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The Médiathèque

French and Francophone books, film, and periodicals — open to browse, free to join, and worth a visit even if you're not looking for anything in particular.

Collections

What's on the shelves

Books Fiction

Francophone African Fiction

Contemporary novels and short stories from across the Francophone continent, in French and in translation.

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Film Cinema

French & Francophone Cinema

Classic and contemporary French-language film on DVD, from New Wave classics to recent releases.

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Books Kids

Children's Picture Books

Illustrated French-language books for early readers, paired with our Sunday Reading Hour programme.

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Periodicals Reference

Magazines & Periodicals

Current and back issues of French news, culture, and lifestyle magazines for in-library reading.

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Catalogue

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Une si longue lettre

Mariama Bâ · Novel

Available

Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Children's

Available

Intouchables

Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano · Film, DVD

Checked Out

Allah n'est pas obligé

Ahmadou Kourouma · Novel

Available

Amélie

Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Film, DVD

Available

Le Monde diplomatique

Monthly · Periodical, current issue

In-Library Only

Kirikou et la sorcière

Michel Ocelot · Film, DVD

Checked Out

Chronique d'un été

Assia Djebar · Short Stories

Available

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Good to Know

Library Regulations

Books can be borrowed for three weeks and renewed once if no one else has reserved them. DVDs and current periodicals are for in-library use only.

No — library membership is open to the public and entirely separate from course enrolment.

A small daily fee applies after the due date — ask at the desk for current rates when you join.