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SUMMARY:Roald Dahl Book Club (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:Roald Dahl Book Club\n\nFor ages 8–12 \n\nJoin Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty and volunteers in the Children’s Library to read\, play games\, and answer trivia as you explore the work of Roald Dahl! \nEach child (aged 8–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Please note: masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \nRegister here\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/roald-dahl-book-club-ages-8-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220524T200000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Inseparables with Lauren Elkin and Deborah Levy
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author in collaboration with the London Review Bookshop* to discuss \nThe Inseparables \nwith novelists Lauren Elkin and Deborah Levy \nClick here to RSVP to watch the live stream at the Library\n\nClick here to RSVP to watch online\nWritten in 1954 but unpublished until after her death\, Simone de Beauvoir’s The Inseparables is an intimate portrait\, based on life\, of female friendship on the cusp of womanhood. Its translator into English Lauren Elkin writes in her introductory note ‘“So is it any good?” people have asked me when I’ve told them I’m translating a ‘lost’ novel by Simone de Beauvoir … And I am relieved to say: yes. It is more than good. It is poignant\, chilling and eviscerating.’ \nElkin\, author of Flâneuse and No. 91/92: Notes on a Parisian Commute will be in conversation with novelist and essayist Deborah Levy who has contributed an introduction to the UK edition. The event will be chaired by Alice McCrum\, programs manager at the American Library in Paris. \nClick here to RSVP to watch the live stream at the Library\n\nClick here to RSVP to watch online\nAbout the speakers: \nLauren Elkin’s writing on books\, art\, and culture have appeared in a variety of international publications including the London Review of Books\, the New York Times\, and Le Monde\, among many others. A scholar of literature\, Elkin has taught at New York University\, the American University of Paris\, the University of Liverpool\, and the Université de Paris-Denis Diderot. Elkin’s last book\, Flâneuse: Women Walk the City\, was a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay\, a New York Times Notable Book of 2017\, and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. \n\nDeborah Levy is a novelist\, playwright\, and poet. Her novels Swimming Home (2011) and Hot Milk (2016) were shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, and her works The Man Who Saw Everything (2019) and Black Vodka (2013) were longlisted. The final volume of her pioneering ‘living autobiography’ trilogy\, winner of the Prix Femina Etranger 2020\, was published in May 2021. \n\nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will take place in-person at the London Review Bookshop. The Library will host a free screening of the conversation in the Reading Room for a live viewing experience.  \nClick here to RSVP to watch the live stream at the Library\n\nClick here to RSVP to watch online\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/inseparables22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220525T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220525T153000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Wonderful Weather (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:Story Hour: \nWonderful Weather\n\nFor ages 3–5 \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! This program lasts an hour\, and features songs\, stories\, and hand rhymes in English. \nFor this Story Hour\, enjoy picture books all about magical creatures\, including Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems. This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that caregivers put away their phones and other devices for the duration of this program. \n\n\n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Please note: masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nRegister here\n \n\nChildren in the Library Policy\n \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n\n\n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-wonderful-weather-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220526T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220526T213000
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SUMMARY:(Online) Portable Magic with Emma Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author in collaboration with the The London Library* to discuss \nPortable Magic\nwith author Emma Smith \nClick here to RSVP\nAll books are\, as Stephen King put it\, ‘a uniquely portable magic’. In her fascinating new history of bibliophilia\, writer and renowned Shakespeare scholar\, Emma Smith\, tells us why. \nPortable Magic unfurls an exciting and iconoclastic new story of the book in human hands\, exploring when\, why and how it acquired its particular hold over us. Gathering together a millennium’s worth of pivotal encounters with volumes big and small\, Smith reveals that\, as much as their contents\, it is books’ physical form – their ‘bookhood’ – that lends them their distinctive and sometimes dangerous magic.  \nIn partnership with The London Library\, Smith speaks to American Library Programs Manager Alice McCrum about the ways in which our relationship with the written word is more reciprocal – and more turbulent – than we tend to imagine.‘ \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nEmma Smith was born and brought up in Leeds\, went unexpectedly to university in Oxford\, and never really left. She is now Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College and the author of the Sunday Times bestseller This is Shakespeare.  \n\n\nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will happen in person at The London Library. Members and non-members alike are encouraged to join virtually via Zoom.  \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/smith22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220527T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220527T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Literature After Ulysses with Colm Tóibín
