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SUMMARY:Creating Scary Characters: A Writing Workshop (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:For Library members ages 8-12 \nWork on your own original short story\, and create compelling villainous characters\, with help from other young writers\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nWe’ll look at classic and contemporary villains from English-language literature\, and discuss the characters together. Then\, we’ll look at examples of interesting and fully-developed characters before creating our own. Participants will also get advance information about the Library’s 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival.  \n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to register for our workshop on creating short stories\, which will be held on 25 September. \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in this event is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. Parents and other caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/creating-characters-a-writing-workshop-ages-8-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211008T190000
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Halloween Decorating Party  (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nHelp us set the mood for Halloween\, and get to know other teens in the community! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nGet in the mood for Halloween by helping to decorate the Library\, then make some of your own decorations to take home. We’ll have all the supplies you need! \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. A signed permission slip is required to attend this event.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-halloween-decorating-party-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211007T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211007T200000
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SUMMARY:Let's Talk About Bilingualism [Virtual event]
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin us for a virtual event in collaboration with the Association of American Women in Europe (AAWE)! \nBeth Austin\, president of AAWE\, will talk about the new edition of the AAWE Guide to Education in France\, then the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will interview neuroscientist Anjali Morard about bilingualism and the brain\, as well as ways to support bilingual children. The event will wrap up with an audience Q&A. \nAbout Anjali Morard: Anjali Morard has a bachelor’s degree in human biology and a master’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a doctorate in psychology and behavioral neuroscience from McGill University. Her research interests include perception of all things auditory\, including emotion in music and speech. Since her arrival in Paris in 2010\, she has been increasingly interested in bilingualism and its neuroscientific basis from an intellectual as well as a personal perspective\, raising three bilingual kids of her own. She is currently a freelance writer and editor\, specializing in scientific and children’s literature. \nAbout AAWE: The Association of American Women in Europe is a bi-cultural community of American women primarily in France and in Europe and around the world. AAWE offers activities for all stages of life\, with the goal of fostering an environment that enables members to create bonds\, develop supportive networks and lifelong friendships. AAWE is a vibrant\, active\, diverse and multi-generational association. The 9th edition of the trusted AAWE Guide to Education in France is an essential reference guide to bilingual education. The guide includes bilingual and international schools\, private and public schools\, extension programs offering Wednesday English lessons for bilinguals\, and boarding schools. Covering preschool through secondary schooling\, topics range from questions to ask when choosing a school\, to understanding the different options available\, with expanded French/English glossaries and a section of model “notes to the teacher.” \nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nIf you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lets-talk-about-bilingualism-virtual-event/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211005T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211005T203000
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CREATED:20210926T112920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T140836Z
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SUMMARY:(In-Person) Entre Nous: Alice Barbe & Dina Nayeri
DESCRIPTION:Join a conversation between writers Alice Barbe and Dina Nayeri\, the inaugural in-person (Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, 75006 Paris) event of our new #EntreNousSeries. Click here to reserve your free ticket now!\n\n\n\n\n\n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nAlice Barbe \nAlice Barbe is the co-founder of the international organization Singa and a former Fellow of the Barack Obama Foundation. Barbe works on topics related to migration\, engagement\, and citizen mobilization\, and collaborates regularly with Columbia World Projects\, Thinkers & Doers and the Institut Montaigne. She is the author of the recently-published On ne naît pas engagé\, on le devient\, published by Éditions de l’Observatoire. Barbe wonders: How can we draw inspirations from those we call “migrants”? How can we create new solutions that will give rise to a new generation of citizens? \n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nDina Nayeri \nDina Nayeri is the author of two novels and a book of creative nonfiction\, The Ungrateful Refugee (2019)\, winner of the Geschwister Scholl Preis and finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, among other distinctions. Her work has been published in over twenty countries and has appeared in the New York Times\, the Guardian\, the Washington Post\, the New Yorker\, Granta\, and many other publications. Dina Nayeri was a 2019-2020 Fellow at the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination at Reid Hall. Nayeri is the American Library in Paris’s Fall 2021 Visiting Fellow sponsored by The de Groot Foundation. During her time at the Library\, Nayeri will work on her upcoming book\, Who Gets Believed: Reflections on Stories and Truth. The work explores the following questions: How does truth shift to accommodate insiders of class\, faith\, and culture? How does an idea become true or a person credible? What does it mean to believe? \n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nIMPORTANT: ON-SITE INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, in order to enter Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, 75006 Paris\, all guests must provide a pass sanitaire with proof of either full vaccination or a negative Covid test taken within the previous 72 hours. Thank you for your understanding. Seating is limited.