Public library in Montreal?

Question

I'm looking for a public library in montreal that has a lot of english books, besides the McGill anf Concordia university libraries. A Public one. Preferably one in or near downtown. Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

Try this one. It's the best, the biggest and in Downtown!!!

Good luck!

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The Grande Bibliothèque building

The Grande Bibliothèque, a vast public space 33,000 metres square in the heart of Québec’s largest city, is an exceptional cultural rendez-vous providing open and free access to more than four million documents, including one million books. Essentially, all collections are part of two major ones: a universal lending and reference collection and the national collection.

In addition, the Grande Bibliothèque provides specialized services for, among other groups, children aged 0 to 13, business people, newcomers to Québec, members of cultural communities and persons with visual impairments.

Construction of the GB [PDF - 1250 Kb]

Floor plans: HTML - PDF

Exhibitions

Tours

Here is your Grande Bibliothèque [PDF – 5560 kb]

Address: 475, boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 5C4

Tel.: [phone]

Tel. (toll free): 1 800 363-9028 to reach the BNQ toll free from all regions of Québec outside the Montréal region

Fax: [phone]

Opening hours:

Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 10 pm

Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm

News and new releases section:

Everyday: 10 am to midnight

Shop opening hours:

Closed on Mondays

Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm

Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm

Parking

(tariffing): 400 spaces (access from avenue Savoie).

Metro:

Berri-UQAM

Buses:

15, 24, 30, 125