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 0–18
Win a new book for every book you read and review!
Ages 0-12
How does the Children’s Summer Reading Challenge work? You can win books for your summer reading! Register for the Summer Reading Challenge and then stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk at the Library to pick up your Summer Reading Challenge sheet or download it online. Challenges include tasks such as “Read a book set in a place you’ve never been.” There ten challenges that you can complete. For each challenge that you complete, write down the title and author, as well as three words to describe the book. When you’ve completed a challenge, stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk to tell us, and pick a prize book to take home and keep! For young children, being read to counts as well!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE FOR AGES 0–12
Ages 12-18
How does the 10 Book Challenge for teens work? Register for the 10 Book Challenge for teens, then pick up your 10 Book Challenge review cards at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk or download a copy to print at home. Complete as many challenges as you can between 12 June and 1 September 2021 and turn in your 10 Book Challenge Cards at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk by 1 September to receive a prize for each challenge completed. You may read in any language, but each challenge must be completed using a different book.
All challenges must be completed and turned in at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk by 1 September 2021 to receive prizes.
This program is free for Library members, and registration is required to participate.
If you would like to support the Library, and our services, including programs such as this one, 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.