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/barbenayeri21/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
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SUMMARY:Fall Scavenger Hunt (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6–12\n \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \nMeet Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste and volunteers in the Children’s Library to get started and find out a few tips and tricks and to find out the rules for this seasonal scavenger hunt\, then head into the stacks and the neighborhood on a fall adventure to collect clues. \nThis event will be in-person. Masks are required. Parents/chaperons are required to remain with children under ages 12 for the duration of this activity. This scavenger hunt will last about one hour\, and is a self-guided activity. Much of the event will take place outside\, so bring along an umbrella if it looks like rain. All scavenger hunts must be completed by 14h00. \n\nThis event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Parents and other caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n\nIf you would like to support the Library and our services\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n CLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/fall-scavenger-hunt-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210926T140000
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SUMMARY:Research Skills Scavenger Hunt (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nMeet Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty in the Children’s Library to get started and find out a few tips and tricks for navigating the Library\, online databases\, and more\, then head into the stacks on a (silent) adventure. This event will be in-person. Masks are required. The scavenger hunt will last about one hour\, and is a self-guided activity. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/research-skills-scavenger-hunt-ages-12-18-2/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210925T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210925T160000
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SUMMARY:Looking at Art with Stephen T. Johnson (ages 6–12) [Virtual]
DESCRIPTION:for ages 6–12\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin us for a virtual presentation and art workshop with artist\, author\, and illustrator Stephen T. Johnson. Stephen will talk about his work and process as an artist\, and then lead participants in a short drawing lesson with pen and paper. \nAbout Stephen Johnson: Stephen T. Johnson’s art art spans a broad range of concepts and contexts and can be seen in site-specific public art commissions\, gallery and museum exhibitions\, and original award-winning children’s books such Alphabet City\, a Caldecott Honor and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the year. His drawings and paintings are in numerous private collections\, and in the permanent collections of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania\, the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut\, and the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Find out more about Stephen here. \nThis event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nCaregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/looking-at-art-with-stephen-t-johnson-ages-6-12-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210924T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210811T112919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T114420Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: The Art of the Short Story (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Work on your craft in a fun\, creative atmosphere with other young writers \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nNovels\, and short stories are distinct art forms. Together\, we’ll look at examples of short stories in several genres—and from horrific to heartwarming. Each has common elements\, and we will discuss them and begin our own short stories together\, with time to share for those who want feedback. Each participant will leave with a list of resources for places where young writers can submit short stories\, as well as information about the Library’s 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. A signed permission slip is required to attend this event.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/the-art-of-the-short-story-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210920T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210907T152929Z
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous: Andrew Revkin\, Kate Raworth & Roman Krznaric
