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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Rad rocks and minerals (ages 6-12) (VIRTUAL - RSVP REQUIRED)
DESCRIPTION:Ages 6-10\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLearn about rocks\, minerals and natural rock formations\, and find out fascinating facts to amaze your friends. Discover our online resources\, and get tips for searching out facts online.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program requires advance registration\, and is open to Library members. Click HERE to register. Registered participants will b sent a link to join the event via GoToMeeting. Parents and caregivers are responsible for connecting to the meeting\, and monitoring their children’s use of the internet.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-rad-rocks-and-minerals-ages-6-10/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Indoor Dance Party (all ages) (VIRTUAL - CLICK HERE)
DESCRIPTION:For all ages!\n \n  \nChildren and their grown-ups\, teens\, and adults are invited to join us for an indoor dance party direct to your living room\, kitchen\, bedroom\, or wherever you connect. Caregivers are requested to join in with their little ones and participate in the program. \nAs the situation with Covid-19 evolves\, here at the Library we continue to monitor the news carefully. We’re moving as many programs for children and teens as possible to a virtual format through the end of March.  We will run this program by connecting online via Zoom.\n\n \nWhile we usually don’t recommend screen use for young children\, as per guidance from specialists (see articles here\, here and here)\, video conferencing can be appropriate when mediated by an adult. We will lead you in songs like “Go Bananas\,” “Twist and Shout\,” and more during this dance-along virtual session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, as you would do in one of our in-person events. Adults are welcome.\n\n\n\nChildren’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste\, and Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty will be ready for you by 10h15 with guest guitarist and singer Emily Bonn. Find out more about Emily here. You can join at anytime after 10h15 on Friday 27 March via Zoom. The session will begin at 10h30. \nJoin the virtual Indoor Dance Party (hosted on Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/735852327 \n\nMeeting ID: 715 746 492 \nThis virtual Indoor Dance Party is free and open to the public.\n \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/indoor-dance-party-all-ages-virtual-click-here/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Sing-Along with Emily Bonn (all ages) (VIRTUAL - CLICK HERE)
DESCRIPTION:For all ages!\n \n  \nChildren and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a sing-along with musician Emily Bonn. Caregivers are requested to sit with their little ones and participate in the program. We recommend finding your shakers\, and rattles before the program\, or creating a makeshift instrument from your kitchen (for example: a plastic Tupperware and a wooden spoon). \nAs the situation with Covid-19 evolves\, here at the Library we continue to monitor the news carefully. We’re moving as many programs for children and teens as possible to a virtual format through the end of March.  We will run this program by connecting online via Zoom.\n\n \nWhile we usually don’t recommend screen use for young children\, as per guidance from specialists (see articles here\, here and here)\, video conferencing can be appropriate when mediated by an adult. We will lead you in songs such as Train is a Coming\, If I Had a Rooster\, and more during this virtual sing-along session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, as you would do in one of our in-person events. If you join in this virtual session with your child\, it will be as important as ever to model movement and song for your children. Adults are welcome.\n\n\nVolunteer host Emily Bonn will be ready for you by 10h15. You can join at anytime after 10h15 on Tuesday 20 March via Zoom. The session will begin at 10h30. \nJoin the virtual Story Hour (hosted on Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/548148340 \n\nMeeting ID: 548 148 340 \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \nThis virtual sing-along is free and open to the public.\n \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sing-along-with-emily-bonn-all-ages-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200320T103000
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SUMMARY:Indoor Dance Party (all ages) (VIRTUAL - CLICK HERE)
DESCRIPTION:For all ages!\n \n  \nChildren and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an indoor dance party direct to your living room\, kitchen\, bedroom\, or wherever you connect. Caregivers are requested to join in with their little ones and participate in the program. \nAs the situation with Covid-19 evolves\, here at the Library we continue to monitor the news carefully. We’re moving as many programs for children and teens as possible to a virtual format through the end of March.  We will run this program by connecting online via Zoom.\n\n \nWhile we usually don’t recommend screen use for young children\, as per guidance from specialists (see articles here\, here and here)\, video conferencing can be appropriate when mediated by an adult. We will lead you in songs like Go Bananas\, I’m a Little Teapot\, and more during this dance-along virtual session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, as you would do in one of our in-person events. If you join in this virtual session\, it will be as important as ever to model movement and song for your children. Adults are welcome.\n\n\n\nChildren’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste will be ready for you by 10h15. You can join at anytime after 10h15 on Friday 20 March via Zoom. The session will begin at 10h30. \nJoin the virtual Indoor Dance Party (hosted on Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/735852327 \n\nMeeting ID: 735 852 327 \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \nThis virtual Indoor Dance Party is free and open to the public.\n \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/indoor-dance-party-virtual-click-here/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200318T103000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour (ages 3-5): Classics & Favorites (VIRTUAL)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5 \n  \n3-5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday Story Hour! No advance registration is required. The program lasts 45 minutes and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English. Caregivers are requested to sit with their little ones and participate in the program. \nAs the situation with Covid-19 evolves\, here at the Library we continue to monitor the news carefully. We’re moving as many programs for children and teens as possible to a virtual format through the end of March.  