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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Memoir As Medicine with Diane Shader Smith
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the age of twenty-five\, Diane Shader Smith’s daughter Mallory passed away following a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis. A passionate advocate for the cystic fibrosis community and an eloquent writer\, Mallory recorded her intimate experiences for the final ten years of her life with the intent to have them published posthumously\, thus rendering invisible illness visible. The result is Salt in My Soul\, a celebration of an inspiring young life\, a meditation upon health\, and a document of sickness in the twenty-first century. The groundbreaking work offers a personal perspective on chronic illness\, recentering medical discourse around the voice of the patient. Shader Smith\, who has gone on to give more than 250 talks worldwide about Mallory’s story and developed the book into a documentary\, will speak at the Library about medicine\, memoir\, and the power of storytelling. \nAbout the speaker: \nDiane Shader Smith has had a vibrant career as a writer\, speaker\, publicist\, and fundraiser with an extensive roster of clients during her multi-decade career. When Diane’s daughter Mallory died at the age of 25\, she brought Mallory’s memoir to publication as Salt in My Soul (Random House 2019)\, which led to the documentary of the same name (3Arts Entertainment) and has given 250+ talks worldwide about patient insights\, the global health crisis called AMR\, and phage therapy–everything Mallory wrote about and stood for. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Shader Smith 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/shadersmith23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Manners Matter (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories all about etiquette—good manners and bad manners. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Don’t Hug Doug: He Doesn’t Like It by Carrie Finison\, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman. \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_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSd6iR_kLFeCiX4OTTnRbwGjddeVNBWybqoLlq4seeqBBB22hw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-manners-matter-ages-3-5-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230419T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230419T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Voices of Migration with Violaine Schwartz and Christine Gutman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Papers\, author Violaine Schwartz gathers the numerous and varied experiences of those seeking asylum in France. Having survived arduous and often life-threatening journeys from their home countries\, the voices of this collection arrived in France only to learn that their odyssey had not yet ended. This is the story of the second half of their travels: through impenetrable bureaucratic systems\, senseless administrative demands\, and time itself as their wait for official government recognition draws on. A modern epic of human movement and a critique of violence in all its forms\, the work is a damning portrait of the conditions of contemporary immigration: the reduction of community to arbitrary borders\, shared humanity to anonymous policy\, and life to pieces of paper.   \nAbout the speakers: \nViolaine Schwartz is a French novelist\, playwright\, singer\, and stage actor. Her novel Le Vent dans la bouche was awarded the 2013 Prix Eugène Dabit du Roman Populiste. In addition to writing and performing\, she leads writing workshops in a variety of settings. Papers is her first book to be published in English. \nChristine Gutman is a French-to-English translator with a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Papers\, by Violaine Schwartz (Fern Books\, 2022)\, is her first book-length literary translation. Other translations of hers have appeared in The Georgia Review\, 3:AM and Samovar.\nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Schwartz and Gutman 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/schwartz-gutman23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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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 Brown Bear\, Brown Bear\, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.\, illustrated by Eric Carle\, which will be included in this 20 April 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSfRcobel5iHXlV587kGwIiOYvlTSP36jFYLtZBjqjfoVetJOw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-ages-1-3-33/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230420T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230420T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20221112T114320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230319T130943Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Six: Leisure
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The terms free time and leisure are often used interchangeably. But are they the same? For the Ancient Greeks\, leisure was scola (the origin of our word for school)\, which meant\, more than recreation or relaxation\, the pursuit of knowledge. \nFor Marx\, leisure stood in opposition to the industrial worker’s alienation from the value of their own labor and represented time spent away from addressing the necessities of life. \nGerman philosopher Byung-Chul Han speaks of the vita contemplativa being privileged over the vita activa well into the Middle Ages and that the overemphasis today on constant activity is engendering a “new barbarism” (ASR1\, p. 83). \nIn this seminar\, we will ask what defines leisure today: is it something greater than entertainment and relaxation? Do digital tools bring us more or less leisure? Do we feel as individuals that we have sufficient leisure in our lives? If not\, what stands in the way\, and what does the pursuit of true leisure teach us? \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? \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 two hours\, 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/cc6_2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230421T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230421T120000