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nLiterature After Ulysses\nwith author Colm Tóibín \nClick here to RSVP\nIt has been one hundred years since Stephen Dedalus handed Buck Mulligan his key to the Sandycove Martello tower\, catalyzing a series of events over the course of one day (June 16th) that compose James Joyce’s magnum opus Ulysses. In celebration of this momentous anniversary and in anticipation of Bloomsday\, novelist and scholar Colm Tóibín will speak at the Library about the history\, publication\, and legacy of the text.  \nJoyce once noted that the novel would “keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant.” This event will be an occasion not only to return to Joyce’s quip\, but to discuss what Ulysses means to us\, and what it has come to mean as a cultural artifact. From formal\, technical\, and methodological revolutions in modernist literature\, to the U.S. obscenity trials\, to the ‘Joyce Wars’ surrounding its various textual iterations\, Ulysses has seen much infamy. What did the work do to literature\, and how has literature since reacted? What is its role in the contemporary literary landscape? Join Tóibín for a discussion about the book to which\, in the words of T.S. Eliot\, “we are all indebted\, and from which none of us can escape.” \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nColm Tóibín is a novelist\, essayist\, and critic. He is the author of many works\, including The Blackwater Lightship (1996)\, shortlisted for the Booker Prize; The Master (2004)\, awarded the 2006 International Dublin Literary Award and the 2004 Los Angeles Times Novel of the Year\, and Brooklyn (2009)\, awarded the Costa Novel Award. Tóibín received the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 and the David Cohen Prize for Literature in 2021.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Tóibín will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toibin22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220530T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220530T210000
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SUMMARY:(In Person) Entre Nous: Colm Tóibín and Anuk Arudpragasam in conversation
DESCRIPTION: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 2022 Rathbone Prize\, and Arudpragasam’s latest novel\, A Passage North\, was shortlisted in 2022 for a Man Booker Prize. \nThe Red Wheelbarrow\, an English-language bookstore in Paris\, will be present at the event for book sales. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speakers: \nColm Tóibín is an Irish novelist\, essayist\, playwright\, and poet. He is currently the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University. He has been short-listed 3 times for the Booker Prize and has won the Los Angeles Times Novel of the Year\, the Costa Novel of the Year\, the Stonewall Book Award\, the Lambda Literary Award\, and the Irish PEN Award for his contribution to Irish literature. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and is a vice president of the Royal Society of Literature. \nAnuk Arudpragasam is a novelist and translator from Colombo\, Sri Lanka. His first novel\, The Story of a Brief Marriage\, won the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and was shortlisted for the 2017 Dylan Thomas Prize. His second novel\, A Passage North\, was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize and is currently longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. In 2019 he received a doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University. \nClick here to RSVP
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toibin-arudpragasam22/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Writing from Your Heart\, with Jane Mobille: Throwback to the 70s (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Writing from Your ♥ with Jane Mobille:\n\nThrowback to the 70s\nFor ages 12–18 \n  \n\n\nA picture may be worth 1000 words–but pre-Instagram teens had to write it in a letter! How did traveling teens stay in touch in the world that existed before smart phones\, video chat\, TikTok\, and Instagram? We’ll read and laugh over a pile of original letters written by teens in the 1970s. Then you’ll pick up your own pen and write a letter to a friend. \n\n\nAbout Jane Mobille: Memoir 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\n\n\nImportant information: Advance registration is required to attend this event\, and each teen must have a signed permission slip on file at the Library in order to participate. Participation in teen events is free for Library members and 10 euros per person for non-members. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Library visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! \nRegister here\n \nDownload a permission slip\n \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/writing-from-your-heart-with-jane-mobille-throwback-to-the-70s-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220604T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220604T120000
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SUMMARY:Riddle Me This: Creating Jokes (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:Riddle Me This: Creating Jokes\n\nFor ages 6–12 \n\nCome along to the Children’s Library to learn about riddles and jokes. Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste and volunteers as we learn how to tell American knock-knock jokes\, and then create your own jokes in classic formats working with idioms and homonyms. \n\n\nEach child (aged 6–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n\n  \n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \nRegister here\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/riddle-me-this-creating-jokes-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220608T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220608T153000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Worry-free (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:Story Hour: \nWorry-free\n\nFor ages 3–5 \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! This program lasts an hour\, and features songs\, stories\, and hand rhymes in English. \nFor this Story Hour\, enjoy picture books all about worries and anxiety\, including Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark\, illustrated by Summer Macon. This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that caregivers put away their phones and other devices for the duration of this program. \n\n\n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nRegister here\n \n\nChildren in the Library Policy\n \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n\n\n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-worry-free-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220608T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220608T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T103443Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Liminal Spaces with Vanessa Onwuemezi
