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Library Friends of Instruction

Le Marais

Step inside a 19th-century workers' library where volunteers still preserve history. The Bibliothèque des Amis de l'Instruction was founded by artisans in 1861 and pioneered lending books to all social classes: its remarkably preserved setting tells a quietly revolutionary story.

19th-century setting
volunteer-run
literary history
small group tours

Tips

📚"symbol of reading for the masses"
📖"first library in Paris to lend books"

Library Friends of Instruction

54 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France

14 €