Lynnette Widder, João Pina, and Mila Turajlić talk about their experiences with archives as a catalyst for their work. A conversation at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group!
Frequently placed in opposition to one another, the union of religion and science may be a vital strategic move in the fight against the climate crisis.
Try your hand at a new board game, or play one of your favorites!
Marcel Proust expert Christopher Prendergast discusses the enduring presence of In Search of Lost Time and the meaning of treating literature as life.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group!
Could feminism save the world? Lauren Bastide speaks on the application of feminist principles to society at large, with life-altering consequences.
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young.
Meeting one of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series that allows Library members to ponder the most important issues of our time. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
Participate in scary movie trivia then enjoy a screening of a horror film.
Put on your favorite PJs and meet other community members during this daytime pajama party!
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.