DESCRIPTION:The American Library in Paris\, Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are pleased to present Entre Nous. At the intersection of art and academia\, France and the United States\, the conversation series featuring academics\, authors\, journalists\, filmmakers\, and visual artists.  \nJoin us for our first event: What decisions can we make today as individuals and societies to create a better tomorrow? \nJoin Columbia Climate School’s Andrew Revkin\, economist Kate Raworth\, and philosopher Roman Krznaric for a conversation on how reinventing economics and incorporating long-term thinking into our current policies can help us meet the challenges of climate breakdown and global inequality\, and transform our world for future generations. \nRegister Now \nSpeakers: \nRoman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His latest book is The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World. His previous international bestsellers\, including Empathy\, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained\, have been published in more than 20 languages. \nKate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries\, and co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Her internationally best-selling book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist has been translated into over 20 languages and has been widely influential with diverse audiences\, from the UN General Assembly to Pope Francis to Extinction Rebellion. \nAndrew Revkin has written on climate change and other environmental challenges for nearly 40 years\, mostly for The New York Times and now at revkin.bulletin.com. He founded the Columbia Climate School’s Initiative on Communication and Sustainability in 2019 and runs a popular webcast series\, Sustain What\, clarifying paths to progress on urgent challenges where complexity and consequence collide. He has won most of the top awards in science journalism as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship. \nThis conversation is part of the ‘Entre Nous’ conversation series organized by The American Library in Paris\, Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. \nRegister Now 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/entrenousrevkin/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210918T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210918T160000
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SUMMARY:Research Skills Scavenger Hunt (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nMeet Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste\, in the Children’s Library to get started and find out a few tips and tricks for navigating the Library\, online databases\, and more\, then head into the stacks on a (silent) adventure. This event will be in-person. Masks are required. The scavenger hunt will last about one hour\, and is a self-guided activity. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/research-skills-scavenger-hunt-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210917T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210902T114244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T132000Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: All the Best* Word Games (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCompete with other English-speaking teens in a fun night of word games \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin other English-speaking teens in the community\, our teen librarian\, and volunteers as we play some of the best word games: Apples to Apples\, Bananagrams\, Scrabble\, and Tabboo. There’s no need to know the rules ahead of time. We’ll teach you how to play and you will have a chance to try each one during this speed-gaming event. \n\n*Yes\, we know that the term “best” is subjective. We’re happy to debate with you about the best word games! \n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. A signed permission slip is required to attend this event.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \nImage courtesy of: Ling Languages https://ling-app.com/
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/all-the-best-word-games-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210915T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210905T203325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210905T203412Z
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Eula Biss
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nIn her second novel\, Transcendent Kingdom\, Gyasi looks to science\, faith\, and the past to tell a raw and intimate story of a Ghanaian family in Alabama. Contemplating the repercussions of human trafficking in America and West Africa\, Gyasi also explores the opioid crisis\, mental health\, and the family bonds that at once hold us together and tear us apart. \nGyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Alabama. Her first novel\, Homegoing\, received critical acclaim in the U.S.\, and the National Book Foundation named Gyasi to its annual list of the five most outstanding young authors. Gyasi holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nDans son deuxième roman\, Transcendent Kingdom\, Yaa Gyasi se tourne vers la science\, la foi et le passé pour raconter l’histoire crue et intime d’une famille ghanéenne qui vit en Alabama. Contemplant les répercussions du trafic d’êtres humains en Amérique et en Afrique de l’Ouest\, Gyasi explore également la crise des opioïdes\, la santé mentale et les liens familiaux qui\, à la fois\, nous unissent et nous déchirent. \nGyasi est née au Ghana et elle a grandi en Alabama. Son premier roman\, No Home\, est salué par la critique américaine\, et la National Book Foundation a distingué Gyasi dans sa liste annuelle des cinq jeunes auteurs les plus remarquables. Elle est diplômée d’un BA en anglais de l’Université de Stanford et d’un MFA obtenu au Iowa Writers’ Workshop. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresgyasi/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210913T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210905T202530Z
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Jenny Zhang in conversation with Roberto Rodriguez-Estrada