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troops in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nThe Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \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_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-4-21-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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SUMMARY:Capture the Flag (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for a game of capture the flag on the Champ de Mars (weather permitting). We’ll meet at the Library to divide into teams and go over the rules of the game\, then we’ll set out as a group to the Champ de Mars to play the game outdoors. We’ll be playing in two teams. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, and Master Shot Film Club host Clarence Tokley will each lead a team. \nIn the case of light rain\, we’ll go ahead and play. In the event of heavy rain or storms\, we’ll move the event inside to play board games. You are welcome to call the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk directly for an update before the event. Parents/guardians can pick up participating teens at the Library at 21h00.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1678462753548{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. All visitors 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. After-hours events for teens\, such as Teen Nights\, require a signed permission slip\, which can be downloaded here. One permission slip is needed per academic year (September–July). \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%2F1FAIpQLSd8A4tahXepG8857EoSrXQxWxr_0UAItlTfuBlDEcix9O73ng%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/capture-the-flag-ages-12-18-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Upcycled Crafts (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nIn celebration of Earth Day (22 April)\, discuss what we can do to recycle and upcyle everyday items\, and learn about ways to take care of the planet. Participants will create cool new crafts using only recycled items. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste will host this event with the help of Library volunteers.\n\nChildren between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSeizjHMbkcXYr3YmzQf2cQpamjx49Sl7-30-GvEMJh7Xy119w%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-upcycled-crafts-ages-6-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230501
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SUMMARY:2023 Read-A-Thon
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris and Message Paris are organizing a Read-A-Thon to encourage vacation reading\, and to raise funds for the Library! This event is open to children and teens who are members of Message Paris or The American Library in Paris. Over a 1-week period\, participants are encouraged to read as much as possible and collect donations based on the number of minutes that they read! \n  \nWHY READ FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS? \nDonations will be used to support the American Library in Paris\, a non-profit English language Library founded in 1920\, and the largest English-language lending library on the European continent! It is a place where people gather to explore ideas\, build community and connect with other English speakers. As a non-profit\, we count on your donations to continue to provide programs\, books and services for the English-language community. All participants who turn in a completed Read-a-Thon pack and a donation from at least one sponsor will be entered into a prize drawing. Prizes will be awarded for top readers in each of the following categories: ages 0–3\, ages 4–8\, ages 9–12\, and ages 12–18. \n  \nABOUT MESSAGE PARIS: \nMessage Paris is the largest association for English-speaking parents and parents-to-be in France! It is an entirely volunteer-run\, independent\, non-profit association that provides a social and support network to expectant women\, new mothers and fathers\, and parents of children of all ages. Message Paris is proud to bring you this Read-A-Thon in conjunction with the American Library in Paris! Learn more at www.messageparis.org. \n  \nHow to participate:  \n\nRegister for the 2023 Read-a-Thon! Register using the link below.\n\nDownload your Read-a-Thon materials. Download your reading log once it is sent to the email address provided.\nFind sponsors (like family and friends) who will pledge (or promise!) a certain amount of money for every reading challenge that you complete (for example: 1€ per hour).\nWrite your sponsors on your pledge sheet. Add each sponsor’s name\, address\, and pledge amount to your pledge sheet.\n24 April–30 April: Read! Keep a log of your reading! The more you read the more you raise for the Library!\nCollect your pledges.\nTell your friends and family how much you read\, and collect your pledges (promised donations).\nSubmit your pledge sheet at the Library or by email by Saturday 20 May at 14h00.\nTurn in donations online or in-person at the Library by Saturday 20 May at 14h00.\nAttend our finale celebration on Saturday 20 May (the Library’s 103rd birthday!) at 14h00 to find out the top readers\, and raffle winners\, to meet other bookworms\, and collect your certificate of participation!\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1681682313733{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 members of Message Paris\, 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%2F1FAIpQLSfP3OXqQ8QgpBaYie68E1E8CRB5Ty1K03yrD9p0ffN2akqnyg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/2023-read-a-thon/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230424T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230328T140007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T140007Z