We will maintain this program by connecting online via Zoom.\n\n \nWhile we usually don’t recommend screen use for young children\, as per guidance from specialists (see articles here\, here and here)\, video conferencing can be appropriate when mediated by an adult. We will happily read books and lead you in stories during this virtual session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, as you would do in one of our in-person events. If you join in this virtual session\, it will be as important as ever to model movement and song for your little one.\n\n\n\nChildren’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste will be ready for you by 10h15. You can join at anytime after 10h15 on Wedensday 18 March via Zoom. The session will begin at 10h30. \nJoin the virtual Story Hour (hosted on Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/424077102 \n\nMeeting ID: 424 077 102 \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \nThis virtual Story Hour is free and open to the public.\n \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ages-3-5-bikes-and-trikes/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Understanding the American University Application Process: with College Goals (By RSVP)
DESCRIPTION:For teens ages 14-18 and their parents\n \n  \n \n  \nGiven the demands of the American university application process\, students interested in pursuing higher education in the US are well advised to begin preparing early in their high school career\, before they embark on their final two years of study toward the French bac or IB. What do families need to know for their students to be successful and satisfied by the university search and application process? How do students produce a strong and interesting US university application? College Goals’ counselor\, Andrea van Niekerk\, will address the complexities of the American university application system\, with special attention to the process and mechanics. She will also take questions about applications to the UK and Canada. \nAndrea van Niekerk served for a decade as Associate Director of Admission\, with a focus on international applicants\, and as Freshman Academic Adviser at Brown University\, and as Residential Fellow in a dorm at Stanford. Still based in Silicon Valley\, she now works with both American and international families as part of College Goals. Andrea has over 20 years of experience in college admission and academic advising. She is a member of NACAC\, HECA and WACAC. \nCollege Goals is a university admission consulting practice specializing in counseling families interested in higher education opportunities in the US and in English-medium universities around the world. The team of counselors collectively offers decades of professional experience in higher education. College Goals provides expert counsel and support throughout the college search and application process\, including choice of appropriate institutions\, test requirements\, recommendations and interviews\, essay writing\, and the preparation of distinguished applications. Find out more at www.collegegoals.com \nThis event has been moved to a virtual forma\, and will be hosted via GoToMeeting.  \n  \nDownload the application here: \nhttps://global.gotomeeting.com/install/150274525 \nTo join\, download the meeting here:\n https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/150274525  \n To connect by phone:\nÉtats-Unis: +1 (571) 317-3112 \nAccess code: 150-274-525 \nSend an email to Celeste\, our Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, with questions: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.\n \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/understanding-the-american-university-application-process-with-college-goals-by-rsvp/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200311T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200311T210000
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SUMMARY:Evenings with an Author: Roger Lipsey
DESCRIPTION:Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjöld on the Art of Ethical Leadership\, published in late February\, gives us the occasion to look at Hammarskjöld’s life and contributions as a whole. Roger’s talk\, richly illustrated with photographs and documents\, will explore Hammarskjöld’s eight-plus years as secretary-general of the United Nations\, his simmering conflict with Charles de Gaulle (the UN? “ce machin!”)\, and the power of his political thought and practice.\n\n\n\n‘At a time when political leadership in many contexts seems to be assimilating itself to the worst and most corrosive bits of the entertainment industry\, and when the whole ideal of public service is disregarded or despised\, it matters that we know where to look for hope and challenge.  Dag Hammarskjöld’s extraordinary example of a statesmanship that was at once astute\, humble\, courageous\, patient and risky is as necessary for us as water in the desert; and in this welcome book\, Hammarskjöld’s finest modern biographer sets out with model clarity and passion just what we might learn from him\, just what we might hold ourselves accountable to.’    \n— Rowan Williams\, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge)\, Archbishop of Canterbury (ret.) \n\n\n\n\nRoger is the author of Hammarskjöld: A Life (2013)\, the first full biography in 40 years\, well-received in the English-speaking world and Scandinavia. He has published many other books on topics ranging from the spiritual in twentieth-century art to the life of the Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton. Roger has an undergraduate degree from Yale College and a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts (New York University). Visit rogerlipsey.net for a complete overview of his work as a writer.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evenings-with-an-author-roger-lipsey/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Flip books and pop-ups
DESCRIPTION:for ages 6-12 \n  \n \n  \nJoin us for a reading of some three dimensional pop-up book stories\, and fun flip books\, and then get tips and tricks to create your own pop-up book or flip book to take home. You can create your own original funny\, silly\, scary\, realistic or cute with our help! Materials will be provided by the Library. This event will take place in the Children’s Library. \nNo sign-up required. \nParents welcome! \n  \nThis program does not require advance registration\, however\, each child attending must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-pop-ups-and-flip-books/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200228T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Save Yourself from Trolls (By RSVP)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12-18 \n  \n  \n  \n​​\nWhy do we call it real news? Assess real vs. fake news vs. satire\, verifiable facts vs. urban legends\, and authentic images vs. photo-shopped pictures. We bet you’ll be surprised at what you discover\, and the ways you’ll be able to foil online trolls once you’ve left the Library!\n\nLight refreshments provided. Prizes too!\n  \n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event (sign-up HERE). Participation in this events is free for Library members and 10€ for non-members. \n  \nSend an email to Celeste\, our Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, with questions about events and programs for children and teens: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-save-yourself-from-trolls-by-rsvp/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200226T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200226T210000
