More Radioactive than Chernobyl In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States tested sixty-seven nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands, including the detonation of the […]
Sufis embody the mystical side of Islam but are also part of well-established institutional networks—the Sufi orders that extend across the Muslim world. Through the words, […]
Picking up the thread from the Library's February 2019 panel on mixed race and identity, this public panel, moderated by Tarani Merriweather and featuring discussants Jacqueline […]
A global tour of energy–the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat. Energy is humanity’s single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert […]
Join us for an public conversation with Dr. Mariana Marrana and Taylor Gabourie, who will be discussing the science behind emerging disease, the role of human […]
Please join us for a conversation between journalist Rachel Donadio and the 2019 American Library in Paris Book Award winner, Marc Weitzmann. The two will discuss […]
Please join us for a public panel on the topic of French strike culture and mentality. The event will be moderated by Adam Nossiter (New York […]
Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjöld on the Art of Ethical Leadership, published in late February, gives us the occasion to look at Hammarskjöld's life and contributions […]
For teens ages 14-18 and their parents Given the demands of the American university application process, students interested in pursuing higher education in the […]
Recommended for parents and grandparents of children ages 0-7! During this one and a half hour workshop, clinical psychologist, travel writer (and parent and […]
The author of the acclaimed When Paris Went Dark, longlisted for the National Book Award, returns to World War II once again to tell the incredible […]
Citizen Outsider: Children of North African Immigrants in France While portrayals of immigrants and their descendants in France and throughout Europe often center on burning cars […]
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.
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