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Médiathèque James Baldwin
The Médiathèque James-Baldwin is a médiathèque belonging to the City of Paris's municipal library network, created in 2024 in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, near the Place des Fêtes.
It was named after the American writer James Baldwin. The médiathèque's documentary specialties are feminism, LGBTQIA+ cultures, ecology and exile, and deaf culture. Wikipedia ↗
Actually paid
13.2€M
Deliberations 2019–2021
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Works paid for, year by year13.2 €M
Médiathèque James Baldwin et Maison des Réfugiés Création20236.5 €MMédiathèque James Baldwin20246.6 €MKey moments
JUNE 2019The idea of a Paris tribute is launchedThe Council adopted motion no. 47 (PCF-FG) asking that a Paris location be named after James Baldwin, with a favorable opinion from the executive.
FEBRUARY 2021The tribute moves from the 2019 principle to a specific placeThe Council examined draft deliberation DAC 346 assigning the name James Baldwin to the médiathèque on rue Jean-Quarré (19th arrondissement).
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Sources
Conseil de Paris (Débat-Délibs) ↗ · Bulletin municipal officiel (Gallica/BnF) ↗ · CA annexes, Ville de Paris · Wikipédia ↗
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