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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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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:20211005T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211005T203000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211007T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211007T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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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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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:20211009T110000
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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:20211010T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211010T150000
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SUMMARY:Ghosts of the Library (ages 6-12)
DESCRIPTION:Ages 6-12\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for games and learn fun and spooky facts about the Library‘s history. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nThe American Library in Paris has been operating for 101 years! In that time we’ve had three buildings and a lot of interesting things have happened. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nDid you know that the Library remained open during most of World War II when Paris was occupied by the Nazi’s and secretly delivered books to its Jewish members? \nDid you know that many famous authors (and musicians and actors!) have visited\, spoke at or wrote for the Library? \nDid you know the Library has a secret passageway? \nDo you know any fun facts about people who have worked in the Library in the past and about the people that work here now? \nDo you know the Library collection has lots of spooky stories and scary books? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nFind out about all of these\, and much more\, as we explore the Library‘s history (and Paris’s history) with interactive games and help create a timeline of the life of the Library. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is for Library members only and registration is required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\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\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ghosts-of-the-library-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211013T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211013T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) A New Era of US Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author to discuss \nA New Era of US Foreign Policy\nwith journalists Robin Wright\, Steven Erlanger & Serge Schmemann \nDoes the retreat from Afghanistan mark the end of the American era\, or else the start of a new one? Join us for an in-person and online discussion about President Biden’s attempt to reset America’s place in a new decade of global collaboration\, with a particular focus on Biden’s exit from Afghanistan and recent alliance with Great Britain and Australia. Robin Wright (the New Yorker)\, Steven Erlanger (the New York Times) and Serge Schmemann (the New York Times)\, drawing on their collective knowledge and long international careers\, will tune in virtually for a moderated discussion. \nThe event will take place online (panelists will be tuning in virtually)\, and the Library will project the conversation onto a screen in the Reading Room for a live viewing experience. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hybrid-a-new-era-of-us-foreign-policy/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211016T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211016T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:DIY Halloween Decorations (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:The American Library in Paris presents: the annual Halloween Extravaganza\, with a DIY Decoration event on Saturday 16 October.\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nMake your own Halloween decorations to take home and keep\, or help decorate the Library. We’ll have all the supplies you need to make a few fun\, seasonal decorations for the fall. \n\n\nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\nQuestions about the Halloween Extravaganza? Contact the Children’s and Teens’ Services Department: 01 53 59 12 69 or send an email to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! 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/diy-halloween-decorating-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211019T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:(Online) Torrey Peters on Detransition\, Baby
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nDetransition\, Baby\nwith author Torrey Peters \nClick here to RSVP \nPeters’ electrifying and provocative debut\, Detransition\, Baby\, follows three women – transgender and cisgender –whose lives collide after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires around gender\, motherhood\, and sex. Equipped with original\, witty and visceral prose\, Peters explores love\, the evolving shape of the modern family\, as well as the trans experience in all of its complex messiness. Described as a “deeply searching novel that resists easy answers\,” Detransition\, Baby enters the canon of trans culture with aplomb. \nClick here to RSVP \nReese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy\, an apartment in New York City\, a job she didn’t hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane\, bourgeois comforts. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend\, Amy\, detransitioned and became Ames\, and everything fell apart. Now Reese is caught in a self-destructive pattern: avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. \nAmes isn’t happy either. He thought detransitioning to live as a man would make life easier\, but that decision cost him his relationship with Reese–and losing her meant losing his only family. Even though their romance is over\, he longs to find a way back to her. When Ames’s boss and lover\, Katrina\, reveals that she’s pregnant with his baby–and that she’s not sure whether she wants to keep it–Ames wonders if this is the chance he’s been waiting for. Could the three of them form some kind of unconventional family–and raise the baby together? \nTorrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition\, Baby\, published by Random House\, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She is also the authors of the novellas Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones and The Masker. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa and a Masters in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth. Peters rides a pink motorcycle and splits her time between Brooklyn and an off-grid cabin in Vermont. For the past few years\, Peters has been part of a trans literary movement based on trans people sharing their work among each other without barriers. \n \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/online-torrey-peters-on-detransition-baby/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211020T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:(Online) Entre Nous: Joyce Maynard & Joyce Carol Oates
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 acclaimed writers Joyce Carol Oates and Joyce Maynard–in public conversation for the first time–to mark the publication of their latest books in French\, Où vivaient les gens heureux and Petit oiseaux du ciel\, by Éditions Philippe Rey. They will discuss the evolution of literary trends and politics over the years and what it means to be a woman writer now. This event is dedicated to the memory of translator and editor Christiane Besse. \nRegister Now\nSpeakers: \nJoyce Maynard is a reporter\, columnist\, performer\, as well as the author of eighteen books\, including the New York Times bestselling novel\, Labor Day and To Die For\, Under the Influence and the memoirs\, At Home in the World and The Best of Us. A fellow of the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo\, Maynard published her latest novel\, Count the Ways\, a story of a marriage and a divorce\, and the children who survived it\, in July\, 2021. \nJoyce Carol Oates published her first book in 1963\, and has since published 58 novels\, a number of plays and novellas\, and many volumes of short stories\, poetry\, and non-fiction. She has won many awards for her writing\, including the National Book Award\, two O. Henry Awards\, the National Humanities Medal\, and the Jerusalem Prize. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities at Princeton University\, where she taught for over thirty years. \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/online-entre-nous-joyce-maynard-joyce-carol-oates/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211026T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Henry Kissinger: The Diplomat of the Century
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in-person) to discuss \nHenry Kissinger: The Diplomat of the Century\nwith diplomat Gérard Araud and journalist Elaine Sciolino \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nHenry Kissinger: Le diplomate du siècle (2021) is the story of a young Jewish boy born in Germany in 1923. The story begins as Kissinger\, along with his family\, fled from Nazism to New York. Equipped with luminous intelligence\, an industrious ethic\, and an overly playful character\, Kissinger was able to navigate all situations from the streets of the Bronx to greens of Harvard University to the corridors of the White House. First National Security Advisor and then Secretary of State to President Nixon\, Kissinger played a central role in world history. He was central\, for example\, to the end of the Vietnam War\, the opening up of China in 1972\, the détente with the USSR and the Yom Kippur War. He had many successes in the Middle East and Russia\, but also setbacks in Chile and Cambodia. An outstanding negotiator\, he was as much admired as he was detested. \nThough Kissinger left office more than forty years ago\, he still exerts influence as many great contemporary leaders – Putin\, Xi Jinping\, Modi\, Macron – look to his legacy for guidance. With an insider’s gaze\, Gérard Araud\, a diplomat himself\, retraces the trajectory of a man unloved by Americans\, a man of spirit\, and a man of Realpolitik who regulated global power to guarantee world peace. \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nAbout the speakers: \nGérard Araud \nAraud is a French diplomat\, who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously held many positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Notably\, he was Director for Strategic Affairs\, Security and Disarmament\, Ambassador of France to Israel\, Director General for Political Affairs and Security\, as well as Representative of France to the United Nations in New York. Over the course of his career\, Araud has developed specialized knowledge in two key areas: Middle East and security issues. He was\, for instance\, the French negotiator on the Iranian nuclear issue from 2006 to 2009. \nSince his retirement in 2019\, he has served as trustee of the International Crisis Group and as Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. He is a columnist for the French weekly Le Point\, for the French TV channel BFM TV and for the National French Radio France Inter. He has frequently been interviewed as an expert on foreign affairs by CNN International\, the BBC\, as well as other English-language news outlets. \nElaine Sciolino  \nSciolino 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. \nThe conversation\, a part of the Library’s Evenings with an Author series\, is sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg. \nIMPORTANT: ON-SITE INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19 \nA pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. \nVisitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kissinger21/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211027T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211001T071755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T071755Z