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nJenny Zhang’s latest poetry collection\, My Baby First Birthday\, interrogates what it means to be born into and grow up in a world that fetishizes womanhood\, upholds the patriarchy\, and extols whiteness. All the while implicating her reader\, Zhang offers moments of tenderness\, radiant beauty\, and compassion. \nZhang was born in Shanghai and grew up in New York. An author\, poet and essayist\, her work has been published in the New York Times\, BuzzFeed\, and Rookie\, among others. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Stanford University\, Zhang has also written for television and TV. She lives in New York City where she is working on a novel and screenplay. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nLe plus récent recueil de poèmes de Jenny Zhang\, My Baby First Birthday\, interroge ce que cela signifie que de naître et de grandir dans un monde qui fétichise la féminité\, soutient le patriarcat et exalte la blancheur. Tout en impliquant son lecteur\, Zhang offre des moments de tendresse\, de beauté radieuse et de compassion. \nZhang est née à Shanghai et a grandi à New York. Une écrivaine\, poétesse et essayiste\, elle a publié ses écrits dans le the New York Times\, BuzzFeed\, Rookie\, et ailleurs. Titulaire d’un B.A. de l’Université de Stanford et d’un MFA de Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, Zhang a également écrit pour la télévision et le cinéma. Elle vit à New York City où elle travaille sur un roman et un scénario. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresjenny/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210912T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210903T135251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210912T095828Z
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SUMMARY:Math Club (ages 6–9)
DESCRIPTION:for ages 6–9\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin Children’s Librarian Kirsty and have some fun with math!\n\nWe’ll play number games\, crack some codes\, and complete a few puzzles\, as well as a math based quiz! Mathematics is a diverse and playful subject and our activities are full of surprises! All mathematical abilities are welcome!\n\nThis event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nCaregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/math-club-ages-6-9/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210911T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210911T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210824T100138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T101200Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Short Stories (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:For Library members ages 8-12 \nWork on your own original short story with other young writers\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nWe’ll look at examples of contemporary American short stories\, and discuss the short stories as a group. Then\, we’ll talk about story structures before beginning our own short stories. Participants will also get advance information about the Library’s 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival. \n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to register for the follow-up workshop on creating characters\, which will be held on 9 October. \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in this event is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. Parents and other caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions 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 \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/creating-short-stories-ages-8-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210908T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210905T202235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210905T203851Z
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Laila Lalami in conversation with Elizabeth Martin-Shukrun
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nIn her new work of nonfiction\, Conditional Citizens\, Laila Lalami examines immigration\, citizenship and assimilation. Recounting her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen\, Lalami questions the boundary of what it means to be an American from historical\, political\, and literary perspectives. \nLalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco\, Great Britain\, and the US. She is the author of four novels. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times\, the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, the New York Times\, among others. She lives in Los Angeles\, where she works as a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nDans son nouvel ouvrage de non-fiction\, Conditional Citizens\, Laila Lalami examine l’immigration\, la citoyenneté et l’assimilation. En racontant son parcours improbable d’immigrante marocaine à citoyenne américaine\, Lalami questionne les limites de ce que signifie être Américain d’un point de vue historique\, politique et littéraire. \nLalami est née en 1968 à Rabat et a fait ses études au Maroc\, en Grande-Bretagne et aux États-Unis. Elle est l’autrice de quatre romans. Elle a publié des critiques littéraires et des essais politiques dans le Los Angeles Times\, le Washington Post\, le Guardian\, le New York Times\, et ailleurs. Elle vit à Los Angeles\, où travaille en tant que professeure de création littéraire à l’Université de Californie à Riverside. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettreslaila/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210906T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210906T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210905T201953Z
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Tommy Orange in conversation with Robert Warrior
