page_title: Bibliothèque de Genève
hierarchical_section_title: Bibliothèque de Genève
caption_attribution_description: Façade de la Bibliothèque de Genève (Suisse)
context_page_description: The Bibliothèque de Genève, founded in 1559, was known as Bibliothèque publique et universitaire from 1907 to 2006.
  It occupies different buildings around the city: the main site in Parc des Bastions, the Musée Voltaire, La Musicale and the Centre d’iconographie. It also manages the library in Villa La Grange.
  It focuses on the humanities and the social sciences with special emphasis on the Reformation, the Enlightenment and Genevensia.
context_section_description: The Bibliothèque de Genève (BGE, English: Geneva Library, Library of Geneva), founded in 1559, was known as Bibliothèque publique et universitaire (BPU, English: Public and University Library) from 1907 to 2006.
  It occupies different buildings around the city: the main site in Parc des Bastions, the Musée Voltaire, La Musicale and the Centre d’iconographie. It also manages the library in Villa La Grange.
  It focuses on the humanities and the social sciences with special emphasis on the Reformation, the Enlightenment and Genevensia (i.e. anything published in Geneva or whose author or subject is connected to Geneva).
caption: The main library's entrance in Parc des Bastions
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "<KENOX S630  / Samsung S630>", "Image Make": "Samsung Techwin", "Image Model": "<KENOX S630  / Samsung S630>", "Image XResolution": "96", "Image YResolution": "96", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "708271", "Image DateTime": "2007:08:05 11:49:41", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image Copyright": "COPYRIGHT, 2007", "Image ExifOffset": "386", "Image ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "Image WhiteBalance": "Auto", "Image DigitalZoomRatio": "0", "Image FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "35", "Image SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "Image Contrast": "Normal", "Image Saturation": "65535", "Image Sharpness": "65535", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "1", "Thumbnail YResolution": "1", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "30992", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "4095", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/350", "EXIF FNumber": "14/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Program Normal", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "80", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2007:08:05 11:49:41", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2007:08:05 11:49:41", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF CompressedBitsPerPixel": "4095/2048", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "33/4", "EXIF ApertureValue": "0", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "297/100", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "88", "EXIF FocalLength": "29/5", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "768", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1024", "EXIF RelatedSoundFile": "RelatedSound", "EXIF ExposureIndex": "1", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed"}