Behind the Scenes of the Notre-Dame Restoration with Hank Silver
Discover how a forest of oak in Normandy became the rebuilt medieval roof of Notre-Dame.
Discover how a forest of oak in Normandy became the rebuilt medieval roof of Notre-Dame.
Join us for a special live recording of the BBC World Book Club featuring novelist Laurent Binet in conversation about his groundbreaking novel HHhH.
A global history of the rise—and unraveling—of the nation-state.
Join us for an intimate evening with Gilbert, the Library’s Spring 2026 Cultural Fellow, as she offers a candid look at a career defined by curiosity, risk, and hard-won wisdom.
On the 20th anniversary of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel looks back on the paradoxical trajectory of her cult classic as one of the most frequently banned books in the United States. Offsite at Théâtre de la Concorde.
Join us for a panel discussion on France’s public reckoning in the wake of the Gisèle Pelicot trial, featuring journalists Catherine Porter, Anne-Sophie Moreau, and Valentine Faure, along with translator Natasha Lehrer.
Join us for an evening with celebrated author Susan Choi and New Yorker staff writer Lauren Collins as they discuss Choi’s globe-spanning novel Flashlight, shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.
An interactive lecture on art, exile, and queer Black life in the City of Lights.
Explore the extraordinary woman behind one of America’s most stunning museums.
In this hybrid talk and interview with writer and critic Rachel Cohen, learn how writers and artists including Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Rainer Maria Rilke, Frank O’Hara and Joan Mitchell borrow from, respond to, and spark each other’s work.
Join us for a reading of our Scholar of Note’s new musical-in-progress inspired by Julia Child’s Paris years, starring professional actors and members of the Library community.
Join us outside the Library’s walls for a walking tour of Gertrude Stein’s Paris with author Francesca Wade.