From the owner: Entièrement automatique Le métro de Lille est un réseau métropolitain desservant la ville de Lille…read moreet une partie de son agglomération. Il a été le tout premier métro entièrement automatique au monde. Avec 2 lignes en site propre (souterraines ou sur viaducs) d'une longueur totale d'environ 45 kilomètres et 60 stations, il est le plus long réseau de métro automatique au monde.

From the owner: Au service d'un développement durable et d'une citoyenneté active Quatre petites lettres, MRES…read more Quatre petites lettres au service de l'environnement et des citoyens depuis une trentaine d'année. La Maison Régionale de l'Environnement et des Solidarités rassemble une centaine d'associations intervenant dans les domaines de la nature, de l'environnement, des solidarités et des droits de l'Homme. C'est également un lieu d'accueil du public avec un Centre Régional d'Information et de Documentation et un Espace Info Energie.

The SHAPE Library is located on the NATO military base that hosts military and civilian personnel…read morefrom over 40 nations. The library itself is excellent. They have mostly books in English and then French but also quite a collection for the other NATO nation languages such as Turkish, Slovak, German, Polish, etc. Not only is it possible to check out books, but there are also 1000+ DVDs and Blu-rays, as well as audio books, games for Wii consoles and Nintendo DS, as well as others. There are also about 10 computers that can be used that are hooked up to the internet. T The library also hosts artists with one part of the building dedicated to art exhibitions. There is often some very interesting artwork displayed by both local and international artists. Oh, they have a variety of monthly magazines and daily newspapers available as well.

This is probably my favourite library on shape. They have lots of books and computers. Also for…read moreonly a small fee of one dollar you can have a cup of coffee. The DVDs section is also pretty kickin. Saturday morning also is great if you have kids.