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nDark Neighbourhood\nwith author Vanessa Onwuemezi and editor Daniel Medin \nClick here to RSVP\nThe Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of Paris is delighted to present\, in collaboration with the American Library in Paris\, a conversation with Vanessa Onwuemenzi about Dark Neighbourhood\, her debut collection of short fiction. Published last October\, the volume was named a Guardian Best Fiction of 2021. “She sends English off on a great line of flight\,” novelist Tom McCarthy has remarked of Onwuemenzi’s writing\, “from which it returns as poetry.” \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speakers: \nVanessa Onwuemezi lives in London. Her work has appeared in Granta\, Prototype\, frieze and Five Dials. Her story “At the Heart of Things” won the White Review Short Story Prize 2019. \nDaniel Medin is an editor and professor of comparative literature at the American University of Paris. \nRegistration required.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Onwuemezi and Medin will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/onwuemezi22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220610T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220610T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220427T142950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T171616Z
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SUMMARY:Young Authors Fiction Festival Celebration 2022
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival culminates with a celebration event on Friday 10 June 2022 at the American Library in Paris. Come join us as we celebrate the stories that were selected for top honors and all the young authors who participated in this year’s YAFF. Each finalist will be awarded a certificate and personalised bookmark. YAFF celebration booklets with the stories of all the 1st to 5th place winners will be available for 15€ per booklet at the celebration event. \n  \nThe YAFF celebration event is in two parts: lower grades and upper grades. \nLower Grades 18h00-19h00: The finalists in the lower grades (CP/1st – CM2/5th Grade) are asked to arrive for registration at 17h45\, with the ceremony beginning at 18h00. \nUpper Grades 19h30-20h30: The finalists in the upper grades (6ème/6th Grade – Terminale/12th Grade) are asked to arrive for registration at 19h15\, with the ceremony beginning at 19h30. \nPlease RSVP here \n  \nAbout the Young Authors Fiction Festival \nThe American Library in Paris is proud to be the organizer of the Young Authors Fiction Festival. YAFF aims to strengthen community among English-speakers in the Paris area through the art and craft of storytelling. YAFF is open to all students ages 5 to 18 in the greater Paris area who write in English. Submission to YAFF 2022 closed on 1 April 2022.  For more information about YAFF please visit americanlibraryinparis.org/yaff/ \nFor questions regarding the YAFF celebration event\, please contact the YAFF team at yaff@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nThe Library would like to thank the sponsors of YAFF 2022: The British Council in France\, Marymount International School Paris and Union School\, a new bilingual school opening in September 2022.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/young-authors-fiction-festival-celebration-2022/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220611T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220611T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220528T134558Z
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SUMMARY:Storm Science (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:Storm Science\n\nFor ages 6–12 \n\nJoin Front of House Assistant Pallas-Amenah in crafting your very own mini tornado using tools and ingredients you can find in your home\, and learn about the swirling winds of a tornado’s vortex! \nEach child (aged 6–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \n\n  \nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \nRegister here\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/storm-science-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220615T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220615T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220527T145603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220529T151918Z
UID:36003-1655303400-1655307000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Here Come the Aliens (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:Story Hour: \nHere Come the Aliens\n\nFor ages 3–5 \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! This program lasts an hour\, and features songs\, stories\, and hand rhymes in English. \nFor this Story Hour\, enjoy picture books all about aliens\, including There’s an Alien in Your Book by Tom Fletcher. This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that caregivers put away their phones and other devices for the duration of this program. \n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.\n\nRegister here\n \n\nChildren in the Library Policy\n \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n\n\n  \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-here-come-the-aliens-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220616T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220616T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220525T170507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T150246Z
