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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260428T193000
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SUMMARY:Far-Right France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Da8d8bc2d-25c9-4fd1-8f8e-1785b89179d9%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84261808145|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Ahead of next year’s French national elections\, the far right continues to gain ground. How did a once-marginal political force become a central fixture of national political life? What social\, economic\, and cultural anxieties are driving its rise? And what might the next election reveal about the future of French democracy? \nJoin Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet\, political scholar Catherine Fieschi\, and historian Baptiste Roger-Lacan for an in-depth panel discussion\, moderated by Curator of Cultural Programs Rachel Donadio\, exploring the historical roots\, evolving strategies\, and future of the French far right. \nAbout the speakers: \nVictor Mallet is a journalist\, editor\, commentator and author with more than three decades of experience in Europe\, Asia\, the Middle East and Africa with the Financial Times and Reuters. Based in Paris\, he was previously the FT bureau chief in France\, and now works as a senior editor on the FT world desk. His latest book is Far-Right France: Le Pen\, Bardella and the Future of Europe (Hurst\, 2026). His other publications include River of Life\, River of Death: The Ganges and India’s Future (OUP\, 2017)\, and The Trouble with Tigers: The Rise and Fall of South-East Asia (HarperCollins\, 1998\, 1999). \nBaptiste Roger-Lacan is a historian and screenwriter. An ENS alumnus with a PhD in history\, he researches counter-revolutionary cultures and the political right. He is a researcher at the Fondation Napoléon and teaches at Sciences Po and the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is the author of Le Roi\, une autre histoire de la droite (Passés Composés\, 2025) and edited the Nouvelle histoire de l’extrême droite (Seuil\, 2025). \nCatherine Fieschi is a leading European politics expert and global analyst whose main focus is on the rise of populist and authoritarian politics in advanced democracies. She is a longstanding adviser to progressive political leaders and campaigns across the globe. A Senior Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence\, Catherine is also a Senior Advisor to the geo-political advisory firm Macro Advisory Partners\, and a member of the OECD’s Expert Group on Strategic Foresight. She is a columnist for L’Express. She is the author of Populocracy (2019) and a forthcoming book is on women and the far right. Catherine holds a PhD in Comparative Politics from McGill University in Canada and\, after 30 years in the UK\, now lives in Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frfrance26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260331T151049Z
CREATED:20260227T141707Z
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SUMMARY:The Elements of Power with Nicolas Niarchos and Pierre Haski
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Ddcad3a9f-73e2-42fa-acbc-8a470d4e8d85%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89898276393|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What does it really take to power a “green” future? Where do the minerals inside our phones and electric cars come from—and at what cost? Who bears the burden of the world’s race to decarbonize?  \nIn The Elements of Power\, journalist Nicolas Niarchos delivers a deeply reported account of the global scramble for the metals that fuel the energy transition. Tracing supply chains from Central Africa to Beijing and Washington\, he reveals how the fight over battery minerals is reshaping geopolitics—and exposing the devastating human consequences of our best intentions. \nNicolas Niarchos will be joined in conversation by journalist Pierre Haski. \nAbout the speakers: \nNicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose work focuses on energy\, war\, and migration. He is the editor and co-founder of Now Voyager\, a new magazine of international affairs. He has been a contributing writer at the New Yorker since 2014\, where he initially started as a fact-checker. His reporting has also appeared in the Nation\, the New York Times\, and the Guardian. In 2023\, he won an Edward R. Murrow Award for a radio report from Ukraine produced with the New Yorker and WNYC\, and his work on mining in Indonesia was shortlisted for a 2024 Livingston Award. He has testified before Congress on the effects of Congolese battery metal mining. His debut book\, The Elements of Power\, was published in January 2026. The book traces the global supply chain of lithium-ion batteries from DR Congo to Indonesia to Western Sahara\, exposing the human cost of the critical minerals powering our phones\, laptops\, and electric vehicles. \nPierre Haski has worked as a journalist for over five decades\, first at Agence France-Presse and later at the French daily Libération. He was a foreign correspondent posted in Johannesburg\, Jerusalem and Beijing. In 2007 he cofounded the news website Rue89.com. He has a daily Geopolitics column on France Inter\, France’s number one radio. Since 2017\, he’s been President of Reporters sans frontières (RSF)\, a Paris-based international NGO. In 2026\, he launched a YouTube channel on world affairs titled Le monde de Pierre Haski. His latest book\, La fin d’un monde\, was recently published by Stock.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/niarchos26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260506T203000
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SUMMARY:Look at the USA: America's Wars at Home and Abroad 2006-2026 with Peter van Agtmael
