La Bibliotèca

What La Bibliotèca does

La Bibliotèca is the operating brand of Association Culturelle Marcel Guiraud, a French non-profit cultural association headquartered in Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy in the Tarn department of southern France. The association runs a multi-service community venue at 2 Avenue d'Albi that combines a library, a café-restaurant-snack, and a bookstore serving local residents and seasonal visitors to the area. A trained cultural animator (Marie-Dominique HERAIL) provides library services, visitor guidance, and cultural programming on a part-time schedule.

The association's product portfolio is anchored by a small publishing and distribution operation, including the poetry collection 'Vagabondages En vers vous' by Philippe Folliot and the 'Ma France' trilogy (Cents discours pour convaincre, Chroniques des temps présents et futurs, and Pérégrinations autour de mots). Sales occur both on-site and through a WooCommerce-powered online boutique at labiblioteca.fr, with unit pricing of €15.00 publicly disclosed for at least one title. The underlying technology is a standard WordPress content and e-commerce platform with no proprietary software, APIs, integrations, or AI components.

The business model is hybrid: community-led cultural association with two modest revenue streams — seasonal restaurant/hospitality operations (formerly open seven days per week in July/August) and direct-to-consumer book sales. The organization is non-profit, has no external investors or parent company, and employs approximately 8 people. The website footer is dated 2026 and indicates ongoing operation, though the restaurant page currently redirects to a 'fermeture' (closure) notice, suggesting a material contraction of operational activity.

Name

La Bibliotèca

Legal name

Association Culturelle Marcel GUIRAUD

Website

https://labiblioteca.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Bibliotèca is a French non-profit cultural association in Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy operating a community library, bookstore, and former café-restaurant, selling locally authored Occitan-themed literature online and on-site to residents and seasonal visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Cultural Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Book Retailers and News Dealers (45921), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Cultural association services
• Community library services
• Café restaurant hospitality
• Independent French bookstore
• Cultural animation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant/Café operations: The café-restaurant-snack operates seasonally (7 days a week in July/August), serving food and beverages to local patrons and tourists visiting Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy.
2. Book sales: Sale of published works including 'Vagabondages En vers vous' by Philippe Folliot and the 'Ma France' trilogy. Books are sold both on-site and through the online boutique.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Bibliotèca is a French cultural association (Association Culturelle Marcel Guiraud) that runs a community library, a seasonal café-restaurant-snack, and a small online bookstore from a single location in Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy, Tarn. It sells directly curated French literary works — including the "Ma France" trilogy and the poetry collection "Vagabondages En vers vous" by Philippe Folliot — both on-site and through its WooCommerce-powered web boutique. The association also delivers cultural animation services led by a professional cultural animator (Marie-Dominique HERAIL), providing library guidance and community cultural programming.

Product overview

La Bibliotèca is a cultural association (Association Culturelle Marcel Guiraud) operating a multi-service venue in Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy, France. The offering consists of three interconnected services: a café-restaurant-snack operation, a WooCommerce-powered bookstore selling French literary works (including the Ma France series and the poetry collection Vagabondages En vers vous by Philippe Folkiot), and cultural animation services led by a professional animator. The association operates from a single location at 2 Avenue d'Albi and serves as a community cultural hub for the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Restaurant (Café-Restaurant-Snack) Seasonal café-restaurant-snack establishment operated by the cultural association, reported as open 7 days a week during the July/August summer season for local residents and tourists.
• Boutique (Online Bookstore) E-commerce bookstore operated via WooCommerce selling French literary works and poetry collections published or distributed by the cultural association, accessible online and on-site.
• Vagabondages En vers vous Poetry collection by Philippe Folliot exploring themes of nature, feelings, life, mountains, and regional roots and values, available via the La Bibliotèca online boutique and on-site.
• Ma France — Cents discours pour convaincre Book containing one hundred speeches for convincing, part of the Ma France series on French themes, priced at 15,00 € and sold via the La Bibliotèca online boutique.
• Ma France — Chroniques des temps présents et futurs Book of chronicles addressing present and future times, part of the Ma France series, available via the La Bibliotèca online boutique.
• Ma France — Pérégrinations autour de mots Book of wanderings around words, part of the Ma France literary collection, available via the La Bibliotèca online boutique.
• Cultural Animation Services Cultural programming and animation services provided by trained animator Marie-Dominique HERAIL, offering library guidance and cultural advice to visitors during documented opening hours.
• Community Library Services Public library access and lending services housed within La Bibliotèca at 2 avenue d'Albi, Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy, supported by the cultural animator during scheduled opening hours.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association Culturelle Marcel GuiraudcoreOthersAssociation Culturelle Marcel Guiraud is the parent cultural organization that operates La Bibliotèca. It is referenced as the association behind the cultural center, library, and café-restaurant. The association's name is displayed on the website footer.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Cultura: Major French cultural-products retail chain selling books, stationery, games and creative supplies via physical stores and e-commerce. Overlaps with La Bibliotèca's bookstore category at a much broader assortment and price scale.
• Furet du Nord: One of the largest independent bookstore chains in France, operating physical stores and a strong e-commerce presence. Comparable to La Bibliotèca's bookstore/e-commerce offering, though at vastly greater scale and assortment breadth.
• Fnac: France's leading mass-market retailer of books, music and cultural/tech products. Competes with La Bibliotèca's bookstore at the consumer level for French literary and cultural purchases, especially online.

Others

• Médiathèque départementale du Tarn: Public departmental library network serving the Tarn, offering lending, cultural programming and rural outreach. Adjacent to La Bibliotèca's library services within the same geographic catchment and cultural-mission space.
• Centre Occitan des Cultures: Regional Occitan cultural association promoting Occitan language and heritage through events, publications and community programming. Thematically aligned with La Bibliotèca's Occitan heritage mission though not a direct commercial competitor.

Direct peers

• Actes Sud: Independent French publisher and bookstore group headquartered in Arles, combines publishing of French literary works with physical bookstore operations. Directly comparable to La Bibliotèca's blend of in-house publishing and a cultural bookstore anchor.
• Shakespeare and Company: Iconic independent English/French bookstore in Paris with a strong cultural programming and community engagement dimension. Comparable to La Bibliotèca's combination of bookstore plus library/cultural animation under a single brand.
• Librairie Ombres Blanches: Large independent bookstore in Toulouse (Occitanie region) hosting literary events, in-house editorial programming and cultural activities. Closest regional analog to La Bibliotèca's library/bookstore/cultural venue model.
• Editions Verdier: Independent French literary publisher based in the Landes region, focused on French-language and regional literature. Highly comparable to La Bibliotèca's publishing arm around regional French and Occitan literary works.

Regional players

• Musée Toulouse-Lautrec: Major cultural institution in Albi (Tarn department), operating a museum with permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, bookstore and cultural programming. Comparable regional cultural anchor in the same Tarn geography as La Bibliotèca.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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