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SUMMARY:A Public Panel on French Strike Culture
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a public panel on the topic of French strike culture and mentality. The event will be moderated by Adam Nossiter (New York Times)\, and feature discussants James McAuley (Washington Post)\, Sylvie Kauffmann (Le Monde)\, and Philippe Askenazy (CNRS). Panelists will address the history and politics of French strikes in a broad manner. For example\, what can/do strikes achieve? What role do unions play in organizing strikes and assisting with negotiations? Why do the French tolerate–indeed\, support–such frequent disruptions? How has the tone\, frequency\, or length of strikes changed in recent years\, especially in the context of the Gilets Jaunes and instances of violence against police\, protesters\, and property? \nThere will be limited time for audience questions following the panel. \nBefore becoming Paris Bureau Chief\, Adam Nossiter was a Paris correspondent for The New York Times since July 2015. Previously\, Nossiter served as the West Africa bureau chief for The Times\, starting in 2009. He served as a Times national correspondent in New Orleans from 2006 to 2009. \nJames McAuley is Paris correspondent for The Washington Post focusing on French and European politics and culture. Education: University of Oxford\, DPhil in history; Harvard University\, BA in history and literature. He also holds a PhD in French history. \nPhilippe Askenazy is senior researcher at the CNRS-Centre Maurice Halbwachs and professor of economics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. He is a specialist of industrial relations. His next book Share the Wealth: How to End Rentier Capitalism\,  will be published Fall 2020. He is also the author of The Blind Decades: Employment and Growth in France\, 1974-2014. \nSylvie Kauffmann is editorial director and columnist at Le Monde as well as a contributing writer at the New York Times. Previously\, she served as a foreign correspondent stationed in various locations\, including London\, Warsaw\, and Moscow\, for Agence France-Presse. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frenchstrikeculture/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Story Hour (ages 3-5): Classics & Favorites
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5 \n  \n3-5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday Story Hour! No advance registration is required\, but we recommend that you arrive a few minutes early\, as seating is limited. The program lasts one hour and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English followed by a simple craft project that children can take home and keep. Caregivers are expected to sit on the floor with their little ones and participate in the program. \n  \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll be reading classic tales and a few new favorites! \n  \n \n  \nPlease remember: \n– each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone \n– arrive on time so that everyone can make the most of this activity \n– accompanying adults are expected to actively participate in the program \n– sing along to the best of your ability to model for your little ones \n– use quiet voices when leaving the Children’s Library \n– the use of cell phones is not permitted during this activity \n– pass on guidelines to nannies and other caregivers \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \n  \n  \n\nWednesday Story Hours are drop-in and do not require advance registration. However\, each child attending Story Hour must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ages-3-5-classics-favorites-5/2020-02-26/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200225T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Marc Weitzmann in conversation with Rachel Donadio
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a conversation between journalist Rachel Donadio and the 2019 American Library in Paris Book Award winner\, Marc Weitzmann. The two will discuss his book\, Hate: The Rising Tide of Anti-semitism in France (and What it Means for Us).  \nMarc Weitzmann is a French author and journalist\, previously the editor in chief of the cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles. He has authored 12 books\, including Une Place dans Le Monde\, Fraternité\, Quand j’étais Normal\, Une Matière Inflammable\, and Un Temps pour Haïr. His work–both fiction and non-fiction–explores family relationships as well as the contemporary condition\, marked by globalization\, terrorism\, questions and politics of identity\, and social isolation. \nRachel Donadio is a Paris-based contributing writer for The Atlantic\, covering politics and culture across Europe. She was previously a correspondent at The New York Times\, including its European Culture Correspondent\, Rome Bureau Chief and a writer and editor at the New York Times Book Review. She has reported from more than two dozen countries\, interviewed heads of state and film directors and profiled three Nobel laureates in literature. \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/marc-weitzmann-in-conversation-with-rachel-donadio/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200222T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Debut author interview and book premier celebration: with Echo Brown (ages 12-Adult)
