The Library is open Friday 19 March 2021 from 10h-18h for browsing, checkout, and returns. Limited seating is available. All programs continue virtually.
Updated information about our hours and services as of Saturday 20 March 2021 is coming soon.
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Evenings with an Author, sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg
The Library is proud to announce that GRoW @ Annenberg is the official sponsor of our Evenings with an Author series.
Announced during our Century Gala, this generous sponsorship will allow the Library to continue providing readings, lectures, panels, and other literary events free to the public for the next five years. For information on upcoming Evenings, please scroll down the homepage or visit the website calendar.
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Visiting Fellowship
We are now accepting applications for our Visiting Fellowship program for writers wishing to secure a residency in fall 2021 or spring 2022.
The deadline for applications is 1 April 2021.
The Fellowship offers writers and researchers an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library. International applicants are encouraged, and you do not need to be American to apply.
Please visit our Fellowship page for more information, including our statement about awarding virtual Visiting Fellowships.
2020 Book Award Winner: Maggie Paxson for The Plateau
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the 2020 American Library in Paris Book Award. Congratulations to Maggie Paxson for The Plateau. Paxson’s book is described by the Book Award jury as “a work of moral imagination, literary skill, depth, breadth, and passion [that] explores a small pocket of rural Southwest France, the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon, whose community took in Jewish refugees from the 1930s through the Holocaust and which today houses one of France’s few centers for asylum seekers.” To watch the Book Award ceremony and hear Paxson’s moving and timely acceptance speech, check out the Library’s YouTube channel.
The Book Award ceremony is the Library’s most significant donor appreciation event of the year. If you haven’t donated this year and you would like to join the hundreds of supporters who have made a contribution in 2020, please use the donate button on this page.
The Book Award is supported by generous funding from the Florence Gould Foundation.
The American Library in Paris has been lending since 1920. Help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service by donating today.
Upcoming Events
List of Events
The Art of the Short Story (ages 12–18) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
ages 12-18 Work on your craft in a fun, creative atmosphere with other young writers! Novels, and short stories are distinct art…
Barbara Diggs on Boycotts, Strikes, and Marches (ages 9–18) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
For children and teens ages 9–18 and their families Dive into history with author Barbara Diggs, and find out about the pivotal role youth played…
Story Hour (ages 3–5) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly interactive Wednesday Story Hour! This virtual program lasts 45 minutes…
Story Hour (ages 3–5) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly interactive Wednesday Story Hour! This virtual program lasts 45 minutes…
Evenings with an Author: Kate Kirkpatrick [Virtual Public Event; RSVP Required]
*Covid-19 Update: This winter, the Library’s Evening with an Author series will continue to meet virtually, via Zoom. These events, which are free and open to the…
Writing Workshop with Laura Cronk- Poetry, Nonfiction, and Open Genre [Virtual Event, Library members only, RSVP Required]
*Covid-19 Update: This spring, the Library’s programs will continue to meet virtually, via Zoom. Please check eLibris or our programs calendar for updates and line-up. This event is limited…
Vikings (ages 6–12) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
For ages 6–12 Children ages 6–12 are invited to join us for an interactive event exploring the Vikings. Who were the Vikings? How did they…
Understanding the American University Application Process: with College Goals ages (12–adult) [VIRTUAL; RSVP REQUIRED]
For teens ages 12–18 and their parents Given the demands of the American university application process, students interested in pursuing higher education in the…
Evenings with an Author: Lisa See in conversation with Pauline Lemasson [Virtual Public Event; RSVP Required]
*Covid-19 Update: This winter, the Library’s Evening with an Author series will continue to meet virtually, via Zoom. These events, which are free and open to the…
Evenings with an Author: Dylan Fisher [Virtual Public Event; RSVP Required]
*Covid-19 Update: This winter, the Library’s Evening with an Author series will continue to meet virtually, via Zoom. These events, which are free and open to the…