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nTommy Orange’s debut novel\, There There\, explores the plight of the urban Native American in a relentlessly paced multigenerational story about violence and recovery\, memory and identity\, dispossession and belonging. Orange weaves beauty and despair into this complex history of a nation and its people. \nBorn in 1982\, Orange grew up in Oakland\, California\, but his roots are in Oklahoma\, where he is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. Orange is a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, There There exploded onto the American literary scene. Orange’s next novel\, Wandering Stars will be published by Alfred A Knopf in 2022. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nLe premier roman de Tommy Orange\, There There\, explore la détresse des Amérindiens urbains dans une histoire multigénérationnelle au rythme effréné abordant la violence et la récupération\, la mémoire et l’identité\, la dépossession et l’appartenance. Orange tisse la beauté et le désespoir dans cette histoire complexe d’une nation et de son peuple. \nNé en 1982\, Orange a grandi à Oakland\, en Californie\, mais ses racines sont en Oklahoma. Il appartient à la tribu des Cheyennes du Sud. Diplômé de l’Institute of American Indian Arts\, il a fait sensation sur la scène littéraire américaine avec ce premier roman. Le prochain roman d’Orange\, Wandering Stars\, sera publié par Alfred A Knopf en 2022. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresorange/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210901T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210901T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210820T091821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T091821Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: We Love the Library (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour outdoors in a small group! This program lasts one hour\, and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English. Each Story Hour is hosted by one of our children’s librarians with the help of a Library volunteer. In the event of rain the event will be moved indoors to our Children’s Library. \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about libraries\, and making the most of your library card. \nThis 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. \n\nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. This Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Registered participants will be sent an email with more information about where we will meet. Registration closes 24 hours before the event. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. \nQuestions about programs and collections for children and teens can be sent to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-we-love-the-library-ages-3-5-2/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210818T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210818T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210716T165930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T170718Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour in the Park: Monster Mayhem (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour outdoors in a small group! This program lasts one hour\, and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English. Each Story Hour is hosted by one of our children’s librarians with the help of a Library volunteer. \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about friendly\, fabulous\, and funny monsters\, including Go Away Big Green Monster\, by Ed Emberly. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, with the help of Library volunteers. 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. \n\nThis Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Registered participants will be sent an email with more information about where we will meet. Registration closes 24 hours before the event. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \nQuestions about programs and collections for children and teens can be sent to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-in-the-park-monster-mayhem-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210731T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210731T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210622T161117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T170612Z
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SUMMARY:Natural Disasters (ages 6–12) [VIRTUAL]
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6–12 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \nJoin  Children’s and Teens’ Librarian Kirsty for a virtual event all about natural disasters. Tornadoes\, earthquakes\, tsunamis—we’ll look at all kinds of natural disasters and how they occur\, how they affect people and the environment. \n\nThis virtual event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \n\nIf you would like to support the Library and our services\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \nQuestions about programs and collections for children and teens can be sent to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/natural-disasters-ages-6-12-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210728T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210728T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T143907
CREATED:20210622T155100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T083910Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour in the Park: Let's Sail Away (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour outdoors in a small group! This program lasts one hour\, and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English. Each Story Hour is hosted by one of our children’s librarians with the help of a Library volunteer. \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about sailing and boats of all kind\, including the book Sail Away by Donald Crews. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Librarian Kirsty\, along with volunteer Mary Wessels who 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. \n\nThis Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Registered participants will be sent an email with more information about where we will meet. Registration closes 24 hours before the event. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. 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 donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-in-the-park-lets-sail-away/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Tales of Resistance (Batalion & Magida)