DESCRIPTION:Ages 12-Adult\n \n  \nJoin us for an afternoon with actress and writer Echo Brown. Echo will talk about how she came to write her debut YA novel\, Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard\, answer questions from our Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, then read from her debut novel. A book signing will follow\, and light refreshments will be provided. Teens\, older children and adults are all welcome to attend this event\, which will take place in the Library’s lower level reading room. \n  \nAbout Echo:  Echo Brown is a visionary storyteller from Cleveland\, Ohio\, who strives to inspire and provoke. Her first solo show\, “Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters” was nominated as one of the top ten best shows of 2015 by the San Francisco Chronicle and ran for two years to sold-out crowds both nationally and internationally. Written\, produced\, and performed by Brown\, the success of the show led to invitations to speak at Facebook\, Google\, Dropbox\, and TedX Talks. A graduate of Dartmouth College\, Brown took an unusual path into the arts. She began her career as an investigator\, examining allegations of misconduct against members of the New York City Police Department. She went on to study investigative journalism at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism before moving to California to work for Challenge Day\, an award-winning nonprofit that provides transformational workshops in high schools. While there as a motivational speaker\, she created and performed dynamic and moving stories for high school audiences across the country. The response led Brown to become a full-time storyteller. \nBrown’s search for creative expression continues with her first book\, Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard\, available through Macmillan January 2020. The book is an attempt to come to terms with Brown’s difficult and traumatic childhood and to make meaning out of incomprehensible experiences. Heavily autobiographical yet infused with magical realism\, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty\, sexual violence\, depression\, racism\, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent\, coming-of-age story. Echo is currently based in Paris\, France and is working on a second book about her time at Dartmouth and another one woman show about Josephine Baker. Find out more here. \n  \nThis event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 16h30 for non-members.\n \n  \nFor questions about programs for teens\, and young writers\, contact our children’s and teens’ services manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/a-conversation-with-echo-brown-ages-12-adult/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200215T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200215T160000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Black History Month Scavenger Hunt (ages 6-12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6-12 \n  \nLet’s celebrate Black History Month by finding out more about literary and artistic figures from the 20th and 21st centuries! \n  \n  \nJoin us for stories and a scavenger hunt through the Library. Prizes will be given to those who complete the scavenger hunt. Children under the ages of 9 will require an adult chaperone to assist them during this event. \n  \nThis program does not require advance registration\, however\, each child attending must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Active membership cards and possibly other identification will be required for entry. \n  \nNo sign-up necessary!  \nParents Welcome! \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-black-history-month-scavenger-hunt-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Emerging disease- the Coronavirus and beyond: A public conversation with Dr. Mariana Marrana and Taylor Gabourie (World Organisation for Animal Health)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an public conversation with Dr. Mariana Marrana and Taylor Gabourie\, who will be discussing the science behind emerging disease\, the role of human and animal interaction in its spread\, and the global response to the current outbreak. \nMariana and Taylor will discuss the following themes before taking audience questions: \n\nKey factors associated with emerging disease and importance of animal health and biodiversity;\nApproaches to building global capacity to prevent\, detect and react to emerging diseases;\nThe current public health event concerning the coronavirus (2019-nCoV).\n\nDr. Mariana Marrana\nMariana is a veterinarian by training. She graduated from the University of Porto with a master’s degree in veterinary medicine focused on public health. During her studies\, Mariana gained experience in Brazil\, Portugal\, and the United Kingdom. After a period in Portugal working in the domain of food safety\, Mariana has been part of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Preparedness and Resilience Department for the last 4 years\, where she is Coordinator of the OIE Laboratory Twinning Programme\, the Co-Secretariat for the FAO-OIE Joint Rinderpest Secretariat\, and part of the Secretariat for Coordination of Serious Events. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nTaylor Gabourie\nTaylor is an applied anthropologist specializing in ethnography and behaviour change in the animal health sector. She is currently the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Communications Officer within the Communication Department at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) headquarters located in Paris. Previously\, she was a member of the One Health Institute at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine implementing the USAID’s Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT Project in country project coordination and global qualitative behavior change activities in areas of zoonosis and antimicrobial resistance. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Applied Anthropology.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/a-public-conversation-on-the-coronavirus-outbreak-with-mariana-marrana-and-taylor-gabourie-world-organisation-for-animal-health/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200212T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200212T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Story Hour (ages 3-5): Valentine's Day
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5 \n  \n3-5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday Story Hour! No advance registration is required\, but we recommend that you arrive a few minutes early\, as seating is limited. The program lasts one hour and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English followed by a simple craft project that children can take home and keep. Caregivers are expected to sit on the floor with their little ones and participate in the program. \n  \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll be reading stories all about Valentine’s Day! \n  \n \n  \nPlease remember: \n– each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone \n– arrive on time so that everyone can make the most of this activity \n– accompanying adults are expected to actively participate in the program \n– sing along to the best of your ability to model for your little ones \n– use quiet voices when leaving the Children’s Library \n– the use of cell phones is not permitted during this activity \n– pass on guidelines to nannies and other caregivers \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \n  \n  \n\nWednesday Story Hours are drop-in and do not require advance registration. However\, each child attending Story Hour must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ages-3-5-valentines-day-3/2020-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20190905T090107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191127T091002Z