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D906fe23b-e8d3-443c-a380-3a3fd17f2e66%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86045287516|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join photographer Peter van Agtmael for a presentation of Look at the USA: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad\, 2006–2026\, a striking visual chronicle tracing the political\, social\, and historical fault lines of the United States in the wake of 9/11 to the present day. Through a lecture accompanied by a selection of photographs\, he brings into focus the human and national realities shaped by two decades of war. \nAbout the speaker: \nPeter van Agtmael is an American documentary photographer and member of Magnum Photos whose work explores the human\, political\, and psychological consequences of power\, war\, and national identity\, particularly in the United States. He is known for his long-term coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their reverberations at home. His photographs blend conflict\, spectacle\, and intimate moments to challenge American mythologies\, marked by emotional complexity\, irony\, and moral ambiguity. His work has received many awards recognition\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and World Press Photo awards\, and is widely exhibited and published worldwide.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: \n\n\n\n\nPlease be aware that some images shown during this event may be graphic. \n\n\n\n\nThe discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/vanagtmael26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114831Z
CREATED:20260227T143219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T114831Z
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SUMMARY:World Cup Fever with Simon Kuper and Darren Tulett
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dcffd463f-9b0f-49d4-9239-32e9d35798fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F82252608299|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on Earth. The tournament\, held every four years\, is watched by billions\, and is shaped as much by politics and money as by what happens on the pitch. In this conversation\, Simon Kuper and Darren Tulett discuss Kuper’s latest book World Cup Fever\, his acclaimed account of nine World Cups and what they reveal about football’s transformation over the past three decades. From the spectacle and storytelling to the ethics and economics of the modern game\, Kuper reflects on how the World Cup has come to mirror the world around it—and why it continues to captivate us. \nAbout the speakers: \nSimon Kuper (born in Kampala\, Uganda in 1969) is an author and Financial Times columnist. He is a British-French dual citizen\, and lives in Paris. His recent books include The Happy Traitor\, his biography of the double agent George Blake (2021); Barça: The Rise and Fall of the  Club that Invented Modern Football (2021\, winner of Britain’s Sunday Times award for Football Book of the Year); Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK (2022); Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century (2024) and World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments (2025). \nDarren Tulett was born in 1965 near Brighton\, on England’s south coast. After studying in Manchester—where his interests leaned more toward the city’s football teams and thriving music scene than academia—he moved to Paris\, on a whim. Not speaking French\, he began working as an English teacher\, unwittingly launching what would become a long international career. Following a brief return to England where he nabbed his first job as a sports journalist\, Darren moved back to the French capital and wrote for Bloomberg News and the Guardian before transitioning to French television. After a decade with Canal Plus covering English football\, he joined beIN SPORTS in 2012. He has since reported on major global sporting events\, from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games\, via the Tour de France and is currently looking forward to covering his eighth World Cup.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kupertulett26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T115037Z
CREATED:20260318T103918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T115037Z
UID:79219-1778700600-1778704200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: A Poetry Workshop with Dr. Eve L. Ewing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D33494c1d-8c61-49e1-9828-c5cb019992fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What happens when poetry meets a good loaf of bread? In this playful\, hands-on workshop led by American Library in Paris Scholar of Note\, Dr. Eve L. Ewing\, we’ll read\, write\, and savor our way through the senses—touching crust\, breathing in warm aromas\, listening to the crackle of fresh bread\, and\, of course\, tasting. Through a craft lecture\, lively prompts\, and shared bread\, participants will transform simple sensory pleasures into surprising poems\, turning flavor into poetry.  \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Eve L. Ewing is a writer\, scholar\, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of several books\, including most recently Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism\, an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller. She works across genres\, also penning works in theater\, television\, and comics. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race\, Diaspora\, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. As Scholar of Note at the American Library\, Ewing will be working on a collection of essays about the joy and craft of bread and what it reveals about society\, culture\, history\, and communities.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will be in-person only and will not be recorded. Due to the nature of the event\, space is limited so please sign up early! \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ewing26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260520T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260520T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T150326Z
CREATED:20260507T145750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T150326Z
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SUMMARY:Screening: The President and the Dragon with the Carter Center
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In partnership with the American Library of Paris\, the Carter Center is excited to announce a special event in Paris showcasing the new documentary film The President and the Dragon. \nThis searing and compelling documentary\, a Touchline production in association with The Brave Road and Buffalo 8\, tells the story of an unlikely crew – comprising public health veterans\, local volunteers and former child soldiers\, plus President Jimmy Carter himself – traversing Sudan and South Sudan in pursuit of an ambitious goal: the total eradication of the vicious Guinea worm disease. \nAbout the Carter Center: \nIn 1982\, President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter founded The Carter Center to “wage peace\, fight disease\, and build hope” in nations around the world. In 1986\, Guinea worm disease afflicted an estimated 3.5 million people a year in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Today\, thanks to the work of The Carter Center and its partners – including the countries themselves – the incidence of Guinea worm has been reduced by more than 99.99% to 10 human cases in 2025.