UID:35958-1655407800-1655413200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Centennial of Ulysses with Adam Biles\, Alice McCrum & Lex Paulson
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to celebrate \nBloomsday\nwith Bloomcast podcast hosts Adam Biles\, Alice McCrum & Lex Paulson \nClick here to RSVP\nIn 1924\, celebrated author James Joyce mentioned in a letter that he had recently learned of “a group of people who observe what they call Bloom’s day–16 June.” Named for Ulysses protagonist Leopold Bloom\, what is now known as Bloomsday is celebrated yearly on June 16th\, the day in 1904 that Ulysses takes place. This year\, as we mark the centennial of the publication of Ulysses through famed Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company\, the Library is thrilled to be hosting Programs Manager Alice McCrum\, Literary Director of Shakespeare & Co. Adam Biles\, and Dr. Lex Paulson for a live recording of their Ulysses-themed podcast\, Bloomcast.  \nFollowing a day of celebration of Ulysses at Shakespeare and Company\, this event at the American Library will mark the grand finale of Bloomcast. McCrum\, Biles\, and Paulson will be discussing the book’s famous ending\, their overall reading experiences\, and their final thoughts on Joyce’s magnum opus. Join them as they muddle\, for one last time\, through this radical\, sublime\, and often misunderstood novel first published one hundred years ago\, in 1922. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speakers: \nA student of environmental policy at Sciences Po-Paris\, Alice McCrum runs programming at the American Library in Paris. \nIn between fits of Joycean nerdery\, Dr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco. An adopted Parisian\, he teaches at Sciences Po-Paris and writes on the past and future of democracy. \nAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company\, Paris. He is the author of the novel Feeding Time\, available in French as Défense de nourrir les vieux. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (McCrum\, Paulson\, and Biles will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bloomsday22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220618T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220618T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220528T155116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220619T145650Z
UID:36031-1655560800-1655564400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Summer Reading Challenge (all ages)
DESCRIPTION:Summer Reading Challenge\n\nFor children and teens of all ages\n \n\n  \n  \nHow does the Children’s Summer Reading Challenge work?   \nLibrary members who are interested in participating must register for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read the Universe (for ages 0–12) online. Registered participants may then stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk at the Library to pick up their Challenge Cards or download them online. For each day that you read 30 minutes or more\, fill in one of the spaces on the card. After five days\, the card will be complete. When a Challenge Card is completed\, stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk to drop off your Challenge Card(s) in our raffle box and enter to win great prizes. A raffle will be held each week throughout the summer. The more challenges you complete\, the more chances you have to win. For young children\, being read to counts as well! \n\nComplete as many challenges as you can between 18 June and 27 August 2022 and turn in your challenge cards at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk by 27 August to be entered into the grand prize drawing\, and earn your certificate of participation. \n  \nHow does the 10 Book Challenge for Teens work? \nLibrary members who are interested in participating must register for the 10 Book Challenge (for ages 12–18) online. Registered participants may then stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk at the Library to pick up their Challenge Cards or download them online. For each challenge completed\, teens win a new book! When you’ve completed a challenge\, stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk and show your Challenge Cards to a member of the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff\, in exchange for a prize book to keep! \nAll challenges must be completed between 18 June–27 August\, and Challenge Cards \nAll registered participants will be send an invitation to meet other readers and celebrate the beginning of the Library’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 18 June at 14h00! Children ages 0–6 must be accompanied by an adult at all times when inside the Library. Each child (aged 6–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Teens may participate in this program on their own. \nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nThanks to Visiting Librarian Jessie Hudson for coordinating this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with us! \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \nRegister here for the Summer Reading Challenge for ages 0–12\n \nRegister here for the Ten Book Challenge for ages 12–18\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/summer-reading-program-kick-off-party-all-ages-3/
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220620T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220620T073756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T073756Z
UID:36553-1655753400-1655757000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) An Evening with Souleymane Bachir Diagne