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SUMMARY:(Online) Lauren Oyler on Fake Accounts
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nFake Accounts\nwith author Lauren Oyler \nClick here to RSVP \nA “sharp\, brilliant interrogation of the way we live now\,” Fake Accounts\, Oyler’s debut novel\, follows  a woman who discovers her boyfriend is an anonymous internet conspiracy theorist. Capturing the “neurotic spirit of a generation\,” the way social media has reconfigured the way we relate to the world\, this dense\, funny and fierce work takes place in New York and Berlin\, with a brief detour to Washington\, D.C. \nClick here to RSVP \nOyler’s essays on books and culture have appeared in the New Yorker\, the New York Times Magazine\, the New York Times Book Review\, the London Review of Books\, Harper’s\, the Guardian\, New York Magazine’s The Cut\, Bookforum\, the Baffler\, the New Republic\, and elsewhere. From 2015 to 2017\, Oyler was an editor at Broadly\, the women’s site at Vice. Before that\, she was a freelance copy editor\, among other things\, in Berlin. In addition to Fake Accounts she has co-written two books with Alyssa Mastromonaco and has ghostwritten for other people as well.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/online-lauren-oyler-on-fake-accounts/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211029T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20210924T162618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T163013Z
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SUMMARY:Zombie Fashion Show (ages 12–adult)
DESCRIPTION:The American Library in Paris presents: the annual Halloween Extravaganza\, with a Zombie Fashion Show on 29 October! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE SHOW. \nThe American Library in Paris will turn into a hot spot for the undead the evening of Friday 29 October. The event will feature zombie trivia\, a screening of an original film by the Library’s Master Shot Film Club\, a reading by Amy Plum (who will share a zombie battle scene from her novel Die for Me)\, and a Zombie catwalk show (a.k.a. a costume contest for the best of the undead).The audience will select the most rotten of the zombies after zombie contestants crawl the catwalk. \n\n\nTo participate in the event as part of the audience\, registration is required. Register early\, as space is limited! \n\nContestants may REGISTER HERE. To enter as a zombie fashion show contestant\, fill out this form online by 15 October. Each zombie contestant will have 2 minutes to walk the catwalk in their undead attire. Fashion show prizes will be awarded in the following categories: \n\nLiterary Zombie Masterpiece\nMost Creative Zombie Attire\nUndead Zombie Champion\n\n\nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE SHOW. \n\nQuestions about the Halloween Extravaganza? Contact the Children’s and Teens’ Services Department: 01 53 59 12 69 or send an email to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! 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/zombie-fashion-show-ages-12-adult/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211030T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211030T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211002T144156Z
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SUMMARY:Costume Contest (all ages) (Virtual/In-person)
DESCRIPTION:The American Library in Paris presents: the annual Halloween Extravaganza\, with a virtual costume contest\, Halloween trivia\, and fun on Saturday 30 October.\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nJoin us for a virtual celebration\, trivia\, and a costume contest! Log in from wherever you are in the world and join in the fun! The event will begin at 18h00\, and will be streamed live from The American Library in Paris in front of a small on-site audience. If you would like to attend the in-person event\, read through all of the information on this page. \nSubmit your costume photos by 15h00 on 30 October to be included in the show (information below). \n\nYou may send in your photos all month long! Submit photos to: kidsandteens@americanlibraryinparis.org (Subject: “Costume Contest Photo.” Include the child’s name and the title of their costume in the body of the email). \nPrizes will be awarded in these categories: \nReally Funny Costume \nReally Pretty Costume \nReally Scary Costume \nGreat Book-Inspired Costume \nGreat Superhero Costume \nGreat Classic Halloween Costume \nGreat Animal Costume \nGreat Costume Incorporating a Mask \nReally Creative Costume \nGreat Parent Costume \n\n\nTeens and adults are also encouraged to attend our Zombie Fashion Show on Friday 29 October. \n\n\nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. If you want to join us for the in-person event\, click on the word “institution” on this page.\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\nQuestions about the Halloween Extravaganza? Contact the Children’s and Teens’ Services Department: 01 53 59 12 69 or send an email to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! 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/virtual-costume-contest-all-ages/
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211102T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211102T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211018T134558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T143146Z
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SUMMARY:(Online) Who Gets Believed? With Dina Nayeri