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” color=”primary” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dj%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fthecartercenter.formstack.com%252Fforms%252Ftcc520screening%253Fbbeml%253Dtp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g.jZL5t9uq70ESwX6K49PCUwQ.r5EjkjTT7uEirxZF3FRq2fg.lQVa_H8U64kCd7teoRPfuWg%26uct%3D1775054564%26usg%3DkXOAG62pR91v0c8nsAOnJj5OVYw.%26opi%3D73833047%26source%3Dchat”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The event includes a reception and opening remarks before the screening. Logistics and additional details will be provided to attendees after registration. Registration is on a first-come basis. Space is limited. Once capacity is reached\, we will maintain a waitlist. Questions? Kindly contact Janie French at janie.french@cartercenter.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/thepresidentandthedragon/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260523T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260522T135949Z
CREATED:20260503T165044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T135949Z
UID:79585-1779552000-1779557400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Writing Yourself Into the Future: Storytelling in College Admissions Essays (ages 14–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the team from Class Elite to learn about how to craft a standout college admissions essay that will set you apart. Find your own voice for your essay and on the way\, learn tricks to improve your writing overall. \nThis event will be hosted by guests from Class Elite Tutoring Services. Find out more about the guest hosts here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1709040324351{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScROrorFRPihHyaCX-2mfGdQTYl32vMbi5NO7CXreEDh-t-6Q%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dpublish-editor|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/writing-yourself-into-the-future-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260526T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260526T203000
DTSTAMP:20260505T090350Z
CREATED:20260227T143831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T090350Z
UID:79013-1779823800-1779827400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[Cancelled] The Paris Novel with Ruth Reichl and Lindsey Tramuta
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message css=””]We regret to share that this event has been canceled. Thank you for your interest\, and we hope to welcome you at a future program.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join iconic food writer and bestselling author Ruth Reichl for an evening that unfolds like a literary tasting menu. In conversation with Lindsey Tramuta\, she’ll revisit the brasseries\, bakeries\, and vanished haunts of The Paris Novel\, blending memory and imagination into a richly layered portrait of the city. \nBeloved for her evocative food writing\, Reichl will reflect on how real meals and markets became fiction\, exploring a Paris both remembered and reinvented. \nAbout the speakers: \nRuth Reichl wrote her first cookbook in 1972. She spent the seventies as restaurant critic for New West Magazine and the eighties restaurant critic and food editor of the Los Angeles Times. From 1993 to 1999 she was the restaurant critic for the New York Times before moving to Gourmet Magazine as Editor in Chief. She has written five memoirs\, two novels and two cookbooks\, edited a dozen books and hosted two television series. Her movie Food and Country is available on streaming and she produces a weekly newsletter\, La Briffe\, on Substack. The recipient of 7 James Beard Awards\, including Lifetime Achievement\, she is currently working on a sequel to The Paris Novel. \nLindsey Tramuta has been based in Paris since 2006. She is a bilingual French-English culture and travel journalist\, bestselling author\, podcaster\, and editorial consultant. Since 2012\, her work has appeared in T: The New York Times Style Magazine\, the New York Times\, Condé Nast Traveler\, Fortune Magazine\, Afar Magazine\, Travel & Leisure\, Eater\, Bloomberg\, Elle\, and Vogue\, among other international publications.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/reichl26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T104800Z
CREATED:20260408T104517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T104800Z
UID:79354-1779908400-1779912000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[Patron Circle] Law in a Changing America with Andrew Weissmann
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this lecture\, bestselling author and MSNOW legal commentator Andrew Weissmann draws on more than two decades at the Department of Justice—including his roles as General Counsel of the FBI and a senior lawyer on the Mueller investigation—to offer a rare insider’s view of law under political pressure. Reflecting on his books Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation and The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary\, as well as his forthcoming work on political lies\, Liar’s Kingdom\, he will explore how legal institutions confront disinformation\, power\, and accountability in a polarized age. \nThis event is reserved for Library Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library) and will be followed by a champagne cocktail apéro. If you’d like to join\, please email giving@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nAbout the Speaker: \nAndrew Weissmann is an American attorney and professor. A former Assistant United States Attorney (1991-2006)\, he also has served as a lead prosecutor in Robert S. Mueller’s Special Counsel’s Office (2017-2019)\, as Chief of the Fraud Section in the Department of Justice (2015-2019)\, as General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Director Mueller (2011-2013)\, and as a leader of the Enron Task Force (2002-2005). He is a frequent legal analyst for MSNBC and\, alongside Mary McCord\, is the co-host of the network’s award-winning podcast Main Justice. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers\, Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation and (with Melissa Murray) The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents With Commentary. His newsletter Behind the Headlines has over 100K followers on Substack. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School\, and teaches criminal and national security law and procedure at NYU School of Law. He lives in New York City.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is an event reserved for the Library’s Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library). The Patron Circle follows a yearly cycle beginning each September\, bringing together our most committed supporters through a tiered donor programme. With giving levels for individuals and families\, it invites those who wish to invest more deeply to enjoy exclusive access and meaningful recognition. Learn more about joining. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/weissmann26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T115945Z