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SUMMARY:Evenings with an Author: Michael Webber
DESCRIPTION:A global tour of energy–the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat.\nEnergy is humanity’s single most important resource. In fact\, as energy expert Dr. Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip\, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage energy sources through time. In 2019\, as we face down growing demand for and accumulating environmental impacts from energy\, we are at a crossroads and the stakes are high. But history shows us that energy’s great value is that it allows societies to reinvent themselves. \nPower Trip explores how energy has transformed societies of the past and offers wisdom for today’s looming energy crisis. There is no magic bullet; energy advances always come with costs. Scientific innovation needs public support. Energy initiatives need to be tailored to individual societies. We must look for long-term solutions. Our current energy crisis is real\, but it is solvable. We have the power. \nMichael is based in Paris\, France where he serves as the Chief Science and Technology Officer at ENGIE\, a global energy & infrastructure services company. Michael is also the Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. His expertise spans research and education at the convergence of engineering\, policy\, and commercialization on topics related to innovation\, energy\, and the environment. His latest book Power Trip: the Story of Energy was published May 7\, 2019 by Basic Books with a 6-part companion series in development for PBS. His first book\, Thirst for Power: Energy\, Water and Human Survival\, addressed the connection between earth’s most valuable resources and offers a hopeful approach toward a sustainable future.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evenings-with-an-author-michael-webber/
CATEGORIES:Adults,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200208T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200208T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191207T114419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191207T114419Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Writing Group (ages 12-18) (By Application-FULL)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12-18. \n  \nJoin fellow aspiring writers in a relaxed and creative setting where you can share your ideas\, get feedback and work on your technique.  \n  \n \n  \nExperienced writers and amateurs are all welcome to join these meetings\, share their work and get to know other writers in our community. Some Teen Writing Group meetings are led by group members\, others by guest hosts. Authors who have hosted the Teen Writing Group in the past include: Clementine Beauvais\, Ta-Nehisi Coates\, Anne Heltzel\, Amy Plum\, Hilary Reyl\, Tioka Tokdira\, and James Verini. \n  \nApplications for this group were accepted through July 2019 and will open for the 2020-2021 season in spring. \n  \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s children’s and teens’ services manager\, Celeste: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nImage credit: “Typewriter B/W…now write the story” by THOR – CC BY 2.0
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-writing-group-ages-12-18-by-application-full-4/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200205T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191220T165045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T170248Z
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SUMMARY:Black ou Noir(e): A Public Panel on Black Expats and Belonging in Paris
DESCRIPTION:Picking up the thread from the Library’s February 2019 panel on mixed race and identity\, this public panel\, moderated by Tarani Merriweather and featuring discussants Jacqueline Ngo Mpii\, Yanique Francis\, and Maya Dorsey\, will explore questions related to how Black expats define their racial identity in France. What impact can language and vocabulary have on an individual’s sense of identity and belonging? How does this differ when they relocate or become expats? How are they perceived in their new communities\, and by locals? What are the commonalities among Black French and Black Americans in reclaiming language and identity and in seeking inclusion\, equity\, and justice? In a country where acknowledging race is taboo\, but gender issues are openly debated\, how do Black women acknowledge the intersections of these two salient identities? \n  \nTarani \nTarani Merriweather is a PhD candidate in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College\, Columbia University in New York\, where she also completed her Masters. A native of Cincinnati\, Ohio\, Tarani received her BA in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is presently living in Paris\, completing her dissertation\, which applies an intersectional lens to the study of gender and leadership. \nJacqueline \nBehind the rise of the Little Africa enterprise is its founder and CEO\, Jacqueline NGO MPII. She is the cultural ambassador for Paris’s cosmopolitan community of Afro-Parisian entrepreneurs – who are fusing these two vibrant cultures to create magic in food\, art\, and fashion. Little Africa is a sustainable and inclusive enterprise whose mission is to help connect individuals and corporations to African culture in Paris. \nWebsite: www.littleafrica.fr \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleAfricaparis/\nInstagram: http://instagram.com/littleafricaparis/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/LittleAfrica__ \nYanique \nYanique Francis is an event planner\, travel consultant\, and the founder and creative director of My Parisian LAB @myparisianlife @elopeinparis @parisfoodiebag and a writer for HuffPost and Travel&Leisure. \nMaya \nMaya Dorsey is a California- bred\, adopted Parisienne and proud citizen of the world. With a wealth of knowledge and resources accumulated from her six years living in Paris\, Maya is happy to make your visit or move to Paris as seamless as possible.  With her experiences ranging from first-time visitor\, to Masters student\, to joining the workforce as a full-fledged expat\,  Maya can help make your dreams in Paris a reality. \nWebsite : lavielocale.com \nInstagram: @lavielocale
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/black-ou-noire-a-public-panel-on-black-expats-and-belonging-in-paris/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200205T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200205T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
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SUMMARY:Story Hour (ages 3-5): What is a Rainbow?
