Bibliothèque multimédia intercommunale d'Épinal
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The bibliothèque multimédia intercommunale d’Épinal (bmi) is a public library in Épinal, Vosges, France, serving the territory of the communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. It is supported by five other libraries - the bmi network one in Golbey and the médiathèques in Thaon-les-Vosges, Bains-les-Bains, Xertigny and Deyvillers.
Revolution and the École's library
The Maison Romaine
Throughout the 19th century gifts and acquisitions expanded the library's collections. Its site became too small and so in 1902 the town council bought the 'Maison Romaine', which was later made a monument historique in 1990.[1] They planned to install the woodwork and collections in the uncompleted part, the building with columns.
Present-day
Restoration of the woodwork from Moyenmoutier Abbey
Network
Collections
Adult
Young people
"Musique et Images"
- 5800 DVDs of films;
- Over 800 DVDs of documentaries ;
- 13 000 CDs ;
- 450 methods and partitions ;
- Over 3,500 books on cinema, music, photography and theatre
Newspapers and magazines
Special collections
Manuscripts
Incunables
Local collection
Prints and drawings
Personal collections
Objects
A hand-drawn globe was bought by the town council in 1828, it was made by Étienne Forfillier, principal of the collège in Mirecourt. It is entirely hand-drawn and made in an artisanal manner. Each hemisphere is made up of 38 spindles made of laid paper, glued directly onto the wooden ball. It is on show in the bmi's 'salle des boiseries'.
It also holds a very large portfolio of prints, made of boiled cardboard covered in green parchment, from the collection from the princes of Salm. It was restored by the BnF (Site Richelieu) conservation studio in 2006.
