Médiathèque James Baldwin

Médiathèque James Baldwin (library, 19th arrondissement): €727k paid by the City in 2020 and 2 Paris Council deliberations about it. The source of each item is given.

Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.

€727k

paid by the City for this place in 2020

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. Wikipedia ↗

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One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City ›

What the City funds here

Works and renovation

€17.5M

paid · 2018–2025

€262k in 2018 · €6.6M in 2024 (the highest) · €2.1M in 2025

2010

2025

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The 4 projects

Médiath James Baldwin 19 ↗2018–2022 · City accounts€2.2MCréation →2023 · City accounts€6.5MMédiathèque James Baldwin →2024 · City accounts€6.6MMédiathèque James Baldwin - 12, rue Henri Ribière - Mediathèque Jean Quarré →2025 · City accounts€2.1M

At the Conseil de Paris

2 moments found in the 2 deliberations about this place.

FEBRUARY 2021James Baldwin's name given to the library on rue Jean-Quarré

The Council examined draft deliberation DAC 346 assigning the name James Baldwin to the médiathèque on rue Jean-Quarré (19th arrondissement).Read the decision ↗

JUNE 2019Vote calls for a Paris place to be named after James Baldwin

The Council adopted motion no. 47 (PCF-FG) asking that a Paris location be named after James Baldwin, with a favorable opinion from the executive.Read the decision ↗

All deliberations ↗

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