The 20 Best Libraries in Montreal, QC

Fresh reviews:

This beautiful new-ish library and art gallery is just 4 blocks from Outremont métro station and 2 blocks from rue Bernard.I found a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books in both official languages — a different selection from my neighbourhood library, which is good because I’ve pretty much read all…

Andrea L.

Bibliothèque Robert-Bourassa

I fell in love with this new, open, welcoming, family friendly library. They have separate play+reading rooms for kids of different ages, including babies, and a super nice breastfeeding area. It is really modern, with self-check desks, computer labs, and news books. I can’t wait for the adjacent park to be…

Marie H V.

Bibliotheque Marc-Favreau

The music collection is very good, the film collection is very good as well, one can find artsy-fartsy films, the regular fare from Hollywood and TV series. The affiliation card is worth getting, it costs only 3 dollars. The collection can be checked online and if something is hard to get it can be reserved…

Charles H.

Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec

pretty good bookstore that used to be further north and a lot more smaller.they’ve been a fixture on la plaza for as long as i can remember. back when renaud bray didn’t had a location on la plaza, raffin WAS the bookstore i would go to buy pretty much all my cartoons and those japanese mangas. i go a lot less…

Hoang-Khai T.

Librairie Raffin

This is not necessarily a review of this location but of the chain in general.I love this bookstore. It’s the epitome of a bookish introvert girl wonderland. You need to check out all the nifty cat swag, cute little kitchenwares, and office supplies. I can’t comment too much on the book section because I am an…

Lillian C.

Renaud Bray Saint-Denis

I usually love secondhand bookstores. The smell of old books… aaahhh!This particular bookstore is okay, but it lacks that special something. It feels a little too in-between older books and new books. It feels too much like all the books were released in the 1990’s.I guess it lacks the romance and the owner is…

Laura D.

Presque 9

Fun fact: this library building used to be a Lowney’s chocolate factory (Cherry Blossoms, anyone?)Although the small selection of novels in English is heavily slanted towards romance novels and westerns, you can reserve other books from throughout the network. Warning: you only have 2 days to get there once…