CREATED:20260227T144034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T115945Z
UID:79017-1780428600-1780432200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D2ad5406f-0825-444b-92d9-1dad1d2956f4%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84065624709|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the Library’s last Ways of Seeing event\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hisham Matar invites us to slow down and look—patiently\, deliberately\, without distraction. Together\, we will dwell with a single painting — Titian’s Man with a Glove — allowing its details\, textures\, and silences to emerge over time. \nDrawing on the sensibility he brings to A Month in Siena\, his luminous meditation on art and the human condition\, Matar allows us to explore what happens when we give a work of art our full attention. What can sustained looking reveal about presence\, vulnerability\, and the passage of time? \nAbout the speaker: \nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the recipient of numerous international prizes\, including the Premio Gregor von Rezzori\, the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\, the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize\, the Prix du livre étranger\, the Geschwister/Scholl Preis\, the Rathbones Folio Prize\, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\, the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and\, most recently\, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/matar26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082508Z
CREATED:20260421T082508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T082508Z
UID:79456-1780599600-1780610400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:American Library in Paris Gala with Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us at 7PM on Thursday\, 4 June 2026\, at the Automobile Club de France for an unforgettable evening celebrating literature\, creativity\, and the enduring mission of the Library.  This annual Gala is the Library’s most significant fundraising event of the year\, directly supporting our collection\, programs\, and services that have inspired readers\, writers\, and thinkers for over 105 years. Amy Tan\, acclaimed author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, will be the 2026 American Library in Paris Gala Honoree. \n  \nRead More and Purchase your Gala Tickets Here\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”78891″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanlibraryinparis.org/gala/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gala2026/
LOCATION:Automobile Club de France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260607T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T111711Z
CREATED:20260430T111711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T111711Z
UID:79522-1780840800-1780848000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: I. Early French Aid to the American Revolution 
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this first lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we look at American heroes in Paris and how the French helped the insurgents: from the fictitious trading company established by Beaumarchais in 1776 to secretly supply arms\, ammunition\, and uniforms to the under-armed American Insurgents\, to the private cemetery where La Fayette is buried\, to the upscale building where John Paul Jones died\, and more.  \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T120430Z
CREATED:20260430T120302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T120430Z
UID:79550-1781011800-1781022600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: I. Franklin and Adams in Passy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the first walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Autueil to the Champs Elysées \nThis walk begins in the quiet residential streets of Auteuil\, where John Adams and his family lived in 1784–85\, and where his neighbor—the brilliant\, unconventional Madame Helvétius—kept a salon that Benjamin Franklin adored. From Passy and Square Yorktown to Place d’Iéna and Square Rochambeau\, we follow the traces of Franklin\, George Washington\, and Thomas Jefferson as we move through some of Paris’s most magnificent streets. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t1/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260512T111610Z
CREATED:20250506T093508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T111610Z
UID:73300-1781031600-1781035200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Library Director\, Chairman of the Board\, and Board Trustees will report on activities in 2024. \nTuesday 9 June 2026 at 19h00 \n In person in the Florence Gould Reading Room \nOpen to Library members; no RSVP required. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/annual-general-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T112416Z
CREATED:20260430T112029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T112416Z
UID:79529-1781445600-1781452800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: II. The Franco-American Alliance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this second lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we explore the important French military assistance during the 8 years of the American Revolution provided by Admiral de Grasse and others\, the neighborhoods where Benjamin Franklin and John Adams lived while negotiating French support\, and where the treaty was signed that ended the War of Independence. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T133311Z
CREATED:20260430T133307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T133311Z
UID:79555-1781616600-1781627400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Walking Tour: II. Sites of Treaty of Paris