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous: Enter Ghost with Isabella Hammad and Yasmine Seale
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After years away from her family’s homeland\, and reeling from a disastrous love affair\, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. While Haneen made a life here commuting to Tel Aviv to teach at the university\, Sonia remained in London to focus on her acting career and now dissolute marriage. On her return\, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile\, both bone-deep and new. \nWhen Sonia meets the charismatic and candid Mariam\, a local director\, she joins a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Soon\, Sonia is rehearsing Gertrude’s lines in classical Arabic with a dedicated group of men who\, in spite of competing egos and priorities\, all want to bring Shakespeare to that side of the wall. As opening night draws closer and the warring intensifies\, it becomes clear just how many obstacles stand before the troupe. Amidst it all\, the life Sonia once knew starts to give way to the daunting\, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home. \nTimely\, thoughtful\, and passionate\, Isabella Hammad’s highly anticipated second novel is an exquisite story of the connection to be found in family and shared resistance. \nAbout the speakers: \nIsabella Hammad is the author of The Parisian and her second novel\, Enter Ghost\, is forthcoming in 2023. She won a 2019 National Book Award “5 Under 35” and received the 2020 Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, MacDowell\, the Santa Maddalena Foundation\, and the Bellagio Rockefeller Foundation\, and has taught creative writing in the graduate programs at New York University and Brown University. \nYasmine Seale is a British-Syrian writer and translator. Her poetry\, essays\, visual art\, and translations from Arabic and French have appeared widely. She is the author\, with Robin Moger\, of Agitated Air: Poems after Ibn Arabi (Tenement Press\, 2022). Other work includes Aladdin: a New Translation (2018) and The Annotated Arabian Nights(2021)\, both out from W. W. Norton. She has received a PEN America Literary Grant and the Wasafiri New Writing Prize for Poetry. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \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_text css=”.vc_custom_1666352729001{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 now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbook-launch-enter-ghost-tickets-600467011997″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/en_hammad-seale23/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230425T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230425T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230227T195202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T195202Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Nina Gelbart on the Forgotten Women of the Enlightenment
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The most frequently-cited version of the Enlightenment is that of a group of brilliant men whose contributions to science and the humanities defined the contours of the centuries to come. These men’s names now decorate Parisian streets and metro stops\, cementing their legacy as founders of modern France. Historian Nina Gelbart proposes we expand this vision of the eighteenth century. In Minerva’s French Sisters\, Gelbart reveals the forgotten stories of six women whose contributions to science rival their most famous male peers. Gelbart breaks with traditional ways of writing history\, offering a biography equal parts rigorous and imaginative. Join her to discuss new approaches to old narratives and the hidden women of the Enlightenment.  \nAbout the speaker:  \nNina Rattner Gelbart is Professor of History and Anita Johnson Wand Professor of Women’s Studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Her research on female journalists\, midwives\, scientists and revolutionaries of 18th century France has been supported by the National Science Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the American Council of Learned Societies\, and most recently by the Guggenheim Foundation. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Gelbart 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/gelbart23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230426T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230426T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230330T102521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T102521Z
UID:50364-1682519400-1682523000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Our Planet Earth (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories all about the planet\, and how to take care of it. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty\, as well as songs and rhymes. \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_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSdVsJiBNkM4qZA0YsdQMo2sCwakQwCdaKk_gYrqQh0pdpGOeA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-our-planet-earth-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230426T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230426T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230331T094839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T095326Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Changing our Approach to Change with Adam Phillips
