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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Joanna Walsh on My Life as a Godard Movie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“It is rare to find a writer who can take such candid pleasure in beauty—the beauty of faces\, figures\, clothing\, and cities—while also querying its injustices. To watch Godard’s films through Joanna Walsh’s eyes is to see envy and appreciation\, longing and disavowal\, walking hand in hand. This book is a gorgeous complex gesture of criticism.”—Merve Emre\, writer and critic. Join Joanna Walsh\, author of Girl Online\, Break.up and Vertigo\, to discuss her new book\, My Life as a Godard Movie\, a meditation on beauty\, fashion\, desire\, politics\, youth\, art\, and Paris\, via the 1960s films of Jean-Luc Godard. Walsh will be in conversation with Summer Brennan.  \nAbout the speaker: \nJoanna Walsh is a multidisciplinary writer for print\, digital and performance. The author of eleven books (several co-written with AI)\, her publishers include Semiotext(e)\, Bloomsbury and Verso. She also works as an editor and university teacher. She is a Markievicz Awardee in the Republic of Ireland and a UK Arts Foundation fellow. She founded and ran the Twitter campaign @read_women (2014-18)\, described by the New York Times as ‘a rallying cry for equal treatment for women writers’. She currently runs @noentry_arts. Her latest book is My Life as a Godard Movie\, published by Transit books. \nSummer Brennan is a Paris-based writer. An award-winning journalist\, Brennan is an Orion Book Award Finalist\, and author of The Oyster War\, High Heel\, and the forthcoming The Parisian Sphinx\, A True Tale of Art and Obsession.  \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Walsh and Brennan 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. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/walsh22/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Ships\, Ahoy! (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about ships and boats of all sizes\, such as Rescue Squade No. 9 by Mike Austin. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and 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 all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668599619583{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd01KbN7tkGCHtzU2zwb8cAv6OmDWnShq4Bn96q7IvWguyevg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-ships-ahoy-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221207T193000
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SUMMARY:(In person at the Centre Culturel Irlandais) The Waste Land Centenary
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Le Centre Culturel Irlandais\, in conjunction with the T.S. Eliot Foundation and the American Library in Paris\, will welcome Charlotte Rampling\, Lambert Wilson\, Amira Casar\, Bruno Fontaine and Christophe Dilys for a special celebration of the centenary of T.S. Eliot’s modernist masterpiece\, The Waste Land. Rampling and Wilson will revive Hope Mirrlees’s 1919 modernist poem entitled Paris\, a 600-line journey through the city where Mirrlees lived before and after the Great War. Virginia and Leonard Woolf published the work which was acclaimed\, dismissed and then forgotten. In the twenty-first century it has been rediscovered and reassessed as an early modernist masterpiece\, anticipating a poem published by the Woolfs a few years later: The Waste Land.  \nDuring the celebration\, Bruno Fontaine will perform music that inspired the rhythms of The Waste Land\, as well as music of the era and songs admired by Eliot\, in a unique improvisation commissioned especially for the evening. France Musique’s Christophe Dilys will present and contextualize the different parts of this one-off performance. \nImportant information: This event will happen at the Centre Culturel Irlandais at 5\, rue des Irlandais\, 75005 Paris. \nAccess to this event requires purchase of a ticket through the Centre Culturel Irlandais. Click on the button below to purchase your ticket.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Purchase your ticket” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmy.weezevent.com%2Fthe-waste-land-by-ts-eliot”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/wasteland22/
LOCATION:Centre Culturel Irlandais\, 5 rue des Irlandais\, Paris\, Paris\, 75005\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Two: The Cult of the Image
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Today\,” Susan Sontag writes\, “everything exists to end in a photograph.” Are we all image-junkies? Are images mental pollution? What lurks outside the frame of our image-dominated society? \nIn partnership with Analog Sea\, an offline publisher of printed books\, we’re delighted to announce the fourth season of Critical Conversations\, an expert-led discussion series that allows Library members to ponder the most important issues of our time. This season\, we will reflect on how to lead a contemplative\, vital\, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world. We will discuss questions such as: What do we gain from disconnecting\, and how can we do it? How can we sharpen our senses and redirect our attention in order to change our thoughts and actions? And most of all\, how can we live in contemporary society with nuance and intention? \nThe Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset writes that agitation dazzles\, blinds\, and compels us to act mechanically\, like “frenetic sleepwalkers.” To address the perils of today is\, first of all\, to name them. Whether distraction\, compulsion\, and isolation\, or noise\, bright light\, and convenience\, during meetings one\, two\, and three\, we will identify and begin to understand the snares of today’s increasingly digital world. \n Some details: The 2022–23 series will unfold over nine sessions\, from November 2022 to July 2023. Conversations will begin at 19h00 CET and run for ninety minutes\, in person\, at the Library; technology of all description is happily forbidden. Each participant will receive copies of all four Analog Sea Review volumes published so far. Course reading and discussion will\, for the most part\, be based on work published in The Analog Sea Review. Jonathan Simons\, founding editor of Analog Sea\, will begin each meeting with some opening remarks\, before guiding a group discussion. \nAbout Critical Conversations: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\, reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, and migration. