Description

L'Octogone library offers spectacular, well-lit rooms, as well as a renewed collection. An immense collection of comic books takes centre stage, in addition to a workshop for artistic creation. With more than 1,150 games and toys, the children’s area is whimsical and fun, while the youth area is complete with couches, tables and chairs for optimal comfort. What's more, the “Jour de chance” collection includes high-demand volumes and titles, offering recent works to be borrowed at no cost.

Library rooms

• Five coworking and individual rooms with television sets (reservation onsite or by phone), including one room reserved for teenagers 
• A small children’s area 
• A café, Le Phylactère, offering food and beverages 
• A multiuse community room 
• A computer lab (reservation onsite or by phone) 
• The L'Ébullition room
• A silent work room 
• A comic workshop 
• Three outdoor patios 
• The “Dans ma bulle” area (isolated and perched up at the very top of the stairway)

Reservation of rooms and computer lab

• You need a valid library card in order to make a reservation 
• A maximum duration of two hours per person is allowed 
• Reservations are cancelled if you are more than 10 minutes late 
• Room reservations are possible on the same day, at the reference desk located on the 2^nd floor, or by phone. Computers from the computer lab may be reserved up to 7 days in advance, by phone.

Recycling

• Batteries: 
  - Household batteries weighing 5 kg or less are accepted 
  - Batteries must be placed in a bag provided for that purpose  
  - No wet, damaged or defective batteries are accepted 
• Ink cartridges:  
  - All Lexmark ink cartridges are accepted 
  - Original ink cartridges by the following manufacturers are also accepted: Hp, Brother, Samsung, Canon, Dell, Kyocera 
  - Ink jet cartridges by the following manufacturers are also accepted: Hp and Canon