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss \nWho Gets Believed?\nwith author Dina Nayeri \nClick here to RSVP \nJoin Dina Nayeri for a discussion about themes from her upcoming book\, Who Gets Believed: Reflections on Stories and Truth. Several questions follow: 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? The discussion will explore how lying and belief are embedded into various cultures\, as well as how the culture of belief is built\, coded\, and reaffirmed over time. \nClick here to RSVP \nNayeri is the Library’s current Visiting Fellow; the Fellowship is generously sponsored by The de Groot Foundation. She is the author of The Ungrateful Refugee\, winner of the 2020 Geschwister-Scholl-Preis\, finalist for the 2021 Elle Grand Prix des Lectrices\, the 2019 Kirkus Prize\, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, and winner of the 2020 Clara Johnson Award. The recipient of many fellowships\, including\, most recently\, the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination’s Fellowship in 2019\, Nayeri’s stories and essays have been published by the New York Times\, the New York Times Magazine\, the Guardian\, the Los Angeles Times\, the New Yorker\, the Wall Street Journal\, and many others. Her debut novel\, A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea was translated into fourteen languages. Her second novel\, Refuge\, was a New York Times editor’s choice. She holds a BA from Princeton\, an MBA from Harvard\, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow and Teaching Writing Fellow.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/who-gets-believed-with-dina-nayeri/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211001T102557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T102557Z
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SUMMARY:Bad Art Night (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nTalented artists\, amateurs\, and anyone who just wants to come make a big mess with paint\, clay\, glitter\, decoupage and pastels . . . you’re all invited to a night of bad art at the Library. Free your imagination and forget the rules as we compete to make the worst art possible. No need to bring anything along but your creativity. We’ll have all the supplies you need to make an original creation. \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/bad-art-night-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211106T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211101T162959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T162959Z
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SUMMARY:Hibernate\, Migrate\, Adapt (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6–12\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nJoin Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste and volunteers in the Children’s Library to explore animal behavior. Through trivia\, and games\, we’ll learn about the ways creatures survive the winter. \nThis event will be in-person. Face masks are required. Parents/chaperons are required to remain inside the Library for the duration of this activity. \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 REGISTER
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hibernate-migrate-adapt-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211110T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211110T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211102T165356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T113354Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Outer Space (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \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\, enjoy books all about the moon\, the stars\, and the planets in our solar system! This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n\nThis Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. 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. \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-outer-space-ages-3-5-2/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211110T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211019T061546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T151325Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid & In French) Les Femmes qui font Paris
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss \nLa Nouvelle Parisienne\nA panel with Aline Asmar d’Amman\, Victoire de Taillac\,  \nand Lindsey Tramuta \nModerated by: Colombe Schneck \nThe fantasy of the Parisienne\, with her subtle blend of beauty and elegance\, has captured the world’s imagination for centuries. In La Nouvelle Parisienne: Les femmes et les idées qui font Paris\, Lindsey Tramuta examines and deconstructs the stereotype\, showing us that there are many ways to be a Parisienne in contemporary France. The conversation will happen in French.  \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event  \nAbout the speakers: \nLindsey Tramuta is a Paris-based journalist and author who moved to France from the United States nearly 15 years ago. Writing for numerous publications\, Tramuta has covered lesser-known topics\, uncovered new trends\, shared her travels\, and introduced readers to inspiring Francophiles. She is the author of The New Paris and The New Parisienne. \nAline Asmar d’Amman is the architect and interior designer behind Culture in Architecture\, a design studio based in Beirut and in Paris\, committed to bridging cultures while balancing the past with the present. The international firm has been at the helm of several iconic interior projects\, including the re-opening of Hôtel de Crillon in Paris and the renovation the Eiffel Tower’s gastronomic restaurant Le Jules Verne. \nAfter working for many years in the world of fashion and beauty\, Victoire de Taillac now runs Officine Universelle Buly alongside co-founder Ramdane Touhami. With boutiques in Japan\, South Korea\, Denmark\, the United Kingdom\, Taiwan\, the United States\, and Australia\, Officine Universelle Buly celebrates a history of apothecaries\, perfumeries\, and laboratories. \nThe panel discussion will be moderated by Colombe Schneck\, an award-winning writer\, journalist\, and director of documentary films. The recipient of scholarships from the Villa Medicis in Rome and the Institut Français\, Schneck is currently working on a novel that will soon be published by Grasset. She also writes a weekly column about reading for Madame Figaro.  \n*The discussion will be available both online and in-person. While the conversation will happen in-person (all panelists will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event  \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/tramuta21/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211114T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211012T202252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T202713Z
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SUMMARY:Fact or Fiction Challenge (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:Ages 8-12\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nJoin Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty for an afternoon trivia game to celebrate Non-Fiction November. Build your research skills and learn fun facts about people\, places\, and history. Then\, face the Fact or Fiction Challenge to separate the truths from falsehoods\, in our interactive trivia game. \n  \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nThis event is for Library members only and registration is required. \n\n\n\n\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.\n\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\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/fact-or-fiction-challenge-ages-8-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211004T060437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T060437Z
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SUMMARY:(Online) Entre Nous: Anto Neosoul & Robert O'Meally
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 a conversation between Anto Neosoul and Robert O’Meally. \nRegister Now\nSpeakers: \nAnto Neosoul \nBorn in 1985 to a teacher (his mother) and a banker and theologian (his father)\, Neosoul is today one of Africa’s most popular soul musicians. He started to sing in primary school\, and continued to perform in secondary school as well as at the University of Nairobi\, where he studied broadcast journalism. \nAnto’s debut album “Starborn” launched Neosoul onto first a local and then a worldwide stage; he has since toured in both Africa and Europe. His performances have been described as “high on melody\, rhythm and harmonies.” Neosoul was nominated for the MTV African Music Awards in 2009. He was also nominated for two Kisima Awards for the Afro Fusion Song of the year and Best New Artist in 2012\, as well as two Groove Awards for video of the year and song of the year in 2013. \n  \nRobert O’Meally  \nO’Meally is the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University\, where he has served on the faculty for twenty-five years. The founder and director of Columbia’s Center for Jazz Studies\, O’Meally is the author of The Craft of Ralph Ellison\, Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday\, The Jazz Singers\, and Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey. His edited volumes include The Jazz Cadence of American Culture\, Living With Music: Ralph Ellison’s Essays on Jazz\, History and Memory in African American Culture\, The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (co-editor)\, among others. For his production of a Smithsonian record set called The Jazz Singers\, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. His new books are The Romare Bearden Reader (edited for Duke University Press\, 2019) and Antagonistic Cooperation: Collage\, Jazz\, and American Fiction (Columbia University Press\, 2020). \nRegister Now
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/entrenousneosoul/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
CREATED:20211102T060451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211107T132603Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) An Evening of Jean de La Fontaine
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online) to celebrate the work of \nJean de La Fontaine\nwith Christopher Carsten and Odile Doutriaux-Mouterde  \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nJoin Evenings with an Author to celebrate Jean de La Fontaine\, a French poet whose 17th century Fables rank among the greatest masterpieces of French literature. Born in 1621 to a family of bourgeois civil servants\, La Fontaine obtained a lawyer’s diploma in 1649. As a student\, he spent most of his time in literary circles\, writing poems and stories. The Fables represent the peak of La Fontaine’s achievement. A brief discussion about La Fontaine\, as well as his most famous fables with translator Christopher Carsten will be followed by a live performance of his poetry by Odile Doutriaux-Mouterde and Carsten. Performed poems will include “The Wolf and the Lamb\,” “The Rat Who Retired From The World\,” and “La Fille\,” among others.  \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nAbout the speakers: \nChristopher Carsten \nAfter earning a BA from St John’s College\, Carsten joined the French Department at Yale University\, where he received MA and MPhil degrees in French literature.  \nSince the early 1990s\, Carsten has lived in Aix-en-Provence\, where he has taught English literature at the Université d’Aix-Marseille\, and philosophy and world literature at the private American institute\, I.A.U. Over the years\, Carsten has published various translations of La Fontaine’s fables: Fables of La Fontaine in 2005 for the University of Washington Press; 25 Fables Jean de La Fontaine in 2015 for Librairie Editions Tituli; and Wolves\, Frogs & Other Beasts in 2020 for Archétype Press.  \nOdile Doutriaux-Mouterde \nA former lawyer\, psychologist\, and a current family mediator\, Doutriaux-Mouterde has studied singing with Françoise Semellaz\, Jean-Louis Bindi and Nicole Uzan\, among others. Especially attracted to the baroque period\, Doutriaux-Mouterde obtained her CEM in baroque singing at the Conservatoire de Musique de Melun. She has also worked with Sylvie Portal\, former choir director of the Aria de Paris. \nLooking to treaties which illustrate the authentic gestures of eloquence and movement from the baroque period\, Doutriaux-Mouterde practices performance techniques from the 17th century. Specifying that her performance is not a question of reinvention\, but rather of restitution\, she practices the Fables of La Fontaine in particular. Doutriaux-Mouterde has participated twice in the Haydn Festival of La Roche-Posay. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Carsten and Doutriaux-Mouterde 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. \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lafontaine21/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Dinosaurs Galore (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \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\, enjoy stories and songs all about dinosaurs! This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels\, and Library Intern Pallas-Amenah Morgan. 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 REGISTER \n\nThis Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. 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. \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.  
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-dinosaurs-galore-ages-3-5/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211117T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Entre Nous: Lauren Elkin & Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:Join The American Library in Paris\, Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination for the second in-person conversation of #EntreNousSeries.  \nA public transport vigil\, an observation of the world through the screen of her phone and from the height of her bus seat\, a study of the counterpoint between the everyday and the Event\, No. 91/92: A Diary of a Year on the Bus follows Elkin on her daily commutes from her apartment in the 5th Arrondissement to her teaching job in the 7th. The book\, a love letter to Paris that unfolds over the course of the 2014-15 academic year\, is also a meditation on how the city has changed in two decades\, evolving from the twentieth century into the twenty-first\, from analog to digital. \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nAbout the speakers: \nLauren Elkin’s writing on books\, art\, and culture have appeared in a variety of international publications including the London Review of Books\, the New York Times\, and Le Monde\, among many others. A scholar of literature\, Elkin has taught at New York University\, the American University of Paris\, the University of Liverpool\, and the Université de Paris-Denis Diderot. Elkin’s last book\, Flâneuse: Women Walk the City\, was a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay\, a New York Times Notable Book of 2017\, and a Radio 4 Book of the Week.  \nLauren Collins began contributing to the New Yorker in 2003 and became a staff writer in 2008. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. She is working on a second book\, about a coup d’état perpetrated by white supremacists in Wilmington\, North Carolina in 1898\, and its effects on the city during the past 120 years. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Elkin and Collins 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. \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/elkincollins21/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211121T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:The Perfect Thank-You Letter (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:ages 12–18 \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\n\n\nLearn how to craft the perfect thank-you letter with the help of Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty. We’ll provide all of the supplies you need to craft a heartfelt note in time to send for the Thanksgiving holiday!\n \n\n  \n\n\nAdvance registration is required. 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\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\n\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/the-perfect-thank-you-letter-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211123T193000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) An Ideal Presence
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss \nAn Ideal Presence\nwith Eduardo Berti and Daniel Levin Becker  \nClick here to RSVP for the in person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nIn 2015\, the Argentinian novelist Eduardo Berti spent several weeks in a “medico-literary” residency at the University Hospital Centre in Rouen\, France\, observing and conversing with the staff and volunteers of its palliative care department. From that experience he created this series of lightly fictionalized testimonials from nurses\, nursing aides\, doctors\, administrators\, porters\, volunteer musicians\, and the other people who make the unit tick. The result is a distinctly intimate and often poignant portrait of sickness and care\, and unflinching look at death through the eyes of the people who work with it every day—but also a profound reflection on what it means to be alive. An Ideal Presence was translated from French into English by Daniel Levin Becker and published by Fern books. \nAbout the speakers: \nEduardo Berti\, born in Buenos Aires in 1964\, is the author of a vast body of work that includes novels\, stories\, music writing\, and various unclassifiable books. He has translated authors such as Gustave Flaubert\, Jane Austen\, and Marguerite Yourcenar into Spanish\, and is the editor of a Spanish edition of Henry James’s complete stories. A member of the OuLiPo since 2014\, he lives in Bordeaux. \nDaniel Levin Becker\, born in Chicago in 1984\, is the author of Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature and the translator of\, among others\, Georges Perec’s La Boutique Obscure. He has been a member of the OuLiPo since 2009. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Berti and Levin Becker 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. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \nClick here to RSVP for the in person event \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/berti21/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211127T110000