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live. Please write to Emilie Biggs at biggs@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nAbout the Critical Conversations 2022-23 leaders: \nJonathan Simons is the founding editor of offline publishing house Analog Sea and its literary journal\, The Analog Sea Review. As a poet and essayist\, he has written for publications including The London Magazine\, PN Review\, El País\, subTerrain Magazine\, and The Analog Sea Review. His work has been covered by\, among others\, the Guardian\, the Times Literary Supplement\, the Washington Post and La Vanguardia. He researched Buddhist poetics at Naropa University and McGill University and was formerly a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development\, Center for Humans and Machines\, in Berlin. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register for Critical Conversations 2022-23″ style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfu4-PA93z4p-WV7S4q0mn5cY0Ly_476uzyMAOKMvu12vUwjA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cc2_2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221209T190000
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Stuck in the Middle (Part 1) (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You’ve made it to Chapter 7\, and suddenly you’re lost. The thrill you felt as you churned out those opening pages is gone. Your characters are annoying you\, your plot is putting you to sleep\, and the only place the story’s going is nowhere—fast. You’re tempted to throw in the towel. If this sounds all too familiar\, then this event is for you! \nIn this two-part workshop hosted by Noah Weisz\, we’ll explore the common reasons why writing projects lose steam in the middle\, and we’ll experiment with a variety of techniques to breathe new life into a sagging story. Come prepared with your work-in-progress and the challenges you’re facing\, and get ready to roll up your sleeves. By the time the workshop’s over\, you might just find yourself with a path to the finish line—and the energy and motivation you need to get there! \nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nFind out about part 2 in the series (Friday 20 January) here. \nAbout Noah Weisz: Noah Weisz is a fiction writer and dedicated educator with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and over nine years’ experience helping students of all ages unleash the stories they have inside. Noah’s own writing for children and young adults has been widely published in literary magazines and has won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award\, the Katherine Paterson Prize for middle-grade fiction\, the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award\, and the F(r)iction Short Story Contest. He is also a three-time finalist for the Bath Children’s Novel Award. Originally from Washington\, DC and a recent arrival in Paris\, he currently teaches creative writing workshops and courses at several venues including the International School of Paris and Collège Sévigné. You can find out more about him here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668790643711{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information:  \nAdvance 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 15€ 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. \nQuestions 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\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeZhNGu3PiKnzB-1WMJrnU61JlANbxpVaBb0lGdIwZTQ5XenQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221210T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221210T120000
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SUMMARY:Grace the Giraffe in Paris (ages 3–10)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]3–10 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a special event with author Oliver Gee and illustrator Lina Nordin Gee as they read their new picture book Grace the Giraffe in Paris. Following the reading\, Lina will show participants how to draw a giraffe and then the pair will answer questions about what inspired this fantastical tale\, and they’ll share the fun facts they discovered as they created the story. \nThis live\, interactive event will be hosted in the Children’s Library—Early. Library programs are created to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Books will be available for purchase at the event.  \nAbout Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee: Together\, Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee created Kylie the Crocodile in Paris\, Roger the Liger in Paris\, and Grace the Giraffe in Paris. Oliver Gee is the creator of the award-winning podcast about Paris and France\, The Earful Tower. He used to be a full-time journalist in Paris\, but switched to podcasting in December 2017. Lina Nordin Gee runs a chic shoe and handbag company\, Deuxième Studios\, and likes to draw and paint. You can see her illustrations on Instagram @ParisianPostcards. Find out more about The Earful Tower or purchase your own copy of Grace the Giraffe in Paris\, their third picture book\, here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668599446015{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSf1xktKAjtaQgU0XwaQSkijsnhoyq_U6ML1ZnmgM3Tcm-JbgQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/grace-the-giraffe-in-paris-ages-3-10/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221214T153000
