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)
Summer Reading at home challenge for ages 0-12
Keep track of your reading over the summer, try out new books, and win prizes by completing our Summer Reading Quest!
You don’t need to be in Paris this summer to keep track of your reading and collect prizes while you’re at it! This year the Library has summer reading challenges for kids and teens! Children who are not yet reading on their own are welcome to participate with the help of their parents. Download your 2020 Summer Reading Quest Materials here:
Summer Reading Quest for children under 5
Summer Reading Quest for ages 6-12
How does the Children’s Summer Reading Challenge work?
You can win books for your summer reading! Children ages 6-12 will receive a book when they complete at least five challenges on our Summer Reading Quest for ages 6-12. Each Challenge must be completed with a different book. For young children, being read to counts as well! Stop by the Children’s and Teen’s Services Desk to turn in your Summer Reading Quests by the 29 August 2020 to receive a brand new book and a super secret reading quest prize.
All challenges must be completed and prizes collected by Saturday 29 August 2020 to receive prizes. The 2020 Summer Reading Quest is free for all Library members.
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.