Turin’s Passerin d’Entrèves Library Reopens After Major Renovation, Upgrading Access and Community Services. TURIN, Italy The Biblioteca Civica Alessandro Passerin d’Entrèves in Turin is set to reopen on Tuesday, August 11, following the completion of a major renovation project aimed at improving its facilities, accessibility and public services. The Passerin d’Entrèves Library occupies part of the historic Cascina Giaione, an 18th-century complex whose former haylofts were adapted for library use. The facility opened in April 1992 and was named in 1996 after Alessandro Passerin d’Entrèves, an Italian political philosopher and academic associated with the University of Turin. Its services include borrowing and returning materials, bibliographic assistance, Wi-Fi access, internet use and other public library services.