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nTales of Resistance\nwith writers Judy Batalion and Arthur Magida \nClick here to RSVP \nBatalion’s latest book\, The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos is a spectacular\, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters—a group of unknown heroes whose exploits have never been chronicled in full\, until now. \nMagida’s Code Name Madeline: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris follows the captivating story of the valiant Noor Inayat Khan\, daughter of an Indian Sufi mystic and unlikely Second World War heroine. Carefully distilled from dozens of interviews\, newly discovered manuscripts\, official documents and personal letters\, the book is both a compelling\, deeply researched history and a thrilling tribute to Noor Inayat Khan\, whose courage and faith guided her through the most brutal regime in history. \nClick here to RSVP \nBatalion photographed by Beowulf Sheehan \nJudy Batalion is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly-acclaimed The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos. The Light of Days has been published in a young readers’ edition\, will be translated into nineteen languages and has been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture for which Judy is co-writing the screenplay. Judy is also the author of White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood\, Daughterhood and the Mess in Between\, optioned by Warner Brothers\, and her essays have appeared in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, the Forward\, Vogue\, and many other publications. Judy has a BA in the History of Science from Harvard and a Ph.D. in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute\, University of London\, and has worked as a museum curator and university lecturer. Born in Montreal\, where she grew up speaking English\, French\, Hebrew\, and Yiddish\, she lives in New York with her husband and three children. \nMagida photographed by Craig Terkowitz \nClick here to RSVP \nArthur J. Magida has been a professor at Georgetown University and the University of Baltimore\, a columnist for Beliefnet.com\, a contributing correspondent to PBS’s Religion & Ethics Newsweekly\, senior editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times\, environmental reporter for National Journal\, a writer/editor for Ralph Nader. and a consultant to the Holocaust Museum in Washington. Two of his highly praised books — Code Name Madeleine and The Nazi Séance — have been optioned for films. His other books include The Rabbi and The Hit Man and Prophet of Rage. A graduate of Marlboro College and Georgetown\, he has written for Newsweek\, The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The Jerusalem Report and Geo Magazine as well as received multiple Simon Rockower Awards from the American Jewish Press Association\, A.D. Emmart Awards for writing on the humanities and Smolar Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. He lives in Baltimore\, Maryland. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/resistancetales21/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210710T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210710T170000
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club: The Cruel Prince (ages 12-adult) [VIRTUAL]
DESCRIPTION:Join fantasy fans to discuss new worlds and novels with like-minded readers.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin us (virtually) for an animated discussion each month of the latest and greatest fantasy reads. Participants are also encouraged to prepare a cup of tea or coffee to enjoy during the meeting.  New members are always welcome!\n\n\n\n\nIn July\, we’ll be reading and discussing The Cruel Prince by Holly Black\, plus its sequels The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing. If you haven’t read all three you are still welcome to join but beware there will be spoilers! This book club meeting will be facilitated by Children’s and Teens’ Librarian (and fantasy fan) Kirsty.\n \n\n  \n\n\n Advance registration is required for this book group. Once registered\, participants will be sent an email with instructions to join the online meeting. 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 this session.\n\nSend an email to Kirsty\, our Children’s and Teens’ Librarian\, with questions about this event: kirsty@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nFor questions about collections or events at the Library for Children and Teens contact Celeste Rhoads\, our Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/fantasy-book-club-ages-12-adult-virtual-2/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210703T110000
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SUMMARY:Word Wizardry (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 8–12 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \n  \n \nJoin Children’s and Teens’ Librarian Kirsty for a small-group workshop all about vocabulary! \nWe’ll play word games and complete challenges to practice spelling and learn new words. \nThis event will be in-person in the Children’s Library for a small group. Masks are required. \n\nThis virtual event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \n\nIf you would like to support the Library and our services\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n CLICK HERE TO RSVP \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/word-wizardry-ages-8-12-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210626T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210626T170000