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Please note that in-person reservations for this event are now closed. We invite you to sign up to attend online by clicking the RSVP button. \nCan people truly change? When one is unhappy or unwell\, is it possible to get better? Adam Phillips\, the UK’s foremost literary psychoanalyst\, thinks that these may not be the right questions to ask. Rather\, we should consider what we mean by the terms ‘change’ and ‘get better’\, and how transformation and self-betterment have been mythologized. In bestselling works On Wanting to Change and On Getting Better\, Phillips encourages us to rethink the ways we talk about mental health and the lives we lead. By redefining the terms of the conversation surrounding change\, we may learn to think more clearly about ourselves. At the Library\, Phillips will discuss the human mind and the tools we have to understand it.  \nAbout the speaker:  \nAdam Phillips\, formerly Principal Child Psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital\, London\, is a practicing psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of various works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism\, including most recently The Cure For Psychoanalysis\, On Getting Better\, On Wanting to Change\, Attention Seeking\, and In Writing. He is General Editor of the Penguin Modern Classics Freud translations\, a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature\, and a contributor to the London Review of Books. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Phillips 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/phillips23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20221128T154408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T124123Z
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SUMMARY:George Monbiot\, Sébastien Treyer\, and Emma Heiling on Feeding the World
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nWhile half of the world’s habitable land is used to produce our food\, fertilizers\, sewage\, and pesticides contaminate large swathes of the rest. How to feed the world\, we might ask\, without destroying the planet? \nThe Library’s contribution to this joint program is supported by the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Arts and Culture. \nPlease note the special start time of this event. \nAbout the speakers: \nGeorge Monbiot\, author of Regenesis:Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet\, is a columnist\, filmmaker\, and essayist. \nSébastien Treyer is Executive Director of IDDRI\, a think tank which facilitates the transition towards sustainable development. \nEmma Heiling is the Founder & CEO of ClimaTalk\, a youth-led non-profit organisation demystifying climate policy and empowering young people in the fight for climate action. \nImportant information: The 2023 series will unfold over six sessions\, from 26 January to 29 June. Conversations will begin at 19h00 CET and run for ninety minutes. Conversations will be hybrid\, taking place both in person at the American Library in Paris and online. Though participants are encouraged to join all six sessions for a holistic overview\, the discrete and diverse nature of topics will allow audience members to attend based on interest. Alice McCrum\, head of cultural programming at the American Library in Paris\, will begin each conversation with brief opening remarks\, before guiding an in-depth group discussion. \n\n\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. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ecologues4/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230429T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230429T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230325T131241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T145218Z
UID:50164-1682766000-1682769600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Bookworms Book Club: "The Crossover" (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nDiscuss the Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse The Crossover by Kwame Alexander and then try your hand at your own piece of poetry.\n\nEach participant should read the book The Crossover before attending this book club activity. Copies are available in the Library’s collections.\n\nChildren between the ages 8–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSf8Hdh66gia1HcP9gAMWosVcZhvWZFHUoU4hOR4Y4E_e45K7Q%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/50164/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230502T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230402T180028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T110111Z
UID:50533-1683055800-1683059400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Writing to the Moon with Fatoumata Kébé
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The moon has been the subject of human fascination since the dawn of recorded history. Celebrated in epic poetry and sacred texts\, spanning ancient mythology and modern physics\, it has been the object of awe\, worship\, investigation\, and analysis across every era of civilization. In La lune est un roman\, astronomer Fatoumata Kebe tells us the story of the moon. The moon’s story\, we learn\, is also the story of the humans looking at\, studying\, rhapsodizing\, and loving it. We have always looked at the same moon. Kebe demonstrates that our ways of looking at it\, and writing about it\, have not changed all that drastically\, either. \nAbout the speaker: \nFatoumata Kébé is a doctor of astronomy at Sorbonne Université. She researches the impact of space activities on astronomical observations\, and how such activities contribute to pollution around the Earth. She is also working on “Connected Eco\,” an entrepreneurial project for water preservation in the farming sector\, and is the founder of the Éphémérides organization\, which promotes the practice and teaching of astronomy among the public. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Kébé 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/kebe23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230330T103803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T123717Z
