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?

Free

Thu 6

Thu 6 July 2023 @ 19 h 00 min - 21 h 00 min

Critical Conversations Meeting Nine: Freedom and Civility

The American Library in Paris

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.

Fri 7

Fri 7 July 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Tue 11

Tue 11 July 2023 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

Finding the Raga with Amit Chaudhuri

The American Library in Paris

Hybrid Event

From North Indian classical music to American folk, novelist and musician Amit Chaudhuri speaks on dissonant forms of sound and listening’s universal power.

Free

Fri 21

Fri 21 July 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Sat 22

Sat 22 July 2023 @ 12 h 30 min - 13 h 30 min

YA Fantasy Book Club (ages 12–adult)

The American Library in Paris

Join fantasy fans to discuss new worlds and novels with like-minded readers.

Fri 28

Fri 28 July 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

August 2023

Fri 4

Fri 4 August 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Fri 11

Fri 11 August 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

Fri 25

Fri 25 August 2023 @ 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 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.

Free

September 2023

Tue 5

Tue 5 September 2023 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

(Hybrid) Poetic Confluence: Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Naïr in Conversation

The American Library in Paris

Hybrid Event

Two of the most innovative poets of our age explore creativity, collaboration, and the ways different art forms can intersect and enrich one another.

Free

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We’ll be CLOSED all day on the following: Bastille Day Sunday 14 July; Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Friday 26 July; Assumption Thursday 15 August.

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If you have questions about how to get to the Library in July and August, please see our webpage Accessing the Library during the Games.

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.

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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.

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