stroll through the collections by Hervé Brusini (Albert Londres Prize), presentation of the highlight novels of the new season by Cloé Korman, Gilles Marchand, and Séphora Pondi, followed by the showcase of the “Letters of Light” project by Alice Babin. Then it’s time for some music: vocal warm-up and giant karaoke in the Music space, fun guaranteed.
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Sunday, we're kicking off with a bang with a creative writing workshop Light on Words, a fun session of word-minutes to write microfictions on the spot, and the Story Capsules from La Cour des Contes, which take the audience on a poetic stroll through the shelves.
All weekend long, there will be listening stations to (re)listen to the podcasts Capsule Bpi and Par Effractions, a selection of retro and indie video games showcasing the best of the Press Start 2025 festival (and a Minecraft server to reinvent the Pompidou Center your way).
In short, three days of celebration to (re)discover the Bpi, its collections, and cultural programming.
Bpi in Light
September 5-6-7, 2025
40 Avenue des Terroirs de France – 12th
Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12 PM - 10 PM; Saturday, Sunday, holidays 11 AM - 10 PM; closed Tuesday
Free entry!
