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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T163000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260616T134131
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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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SUMMARY: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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260623T133000
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SUMMARY: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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260628T160000
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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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