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5 \n  \n3-5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday Story Hour! No advance registration is required\, but we recommend that you arrive a few minutes early\, as seating is limited. The program lasts one hour and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English followed by a simple craft project that children can take home and keep. Caregivers are expected to sit on the floor with their little ones and participate in the program. \n  \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll be reading stories all about colors and the colors in the rainbow! \n  \n \n  \nPlease remember: \n– each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone \n– arrive on time so that everyone can make the most of this activity \n– accompanying adults are expected to actively participate in the program \n– sing along to the best of your ability to model for your little ones \n– use quiet voices when leaving the Children’s Library \n– the use of cell phones is not permitted during this activity \n– pass on guidelines to nannies and other caregivers \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \n  \n  \n\nWednesday Story Hours are drop-in and do not require advance registration. However\, each child attending Story Hour must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ages-3-5-what-is-a-rainbow/2020-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191220T164856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200109T162002Z
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SUMMARY:Evenings with an Author: Katherine Ewing
DESCRIPTION:Sufis embody the mystical side of Islam but are also part of well-established institutional networks—the Sufi orders that extend across the Muslim world. Through the words\, sounds\, and images of a brief Youtube video of a meeting an American Sufi leader and a hereditary caretaker of a thirteenth-century shrine in India\, we can see how Sufis use new media in ways that upend the usual rituals of status and authority within Sufi orders while pushing against powerful global forces that would seek to delegitimize Sufism as unIslamic and archaic. Based on a close reading of this encounter memorialized (at least for now) by Youtube\, I examine how modern Sufis are striving to embody a continuing tradition while simultaneously repositioning themselves in response to the pressures of secular and Islamist modernities. \nKatherine Pratt Ewing (PhD\, University of Chicago) is Professor of Religion at Columbia University and Professor Emerita of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. Among her books are “Arguing Sainthood: Modernity\, Psychoanalysis and Islam” (Duke\, 1997)\, which focused on debates about Sufism and Islamic reform in Pakistan\, and the forthcoming volume “Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond\,” edited with Rosemary Corbett (Columbia\, 2020). \nHer current research in Mauritania\, Morocco\, and Senegal examines the effects of shifting policies toward Sufism on local subjectivities and their implications for understanding how Islam is evolving as a living religious tradition within a fraught global order. \nEvenings with Authors and other weeknight programs at the Library are free and open to the public (except as noted) thanks to support from GRoW @ Annenberg\, our members\, and those who attend programs. There is a suggested donation of ten euros for non-members. Doors open at 19h00 and the event begins at 19h30.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evenings-with-an-author-katherine-ewing/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200131T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20200107T144040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200107T144040Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Flash Fiction with Jane Mobille (ages 12-18) (By RSVP)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12-18 \n  \nBack by popular demand…Writing from your ♥ with Jane Mobille! \n  \n“For sale: baby shoes\, never worn.” \n– Ernest Hemingway \nWriting from your ♥: Flash Fiction \n  \n \n  \nFlash fiction is a complete story\, written in as little as six and no more than 1000 words. It contains the four elements of short story – protagonist\, conflict\, complication and resolution –   but sometimes they remain unwritten and are just implied. Who has touched both your head & heart?  Using Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street for inspiration\, join us as we experiment with flash fiction in a creative setting where you can get to know other members of the community. Snacks will be provided! \n  \nAbout Jane Mobille: \nMemoir writer Jane Mobille is also a Professional Certified Coach with extensive experience coaching teens and young adults. Jane uses the tools of writing and coaching to inspire freedom and confidence in young writers as they learn to put their authenticity or “heart” on paper. Editor of the quarterly AAWE News magazine in Paris\, Jane also authors a “Teen Coach” column at the online magazine INSPIRELLE. She holds degrees from Duke\, University of Maryland\, and Thunderbird. \n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event (sign-up HERE). Participation in this events is free for Library members and 10€ for non-members. \n  \nSend an email to Celeste\, our children’s and teens’ services manager\, with questions: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-flash-fiction-with-jane-mobille-ages-12-18-by-rsvp/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200129T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191204T151522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T152754Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Physicist Emlyn Hughes\, "More Radioactive than Chernobyl"
DESCRIPTION:More Radioactive than Chernobyl\n\n\n \n\n\nIn the 1940s and 1950s\, the United States tested sixty-seven nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands\, including the detonation of the largest US thermonuclear weapon (fifteen megatons)\, named Castle Bravo on March 1\, 1954. Decades later\, the impact of these tests on the Marshallese people is still apparent. The more recent challenge of rising sea levels\, coupled with the remaining nuclear waste stored on low lying islands represents a particularly chilling problem. In the summers of 2015\, 2017\, and 2018\, we commissioned an advanced scuba diving ship and traveled to the northern Marshall Islands to perform numerous environmental assessments of the radiological contamination to these islands. Our results were submitted for publication on March 1\, 2019 (65th anniversary of the Bravo bomb) and published in a series of three papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) in July\, 2019.\n\n\n \n\n\nEmlyn Hughes is a professor of physics at Columbia University and the founding director of the K=1 Project: Center for Nuclear Studies. He earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford\, his PhD at Columbia and is presently a fellow at the Columbia Institute of Ideas and Imagination in Paris.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/an-evening-with-physicist-emlyn-hughes/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200128T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191204T151417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T154436Z
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SUMMARY:Dina Nayeri in conversation with Stuart Reid on her book\, "The Ungrateful Refugee"
