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)
3-5 year-olds and their parents are invited to join us for a Story Hour featuring songs, stories and rhymes in English.
Our weekly Wednesday Story Hours are for children ages 3-5 and their grown-ups. The program, hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste, Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty, and Volunteer Mary Wessels, lasts one hour and features songs, stories and hand-rhymes in English. Caregivers are expected to sing along to model for little ones. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone, and chaperones are expected to remain with their children for the duration of the program.
With your help, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library.
This Story Hour event will be held outside on the Champs de Mars (weather permitting) for a small group. If rain is likely, the event will be moved to the Library’s lower level reading room, for a small group. Space is very limited for this event. This event is free for Library members. Click HERE to register. Registered participants will be sent information about where to meet a day before the event. Registration closes 24 hours before the event. If regulations regarding group meetings change, we will accept participants in order of their registration (first come, first serve).
Can’t make it to this live event? Check out our curated list of online resources for children here. If you would like to support the Library and our services, 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.