• Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library
  • Anne-Hébert Library

Anne-Hébert Library

Ville de Saint-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Category

Culture


Client

Ville de Saint-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier


Location

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (Québec) / Canada

Date

2018


Budget

2,5 M$

Area

730 m²


Credits

Photos © David Boyer


Description

The Anne-Hébert library, attached to the Explorateurs school, covers an area of 730 m2, and boasts a collection of over 35,000 books, a stage area for children, meeting rooms, secluded work rooms, a photocopy room and an exhibition room.

 

The contemporary, state-of-the-art library is made entirely of wood. It is a great place to learn, create, socialize and relax for local residents and young people.

 

This inter-communal facility is accessible to local schoolchildren, particularly those from the École des Explorateurs, as it is linked to this school by a footbridge on the upper floor. The large, bright and contemporary main hall, with its heartfelt wooden beams and structure, offers all the ambience needed for such a place of knowledge and culture.

 

The concept was to offer a diversity of spaces and atmospheres for different clienteles, with a particular focus on youth areas. Innovative educational zones were planned for the youth area.