Finding your way around the Bpi

Find our services and resources to help you discover the library and find your way around the Bpi’s spaces and collections.

The interactive map, ExplorezLaBpi

This fully navigable interactive map will help you find the various information desks if you wish to ask a library staff member for information, as well as the Bpi’s booths, collections, restrooms, etc.

Request assistance

For people with mobility or orientation difficulties, assistance from a librarian is available from the entrance to the Lumière. Please contact us by phone during library opening hours on +33 (0)1 44 78 12 71.

If you would like assistance from the metro, tram, or bus stop, you must make an appointment with a librarian from the Reading and Disability Service 24 hours before your visit on weekdays and 48 hours before your visit on evenings, weekends, and public holidays. Contact us at lecture-handicap@bpi.fr or by phone at +33 (0)1 44 78 44 97 or +33 (0)1 44 78 41 85, or via Acceo (for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals).

Our guides and visitor assistance materials

Coming soon, available for consultation on site at the reception desk and online:

  • The Bpi’s rules and regulations in large print, Braille, and easy-to-read and easy-to-understand formats;
  • Bpi presentation booklet in easy-to-read and easy-to-understand (FALC) format;
  • Bpi access guide in FALC;
  • Audio guide for accessing the Bpi from the Cour Saint-Émilion metro station;  
  • Tactile map of the Bpi;
  • Bpi presentation videos in French Sign Language (LSF), with subtitles and audio description, available on the Bpi website.