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the second walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Palais du Luxemburg to Rue Jacob  \nWe begin at the Palais du Luxembourg\, a prison during the French Revolution\, and the place where Thomas Paine was held captive. From there\, a stroll brings us to the legendary Café Procope\, where Franklin\, Jefferson\, Jones\, and Voltaire were all regulars\, and we follow Jefferson’s own path through the bouquinistes from which he assembled the collection that would eventually form the Library of Congress. The walk ends at the Hôtel d’York\, 56\, rue Jacob\, where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783\, and American independence became a matter of international law. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T093321Z
CREATED:20260602T093048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T093321Z
UID:79744-1781636400-1781641800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:An Evening with Emil Ferris
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mk2.com%2Fevenement%2Frencontre-emil-ferris|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join acclaimed graphic novelist Emil Ferris\, author of the cult classic My Favorite Thing Is Monsters\, for a special bilingual event at MK2 Quai de Loire. In conversation with Marie-Madeleine Rigopoulos\, Ferris will reflect on her artistic journey\, discuss the evolution of her singular visual style\, and explore the themes that animate her work—from monsters and childhood to memory\, identity\, and the power of storytelling. The event will be followed by a book sale and signing. \nAbout the speaker: \nEmil Ferris was born in Chicago and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book One. Emil is the winner of the Lambda Literary Award\, the Lynd Ward Prize\, the Ignatz\, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Eisner Awards\, including the 2018 award for Best Writer/Artist\, as well as France’s 2019 Fauve d’or Award in Angoulême. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters: Book Two was published by Fantagraphics in 2024. Emil’s forthcoming titles include Records of the Damned and A. Rosenbloom and the Marionette Murders. Emil received the Chevalier de l’order des Arts et seas Lettres from the French government in 2024. \nPhoto Credit: Whitten Sabbatini[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The event is hosted offsite at Mk2 Quai de Loire in Paris 75019. The discussion will be in French or translated into French from English. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1780392423951{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n  \nThis event is in partnership with Mk2.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ferrismk2/
LOCATION:Mk2 Quai de Loire\, 7 Quai de la Loire\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260621T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260621T160000
DTSTAMP:20260623T160416Z
CREATED:20260430T114841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T160416Z
UID:79541-1782050400-1782057600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] America 250 Lecture: III. Jefferson\, Paine\, and the Paris Salons
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this third lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we learn about important places where secret plans were hatched to support the American insurgents\, and then pick up the thread of how the Americans continued to lean on and learn from experienced French connections during the early years of a new country. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMGL0548-scaled.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260623T160340Z
CREATED:20260430T133629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T160340Z
UID:79558-1782221400-1782232200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELLED] America 250 Walking Tour: III. Enduring France-American Ties
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””]In this is the third walking tour of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series. \nFrom Musée d’Orsay to Bourse de Commerce \nThis third walk takes up the story where the war left off\, tracing the enduring ties between France and the young American republic. We begin at the Musée d’Orsay and Thomas Jefferson’s favorite view in Paris\, then follow through the Tuileries to Hôtel de Coislin\, where France formally recognized American independence. The walk ends at the Bourse de Commerce\, whose surprising connection to both Franklin and Jefferson will be revealed on the day. \nAbout the guide: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the walking tour series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250t3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T115109Z
CREATED:20260430T114320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T115109Z
UID:79535-1782655200-1782662400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:America 250 Lecture: IV. From Revolution to Republic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this final lecture of our America 250 The American Revolution in Paris series\, we examine the mutual exchanges of respect\, information\, and philosophy that occurred after the American Revolution in 1783 and the French Revolution in 1789. \nAbout the speaker: \nMary Jo Padgett has been leading American Revolution history walks and lectures in Paris since 2013\, with programs presented through the American Library in Paris\, the American Embassy\, and WICE.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is a ticketed event part The American Revolution in Paris\, our series of walking tours and lectures with Mary Jo Padgett to celebrate America 250. Sign-up to the lecture series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/america250l4/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260820T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260820T180000
DTSTAMP:20260814T111743Z
CREATED:20260814T110717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T111743Z
UID:80478-1787227200-1787248800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Pop-Up Library at Paris Plages