UID:50368-1683124200-1683127800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Our Community (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about the communities we live in and the people who keep them functioning every day—from firefighters to teachers. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Last Stop on Market Street by Newbery Medal-winner Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson\, as well as songs and rhymes. \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_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSedKEjmN7W-_OONeiEVvXnPZAxmnfl4RVjvi-8d16iAevA2Gg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-our-community-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230402T180433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T180433Z
UID:50538-1683142200-1683145800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) High Hopes and Harlem’s Hidden Histories with Jake Lamar
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join author Jake Lamar\, in conversation with professor Marcus Bruce\, to discuss Lamar’s celebrated noir novel\, Viper’s Dream. The story of an aspiring jazz musician’s descent into the Harlem drug trade\, Viper’s Dream redefines the crime genre\, infusing it with tension and depth. Readers are swept into a hero’s journey\, motivated by the central question: how much can one sacrifice to achieve one’s dreams? Hailed by Deborah Levy as “moody\, poetic\, and immersing\,” the novel is a rich and atmospheric portrait of mid-century Manhattan’s dark underbelly. Lamar navigates murder\, betrayal\, romance\, and jazz with skill\, masterfully crafting a book both politically charged and poetically written.  \nAbout the speakers: \nJake Lamar is the award-winning author of a memoir\, seven novels and a play. His most recent work\, Viper’s Dream\, is a crime novel set in the jazz world of Harlem between 1936 and 1961. Born and raised in the Bronx\, New York\, Jake Lamar has lived in Paris since 1993. He is a professor of creative writing at one of France’s top universities\, Sciences Po. \nMarcus Bruce is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies in the Religious Studies Department at Bates College in Lewiston\, Maine. He is also a founding member of the American Studies and Africana Programs at the college. He has published Henry Ossawa Tanner: A Spiritual Biography\, a study of the first African American painter to achieve international recognition at the Paris Salon. He is currently writing a book entitled The Ambassadors: African Americans\, Paris and A New Birth of Freedom\, a study of African Americans at the Paris Exposition of 1900. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Lamar and Bruce 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/lamar23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T113000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230225T125851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230225T125851Z
UID:48689-1683198000-1683199800@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 Hey\, Water by Antoinette Portis\, which will be included in this 4 May 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_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSeRqESASQfE0RXUvbjKfkn4JGgARL4l-cDIPrNJd0bYHSND1Q%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-ages-1-3-34/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230505T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230321T161709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T171108Z
UID:49760-1683284400-1683288000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \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_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-5-5-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230506T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230325T112013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T112013Z
UID:50153-1683370800-1683374400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Game Day (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Learn how to play Candyland\, Boogle\, or Clue\, or bring in a board game from home to share and play. Volunteers will be on hand to help walk you through the rules of the games.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLScjxks6m8PSSFt5iufDczOg2pmj0hpX5TWfY5OcOpw4PKEJOA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-game-day-ages-6-12-3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230507T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230507T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230325T114841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T114841Z
UID:50159-1683468000-1683471600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Blackout Poetry (ages 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 creating original poetry using found words. Blackout poetry is a type of “found poetry.” Participants will take pages from worn\, broken\, and damaged books and scan for words that inspire them\, then\, they’ll construct a new poem of their own! \n  \nChildren between the ages 8–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Children ages 6–8\, and children who cannot yet write on their own must have a chaperone with them to assist with writing.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSfNdtG380fXHD7EBBmb2-ce7gkX3HwAtTr6UlC5FiHQKDbo_g%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/blackout-poetry-ages-8-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230404T193304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T101429Z