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SUMMARY:History of Paris Scavenger Hunt (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6–12 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \nJoin us for a scavenger hunt full of facts and fun!\n \nThis event is planned to take place outdoors (so bring your rain boots and umbrellas if it looks cloudy!) and is intended for children and their caregivers. Stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk between 11h00–17h00 to pick up your scavenger hunt and find out the rules\, then set off in the Library and outdoors in the surrounding neighborhood to hunt down the answers to questions about the history of Paris’s 7th arrondissement. Masks are required for all participants over age 8. Please note: the majority of this activity will take place out of doors\, and all children must be accompanied by an adult chaperone! \n\nThis virtual event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \n  \n\nIf you would like to support the Library and our services\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n CLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-of-paris-scavenger-hunt-ages-6-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210623T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210623T203000
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SUMMARY:Privacy is Power (Véliz)
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nPrivacy is Power\nwith philosopher and professor Carissa Véliz \nClick here to RSVP \n\n\n\n\nAn urgent and hands-on guide for taking back our right to privacy\, Privacy is Power is full of simple and effective analogies that make it clear how companies are stealing our private data\, why this is harmful\, and what can be done about it\, while offering practical solutions for both policymakers and private citizens. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to RSVP \n\n\n\n\nCarissa Véliz \n  \n  \nCarissa Véliz is a philosopher\, an associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute for Ethics in AI\, as well as a tutorial fellow at Hertford College\, at the University of Oxford. She came to Privacy is Power from a philosophical perspective: while researching her grandparents\, refugees from the Spanish Civil War\, she began to wonder if she had a right to the information she was discovering about them. Véliz’s journey to her treatise on privacy was personal and organic; the academics came later. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/veliz21/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210622T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210622T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Paula Deitz
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) for a discussion with \nPaula Deitz\nRSVP HERE \nPaula Deitz by Gaylen Morgan \nPaula Deitz is editor of The Hudson Review. She is also a cultural critic whose articles about art\, architecture and landscape design appear in newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and abroad. A graduate of Smith College\, she received her MA in French literature from Columbia University. In 2006\, she was awarded an LHD (Hon) from Smith College. Her book\, Of Gardens: Selected Essays (Penn Press)\, is now an audiobook. In addition\, she has edited two anthologies: Writes of Passage: Coming-of-Age Stories and Memoirs from The Hudson Review and Poets Translate Poets: A Hudson Review Anthology. \nFounded in 1948\, The Hudson Review is a quarterly magazine of literature and the arts published in New York City. Frederick Morgan\, one of its founding editors\, edited the magazine for its first fifty years. Paula Deitz has been the editor since 1998. It serves as a forum for new writers and the exploration of developments in literature and the arts. It is distinguished for publishing undiscovered writers from diverse backgrounds\, many of whom have become major literary figures. Each issue contains a wide range of material including: poetry\, fiction\, essays on literary and cultural topics\, book reviews\, reports from abroad\, and chronicles covering film\, theatre\, dance\, music and art. The Hudson Review is distributed in the U.S. and 25 countries. \nDeitz’s forthcoming book\, Thibaut’s Heart: A Journey Through France and Time\, follows Thibaut IV (1201–1253)\, Count of Champagne\, who was a famous chansonnier. Sixty-six of his songs have survived. He became King of Navarre through an uncle; and when Thibaut died in Pamplona\, his heart was allegedly returned to Champagne for burial in a convent in Provins. Curious as to whether his heart was still there\, she decided to travel the itinerary of his life to find what remained of what he saw in the thirteenth century. The book is a memoir of this experience. The Ensemble Alla Francesca performed ten of his songs in a concert at the Musée de Cluny\, and their recording will be distributed with the book. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/deitz21/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210617T210000
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to James Baldwin
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mechanics’ Institute (online) to reflect on the life and work of \nJames Baldwin\nwith authors James Campbell\, Clifford Thompson\, and Jewelle Gomez \nRSVP HERE \nJames Baldwin’s personal life and literary legacy are explored through his diverse life-long friendships and muses\, his front-line political activism\, and his cross-cultural connections and influences while living in Paris. This up close and intimate conversation includes British writer and former editor of the Times Literary Supplement James Campbell\, author of Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin who knew Baldwin in Paris\, Brooklyn based writer/essayist Clifford Thompson\, What It Is: Race\, Family and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues and host Bay Area writer/poet and playwright Jewelle Gomez\, Waiting for Giovanni.\nRSVP HERE \n\n\nJames Campbell is the author of This Is the Beat Generation: New York\, San Francisco\, Paris\, Exiled in Paris: Richard Wright\, James Baldwin\, Samuel Beckett and Others on the Left Bank\, and Invisible Country: A Journey through Scotland\, and was for many years an editor and columnist at the Times Literary Supplement in London.\n\n\nClifford Thompson’s work has appeared in publications including The Best American Essays 2018\, Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, Threepenny Review\, and Village Voice. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award for nonfiction and teaches at New York University\, Sarah Lawrence College\, and the Bennington Writing Seminars. He lives in Brooklyn\, New York.\n\n\n\n\nJewelle Gomez\, playwright\, novelist\, poet and cultural worker is the author of eight books including the first Black Lesbian vampyre novel\, The Gilda Stories. Her trilogy of plays about African American artists in the first half of the 20th century\, Waiting for Giovanni\, Leaving the Blues\, and Unpacking in P’Town was commissioned by New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco where she is playwright-in-residence. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @VampyreVamp.\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/a-tribute-to-james-baldwin/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210615T193000
