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)
Experience the Library in a different light and help us launch our year of centennial celebrations in style. Meet new friends and enjoy music, a catered cocktail dînatoire, and handcrafted drinks, all in support of the Library in its 100th year. The event features:
We will also welcome an illustrious quartet of authors — and friends of the Library:
Stephen Clarke (The French Revolution & What Went Wrong; A Year in the Merde)
Nicola Keegan (Swimming)
Jake Lamar (Bourgeois Blues; Postérité; The Last Integrationist)
Dana Thomas (Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes; Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano; Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster)
This adults-only party will last until midnight and all proceeds will benefit the Library’s programs, services, and collections. The full cost of your ticket is a tax-deductible donation and will be acknowledged with a tax receipt after the event.
To purchase tickets, click here.
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.