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)
Provide valuable feedback to the Library and earn community service hours!
If you’re an avid reader, you love your library, and if you want to have more input in our collections and programs for teens, apply for the Library’s Teen Advisory Group! Members of this group are asked to offer opinions on a selection of new books that we are considering adding to our collections, to offer input and suggestions about programs, policies, and more. Your feedback will be valued, and you will learn about the behind-the-scenes work of the Library and its staff while getting a sneak peek at some of the newest YA reads. Meetings will be held one Friday a month from 17h00-18h30, and members of the group are expected to commit to attending all meetings. Meetings will be held on the following Fridays: 10 September, 8 October, 19 November, 17 December, 14 January, 11 February, 11 March, 13 May, 8 April, 10 June.
Members of this club will be offered a selection of books that are under consideration for the Library’s young adult collections, but which the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff would like teen input on for a variety of reasons. Group members will read these titles and present them for discussion. It is important to note that your opinions will be valued, but you will not be selecting books for the Library’s collections. You will be offering opinions and valuable feedback on books, then the group will discuss the merits of each presented book during monthly meetings, and how each title fits into the collections as a whole. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will facilitate each meeting, and will take notes on all of the comments and feedback to use in deciding whether to add these books to our collections.
If you are interested in joining the Teen Advisory Group, fill in the ONLINE APPLICATION by 31 July at 23h00. You can expect to write one to two paragraphs about your reading, and why you would like to join the group.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE 2021-2022 TEEN ADVISORY GROUP.
Questions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.
We thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
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.