UID:50719-1683660600-1683664200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Behind the Scenes of the Opéra Comique
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are delighted to welcome Missy Mazzoli\, composer\, and Royce Vavrek\, librettist\, alongside performer Sydney Mancasola\, to discuss their highly-anticipated staging of Breaking the Waves at the Opéra Comique. Based on Lars Von Trier’s award-winning 1996 film\, Mazzoli and Vavrek’s fresh take on the trials of a devout young woman from a strict Calvinist enclave in Northern Scotland was awarded the International Opera Award for Best World Premiere in 2017. Join them at the Library as they discuss the immense task of adapting age-old problems\, from faith and morality to love and community\, to the contemporary operatic stage.[/vc_column_text][vc_message css=”.vc_custom_1681464167931{background-color: #9bc0db !important;}”] \nThe Opéra Comique is offering the Library community a generous 40% discount for tickets to Breaking the Waves.\nTo purchase your discounted tickets\, click here. \n[/vc_message][vc_column_text]About the speakers: \nMissy Mazzoli’s music has been performed by the New York Philharmonic\, Atlanta Symphony\, the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the BBC Symphony\, the Cincinnati Orchestra\, the National Symphony\, LA Opera\, Scottish Opera\, eighth blackbird\, Kronos Quartet and many others. She is one of the first two women to receive a main stage commission from the Metropolitan Opera\, and was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Classical Composition. From 2018-2021 she was Composer-in-Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and from 2012-2015 was Composer-in-Residence with Opera Philadelphia. \nRoyce Vavrek is a Canada-born\, Brooklyn-based librettist and lyricist who has been called “the indie Hofmannsthal” (The New Yorker) a “Metastasio of the downtown opera scene” (The Washington Post)\, “an exemplary creator of operatic prose” (The New York Times)\, and “one of the most celebrated and sought after librettists in the world” (CBC Radio). His opera “Angel’s Bone” with composer Du Yun was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music. \nSydney Mancasola studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, and later went on join Oper Frankfurt as a member of the ensemble. Sydney’s notable debuts have included her house debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Pamina in the Julie Taymor production of The Magic Flute\, her company and role debut as Adina L’elisir d’amore at the Opéra de Paris\, and Melisande Pelléas et Mélisande with LA Opera\, and her debut as Bess in a new production of Breaking the Waves at the Adelaide Festival Centre in Australia and Edinburgh International Festival\, where she was awarded a Herald Angel for her performance. \nNicolas Chesneau is a French pianist\, vocal coach and conductor. He studied in Paris with Anne le Bozec. He worked in many opera houses in France (Bastille\, Lille\, Dijon\, Strasbourg\, Marseille) and as assistant in international festivals (Aix-en-Provence\, Ruthrtriennale\, Wienerfestwochen). \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Mazzoli\, Vavrek\, Mancasola\, and Chesneau 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 is presented in partnership with the Opéra Comique\, with the support of The Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture.  \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/breakingthewaves23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230510T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230510T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230509T111812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T111812Z
UID:52302-1683729000-1683732600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: At the Zoo (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about the zoo and zoo animals. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Dear Zoo by Rod Cambell\, as well as songs and rhymes. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard and Children and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads. 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_1680182004425{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n[/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%2F1FAIpQLSdT2pFkUeC9hhm3m4pKTdy78rI49gk_2bx3c-wSFvM4a7yPnw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-at-the-zoo-ages-3-5/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230510T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230510T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20230403T184209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T080017Z
UID:50594-1683747000-1683750600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) A Hidden Figure of Wartime Paris with Livia Manera Sambuy and Tash Aw
