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)
For ages 14-18
Want to build your confidence in front of a group? You can overcome nervousness and build self-confidence while meeting other English speaking teens in Paris through The Youth Leadership Program (YLP), offered by Toastmasters 75 Paris in partnership with The American Library in Paris.
The YLP’s eight-session, workshop-style design enables teen participants ages 14-18 the opportunity to develop public speaking potential through practical experience and guidance from professionals and practiced speakers. The club will meet one Friday evening a month during the 2020-2021 school year. Each meeting features a speech and lesson from a member of one of the Toastmasters groups in Paris, and teen club members will each give two original speeches throughout the year. During these meetings, friendly, constructive encouragement and feedback will be given to members from the Toastmasters and fellow teen club members.
Open to anyone, useful for everyone: The program is not in competition with school programs, courses, or other established youth projects. Instead, it’s a supplement to these programs. Participants will learn to:
Cost: This club is open to Library members and non-members alike. If your application is selected, this program is free to attend.
Schedule: Participants must commit to participating in all 8 sessions. The Youth Leadership Program will meet one Friday a month at The American Library in Paris from 19h00-21h00 in September, October, November, January, February, March, April and May (dates TBA).
How to apply: If you are interested in joining the Youth Leadership Program, fill in this APPLICATION FORM by 31 July at 23h00. You can expect to write one to two paragraphs about yourself and why you feel you need this program, and explain your commitment to completing the assignments. Provide us with additional questions or helpful information about yourself and your extra curricular experiences if you would like. If you are concerned about not being selected, do still apply – the program is designed for people at all levels who have both the need to improve and the desire to learn. Teens who want to apply should be fluent in English, and eager to learn and/or improve their public speaking skills. The club is free to attend for those teens whose applications are selected. Questions about applications, teen collections and programs can be sent to Celeste, our children’s and teens’ services manager: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.
This club is coordinated by: Alexander Bradburn (Toastmasters), with the support of Virginia Slocum (Toastmasters), Juan Pablo Chaclan (Toastmasters), Colleen Shaughnessy-Larsson (Toastmasters), and Celeste Rhoads (The American Library in Paris), and a team of experienced communicators from Toastmasters clubs across Paris. The YLP is led by teen participants while Toastmasters coach and help evaluate.
More Information about the Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program can be found on the YLP web page.
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.