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nLe fagot de ma mémoire\nwith author and philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne  \nClick here to RSVP\nThe American Library is thrilled to invite celebrated philosopher and author Souleymane Bachir Diagne to discuss his recent work\, Le fagot de ma mémoire\, as well as his extensive writings in philosophy and African literature. In Le fagot de ma mémoire\, the author of The Ink of the Scholars: Reflections on Philosophy in Africa and African Art as Philosophy: Senghor\, Bergson\, and the Idea of Negritude traces his adolescence in Senegal\, his studies in Paris at the École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne\, and his teaching at universities in Dakar\, Chicago\, and New York\, considering the many figures and diverse lines of thought which have influenced his remarkable path. \nDiagne’s areas of expertise are remarkably vast: the history of early modern philosophy\, philosophy and Sufism in the Islamic world\, African philosophy and literature\, post-colonialism\, translation studies\, and twentieth century French philosophy\, particularly Henri Bergson. In conversation with Programs Manager Alice McCrum\, the two will consider the interactions of these varying fields through the lens of his insistent pluralism and dedication to intellectual openness. They will also speak on the situation of the present-day francophone world\, looking with a critical eye at the recent elections in France\, global COVID responses\, and the geopolitical landscape of the twenty-first century. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nSouleymane Bachir Diagne is an author\, philosopher\, and historian of philosophy. He served as Counselor for Education and Culture for the Republic of Senegal from 1993 to 1999\, and is currently Professor of French and Chair of the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University. Diagne has been awarded the 2011 Dagnan-Bouveret prize by the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and the 2011 Edouard Glissant Prize for his work. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Diagne will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/diagne22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220527T151300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T151300Z
UID:36007-1655908200-1655911800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Animal Problems (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:Story Hour: \nAnimal Problems\n\nFor ages 3–5 \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! This program lasts an hour\, and features songs\, stories\, and hand rhymes in English. \nFor this Story Hour\, explore picture books about the funny problems animals might have based on their unique physical characteristics\, such as Giraffe Problems by Jory John\, Lane Smith. This Story Hour will be hosted by Visiting Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jessie Hudson\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that caregivers put away their phones and other devices for the duration of this program. \n\n\n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nRegister here\n \n\nChildren in the Library Policy\n \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n\n\n  \n\nDonate to the Library\n \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-animal-problems-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220622T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220428T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T161704Z
UID:35644-1655926200-1655929800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Online) Sober Curious with Ruby Warrington
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nSober Curious\nwith author Ruby Warrington \nClick here to RSVP\nIn author and editor Ruby Warrington’s Sober Curious\, she dares to ask a question that many adults fear: what would happen if we reconsidered our relationship to alcohol\, and gave it up voluntarily? How would our bodies\, minds\, sleeping habits\, and productivity levels change? What could a life without alcohol look like? \nIn response\, she formulates the path of the “sober curious”: not a sober lifestyle following an alcohol use disorder\, but a series of steps taken by someone considering cutting alcohol out of their life to explore how their life might change. Leading by example\, Warrington describes how her own relationship to alcohol changed as she gained distance from it\, and how this distance revealed dependencies and physical reactions to alcohol to which she had previously been blind. She encourages readers to recognize their own blindspots when it comes to drinking\, and to begin to reconsider why and how alcohol consumption has become the standard in adult life. The choice to go “sober curious” brings a series of lifestyle changes which readers may find challenging\, yet Warrington’s encouraging and nonjudgmental voice offers the perfect blend of practical advice and motivational mantras\, making a more empowered\, alcohol-conscious life accessible to all.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nRuby Warrington is an author\, editor\, and book doula. She has authored four books\, including Sober Curious (2018)\, The Sober Curious Reset (2020)\, and The Numinous Astro Deck (2019). Warrington is the host of the podcast Sober Curious\, and founder of the self-publishing imprint Numinous Books.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/warrington22/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220624T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220624T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220603T202341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220603T202509Z
UID:36170-1656097200-1656104400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Werewolves and Sardines (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Werewolves and Sardines\nFor ages 12–18 \n  \n\n\nTrick your friends\, and plot to win\, as we play the group card game werewolf. Then\, play a game of reverse tag (Sardines) in the Library. \n\nLight snacks and drinks will be provided. \n\n  \n\n\n\nImportant information: Advance registration is required to attend this event\, and each teen must have a signed permission slip on file at the Library in order to participate. Participation in teen events is free for Library members and 10 euros per person for non-members. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Library visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! \nRegister here\n \nDownload a permission slip\n \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/werewolves-and-sardines-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220625T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220625T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220515T161345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220528T161309Z
