Spring Egg-Stravaganza all ages! Celebrate spring with stories and trivia, followed by an egg-tastic hunt in the Library and craft-making! Learn about spring symbols during this […]

May 2022

Sun 1

Sun 1 May 2022 - Sat 7 May 2022

2022 Read-a-Thon (ages 0–18)

The 2022 Read-a-Thon The American Library in Paris and Message Paris are organizing a Read-A-Thon to encourage vacation reading, and raise funds for the American Library […]

Wed 4

Wed 4 May 2022 @ 14 h 30 min - 15 h 30 min

Story Hour: Pet Pals (ages 3–5)

Story Hour: Pet Pals For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! […]

Thu 5

Thu 5 May 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 11 h 30 min

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)

Toddler Time for ages 1–3 This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Books featured during our Toddler Time events […]

Wed 11

Wed 11 May 2022 @ 14 h 30 min - 15 h 30 min

Story Hour in the Park (ages 3–5)

Story Hour in the Park For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in […]

Sat 14

Sat 14 May 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

Poetry with Scott Hobbs Bourne (ages 6–12)

Poetry with Scott Hobbs Bourne For ages 6–12 Join Scott Hobbs Bourne, author of An Act of Imagination for an interactive poetry workshop. Bourne will read […]

Wed 18

Wed 18 May 2022 @ 14 h 30 min - 15 h 30 min

Story Hour: Magical Friends (ages 3–5)

Story Hour: Magical Friends For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! […]

Thu 19

Thu 19 May 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 11 h 30 min

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)

Toddler Time for ages 1–3 This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Books featured during our Toddler Time events […]

Sat 21

Sat 21 May 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste and volunteers in the Children’s Library for reading and creative writing as we explore plot twists, and then come up with an idea to twist our own original tales.

Sun 22

Sun 22 May 2022 @ 14 h 00 min - 15 h 00 min

Roald Dahl Book Club (ages 8–12)

Roald Dahl Book Club For ages 8–12 Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty and volunteers in the Children’s Library to read, play games, and answer […]

Wed 25

Wed 25 May 2022 @ 14 h 30 min - 15 h 30 min

Story Hour: Wonderful Weather (ages 3–5)

Story Hour: Wonderful Weather For ages 3–5 3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! […]

Sat 28

Sat 28 May 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

Make Your Own Mini-Book (ages 6–12)

Make Your Own Mini-Book For ages 6–12 Come along to the Children’s Library to make your own mini book. Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Assistant Claire […]

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Holiday Closure

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!

Benefit program for Library supporters

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.

Planned giving to the Library

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.

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