The Bpi in figures
Key figures 2019
A few figures to illustrate visitor numbers, the documentary and cultural offer and to attempt to sum up the activity of a large library.
To find out more, you can consult our activity reports.
Visitor numbers
- 1 319 326 visitors (total visitor numbers)
- 1 275 722 visitors of which in reading spaces
- and 43 604 participants in cultural actions and appreciation sessions outside reading spaces.
Surface area
Surface allocated to receiving visitors :10400 m2
Printed collections (monographs)
- 390 416 volumes
- 346 094 book titles
- 400 video games, 271 of wich physical, 129 en dematerialised
- 24 786 sound documents of wich 413 vinyl record.
- 1733 physical periodical or journal titles supplemented by databases
Human resources
- 230 full-time officers
Budget
- Operation expenditure : 6 277 911 €
- Investment expenditure : 5 821 371 €