UID:35832-1656154800-1656158400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:How to Tell a Story\, with Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:How to Tell a Story\nwith Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore \nFor ages 8–12 \n\nJoin author Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore for an interactive writing workshop. Charlotte will lead participants in the creation of their own original stories. \nEach child (aged 8–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.  \nAbout Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore: Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore’s many years of experience as a clinical psychologist in the NHS\, and as a mother and grandmother\, has helped her produce books which children love. Charlotte loves dinosaurs and animals\, and Charlotte really enjoys rhymes and riddles! Her books\, Who Am I?\, More Animal Riddles and More Animal Riddles from the Sea combine her interest in animals\, with her love of rhyme and riddles. Her book Herbie and the T. Rex includes dinosaur characters who each deal with the issues confronting them in their own way. Charlotte has been to over 40 schools where she enjoys giving workshops related to poetry and writing poems\, stories and writing stories\, dinosaurs and animals. Read more about Charlotte here. \n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \nRegister here\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n\n\nDonate to the Library\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/how-to-tell-a-story-with-charlotte-sebag-montefiore-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220625T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220603T203414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220603T203451Z
UID:36174-1656169200-1656174600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Paper Circuits Coding Workshop (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Paper Circuits Coding Workshop\nWith David Zikovitz\nFor ages 12–18 \n\n\n  \nWe all know paper is magic. Putting words and pictures on paper can transport us to new worlds\, teach us new ideas\, and give us new experiences. In this workshop we’ll find out what else paper can do\, giving it a technological upgrade and turning it into so much more! We’ll incorporate conductive materials and electronics components and explore paper’s structural qualities to make cards\, books\, or sculptures that come to three-dimensional\, interactive life. \n  \nAbout David Zikovitz: David is a Paris-based maker and educator. Originally from Toronto\, Canada\, he has taught and studied in international schools and learning communities around the world\, including in Tokyo\, Milan\, and most recently New York City. He currently teaches coding and digital fabrication at Columbia University’s Teachers College where he is also a member of the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab and the Snow Day Learning Lab\, both dedicated to researching and developing innovative technological learning experiences for young people. He’s particularly interested in the use of technology in informal learning spaces. \n\n\n\nImportant information: Advance registration is required to attend this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members and 10 euros per person for non-members. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Library visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! \nRegister here\n \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/paper-circuits-coding-workshop-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220628T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220607T081625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T154035Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Family Chao with Lan Samantha Chang
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nJoin Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nThe Family Chao\nwith author Lan Samantha Chang \nClick here to RSVP\nLan Samantha Chang’s latest novel\, The Family Chao\, gives new life to the ancient story of the son (allegedly) killing the father. Reminiscent of Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov\, the work is catalyzed by the murder of a patriarch upon the homecoming of his three sons. Here\, patricide is exceptionally used to explore racist and anti-immigrant attitudes latent in American society\, showing how crisis pushes these sentiments to the surface. Set largely in and around the family Chinese restaurant\, this is a brilliant story of hunger and consumption: devouring traditional and Americanized dishes\, media\, and ideology\, characters are glutted on the drama of the murder\, the spectacle of an ensuing trial\, and the tantalizing mythology of the American dream. Chang will be in conversation with Alex Capdeville.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nLan Samantha Chang is the author of four books\, including the novels Inheritance (2004) and All is Forgotten\, Nothing is Lost (2010). She is the Elizabeth M. Stanley Professor in the Arts at the University of Iowa and the Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Chang has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation\, and the American Academy in Berlin. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, Ploughshares\, and The Best American Short Stories. She was a 2015 recipient of the Library’s Visiting Fellowship\, sponsored by The de Groot Foundation. \nAlex Capdeville lives in Paris with his wife and five-year old daughter\, and works as a set constructor for French TV. He has published a translation of his short story “The Stranger Chain” in the French review Rue Saint Ambroise\, as well as an author interview with Ethel Rohan in the online magazine Scoundrel Time.  \nRegistration required.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Chang and Capdeville will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health. \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/chang22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220629T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220629T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161634
CREATED:20220607T083336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T172731Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Memory\, Mothers\, and Migration with Estelle-Sarah Bulle
