Celebrating the Prix Médicis
A behind-the-scenes look at one of France’s most influential literary prizes with Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
A behind-the-scenes look at one of France’s most influential literary prizes with Pascale Roze, Marie Darrieussecq, and Anne Garréta.
The celebrated actress, author, and translator reflects on her art and life.
The untold story of the husband–and–wife team behind the birth of modern fashion.
The Library will be open to all: bring friends, family, neighbors, and anyone curious about our welcoming home for readers and thinkers.
A panel of top journalists look back at the stories that shaped 2025—and ahead to the headlines still unfolding.
Exploring performance, identity, and slippery truths in Kitamura's Booker Prize–shortlisted novel, Audition.
A multi-disciplinary conversation on how work takes shape on the page and on the canvas.
How Tangier transformed one of modern art’s greatest painters.
Discover how a forest of oak in Normandy became the rebuilt medieval roof of Notre-Dame.
Join us for a special live recording of the BBC World Book Club featuring novelist Laurent Binet in conversation about his groundbreaking novel HHhH.
A global history of the rise—and unraveling—of the nation-state.
Join us for an intimate evening with Gilbert, the Library’s Spring 2026 Cultural Fellow, as she offers a candid look at a career defined by curiosity, risk, and hard-won wisdom.