How Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements in Europe and the Americas.
Professor Seth Kimmel analyzes how the model of a library was used as a tool of Spanish colonialism.
Screen Fred Wiseman's film State Legislature at the Cinémathèque du documentaire in the presence of Lauren Collins and Jordan Mintzer.
How President Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time, by Susan Eisenhower, a DC policy strategist and security expert who is also his granddaughter.
Join Scholar of Note A. Kendra Greene to trace the wondrous journey of Zarafa the Giraffe to Paris and learn about natural history collections at the intersection of science and art.
The London Library welcomes Gaar Adams and Sulaiman Addonia, two writers whose new works consider the complex intersections of queerness and migration.
Two long-time French residents and culinary experts, Rosa Jackson and Jane Bertch discuss their respective memoirs, Niçoise and The French Ingredient.
Unpacking the body’s role in resistance, beauty, and the quest for freedom.
In partnership with la Bibliothèque publique d'information du Centre Pompidou, join us for a screening of Wiseman's renowned film on the New York Public Library.
Scholar of Note and novelist Kirstin Chen in conversation with novelist Colombe Schneck.
A post-election roundtable conversation with journalists.
Join Alice Kaplan to discuss her biography of Baya Mahieddine, Seeing Baya: Portrait of an Algerian Artist in Paris.
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.
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