{"id":7109,"date":"2026-11-04T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/initiatives\/quartier-libre\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:38:16","slug":"quartier-libre","status":"publish","type":"initiative","link":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/initiatives\/quartier-libre\/","title":{"rendered":"Quartier Libre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7109\" class=\"elementor elementor-7109 elementor-6951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"initiative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e784e30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e784e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e781a2 lb-init-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e781a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A micro-library centered on the arts in french.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94781a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94781a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quartier Libre is the micro-library of Le Labo, an artist-run centre located in <a href=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/service\/space-rental\/\">Studio 277<\/a> at 401 Richmond in Toronto. Launched in October 2025 by Dyana Ouvrard and Sawsan Borges da Moura, and custom-built for our space by carpenter Louis Bernales, this library was designed for our artists as a physical, hands-on tool to draw inspiration from and to nourish their artistic research. The Quartier Libre collection was built from exhibition catalogues, art magazines, zines, publications, technical resources and other works gathered over twenty years of Le Labo\u2019s activity in Toronto\u2019s and Canada\u2019s francophone arts scene.<\/p><p>Follow the micro-library&#8217;s adventures on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/quartierlibr.e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@quartierlibr.e<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f882c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f882c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/app1e2dTQNLLNUBWo\/shrYaEFLglcxXB2rr\/tbln3v01euf1QUoBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the contents of the micro-library online<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ed594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4ed594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0890-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dyana Ouvrard<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f7f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f7f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This micro-library builds on the momentum of our cycle themed around \u201cmicro\u201d: the idea of favouring small, human-scale formats, through intentional choices and spaces that give our members and new audiences the time and room they need to develop their ideas.<\/p><p>Several events in our programming grow out of this collection. The Permanence hivernale workshops offer a friendly place to discover new creative mediums, in French, during Toronto\u2019s tough winter months. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/events\/quartier-libre-evening-micro-library-2025\/\">Les Veill\u00e9es<\/a><\/span> (evening gatherings) invite our member artists to share their most meaningful reads with new audiences, in person, in the moment, and then through our podcast <i><a href=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/matieres-douces-1-4\/\">Mati\u00e8res Douces<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab5b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ab5b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSCF0665-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dyana Ouvrard<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3566de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3566de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78187e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78187e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad530c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad530c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35788f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a35788f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8327699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8327699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba4e9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ba4e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7b49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a7b49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where can I visit the micro-library?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af4fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af4fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Studio 277, 401 Richmond St West, Toronto.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250c63d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"250c63d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d112bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d112bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the opening hours?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c51700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c51700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bca8a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bca8a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b98a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8b98a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why visit it?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14d685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d14d685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Artistic inspiration, theoretical research or technical information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77352ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77352ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07abcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d07abcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I borrow books?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0dcdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da0dcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Only Le Labo members can borrow books from the micro-library, but everyone is welcome to read on site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a903cba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a903cba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7e948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de7e948\" 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Follow us on Instagram to see the programming.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b50d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b50d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a2027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8a2027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I have another question<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4548eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4548eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Write to us at <a href=\"mailto:info@lelabo.ca\" style=\"color:#000;text-decoration:underline\">info@lelabo.ca<\/a> and our team will get back to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Labo&#8217;s micro-library: a collection of catalogs, magazines, zines and resources about art in french, at Studio 277.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6957,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":3},"class_list":["post-7109","initiative","type-initiative","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative\/7109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/initiative"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative\/7109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7276,"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/initiative\/7109\/revisions\/7276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}