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening with Dina Nayeri\, who will be in conversation with Stuart Reid about her most recent work\, The Ungrateful Refugee.\n\n\n \n\n\nWhat is it like to be a refugee? It is a question many of us do not give much thought to\, and yet there are more than 25 million refugees in the world. To be a refugee is to grapple with your place in society\, attempting to reconcile the life you have known with a new\, unfamiliar home. All this while bearing the burden of gratitude in your host nation: the expectation that you should be forever thankful for the space you have been allowed.\n\n\n \n\n\nDina Nayeri is the author of The Ungrateful Refugee\, a finalist for the 2019 Kirkus Prize. Her essay of the same name was one of the most widely shared 2017 Long Reads in The Guardian. A 2019 Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination Fellow\, winner of the 2018 UNESCO City of Literature Paul Engle Prize\, a National Endowment for the Arts literature grant (2015)\, O. Henry Prize (2015)\, Best American Short Stories (2018)\, and fellowships from the McDowell Colony\, Bogliasco Foundation\, and Yaddo\, her stories and essays have been published by The New York Times\, New York Times Magazine\, The Guardian\, Los Angeles Times\, New Yorker\, Granta New Voices\, Wall Street Journal\, and many others. Her debut novel\, A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea (2013) was translated to 14 languages. Her second novel\, Refuge (2017) was a New York Times editor’s choice. She holds a BA from Princeton\, an MBA from Harvard\, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow and Teaching Writing Fellow. She lives in Paris.\n\n\n \n\n\nStuart Reid is a managing editor at Foreign Affairs magazine. He has written for publications including The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He is currently at work on a book about the 1960s Congo Crisis\, to be published by Pantheon Books.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/an-evening-with-dina-nayeri-author-of-the-ungrateful-refugee/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200125T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200125T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191130T225738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T112354Z
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SUMMARY:YA Fantasy Book Club (ages 12-adult) (VIRTUAL - RSVP REQUIRED)
DESCRIPTION:ages 12- Adult\n \n  \n\nThis new three-part book club will allow fantasy fans to discuss new worlds and novels with like-minded readers.\n\n  \n\nYou’re welcome to attend one session\, or as many meetings as you like\, but we encourage you to attend monthly so as to be able to better contribute to discussion. Spoiler Alert: If the group will be discussing the first book in a series\, be prepared to hear a few spoilers during meetings\, as group discussions will likely cover the entire series. For the January meeting\, the group will discuss the Folk of the Air trilogy (The Cruel Prince\, The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing). All meetings will be held in the Library conference room from 17h00-18h30.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nFor the January meeting (Folk and Faeries)\, participants are asked to read the following books before meeting on Saturday 25 January:\nThe Cruel Prince by Holly Black\nAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nFor the February meeting (fractured fairy tales)\, participants are asked to read the following books before meeting on Saturday 29 February:\nForest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao\nStepsister by Jennifer Donnelly\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nFor the March meeting (fantasy in the modern world)\, participants are asked to read the following books before meeting on Saturday 28 March. Our March meeting will be held virtually via GoToMeeting. Registered participants will be sent a link to join the meeting. Here is our reading for Saturday 28 March at 17h00:\nThe Story of Owen by E.K. Johnston\nShadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\nAdvance registration is required for this book group (sign-up HERE). Participation in this book group is open to Library members\, and free of charge. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library before the first session. Send an email to Celeste Rhoads\, our Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, with questions about this event: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ya-fantasy-book-club-ages-12-adult-by-rsvp/2020-01-25/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20200102T172201Z
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SUMMARY:Evenings with an Author: Angie Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening with young adult author Angie Thomas. \n  \nAngie Thomas was born\, raised\, and still lives in Jackson\, Mississippi. A former teen rapper\, she holds a BFA in creative writing from Belhaven University. Her award-winning\, acclaimed debut novel\, The Hate U Give\, is a #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture. Her second novel\, On the Come Up\, was released in 2019 and received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly\, School Library Journal\, and Kirkus. She is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015\, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. Find out more about Angie Thomas here. \n  \nDoors will open at 19h00 for this event. Seating is available on a first-come\, first-serve basis. Books will be available for purchase at the Library courtesy of The Red Wheelbarrow bookshop. \n  \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of the Annenberg Foundation. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evenings-with-an-author-angie-thomas/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T174830
CREATED:20191204T151231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T155407Z
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SUMMARY:A Public Panel on the "Bookstagram" Phenomenon with Four Local Bookstagrammers
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a public panel on the “bookstagram” phenomenon. We will be hosting four Paris-based bookstagrammers for the occasion: moderator Anne-Pauline (@apireading) and panelists Clara (@thebookwormofnotredame)\, Jordan (@sparkyjordy)\, and Romie (@romiewedeservelove). Our panel will explore the ways in which digital reading communities are created and how they enrich the social and intellectual experience of individuals who belong to them. How can “bookstagram” help individuals discover new literature? How is taking part in “bookstagram” different from blogging or creating content on “booktube\,” Facebook\, or Twitter? How do “bookstagrammers” liaise with publishers and authors in order to bring fresh and authentic content to their readers and followers? What motivates someone to become a “bookstagrammer” or follow “bookstagram” accounts and personalities? In what ways can “bookstagrammers” advocate for causes about which they hope to raise awareness\, such as mental health\, underrepresented voices or stories\, LGBTQ+ issues)?\n\n\nAnne-Pauline– Best known as Api on social medias\, I mostly read young adult books (especially dystopia and contemporary) in french and in english. My target audience is young readers 14 and up who are eager to discover books off the beaten track.