On March 31, 2025, the National Library of France (BnF) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of the François-Mitterrand site with a symposium that will look at how the modern building of the BnF inspired other architectural projects, and will discuss the key trends in terms of architecture, public and services in recent major libraries around the world.

With CENL members, such as Rebecca Lawrence (Director of the British Library), Frank Scholze (President of the German National Library and the CENL) and Gilles Pécout (President of the BnF), taking the stage, this anniversary is therefore an opportunity to engage in a forward-looking dialogue between national libraries from around the world, in order to provide some answers to the question: what kind of library for tomorrow?

This event is available on Youtube: https://www.bnf.fr/en/agendaEN/imagining-library-today#bnf-watch-this-event

More information
https://www.bnf.fr/en/agendaEN/imagining-library-today

Photo: View of the BnF François-Mitterrand site by Thierry Ardouin / Tendance Floue / BnF