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  • September 2025

  • Wed 24
    Wed September 24 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Lessons in Looking with Lilly Dancyger

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    An interactive lecture from Scholar of Note Lilly Dancyger on what writers can learn from visual art.

  • Tue 30
    Tue September 30 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Sam Tanenhaus on William F. Buckley, Jr.

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    The rise of modern conservatism—and the man who made it happen.

  • October 2025

  • Tue 7
    Tue October 7 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Inside the CIA with Tim Weiner and Pierre Haski

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    A rare glimpse into intelligence, global power struggles, and the fight to safeguard democracy in an era of relentless espionage.

  • Wed 15
    Wed October 15 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Berthe Weill and the Parisian Avant-Garde with Curators Lynn Gumpert and Sophie Eloy

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    Explore the legacy of a pioneering art dealer who shaped modern art, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the Musée de l’Orangerie’s current exhibition with their curators.

  • Tue 28
    Tue October 28 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Art Without Borders with novelist R. O. Kwon and artist Chloé Quenum

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    Join novelist R. O. Kwon and visual artist Chloé Quenum for a cross-disciplinary, bilingual conversation on the tangled questions of ownership and origin in art.

  • Wed 29
    Wed October 29 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Stirring the Pot: Paris Dining Today

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    Exploring the changing face of Paris’s culinary scene with Lindsey Tramuta, Carina Soto Velasquez & Nora Bouazzouni.

  • Fri 31
    Fri October 31 @ 19 h 30 min - 22 h 30 min

    Tricks & Treats in the Stacks – Halloween at the Library (18+)

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    Get ready for a spine-tingling night at the Library! Join us for creepy cocktails, delicious bites, thrilling games, and a costume contest. 😈
    This event is for adults only! Buy your tickets below before they all vanish...

  • November 2025

  • Tue 4
    Tue November 4 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    John Singer Sargent and Henry James: Painting and Prose in a Gilded Age

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    Jean Strouse and Madeleine Schwartz explore the art, literature, and an iconic friendship that defined a Gilded Age—and what it reveals about today.

  • Thu 13
    Thu November 13 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    Celebrating the Prix Médicis

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    A behind-the-scenes look at one of France’s most influential literary prizes with Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.

  • Tue 18
    Tue November 18 @ 19 h 00 min - 20 h 00 min

    An Evening with Cultural Fellow Molly Ringwald

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    The celebrated actress, author, and translator reflects on her art and life.

  • Thu 20
    Thu November 20 @ 19 h 00 min - 20 h 00 min

    [Friends of the Library] The Englishman Who Created Parisian Haute Couture with Stephen Clarke

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    The untold story of the husband–and–wife team behind the birth of modern fashion.

  • December 2025

  • Tue 2
    Tue December 2 @ 15 h 00 min - 18 h 00 min

    Open House at the Library – Discover, Celebrate, Support!

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    The Library will be open to all: bring friends, family, neighbors, and anyone curious about our welcoming home for readers and thinkers.

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