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Meals Together (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about food\, family meals\, and cooking and baking together\, such as Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by KevinNoble Maillard\, illustrated by Juana Matinez-Neal. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard and 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 all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668601386350{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScMADhcQl6IB0JTIh3NOs2nD62-5ahbkVjN52ptILtdMZgYQg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-meals-together-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221217T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221217T120000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Treasure Map-Making (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason and volunteers in the Children’s Library to learn about treasure seekers and pirates in history\, then create your own treasure map to take home. \nEach child (aged 6–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668698333449{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSejl2URSKBRawLQS4AhbC3a0tcoRoYYuzwUVox9tvm6Uqt-lw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-treasure-map-making-ages-6-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221218T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221206T121736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T121736Z
UID:45591-1671372000-1671375600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Library Explorers (8–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard for a workshop dedicated to research. We’ll focus on ways to gather accurate information\, and find out new and fascinating facts about the Library! \nParticipants who have a portable computer or electronic tablet are encouraged to bring them along for this workshop.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1670328556037{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdc0oO9S2ZN49SJxj7Wtssnb51T5S-hqzzlvu0sNzXERNeK9g%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-explorers-8-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221222T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221222T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221117T151727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T151931Z
UID:44932-1671706800-1671708600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nStories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Please\, Baby\, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee\, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Kadir Nelson\, which will be included in this 22 December event. \nOur Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and lasts 30 minutes. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are required to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Parents and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, or in their laps\, and participate in the program. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668697425131{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScNXCaIo54N4ITafQwIU9NEd6hq84dsgl7Gt_pxvXNKwg1zjA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-ages-1-3-25/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230104T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230104T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221126T135000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221126T135000Z
UID:45171-1672842600-1672846200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: A Hat on My Head (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read books all about hats\, shoes\, and other things we wear. Books included in this Story Hour are short picture books such as This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen\, as well as poems. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and 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 all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669470045873{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSffrL9qWm5l1wt6-U3GOgWUcewM_aNTcIqVwTeuFHOstO4djg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-a-hat-on-my-head-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230105T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230103T112038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T134958Z
UID:46256-1672916400-1672918200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as On Mother’s Lap by Ann Herbert Scott\, illustrated by Glo Coalson\, which will be included in this 5 January event. \nOur Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and lasts 30 minutes. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are required to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Parents and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, or in their laps\, and participate in the program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672744368143{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfqHxoQYm_iMIeQylK1p_d8eLkCk5wEJv5zWJsgPC7wJRNuYA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-ages-1-3-26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221125T124226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T145751Z
UID:45140-1673031600-1673038800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Teen Night: Improv Night with Angelica Brewis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]No acting experience is necessary to join this theater workshop! Unlock your creativity and get to know other teens in the community as you try out improv games and theater exercises with coach Angelica Brewis. All abilities welcome!\n \nDrinks and light refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nAbout Angelica Brewis: Born in Jamaica\, Angelica is a global citizen who has traveled extensively and lived in Canada\, the U.S.A.\, Australia\, England\, and now Paris. While in high school she took an interest in photography where one of her black and white portraits gave her recognition winning first place. During this time she learned how to develop and enlarge her black and white photography in a darkroom. She went on to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Photography in Toronto\, Canada. After a year working as a freelance photographer\, Angelica went back to school to obtain a Graduate Diploma in Education to become an elementary school teacher. She currently teaches at a bilingual school in Paris. Motivated by her desire to continue learning\, Angelica recently returned to university to complete an MEd in Developmental Psychology in Education while working full time. This led her to founding an English after school theater activity\, Paris Improv for Kids\, for students to develop social-emotional learning. Find out more here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669379396609{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nAdvance 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 15€ 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSc0n952pgggKBDmeXhPQyRuEcMLKJQ7WdjNyXKd525hojCvfg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-improv-night-with-angelica-brewis/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230107T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230107T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230103T150641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T150654Z
