Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation. The 1920s Edition focuses primarily on this storied decade.

Sat 26

Sat October 26 @ 21 h 00 min - Sun October 27 @ 0 h 00 min

Halloween Extravaganza: Library After Dark (ages 18+)(Ticketed event)

The American Library in Paris

Join us for a hauntingly good time featuring specialty cocktails (free boos!), a spooktacular silent disco, and a costume contest that’s to die for! Click on the button below to buy a ticket before they all vanish...

Tue 29

Tue October 29 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) Entre Nous: Can Libraries Control the World? With Seth Kimmel and Lauren Robertson

The American Library in Paris

Professor Seth Kimmel analyzes how the model of a library was used as a tool of Spanish colonialism.

November 2024

Sun 3

Sun November 3 @ 13 h 00 min - 17 h 00 min

Screening: State Legislature at the Cinémathèque du documentaire

Cinémathèque du documentaire 25 Rue du Renard, Paris, France

Screen Fred Wiseman's film State Legislature at the Cinémathèque du documentaire in the presence of Lauren Collins and Jordan Mintzer.

Tue 5

Tue November 5 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

How Ike Eisenhower Led America with Susan Eisenhower and Elaine Sciolino

The American Library in Paris

How President Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time, by Susan Eisenhower, a DC policy strategist and security expert who is also his granddaughter.

Fri 8

Fri November 8 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Fri 8

Fri November 8 @ 20 h 00 min - 21 h 00 min

Yotam Ottolenghi: Comfort, the tour

Casino de Paris 16 Rue de Clichy, Paris, France

Spend a delicious evening at the Casino de Paris in the company of renowned chef and restaurateur, Yotam Ottolenghi, to mark the release of his new cookbook, Comfort.

Wed 13

Wed November 13 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

Giraffe Mania: Paris as City of Natural History with Scholar of Note A. Kendra Greene

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Join Scholar of Note A. Kendra Greene to trace the wondrous journey of Zarafa the Giraffe to Paris and learn about natural history collections at the intersection of science and art.

Thu 14

Thu November 14 @ 19 h 00 min - 20 h 30 min

Critical Conversations 2024–25: The Internet Is Not What You Think, Meeting Two

The American Library in Paris

In this year's season of Critical Conversations, historian and philosopher Justin Smith-Ruiu will lead us through conversations on the history, philosophy, and politics of the internet.

Thu 14

Thu November 14 @ 20 h 30 min - 21 h 30 min

(Online) The International Library: Queer Migrations

The Center for Fiction 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The London Library welcomes Gaar Adams and Sulaiman Addonia, two writers whose new works consider the complex intersections of queerness and migration.

Fri 15

Fri November 15 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

History Tour at the Library

The American Library in Paris

Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Tue 19

Tue November 19 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

French Cooking with an American Touch with Rosa Jackson, Jane Bertch, and Alec Lobrano

The American Library in Paris

Two long-time French residents and culinary experts, Rosa Jackson and Jane Bertch discuss their respective memoirs, Niçoise and The French Ingredient.

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Halloween Extravaganza Saturday 26 October: Limited study space available

The Library is celebrating Halloween all day on Saturday 26 October! There will be very limited onsite study spaces and services.

The Library will be closed Friday 1 November and Monday 11 November for the Toussaint and Armistice 1918 holidays.

Benefit program for Library supporters

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.

Planned giving to the Library

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.

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