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nWhere Dogs Bark with Their Tails\nwith author Estelle-Sarah Bulle \nClick here to RSVP\nJoin the American Library to celebrate the recent English translation of author Estelle-Sarah Bulle’s debut novel\, Là ou les chiens aboient par la queue. A moving and layered story of memory\, heritage\, and diaspora\, the work tells of the Ezechiel family and their slow migration through both geography and class\, from the countryside of Guadeloupe to the suburbs of Paris. Framed by a young woman seeking to learn about her family’s past\, the story is populated by a rich ensemble of voices and woven through with stories which range from devastating to fantastic\, contending with loss\, love\, exploitation\, exile\, and the mythologization of return. The conversation will be moderated by the English translator of the novel\, Julia Grawemeyer. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nEstelle-Sarah Bulle is a French novelist. She has authored three works\, including Les Étoiles les plus filantes (2021) and Les fantômes d’Issa (2020). Là ou les chiens aboient par la queue received the Prix Stanislas du Premier Roman and the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe and Tout-Monde. The English translation was published in 2022.  \nJulia Grawemeyer is a literary translator. Her first translation\, Save the Planet by Corine Sombrun and Almir Narayamoga Surui\, was released in July 2018. She has taught French and Creative Writing at the university level. \nRegistration required. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Bulle and Grawemeyer will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bulle22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:(Online) Jasmine Hemsley on Ayurveda and Mind Body Balance
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nEast by West\nwith author and chef Jasmine Hemsley \nClick here to RSVP\nFollowing her immensely successful pop-up café East by West\, the first Ayurvedic eatery in Central London\, author and chef Jasmine Hemsley has authored the cookbook East by West\, which propels the ancient Ayurvedic relationship between eating and wellbeing into the modern age.  \nA 5\,000-year-old holistic healing system\, Ayurveda promotes the use of nutrition\, mindful rituals\, and cleanses to nourish and energize. Hemsley proposes a method of cooking which changes our approach to food\, replacing damaging notions of guilt and indulgence with balance and respect. Eating well can and should make us feel well\, she argues\, and one does not have to be a trained chef in order to achieve this. Offering 140 recipes\, the book also works to demystify Ayurveda\, offering simple steps for readers to follow to achieve health of body and mind. Hemsley will be speaking at the library on the history of Ayurveda\, how the practice has changed her relation to food and the earth\, and the many uses of Ayurveda in the busy present day. Ultimately\, she will demonstrate how a holistic and healthier life is possible for us all.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nJasmine Hemsley is a best-selling writer\, chef\, TV presenter\, and wellbeing expert. She is the author of East by West (2017)\, awarded the 2018 Women’s Health Wellbeing Book of the Year Award\, and co-author of Good + Simple (2016) and The Art of Eating Well (2014). Hemsley hosts two podcasts\, The Wellness Connection and SELF-Sustainable\, and is an ambassador for Women for Women\, Cool Earth and Wild at Heart Foundation. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hemsley22/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220702T140000
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: "Scythe" (ages 12–adult)
DESCRIPTION:Teen Book Club: “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman\n\nFor ages 12–adult \n\nJoin us to discuss Scythe by Neal Shusterman\, and other dystopian worlds. \nThis book club meeting will be facilitated by Visiting Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jessie Hudson and Front of House Assistant Pallas-Amenah Morgan. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. \n \n\n\n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Masks are strongly encouraged for all Library visitors ages 6 and up\, staff\, and volunteers. Event attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library’s Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRules and Code of Conduct\n \nRegister here\n \n\n\n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 102nd year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n  \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-book-club-scythe-ages-12-adult/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220705T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Future of Reality with David Chalmers
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss \nReality+\nwith philosopher David Chalmers  \nClick here to RSVP\nIs virtual reality separate from reality? Are our experiences in virtual reality real? If everything is a simulation\, does that mean that nothing is real? The answer to these questions\, proposes philosopher David Chalmers in his new book Reality+\, lies in expanding our definition of what is real. Using the approach of “technophilosophy\,” which employs new technology to answer questions in philosophy and vice versa\, Chalmers offers a thorough and captivating argument for the reality of virtual worlds.  \nTaking up problems in the history of philosophy ranging from Plato’s cave to Descartes’ evil demon\, Chalmers inserts virtual reality and the metaverse into a philosophical debate. His argument is that simulated worlds are not only real\, but that they are capable of providing experiences which exceed those possible in the “real world.” Moving with ease from the mind-body problem to The Matrix\, Chalmers presents (in his work) a refreshing and surprising fusion of cultural commentary\, technological insight\, and philosophical meditation.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nDavid Chalmers is a philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is Professor of Philosophy at New York University and co-director of NYU’s Center for Mind\, Brain\, and Consciousness. Chalmers is the author of three books\, including The Conscious Mind (1996)\, as well as numerous articles. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2013.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Chalmers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/chalmers22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220706T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Opening Doors in Architecture with Rahim Danto Barry