UID:46289-1673089200-1673091000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Music Together with Stacey Pavesi Debré (ages 0–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today\, it’s common for us to simply listen to music rather than create it ourselves. But actively making music—with our voices and our bodies—is important to children’s overall development. Since 1987\, Music Together\, has introduced millions of children\, parents\, and teachers to the joys of music-making and the powerful benefits of having music in their lives. In our family workshops children and parents learn together through active exploration and live\, meaningful interaction. So\, take out the earbuds and pick up the instruments we were all given at birth—ourselves! Each child (aged 0–5) should accompany one of their favorite grownups. \nAbout Stacey Pavesi Debré:  An American in Paris since 2014\, Stacey has been passionate about music and learning her whole life. She studied piano and string bass\, joined choirs\, orchestras\, a capella groups and musical theaters\, and worked as a vocalist in Japan and a singing bartender in NYC. In 2017\, Stacey founded Bébé Music Box to bring Music Together’s award-winning music and movement classes to families and schools in Paris. Our weekly mixed-age family classes are a fun\, dynamic\, and inspiring way for families to connect through music. Plus\, because music learning supports all learning\, the benefits for our young music-makers extend well beyond class. For more information about Bébé Music Box family classes or to contact Stacey\, visit www.bbmusicbox.com. To read more about music’s magical effects on children\, visit www.musictogether.com. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672757619539{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScWLUDusWKZV_RJQ1mTqot8FTyudzwFRFbyfOiF1A0IsYibYQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/music-together-with-stacey-pavesi-debre-ages-0-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230110
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221109T132259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T132445Z
UID:44552-1673222400-1673308799@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Library is closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-is-closed-10/2023-01-09/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230110T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221202T181933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T110229Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Natasha Brown on Assembly
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Natasha Brown’s debut novel Assembly\, a carefully crafted identity begins to come apart. When a successful Black woman receives unsettling news\, she considers the constituent parts of her life: her high-paying job in finance\, her prestigious education\, her white boyfriend. Having formed herself into a success story\, she finds her life reduced to the narrative white society demands of her. Ultimately\, Brown’s narrator is forced to decide the price she is willing to pay to undo the structures which limit her\, and reclaim agency over her circumstances. A poetic and concise examination of race\, gender\, and class\, the work refuses to look away from the power relations comprising the core of the modern world.  \nAbout the speaker: \nNatasha Brown is a British novelist. She was a 2019 London Writers Award recipient\, a 2022 Burgess Fellow at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing\, and a Women’s Prize x Good Housekeeping Futures Award finalist. Assembly (2021) was shortlisted for the Folio Prize\, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Orwell Prize for Fiction. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Brown 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. \nThis conversation will be followed by a catered reception. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/brown23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230111T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230111T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230103T100053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T101634Z
UID:46238-1673447400-1673451000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Homes and Houses (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read books all about homes of all sorts. Books included in this Story Hour are short picture books such as The House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano\, illustrated by Lane Smith. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian  Jason Hazard and 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 all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672740831119{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSddFq3mKZEKtGRB30DXhFuYVJsuOyHL4bNgsUhPbDiIFnSzEA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-homes-and-houses-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230111T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221203T150152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T090406Z
UID:45502-1673465400-1673469000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Akil Kumarasamy on Radical Compassion
