Celebrated author Jean D’Amérique, lauded one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Haitian literature, speaks on his debut novel, A Sun to be Sewn.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group!
As humanity encounters an increasing number of threats, an increased public understanding of science will be crucial to our continued existence.
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young.
Robert G. O’Meally and Courtney Bryan speak about Such Sweet Thunder and Shakespearean jazz. A conversation at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
Join other writers to explore ways to overcome writer's block.
Join author and illustrator Cate Shainker for a morning of chess!
Fifteen years after the publication of seminal work Chinongwa, author Lucy Mushita reflects with journalist Kidi Bebey upon the state of Zimbabwe at the time of writing and today.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group!
What does it mean to say that “form follows fuel”? Historian Barnabas Calder speaks about the relationship between energy and architecture.
Meeting one of Ecologues, a series of interactive webinars featuring experts on various aspects of the environmental crisis. Organized in partnership with News Decoder and the Climate Academy at the European School of Brussels.
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.
