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Two years of renovation work
The Library closed its doors on 29 September 1997 so that renovation work could start. Part of the collections were installed in temporary premises at 11 rue Brantôme, so that the documentation remained partly accessible to users during the renovation.
Bpi-Brantôme
The Bpi-Brantôme opened on 19 November 1997, with a space of 3,000 m2 and 600 reading places.
As a result of the lack of space, the collections made available were reduced to the purchases of the last five years. In addition, there was a wide range of works of reference, including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, etc.
Also available was the complete collection of CDs, a large selection of "Self-Learning" software, as well as press files (in binders or computerised), and work-stations with access to Internet.
The Bpi-Brantôme closed at the end of August 1999.
Modernisation
At the same time, the Bpi modernised its documentation and services in preparation for its reopening:
- Updating its collections through an active policy of acquisition and removal ("weeding out")
- Cleaning documents
- Modernising the catalogue and computer system
- Producing digital versions of more than 300 films
- Preparing new areas, with a clear labelling system.
Focus on :
The Bpi-Brantôme: photo album
After the closing of the "green" Library, and before the opening of the "plum-coloured" Library inside the Pompidou Centre, the Bpi mixed its colours in its provisional premises on rue Brantôme.
Take a look at the photo album of the Bpi-Brantôme.
Martine Blanc-Montmayeur:
My Years at the Bpi
Director of the Bpi from 1993 to 2001, Martine Blanc-Montmayeur describes the projects which were undertaken in the Library during the 1990s.
She recalls (in French) the preparation of the new Bpi in the framework of the renovation of the Pompidou Centre, the moving of the collections to Brantôme, and the work involved in the renewal of the computer system.