Celebrated literary critic Lewis Hyde asks us to reflect upon our obsession with memory and fear of forgetting. What might happen if we embraced letting go?
Sesame Street transformed children’s television in America. What happened when it was brought to the post-Soviet stage? The series’ lead producer tells all.
Meeting two of our two-part Summer 2023 Workshop: Form & Craft with American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Adrienne Raphel.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Find out how you can get the most out of the U.S. university experience.
The heroines of classical literature may not have been as submissive as traditional interpretations propose. Learn how women across literature have repeatedly and strategically said ‘no’.
2022-23 Visiting Fellow Adrienne Raphel provides an exclusive preview of her research at the Library and the secrets to her method.
Three environment experts discuss how legislation can lead us away from climate catastrophe.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Join us for a special afternoon event with author Adam Gidwitz!
The parking lot exercises a tyrannical grip over American geography. Join author Henry Grabar and journalist Simon Kuper in asking: how has the storage of cars taken priority over human life?
Meeting nine of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
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.
