For the first Entre Nous event of the rentrée, the American Library in Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination will host at Reid Hall a conversation between two of the greatest contemporary literary voices: Colm Tóibín and Guadalupe Nettel.
Journalist Simon Kuper discusses his new memoir, Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century, with fellow journalist Pamela Druckerman
How are women writers writing about the body today? A Festival America event with Lauren Groff, Isabela Figueiredo, Szilvia Molnar, and Rachel Donadio.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Journalist Cody Delistraty contemplates our changing understanding of grief in his new book The Grief Cure: Looking for an End to Loss.
Edel Rodriguez discusses his graphic memoir Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey, a coming of age story of a family’s displacement in exile.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Philosopher Miranda Fricker discusses the philosophy of blame and forgiveness.
Timothy Ryback, a scholar of European political history, traces Hitler’s path from fringe fanatic to Führer.
In this year's season of Critical Conversations, historian and philosopher Justin Smith-Ruiu will lead us through conversations on the history, philosophy, and politics of the internet.
How a humble Paris bookshop became a great literary hub.
Acclaimed writer Lauren Elkin investigates marriage, pregnancy, and Parisian life across decades in Scaffolding.
The Library will be closed from 24 December through 1 January, and will reopen at 10h00 on 2 January. All our e-resources will remain available during this time. A safe and joyous New Year to all!
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.
