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Two new digital resources, Intelligence Online and Syria Report, join the Library's collections.

The Sciences Po Library supports you during this period to offer you the best possible working conditions.

Our reference librarians offer you resources to better understand this subject.

Librarians from the CIVICA alliance commissioned IFOP to produce a barometer measuring information literacy skills among 72,000 students in the humanities and social sciences.

A big thank you to all our readers for taking part in our amnesty campaign for overdue books.

Don't throw away all your ballot papers and other political leaflets. A second life awaits them in the Archives Service !

We wish you a happy return to school, filled with enthusiasm, discoveries and success! The library, a unique place at the heart of the campus, is there for you throughout the year.

“Why can't I access this Le Monde article?” “Don't we have a subscription to the Financial Times?” “I'd like to read this article from the South China Morning Post, but I doubt we have access through a subscription...” We subscribe to numerous press resources. However, because these subscriptions come with different types of access, it can sometimes be difficult to find your way around our catalogue, even though everything is there! That's what we'll be looking at on this page.

After a few days of exceptional closure, the library welcome you at both the Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Thomas sites. Find detailed information about the opening conditions.

As conditions are not suitable for welcoming staff and visitors (no heating), the libraries will remain closed until Thursday, January 8 inclusive.

The entire library staff wishes you a happy new year! In 2026, we will continue to support you in your studies, research and various projects.

Dates of closure, holiday loan, cessation of services,.... All the dates you need to know.

Your library subscribes to PressReader and enhances its access to Le Monde with a direct subscription. In order to expand its general press offering and enable the Sciences Po community to read the news more easily, on the go, and in greater depth, the library has taken out these two subscriptions.

How do you use AI tools? How do you spot fake news? How do you use Sciences Po’s Library? Make your voice heard among the 72,000 students that will take part in this CIVICA Barometer.

A Library selection of dedicated resources.

Knowledge is power. This week is International Open Access Week, learn more with Jason Hazard, Library Coordinator for our European university alliance, CIVICA.

New release! “Press and History” is a Sciences Po project in which students explore press archives (RetroNews, Gallica) to analyze cultural and social representations of the 19th and 20th centuries. Their work, published partly on RetroNews and in an online dossier updated annually, brings historical newspapers to life while showcasing student research.

From recreational tours to back-to-school training, find out what the Library has to offer to make the best of your time at Sciences Po.

Explore the new materials of the library!

The holder of the Chair of Creative Writing presents his or her Petite bibliothèque (Small Library), a dozen or so particularly salient books to help the audience understand and share his or her life journey, perspective and writing process.

Library closures, holiday loans, cessation of services... All the summer dates you need to know.

Whether you are a high school student, university student or professional, you can obtain our summer card free of charge.

From Sunday 20 to Friday 25 April 2025, the Sciences Po Library will have adjusted opening hours.

The library's podcast for Sciences Po students. 30 minutes long, Chut! The podcast that makes noise in the library takes the form of a magazine: hosted by 2 librarians, Myriam and Sophie, each episode is based on a discussion between students and guests on a topic that concerns and interests you, with student recommendations via a microtrottoir and a portrait of a librarian.