Phone +41 22 418 28 00 | ||
 | ||
Address Prom. des Bastions 1, 1211 Genève, Switzerland Hours Open today · 9AM–10PMWednesday9AM–10PMThursday9AM–10PMFriday9AM–10PMSaturday9AM–5PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–10PMTuesday9AM–10PM | ||
The Library of Geneva (fr. Bibliothèque de Genève), known until 2006 under the name Public and University Library (Bibliothèque publique et universitaire BPU), is one of the oldest university libraries of Switzerland. Located in Geneva, it was founded in 1559 as a part of the University of Geneva by John Calvin, and was mentioned for the first time in 1561.
Contents
The department of incunabula and manuscripts is the most important part of the collection. It contains valuable and rare documents, posters, pictures of Geneva, maps and plans.
Collection
The collections as a whole contain more than two million print volumes as of 2014.Collection Information
2,497,264 works in print 25,126 maps and charts 4,397,160 picture documents 164,079 microforms 25,126 manuscripts 10,118 audiovisual items
204,077 individual digital items available on line
Branches
The Bibliothèque de Genève occupies four different sites in iconic places within the city. The central site Bastions (next to the University buildings, facing the Reformation Wall), the Musée Voltaire in Les Délices, La Musicale in the Grütli Theater and the Centre d’iconographie on the Boulevard du Pont d'Arve.
In addition there is the historical library of the Villa La Grange (the only existing 18th-century library in Geneva), which is managed by the Bibliothèque de Genève.Branch Locations