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SUMMARY:Francis Bacon: Revelations
DESCRIPTION:From the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of De Kooning: An American Master\, Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan present \nFrancis Bacon: Revelations\nIn Conversation with bestselling author and journalist Elaine Sciolino \nRSVP HERE \nFrancis Bacon flung open the twentieth-century closet\, creating an indelible image of mankind in modern times. From his public emergence with his legendary Triptych 1944 (its images “so unrelievedly awful” that people fled the gallery)\, to his death in Madrid in 1992\, Bacon played an outsized role in both twentieth century art and life. By day he exposed the secrets of a dark century and by night\, unabashed by his homosexuality\, he swashbuckled through Soho. \nWritten with the full co-operation of the Bacon estate\, unrivalled access to the archives and based on hundreds of interviews and extensive new material from Ireland\, Tangier\, Spain\, England and France\, this definitive biography presents a startlingly original portrait – rich\, complex\, and subtle – of a commanding modern figure. \nStevens and SwanRSVP HERE \nAnnalyn Swan and Mark Stevens are authors of de Kooning: An American Master\, a biography of Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning\, which was awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Biography\, the National Book Critics Circle prize for biography and the Los Angeles Times biography award. It was named one of the 10 best books of 2005 by the New York Times. \nRSVP HERE \nSciolino \nElaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times\, based in France since 2002. Her latest book\, The Seine: The River That Made Paris\, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and a Barnes & Noble nonfiction book-of-the-month selection. Her previous book\, The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs\, published in 2015\, was a New York Times best seller. Sciolino was decorated chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2010 for her “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOrganized in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and The Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco \n \n \n  \n  \n 
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210614T190000
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SUMMARY:To Write as If Already Dead (Briggs & Zambreno)
DESCRIPTION:Join Columbia Global Centers (online) to discuss \nTo Write as If Already Dead\nwith author Kate Zambreno and translator Kate Briggs \nRSVP HERE \nTo Write as if Already Dead circles around Kate Zambreno’s failed attempts to write a study of Hervé Guibert’s To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life. In this diaristic\, transgressive work\, the first in a cycle written in the years preceding his death\, Guibert documents with speed and intensity his diagnosis and disintegration from AIDS and elegizes a character based on Michel Foucault. \nThe first half of To Write as if Already Dead is a novella in the mode of a detective story\, searching after the mysterious disappearance of an online friendship after an intense dialogue on anonymity\, names\, language\, and connection. The second half\, a notebook documenting the doubled history of two bodies amid another historical plague\, continues the meditation on friendship\, solitude\, time\, mortality\, precarity\, art\, and literature. \nThroughout this rigorous\, mischievous\, thrilling not-quite study\, Guibert lingers as a ghost companion. Zambreno\, who has been pushing the boundaries of literary form for a decade\, investigates his methods by adopting them\, offering a keen sense of the energy and confessional force of Guibert’s work\, an ode to his slippery\, scarcely classifiable genre. The book asks\, as Foucault once did\, “What is an author?” Zambreno infuses this question with new urgency\, exploring it through the anxieties of the internet age\, the ethics of friendship\, and “the facts of the body”: illness\, pregnancy\, and death. \nRSVP HERE \n Kate Zambreno is the author of many acclaimed books\, including Drifts (2020)\, Appendix Project (2019)\, Screen Tests (2019)\, Book of Mutter (2017)\, and Heroines (2012). Her writing has appeared in the Paris Review\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, and elsewhere. She teaches writing at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College. She is a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Nonfiction. \n  \n  \n \n  \nKate Briggs is a writer and translator based in Rotterdam\, NL\, where she teaches on the Masters Fine Art at the Piet Zwart Institute. She is the translator of two lecture courses by Roland Barthes (How to Live Together and The Preparation of the Novel\, both published by Columbia UP) and the author of This Little Art (Fitzcarraldo Editions\, 2017) recently translated into Spanish by Rubén Martín Giráldez (Jekyll & Jill\, 2020) and forthcoming in German by Sabine Voss (Ink Press\, 2021). The Long Form\, a novel-essay\, is forthcoming with Fitzcarraldo Editions. She is the recipient of a Windham-Campbell Prize in Nonfiction. \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/zambreno21/
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