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meet Us by the Roaring Sea\, the debut novel from writer Akil Kumarasamy\, takes place in a future located ambiguously near the present. Dealing with a loss in the family\, the narrator escapes from the monotony of her AI job and her personal grief by translating a mysterious manuscript written in Tamil. Originally seeking a distraction\, she uncovers channels of human connection lost in her impersonal\, technology-driven world. As she dives into the multiple voices of the text\, the boundaries between her own identity and those of its authors begin to thin. Written in vivid\, striking prose\, Kumarasamy’s novel is rich in detail and endlessly imaginative. Kumarasamy will appear in conversation with Dinaw Mengestu at the Library. \nAbout the speakers: \nAkil Kumarasamy is the author of the novel\, Meet Us by the Roaring Sea (FSG\, 2022)\, and the linked story collection\, Half Gods (FSG\, 2018)\, which was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, was awarded the Bard Fiction Prize and the Story Prize Spotlight Award\, and was a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. Her writing has appeared in Harper’s\, The Atlantic\, among others. She is an assistant professor in the Rutgers University-Newark MFA program. \nDinaw Mengestu is the author of three novels: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2008) How to Read the Air (2010)\, and All Our Names (2014)\, all of which were New York Times Notable Books. His fiction and journalism have been published in the New Yorker\, Granta\, Harper’s\, Rolling Stone\, and the New York Times. He is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor in the Humanities at Bard College. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Kumarasamy and Mengestu 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. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kumarasamy23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230112T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221008T152520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T150516Z
UID:43338-1673550000-1673555400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Three: The Society of the Spectacle
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In La société du spectacle (1967)\, French philosopher and avant-gardist Guy Debord describes an image-saturated world overtaken by the market economy. He writes\, “The Spectacle is not a collection of images\, but a social relation among people\, mediated by images. … The more he identifies with the dominant images of need\, the less he understands his own life and his own desires.” \nWhat challenges or limitations does a society of spectacle inflict on its members? And\, without abandoning all digital interaction\, how can individuals and communities invite more direct experience into their lives while keeping the spectacle at bay? \nIn partnership with Analog Sea\, an offline publisher of printed books\, we’re delighted to announce the fourth season of Critical Conversations\, an expert-led discussion series that allows Library members to ponder the most important issues of our time. This season\, we will reflect on how to lead a contemplative\, vital\, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world. We will discuss questions such as: What do we gain from disconnecting\, and how can we do it? How can we sharpen our senses and redirect our attention in order to change our thoughts and actions? And most of all\, how can we live in contemporary society with nuance and intention? \nThe Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset writes that agitation dazzles\, blinds\, and compels us to act mechanically\, like “frenetic sleepwalkers.” To address the perils of today is\, first of all\, to name them. Whether distraction\, compulsion\, and isolation\, or noise\, bright light\, and convenience\, during meetings one\, two\, and three\, we will identify and begin to understand the snares of today’s increasingly digital world. \n Some details: The 2022–23 series will unfold over nine sessions\, from November 2022 to July 2023. Conversations will begin at 19h00 CET and run for ninety minutes\, in person\, at the Library; technology of all description is happily forbidden. Each participant will receive copies of all four Analog Sea Review volumes published so far. Course reading and discussion will\, for the most part\, be based on work published in The Analog Sea Review. Jonathan Simons\, founding editor of Analog Sea\, will begin each meeting with some opening remarks\, before guiding a group discussion. \nAbout Critical Conversations: Whether in France or America\, debate is central to healthy democracy. Critical Conversations encourages both disagreement and agreement through thinking\, talking\, reading\, and actively participating in community. Since the series’ inception in 2020\, we have tackled race in America\, the climate crisis\, and migration. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live. Please write to Emilie Biggs at biggs@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nAbout the Critical Conversations 2022-23 leader: \nJonathan Simons is the founding editor of offline publishing house Analog Sea and its literary journal\, The Analog Sea Review. As a poet and essayist\, he has written for publications including The London Magazine\, PN Review\, El País\, subTerrain Magazine\, and The Analog Sea Review. His work has been covered by\, among others\, the Guardian\, the Times Literary Supplement\, the Washington Post and La Vanguardia. He researched Buddhist poetics at Naropa University and McGill University and was formerly a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development\, Center for Humans and Machines\, in Berlin. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register for Critical Conversations 2022-23″ style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfu4-PA93z4p-WV7S4q0mn5cY0Ly_476uzyMAOKMvu12vUwjA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cc3_2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221204T112703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221204T112703Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Wonderland (ages 0–7)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff and volunteers for an annual new year and winter celebration full of music\, games\, crafts\, fun\, and surprises! \nFor this winter-themed celebration\, put on something sparkly\, or dress up as your favorite winter creature![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1670152770344{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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. \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSf4db-p6p-XNKzQAnirLuXarK_uxbUVWJf-AvPltuZ4exYpMw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/winter-wonderland-ages-0-7/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221204T113035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221204T113035Z
