Jaw-Dropping Parisian Libraries: A Peek Inside

...plus, commemorating the weird history of the French croissant, an Irish radio appearance, and what's on in February

The newly renovated “Oval Room” at the French National Library/Richelieu site. Image by Rachel Naismith/All rights reserved

Dear Subscribers,

I spent three years in Paris as a student, including two working on independent research projects— which means libraries were my primary habitat for a time.

This was hardly a grim existence. Many of the libraries wh…