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nPortes d’Afrique\nwith architect and author Rahim Danto Barry \nClick here to RSVP\nArchitect Rahim Danto Barry will be speaking about his career in France and his seminal work\, Portes d’Afrique (1999). From the Centre Pompidou-Metz\, to the Stade de France\, to terminals of Charles de Gaulle\, Barry has helped develop emblematic sites dedicated to sports\, travel\, and culture across France. He is an expert in movement\, and this fascination with transit is expressed in his writing: Portes d’Afrique is both a rigorous study of doorways in African architecture\, and a meditation upon heritage\, culture\, and identity. Considering the door as both a physical feature and a symbol of passage\, Barry traverses an array of countries and regions in Africa in search of the functional\, aesthetic\, and spiritual as expressed in the doorway.  \nThis conversation will be in French. \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nRahim Danto Barry is an architect working in France. Notable projects to which he has contributed include the Centre Pompidou-Metz\, the Stade de France\, and the Pavillon de la France for the 1992 Seville Universal Exposition. His writings on architecture include a chapter in La Fondation Louis Vuitton par Frank Gehry (2014) and his 1999 work Portes d’Afrique.  \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Barry will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/barry22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220713T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Lara Marlowe on Love and War
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nLove in a Time of War: My Years with Robert Fisk\nwith American author and journalist Lara Marlowe \nClick here to RSVP\nJoin Lara Marlowe\, Paris-based foreign correspondent for The Irish Times newspaper\, for a conversation on the war in Ukraine and her memoir Love in a Time of War\, My Years with Robert Fisk. Described by Noam Chomsky as “A gripping tale of savagery and courage\, of history in the making\, intertwined with rich personal reminiscences\,” this account of her relationship with renowned British journalist Robert Fisk describes the intensity of love and the perils of journalism\, set against geopolitical turbulence and violent war. Marlowe will be bringing her nearly 40 years of work in journalism to the library to discuss the writing of this book\, the complicated experiences of war correspondents\, and her perspective on the Ukraine war.  \nClick here to RSVP\nAbout the speaker: \nLara Marlowe is an American journalist and author. Currently the Paris bureau chief for The Irish Times\, she previously served as the paper’s US correspondent and worked in the Middle East for Time magazine for eight years. Marlowe has won four press awards for her journalism\, including Features Writer of the Year in Ireland in 2021. Love in a Time of War is her third book and has been a best-seller in Ireland. \nRegistration required.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Marlowe will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP\n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant on-site information regarding COVID-19: Masks remain strongly recommended\, per the French Ministry of Health.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/marlowe22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220716T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220716T150000
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SUMMARY:Brownies and Bananagrams (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Brownies and Bananagrams\n\nFor ages 12–18 \n\n\n  \nEnjoy homemade brownies and a game of Banagrams during this Saturday afternoon event! There’s no need to be a pro at word games to enjoy this activity. If you’ve never played\, Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty will teach you the rules of the game\, with the help of Library volunteers. \n  \n\n\n\nImportant information: Advance registration is required to attend this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members and 10 euros per person for non-members. Library visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! \nRegister here\n \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/brownies-and-bananagrams-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220720T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220720T153000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Animals of the Safari (Ages 3-5)
DESCRIPTION:Story Hour: \nAnimals of the Safari\n\nFor ages 3–5 \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group! This program lasts an hour\, and features songs\, stories\, and hand rhymes in English. \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll read books about the animals you may see on a safari including elephants\, lions\, and rhinos and will read the book The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson\, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Librarian Kirsty\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that caregivers put away their phones and other devices for the duration of this program. \n\n\n\nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \n\nRegister here \n  \nChildren in the Library Policy\n \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization celebrating our 101st year of service. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0–18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can make a donation to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one. \n\nDonate to the Library
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-animals-of-the-safari-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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