UID:45522-1673704800-1673710200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Winter Wonderland (ages 7–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff and volunteers for an annual new year and winter celebration full of music\, games\, crafts\, fun\, and surprises! \nFor this winter-themed celebration\, put on something sparkly\, or dress up as your favorite winter creature![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1670153401102{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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. \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeamFMm—TUCuN3Pvloasq2k52aQ_1uVP2V13Qzrw4iQTUxg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/winter-wonderland-ages-7-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230114T183000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230104T102433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T102903Z
UID:46320-1673715600-1673721000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Setting Yourself Up for Success: An Overview of the U.S. College Admissions Process with Richard Montauk (ages 14–Adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nWe’ll explore what it takes to get into a top college (in the U.S. and abroad) and how best to prepare—over time—to do so. This presentation will include how different colleges evaluate applicants (in light of their offerings and missions\, as well as the composition of their applicant pools) and how you can maximize your students’ chances by helping them: Acquire strong academic credentials and demonstrate intellectual curiosity\nSelect and ace the right standardized exams\nShape their non-academic profile\nMake the most of summers and vacations\nCombat a privileged image\nDistinguish themselves in a crowded applicant pool\n\nAlthough the focus of this presentation is strategic in nature\, it will be filled with examples illustrating how to achieve each of the above efficiently and effectively. \n(Note: this is targeted to 9th \, 10th \, and 11th grade students and their parents\, not 12th graders.) Substantial time will be available at the end of the presentation for questions. \n  \nAbout Richard Montauk: Richard Montauk is the author of a series of best-selling guides\, all published by Prentice Hall\, including How to Get Into the Top Colleges and How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs. His most recent books include College Interviews: The Definitive Guide and Getting into Brown: Successful Applicants’ Essays\, Resumes\, and Interviews. He received a BA in literature from Brown University\, an MA in government from Harvard\, an MS in finance\, and a JD from Stanford Law School. Pursuant to a graduate fellowship\, he also studied at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London). After graduating from Stanford\, Richard worked as a corporate lawyer for Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles\, then as a corporate strategy consultant for Bain & Co. in London\, before devoting himself full-time to admissions consulting. Since 1991\, he has consulted to candidates for the world’s top universities\, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. He can be reached through his website: www.richardmontauk.com.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672827096855{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per person for non-members\, and advance registration is required. All Library users 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScMoS3McQIjj2Oc3wCVzQ9_QZisNJTzvmRgNty8VptK-lxgXg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/setting-yourself-up-for-success-an-overview-of-the-us-college-admissions-process-with-richard-montauk-ages-14-adult/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230115T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221125T122833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T122833Z
UID:45137-1673791200-1673798400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Monuments of Paris Scavenger Hunt (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard for a scavenger hunt in the Library and outdoors. We’ll focus on ways to gather accurate information\, and discover new facts about the monuments of Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1669378540202{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information:  \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per person for non-members\, and advance registration is required. All Library users are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons.  \nQuestions 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\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfOiY5xRdD6VtLCOY7En_DCxi3iCeBbPRtWjXHamcbr6safkA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/monuments-of-paris-scavenger-hunt-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20221202T182741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T135011Z
UID:45497-1673983800-1673987400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Jean D'Amérique: A New Voice of Haiti