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPick up a book and take a break in the heart of Paris Plages with the American Library in Paris. \nCreated in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in France and presented as part of the City of Paris’s summer cultural programming and the America 250 celebrations\, this open-air kiosk invites visitors to pause by the water and discover American literature. \n\nOver 250 books will be available on-site\, spanning adult\, teen\, and children’s collections—classic and contemporary American titles\, English translations of French works\, graphic novels\, manga\, magazines\, and summer reads.\nBeyond reading\, the kiosk will offer family activities including coloring sheets\, quizzes\, and reading recommendations for all ages\, and we will raffle two annual household memberships daily.\nVisitors can also browse curated bibliographies exploring 250 years of the American Revolution and materials from the Library’s Summer Reading Challenges.\n\nCome read\, discuss\, and travel through words in this vibrant tribute to American culture and Franco-American friendship! \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Books may be consulted free of charge on-site with the temporary deposit of an ID. Children ages 0–8 must be accompanied by an adult.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Event information on Que faire à Paris : Paris Plages 2026 : une bibliothèque éphémère aux couleurs de l’Amérique[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/paris-plages-pop-up/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:Bassin de la Villette — Quai de Seine\, Bassin de la Villette\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260821T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260821T180000
DTSTAMP:20260814T111743Z
CREATED:20260814T110717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T111743Z
UID:80484-1787313600-1787335200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Pop-Up Library at Paris Plages
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nPick up a book and take a break in the heart of Paris Plages with the American Library in Paris. \nCreated in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in France and presented as part of the City of Paris’s summer cultural programming and the America 250 celebrations\, this open-air kiosk invites visitors to pause by the water and discover American literature. \n\nOver 250 books will be available on-site\, spanning adult\, teen\, and children’s collections—classic and contemporary American titles\, English translations of French works\, graphic novels\, manga\, magazines\, and summer reads.\nBeyond reading\, the kiosk will offer family activities including coloring sheets\, quizzes\, and reading recommendations for all ages\, and we will raffle two annual household memberships daily.\nVisitors can also browse curated bibliographies exploring 250 years of the American Revolution and materials from the Library’s Summer Reading Challenges.\n\nCome read\, discuss\, and travel through words in this vibrant tribute to American culture and Franco-American friendship! \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Books may be consulted free of charge on-site with the temporary deposit of an ID. Children ages 0–8 must be accompanied by an adult.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Event information on Que faire à Paris : Paris Plages 2026 : une bibliothèque éphémère aux couleurs de l’Amérique[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/paris-plages-pop-up/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Bassin de la Villette — Quai de Seine\, Bassin de la Villette\, Paris\, 75019\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,General,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260906T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260906T170000
DTSTAMP:20260902T075947Z
CREATED:20260728T140703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T075947Z
UID:80296-1788706800-1788714000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Board Game Afternoon (18+)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP now” color=”orange” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dc451ff8b-1cbb-4639-b163-dab0253229fc%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|title:RSVP%20now|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=””]Join us for a fun-filled Board Game Afternoon at the library! Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual afternoon of gameplay\, you’re welcome to come along. \n🕒 When: Sunday 6 September\, 3:00pm-5:00pm\n📍 Where: American Library in Paris\, 10 rue du Général Camou\, Paris 75007 \nBring your friends or come solo and team up with fellow game enthusiasts. A wide selection of games will be available for all skill levels and interests. \nDetails: \n\nFree for library members. Non-members are welcome for 10€.\nRegistration is required. Click on the RSVP button above!\nLight refreshments will be provided on the night\nThis event is for adults and mature teens. Check out our Kids & Teens calendars for events for under 18s!\n\nWe can’t wait to see you there! For any questions\, contact us at info@americanlibraryinparis.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/board-game-afternoon-2026-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260909T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260909T203000
DTSTAMP:20260831T160148Z
CREATED:20260826T082733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T160148Z
UID:80274-1788982200-1788985800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Letters Home with Fall 2026 Cultural Fellow Leïla Slimani
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dab268ee7-369d-423d-be81-2331e41a5cf0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84115795175|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nBestselling French-Moroccan novelist and the American Library’s Fall 2026 Cultural Fellow\, Leïla Slimani inaugurates the Library’s Letters Home programming theme with a conversation on writing\, memory\, identity\, and the intersections of family and colonial history. \nIn her latest novel\, I’ll Take the Fire\, the concluding volume of her family trilogy\, Slimani follows a young Moroccan woman forging a life between Casablanca\, Paris\, and London as she grapples with freedom\, inheritance\, and belonging. \nModerated by the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio\, the conversation explores the stories we inherit\, the places we call home\, and the ways personal histories are shaped by larger political and colonial legacies. \nAbout the speaker: \nLeïla Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce)\, one of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018\, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize\, the Prix Goncourt. Her other books include Adèle\, Sex and Lies\, Country of Others and Watch Us Dance\, which are the first and second parts of a trilogy of novels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco. Slimani is French president Emmanuel Macron’s personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture. She has received numerous honors for her literary and cultural contributions\, including the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom\, and was the chair of the jury for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Born in Rabat\, Morocco\, in 1981\, she divides her time between France and Portugal.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/slimani26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260923T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260826T093501Z