\n\ninstagram : @apireading \ntwitter : @bluemaevor \nblog : apireading.blogspot.com \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nClara- Clara is a French bookstagrammer and book blogger known as the Bookworm of Notre-Dame. She has been discussing young adult and middle grade novels\, as well as classics\, for three years now\, to any bookworms online. \nInstagram | Twitter | Goodreads | Blog\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJordan– Social networks are a way for me to get in touch with people who share the same urge to grow an experience new things. It can be through books\, music or simple discussions. Books genres\, representations\, well-being or spirituality are the topics I like to discuss with the people of the internet (who often turn out to become good friends in real life). My credo ? There is a beauty in believing in our potential for good\, we just have to open up and trust that things will be okay! \nInstagram : @sparkyjordy\nTwitter : @sparkyjordy\nFacebook : @sparkyjordy\nYouTube : Sparky Jordy \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRomie– I’ve been on bookstagram for nearly four years and booktube for a year. I consider my different platforms as one safe space for not only myself\, but also the people who follow me. I use this safe space to talk about mental health\, something that’s very important to me\, and diversity in books. \nInstagram: @romiewedeservelove \nYoutube: books & coffee with romie \nTwitter: romiescoffee \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/a-public-panel-on-the-bookstagram-phenomenon-with-four-local-bookstagrammers/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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SUMMARY:Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff on the NBA's French connections
DESCRIPTION:You may think that you know the National Basketball Association (NBA)\, but did you know that the world’s elite championship sports a surprisingly zesty French accent? Food\, fashion\, and football are usually associated with France. Yet\, the land of Ducasse\, Vuitton\, and Zidane has stealthily become a basketball breeding ground\, despite the sport remaining “caché.” Eight ‘Frenchies’ were on October 2019 opening night rosters\, the most of any European country for the 13th consecutive season for France is one of the leading all-time pipelines of international NBA and WNBA talent. Learn how a unique combination of transatlantic cultural influences\, the Franco-American relationship\, basketball diplomacy and more have helped make France a Basketball Empire.\n\n\n \n\n\nLindsay Sarah Krasnoff is a historian\, journalist\, and consultant working at the intersection of global sport and diplomacy. The author of The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France (Lexington Books\, 2012) and Basketball Empire: A Hidden Story of the NBA’s Globalization (in process)\, she has written for outlets like SB Nation\, The Athletic\, CNN International\, The Washington Post\, and The New Yorker\, serves as an Executive Committee member of Sport & Démocratie\, and is a Research Associate with the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy\, SOAS University of London.\n\n\n \n\n\nLindsay is a veteran of the U.S. Department of State’ Office of the Historian and holds a PhD in History from The Graduate Center (City University of New York)\, MA in Journalism and French Studies (NYU)\, and BA in International Affairs (The George Washington University).
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lindsay-sarah-krasnoff-on-the-nbas-french-connections/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Evenings with an Author: Elaine Sciolino\, The Seine: The River That Made Paris
DESCRIPTION:Elaine Sciolino is again captivating readers\, this time with The Seine: The River That Made Paris\, the follow-up to her New York Times best-selling book The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs. \nMelding history and mythology\, the romantic and the everyday\, Sciolino’s depiction of the Seine is a love letter to Paris and the magical river at its heart. A contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times\, Sciolino fell for the Seine when she came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent for Newsweek magazine. In The Seine\, she traces the river’s origin to a remote plateau in Burgundy and discovers the roots of its name in the story of Sequana\, the Gallo-Roman goddess who healed pilgrims at a temple at the Seine’s source. Thus begins a 483-mile journey from source to sea\, animated by the river’s lively characters—a bargewoman and a houseboat dweller\, a riverbank bookseller and a famous cinematographer known for capturing the river’s light. As Sciolino travels among cities and towns\, tributaries and islands\, ports and bridges\, she patrols with river police\, rows with restorers of antique boats\, sips Champagne at a riverside vineyard\, and even dares to swim in the Seine. \nFull of rich anecdotes and historical detail\, The Seine shows the river as a source of life not only for Paris and France but also for the entire world. As Sciolino follows the river’s path\, she charts its course through history\, recounting how it has carried Roman conquerors\, Viking invaders\, World War II soldiers\, and the ashes of Joan of Arc and of Napoléon Bonaparte in its current. The Seine illustrates how necessary the river is to the street life\, economy\, industry\, culture\, and identity of France\, and Sciolino explores the spell that the river has cast upon musicians\, photographers\, painters\, and writers. Revelatory and brilliantly researched\, The Seine reminds us why we are enchanted by the river and why the likes of Monet and Matisse\, Zola and Hemingway have made it their own. \nLauren Collins\, Paris staff writer for The New Yorker\, calls the book “a soulful\, transformative voyage along the body of water that defines the City of Light.” David A. Bell\, Professor of History at Princeton University\, said\, “Elaine Sciolino writes with the authority of a historian\, the sleuthing skills of a journalist\, and the voice of a storyteller eager to recount the tales of those who have been touched by the Seine.” \nSciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times\, based in France since 2002. She was decorated chevalier of the Legion of Honor\, the highest honor of the French state\, in 2010 for her “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evenings-with-an-author-elaine-sciolino/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Story Hour (ages 3-5): Day of Dragons
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3-5 \n  \n3-5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday Story Hour! No advance registration is required\, but we recommend that you arrive a few minutes early\, as seating is limited. The program lasts one hour and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English followed by a simple craft project that children can take home and keep. Caregivers are expected to sit on the floor with their little ones and participate in the program. \n  \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll be reading stories all about dragons. \n  \n \n  \nPlease remember: \n– each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\n– arrive on time so that everyone can make the most of this activity\n– sing along to the best of your ability to model for your little ones\n– use quiet voices when leaving the Children’s Library\n– pass on guidelines to nannies and other caregivers \nWith your help\, we can develop and nurture your child’s love of books and the library! \n  \n  \n\nWednesday Story Hours are drop-in and do not require advance registration. However\, each child attending Story Hour must have their own Library card\, or be covered by a family membership otherwise the non-member fee applies. Unless otherwise stated\, all programs are free for library members and 10€ for non-members. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ages-3-5-day-of-dragons/2020-01-15/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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