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SUMMARY:Focus on Julie Flett (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6–12\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nJoin Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste and volunteers to explore the books of Cree-Metis author\, illustrator\, and artist Julie Flett\, then make your own artwork inspired by her creations. All supplies will be provided by the Library. \nThis event will be in-person. Face masks are required. Parents/chaperons are required to remain inside the Library for the duration of this activity. \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. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/focus-on-julie-flett-ages-6-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211127T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T021649
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: "Heartstopper" (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Join graphic novel fans to discuss great works with other readers.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin us for animated discussion of Alice Osman’s Heartstopper\, plus its sequel. This book club meeting will be facilitated by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager (and fantasy fan) Celeste.\n\n\n  \n\n\nAdvance registration is required for this book group. 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\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n\n\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/graphic-novel-book-club-heartstopper-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211130T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211130T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss \nThe Odyssey of Angela Merkel\nwith Kati Marton and Thomas Chatterton Williams \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nThis Fall\, Chancellor Merkel\, a pillar on the international stage\, is expected to step down after a remarkable 16 years in office. This is sure to be a consequential change for Germany\, Europe\, and the world at large\, and whoever takes her place will have very large (modest\, practical) shoes to fill. With this event on the horizon\, bestselling author\, award-winning journalist\, and connected political insider Kati Marton’s biography couldn’t be better timed. \nThe Chancellor is at once a riveting political biography and an intimate human story of a complete outsider—a research chemist and pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany—who rose to become the unofficial leader of the West. Marton set out to pierce the mystery of how Angela Merkel achieved all this. And she found the answer in Merkel’s political genius: in her willingness to talk with adversaries rather than over them\, her skill at negotiating without ever compromising on what’s most important to her\, her canniness in appointing political rivals to her cabinet and exacting their policies so they have no platform to run against her\, the humility to allow others to take credit for things done in tandem\, the wisdom to stay out of the papers and off Twitter\, and the vision to take advantage of crises to enact bold change. \nClick here to RSVP for the online event \nClick here to RSVP for the in-person event \nAbout the speakers: \nKati Marton is the author of True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy; Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist; The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World; Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History; Wallenberg; The Polk Conspiracy; and A Death in Jerusalem. She is an award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent. She was born in Hungary and lives in New York City. \nThomas Chatterton Williams is the author of Losing My Cool and Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine\, a Columnist at Harper’s\, a 2019 New America Fellow and a visiting fellow at AEI. His work has appeared in the New Yorker\, the London Review of Books\, Le Monde and many other places\, and has been collected in The Best American Essays and The Best American Travel Writing. He has received support from Yaddo\, MacDowell and The American Academy in Berlin\, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees. His next book\, Nothing Was the Same: The Pandemic Summer of George Floyd and the Shift in Western Consciousness\, will be published by Knopf. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Marton and Chatterton Williams 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. \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nImportant: on-site information regarding COVID-19 \nIn compliance with French regulations\, a pass sanitaire is required for all visitors ages 12+. Visitors ages 6+\, staff\, and volunteers are required to wear masks on the premises.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hybrid-the-remarkable-odyssey-of-angela-merkel/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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