CREATED:20260826T093501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T093501Z
UID:80278-1790191800-1790195400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming the American Story with Tommy Orange
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D20543a56-bbea-40da-aff3-5e47052525cf%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86440371781|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In Wandering Stars\, Tommy Orange traces one Native American family’s story from the Sand Creek Massacre through generations of survival\, exploring inherited trauma\, institutional violence\, and the resilience of Indigenous communities.  \nModerated by writer Daniel Levin Becker\, the discussion examines the relationship between history and fiction\, the power of polyphonic storytelling\, afterlives of ritual objects in European museums\, and how literature can reclaim stories long erased from the American narrative. \nThis event is in partnership with Festival America. \nAbout the speakers: \nTommy Orange is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel There There\, a multi-generational\, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few of us have ever seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There was one of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year\, and won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Pen/Hemingway Award. There There was also longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent novel\, Wandering Stars\, was published in February 2024. Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland\, California. \nDaniel Levin Becker is the author of Many Subtle Channels and What’s Good. His translations from the French include books by\, among others\, Georges Perec\, Laurent Mauvignier\, Jakuta Alikavazovic\, and Éric Chevillard. He is co-founder of the small press Fern Books and the only living American member of the Oulipo.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/orange26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260914T102824Z
CREATED:20260914T102739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T102824Z
UID:80932-1790355600-1790361000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Offsite) Festival America: Où va l’Amérique ? With Addie E. Citchens\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, Chris Pavone\, Peter Van Agtmael\, and Rachel Donadio
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How do legacies and power dynamics shape individual and collective identities in the United States? What do families pass on when silence replaces memory? From communities in the South to the high-rises of New York\, from the Vietnamese diaspora to post-9/11 America\, authors Addie E. Citchens\, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Chris Pavone\, alongside documentary photographer Peter Van Agtmael\, bring their perspectives together to paint a sensitive portrait of a fractured country\, where the personal constantly sheds light on the political. \nThis event will be moderated by Curator of Cultural Programs at the American Library in Paris\, Rachel Donadio. \nAbout Festival America: \nThe 12th edition of AMERICA will take place in Vincennes from 24–27 September 2026\, welcoming over 60 American authors to celebrate 250 years of the United States through North American literature and culture.\n \nEvery two years since 2002\, the AMERICA festival has brought together writers from North America. Over seven hundred authors from Canada\, Quebec\, the USA\, Mexico\, Cuba and Haiti have come to meet their French readers. For 4 days and 3 evenings\, the Vincennes event offers a rich program of meetings – booksellers’ café\, major interviews\, thematic debates – screenings of adaptations of novels or documentaries\, a children’s festival\, concerts and events combining books and street culture. \nAMERICA’s strength lies in the fact that it brings American voices and texts to Vincennes\, shedding light on the universality of each artist’s work.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662638079176{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will take place in person at CŒUR DE VILLE\, AUDITORIUM 98 rue de Fontenay 94300 Vincennes. \nAccess to this event requires purchase of a ticket through Festival America. Click on the button below to purchase your ticket.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Purchase your ticket” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.festival-america.com%2Fcontenu%2F9-billetterie%23billetterie|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/festivalamerica26/
LOCATION:CŒUR DE VILLE\, AUDITORIUM\, 98 rue de Fontenay\, Vincennes\, 94300\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260831T123020Z
CREATED:20260827T140955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T123020Z
UID:80752-1790359200-1790364600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Black Artist Collective: A Traveling Showcase of Award-Winning Children's Book Authors and Illustrators (ages 5–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join eight Black American authors and illustrators for an exciting evening of conversation about their books for children and teens! This evening event will feature short author readings\, sneak peeks at the writing or illustrating process of each of the creators and a discussion about Paris as inspiration. Meet Paula Chase\, Judy Allen Dodson\, Sharon G. Flake\, Ekua Holmes\, E.B. Lewis\, Ebony L. Mudd\, Kelly Starling Lyons\, and Tricia Elam Walker during this dynamic\, and exciting event! The evening will wrap up with a book signing and reception with light refreshments and drinks. \nAll eight authors will sign books at this event\, and books will be available for purchase at the Library. \nThis event is intended for children\, teens\, and adults ages 5+. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, and registration is required. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1785403609170{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: The discussion will be available in person only. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375302|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/black-artist-collective-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260929T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260923T130033Z
