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.
YA Fantasy Book Club: "Throne of Glass" For ages 12–adult Join fantasy fans to discuss new worlds and novels with like-minded readers. New book club members […]
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 […]
Join Evenings with an Author in collaboration with the London Review Bookshop* to discuss The Inseparables with novelists Lauren Elkin and Deborah Levy Click here to RSVP to watch the […]
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! […]
Join Evenings with an Author in collaboration with the The London Library* to discuss Portable Magic with author Emma Smith Click here to RSVP All books are, as Stephen King […]
Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss Literature After Ulysses with author Colm Tóibín Click here to RSVP It has been one hundred years since […]
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 […]
Join us at Reid Hall for an evening of readings and exchanges between Colm Tóibín and Anuk Arudpragasam. The Magician, Tóibín's book on Thomas Mann, won the […]
The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
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.