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Celebrated author Jean D’Amérique\, lauded one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Haitian literature\, will be speaking on his debut novel\, A Sun to be Sewn. A rhythmic\, phantasmagoric journey into a Haitian neighborhood plagued by violence\, the work adopts the voice of a child to observe the many tragedies and cruelties of the adult world. At the center of this story\, D’Amérique carves out a space for love as a redemptive and remedial force. The result is a poetic\, dream-infused account of the harshness of reality and the imaginative work which permits one to survive it. Join D’Amérique\, in conversation with his English translator Thierry Kehou\, at the Library as they speak on language\, form\, genre\, the Haitian present\, and the Haitian future.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nJean D’Amérique is a poet\, playwright\, and novelist. He is the director of the festival Transe Poétique and the poetry journal Davertige. He received the Prix de Poésie de la Vocation for his poetry collection Nul chemin dans la peau que saignante étreinte (2017) and the Prix Jean-Jacques Lerrant des Journées de Lyon des Auteurs de Théâtre for his play Cathédrale des cochons (2020). A Sun to be Sewn (2021) was awarded the Prix littéraire Montluc Résistance et Libérté 2022. \nThierry Kehou is a writer and literary translator from French. He is a founder and board member of Lampblack\, a magazine and literary organization. His writing and translation have appeared in Departures Magazine\, Lampblack\, The Huron River Review\, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of a Fulbright\, a Katherine Bakeless Nason Endowment Scholarship from the Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference\, and his completed translation of Francis Bebey’s Three Little Shoeshiners was longlisted for the 2020 John Dryden Translation Competition. A Sun to be Sewn is his debut translation. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (D’Amérique will appear in the Reading Room and Kehou will appear on Zoom)\, 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. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/damerique23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230118T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230103T104324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T104324Z
UID:46243-1674052200-1674055800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: The Skeleton Inside You (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read books all about the human body and how it’s built. Books included in this Story Hour are short picture books such as The Skeleton Inside You by Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and 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 all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672740858296{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdc48KsuQfaBiWOFGIRzW5iN_rErHl7M4soHxM2X8rqpDyYcA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-the-skeleton-inside-you-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230102T105115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T110406Z
UID:46202-1674070200-1674073800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Online) Martin Rees on How Science Can Save Us
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a time of unprecedented climate crisis\, as faith in channels of communication erodes and systems of knowledge fracture\, the development of a public scientific consciousness has never been more urgent. In new work If Science is to Save Us\, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees demonstrates the extreme importance of science in confronting humanity’s most pressing challenges\, and the social framework which needs to accompany this. Scientific progress must take social good as its object; simultaneously\, the public needs to develop a scientific register which allows them to participate in major scientific decisions. Join him as he discusses the vitality of scientific funding\, training\, and research in the fight for the future of humankind.  \nAbout the speaker: \nMartin Rees is the UK’s Astronomer Royal. He is based at Cambridge University where he is a Former Master of Trinity College. He is a former President of the Royal Society\, co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risks at Cambridge University (CSER)\, and has served on many bodies connected with education\, space research\, arms control and international collaboration in science. In addition to his research publications he has written many general articles and ten books. \nImportant information: This event is online. Attendees will receive a Zoom link upon registration. Participants will be able to pose questions through the Zoom chat function. \nThis event requires advance registration.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/rees23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230119T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230119T113000
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SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer\, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon\, which will be included in this 19 January event. \nOur Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and lasts 30 minutes. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are required to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Parents and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, or in their laps\, and participate in the program.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672752838440{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information:  \nThis 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdO3gMaLGNRYdCnB76nZS0HTd524fQb33RGNhm0SOnQ0Q7gMg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-ages-1-3-27/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
