The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
ages 9-12
Join Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty and volunteers for a workshop dedicated to the craft of writing a short story. In time for the Young Authors Fiction Festival, we’ll look at how to build a story and the important things every great story needs. If you have already started a story you can bring it along a first draft is not required to take part in this workshop.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Click HERE to register. Questions about events and collections for children and teens can be sent to Children’s & Teens’ Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org
All children must be accompanied by an adult and registration is required. Children attending programs must have their own library card, or be covered by a family membership, otherwise the non-member fee applies. All programs are free for Library members and 10€ per child for non-member children. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.
The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.