CREATED:20260826T093538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T130033Z
UID:80280-1790710200-1790713800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and Madeleine Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Daa764137-f75f-4ecf-902e-39a905bf0fb0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How do those outside the United States understand America’s politics\, global influence\, and changing place in the world?  \nJoin award-winning Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk– the only Ukrainian reporter to have covered every U.S. presidential election since 2008– for a conversation on America’s image abroad\, the war in Ukraine\, and how American foreign policy shapes conflicts far beyond its borders. Together with Madeleine Schwartz\, editor-in-chief of The Dial and co-editor of How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump\, they will explore how journalists around the world are reporting on an era defined by shifting alliances\, drone warfare\, and competing visions of America’s global role. \nAbout the speakers: \nNataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and author specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab\, which fosters constructive discussion around complex social issues. After Russia’s full-scale invasion\, the organization co-founded The Reckoning Project to document war crimes. As a foreign correspondent\, Gumenyuk has reported from more than 50 countries and regularly contributes to Foreign Affairs\, the Guardian\, and the Atlantic\, etc. She is the author of several documentaries and books\, including The Lost Island\, The Maidan Tahrir\, and The Scariest Days of My Life. Gumenyuk also co-founded and headed Hromadske TV\, an independent Ukrainian broadcaster.   \nMadeleine Schwartz is editor in chief of The Dial\, the award-winning magazine of international writing and editor\, with the staff of The Dial\, of How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump. She lives in Paris\, where she writes about the rise of the far right\, urban politics and art fraud. Her work appears in the London Review of Books\, the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books\, where she previously worked as an editor. She teaches journalism at Sciences Po.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/dial26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:Lessons from Istanbul with Suzy Hansen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Da6e4fa55-3a62-4641-a8d2-97c438a092c5%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85059403788|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Letters Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we imagine\, remember\, and return to home from afar. Learn more → \nHow does a country gradually slide toward autocracy? Drawing on more than a decade of reporting from a single neighborhood in Istanbul\, journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen explores the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from reform-minded technocrat to authoritarian leader in her new book\, From Life Itself. Through the lives of Turks\, Kurds\, and Syrian refugees living side by side\, Hansen traces the local realities behind sweeping political change\, asking what Turkey’s recent history reveals about the resurgence of authoritarianism—and what it can teach us about democracies around the world today. \nAbout the speaker: \nSuzy Hansen lived in Istanbul for more than a decade\, where she was a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and many other publications. Her first book\, Notes on a Foreign Country\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction and the winner of the Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan Award. Her second book\, From Life Itself: Turkey\, Istanbul and Neighborhood in the Age of Erdogan\, was  published in April 2026. She has taught writing at Princeton University\, New York University\, and Bard College.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hansen26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,Letters Home
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SUMMARY:Little People Big Dreams Day with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara (ages 4–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nJoin Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, creator and author of the beloved Little People\, BIG DREAMS series\, for a special morning event. She’ll read from the series\, then share the story behind its origins\, her creative inspirations\, and hints about which inspiring figures might be featured next. \nA Q&A session will follow\, giving the audience a chance to ask their own questions. Kids can take home fun activity sheets and stickers to remember the visit. \nMs. Sánchez Vegara will be signing books after the event\, and copies will be available for purchase at the Library. \nAbout the author: About the author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the author and creator of the internationally best-selling series Little People\, BIG DREAMS. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, born in Barcelona\, Spain\, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream of publishing a book come true. In 2012\, after 20 years of working in advertising\, she self-published her first book. Two years later\, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces\, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in the Little People\, BIG DREAMS series. The series was first published in Spain as Pequeña & GRANDE by Alba Editorial\, and now Little People\, BIG DREAMS is translated into more than 40 languages. \nThis event is free for Library members and 15€ per person for non-members.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1787829794796{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Please arrive between 10h30–11h00 to check in for this event. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 may participate in a Library on their own\, as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 18 is readily available on the Library premises\, however caregivers are encouraged to attend and enjoy the event with their children. Participants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers\, and to find new books in our collections. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375244|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/little-people-big-dreams-day-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Teens
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