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SUMMARY:(ONLINE) Entre Nous: Ellington Plays Shakespeare with Robert G. O’Meally and Courtney Bryan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please note that this event will take place online due to planned metro disturbances. \nFor the Stratford\, Ontario Shakespeare Festival of 1957\, the American composers Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn created Such Sweet Thunder\, a jazz concert honoring Shakespeare. “Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today\,” said Ellington\, “he might be a jazz fan himself. He’d appreciate the combination of team spirit and informality\, of academic knowledge and humor\, of all the elements that go into a great jazz performance.” \nThis talk will examine scores and recordings of Duke and Strays’ dark bluesy “harlemizations” of certain Shakespearean scenes and characters. Ellington had said that Lady Mac\, for example\, “had a little ragtime in her soul.” The talk will also feature contemporary video responses to these richly vibrant materials by the award-winning composer Courtney Bryan. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \nAbout the speakers: \nRobert G. O’Meally is the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University\, and the founder and director of Columbia’s Center for Jazz Studies. For his production of a Smithsonian record set called The Jazz Singers\, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. O’Meally has co-curated exhibitions for The Smithsonian Institution\, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The High Museum of Art (Atlanta). He has held Guggenheim and Cullman Fellowships\, and was a recent fellow at Columbia’s new Institute for Ideas and Imagination at the Global Center/Paris. \nCourtney Bryan is “a pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (New York Times). Bryan is currently the Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music at Newcomb College\, Tulane University. Bryan was the 2018 music recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts\, a 2019 Bard College Freehand Fellow\, and is currently a 2019-20 recipient of the Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition and a 2020 United States Artists Fellow. She has recently begun a new role as Creative Partner with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO). \nImportant information: This event will take place in person at Reid Hall | Columbia Global Centers at 4 rue de Chevreuse. \nAccess to this event requires registration through Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Click on the button below to reserve your place.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.fr%2Fe%2Fsuch-sweet-thunder-ellington-plays-shakespeare-tickets-481659264827″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/en_omeallybryan23/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Stuck in the Middle (part 2) (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You’ve made it to Chapter 7\, and suddenly you’re lost. The thrill you felt as you churned out those opening pages is gone. Your characters are annoying you\, your plot is putting you to sleep\, and the only place the story’s going is nowhere—fast. You’re tempted to throw in the towel. If this sounds all too familiar\, then this event is for you! \nIn this two-part workshop hosted by Noah Weisz\, we’ll explore the common reasons why writing projects lose steam in the middle\, and we’ll experiment with a variety of techniques to breathe new life into a sagging story. Come prepared with your work-in-progress and the challenges you’re facing\, and get ready to roll up your sleeves. By the time the workshop’s over\, you might just find yourself with a path to the finish line—and the energy and motivation you need to get there! \nFind out about part 1 in the series (Friday 9 December) here. \nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nAbout Noah Weisz: Noah Weisz is a fiction writer and dedicated educator with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and over nine years’ experience helping students of all ages unleash the stories they have inside. Noah’s own writing for children and young adults has been widely published in literary magazines and has won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award\, the Katherine Paterson Prize for middle-grade fiction\, the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award\, and the F(r)iction Short Story Contest. He is also a three-time finalist for the Bath Children’s Novel Award. Originally from Washington\, DC and a recent arrival in Paris\, he currently teaches creative writing workshops and courses at several venues including the International School of Paris and Collège Sévigné. You can find out more about him here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668790651777{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information:  \nAdvance 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 15€ 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. \nQuestions 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\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fprohttps%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeUs52SJR1BVg7odFaaN4gCAwgc6CWDGDL77ELKJJywTOThlw%2Fclosedformd2.americanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-stuck-in-the-middle-part-2-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230121T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050716
CREATED:20230111T105937Z
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SUMMARY:"Once a Pawn\, a Knight…" Learn to Play Chess with Cate Shainker (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join author and illustrator Cate Shainker for a reading of her book Once a Pawn\, a Knight… and then learn how each of the chess pieces move\, as well as tips and tricks for playing chess. \nEach child (aged 6–12) may participate in the program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nAbout Cate Shainker: Cate is an author and illustrator who has worked in a variety of industries in a variety of cities. She holds a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University and an MBA from Harvard. She currently lives in Paris\, France with her husband and three boys. Once a Pawn\, a Knight… is her first picture book. Learn more about Cate here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1673434363815{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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.  \nQuestions 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfyzKRrFLYE23tP0SJYXo42DyADdWRT0xJ-FrhFgzUodCLEqQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/once-a-pawn-a-knight-learn-to-play-chess-with-cat-shainker-ages-6-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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