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When journalist Livia Manera Sambuy discovered a striking portrait of princess Amrit Kaur in a Mumbai museum\, she had no idea who the luminous figure was\, much less the journey that lay ahead of her in excavating Kaur’s history. Fascination with Kaur led to a search across the globe for information on her past\, which in turn uncovered Kaur’s participation in the resistance effort against the Nazis\, her commitment to the fight for women’s rights\, a complicated family life\, and a tragic death following imprisonment in a concentration camp. Equal parts moving and riveting\, Sambuy’s tale of Kaur’s inspiring life and living legacy is infused with remarkable\, improbable stories of figures across history and the reminder that every individual is part of a cause bigger than themselves. Sambuy will appear in conversation with author Tash Aw.  \nAbout the speaker: \nLivia Manera Sambuy is an Italian writer whose book of profiles of American writers\, Don’t Write About Me\, was published in 2015. She has been a staff writer at the literary pages of the Italian national daily Corriere della Sera for more than twenty years and is the author and co-director of two documentary films on Philip Roth. She divides her time between Paris and Tuscany. \nTash Aw is an award-winning author. His first novel\, The Harmony Silk Factory (2005) was longlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize and won the 2005 Whitbread Book Awards First Novel Award. His 2013 novel Five Star Billionaire was longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. In 2016\, he published The Face: Strangers on a Pier\, \, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His 2019 novel\, We\, The Survivors\, was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His novels have been translated into 23 languages. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Sambuy and Aw 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/sambuy23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230511T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T031747
CREATED:20221112T114612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230319T130955Z
UID:44651-1683831600-1683838800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Seven: Art in Dark Times
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1955\, Theodor Adorno declared that “to write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric.” He questioned the value of metaphor after a tragedy as unfathomable as the Holocaust. Past and present\, some dismiss the arts as bourgeois pastimes\, out of touch with the struggles of ordinary people. Given the climate emergency and our many other global problems\, many today ask what value there is in pretty pictures and fictional stories. \nIn this seminar\, we will discuss the purpose of art during dark times—ecological and political crises\, war\, genocide. Before the Romantic revolution\, music and art helped to organize society and structure meaning. In contrast\, is art today only about pleasure? Or might the arts and letters play an integral role in nourishing civil society and democracy? What is the role of the writer and artist under authoritarianism\, under tyranny? Even if they eschew conventional activism\, can artists nonetheless help maintain not only healthy minds but healthy societies too? \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? \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 two hours\, 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/cc7_2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \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_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-5-12-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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SUMMARY:Silly Songs with Matt Black (all ages)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nJoin musician and educator Matt Black for an hour of silly songs—including childhood classics\, Library favorites\, and surprises. \n\nAbout Matt Black: Matt Black has worked as an educator for more than 30 years\, and gets big thrills as a guitarist and vocalist with beloved Paris party band The Doodads. In 2012\, he searched Paris for a rock band program for his daughter—and when he couldn’t find one\, he created Rock U.! \n  \nChildren between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone for the duration of the program. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677064628700{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. 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%2F1FAIpQLSdIPqOQTMXbNYt4kVIq_D91nt9FQlGCBtQ_AYkg6JaL1NA_dA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/silly-songs-with-matt-black-all-ages-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Wordle Spades (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Get to know other teen Library members\, and learn a mash-up word game with the help of Front of House Assistant Sinamen McGee.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1680180841587{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 and 15 euros per teen for non-members. Advance registration is required. All visitors 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%2F1FAIpQLScso6FD-9djN2m1CBTSuWMSlvmoObYC7NDZ9Bzjq4GnkfBAWw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/wordle-spades-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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SUMMARY:The Vocabulary of U.S. College Admissions with College Goals (ages 12–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Given the demands of the American university application process\, students interested in pursuing higher education in the U.S. are well advised to begin preparing early in their high school career for its demands\, perhaps even before they embark on their final two years of study toward the French bac or IB. In this presentation with guests from College Goals\, teens and their parents will explore the application and admissions process for US colleges and universities and how best to prepare. What do families need to know for their students to be successful and satisfied by the university search and application process? How can students produce a strong and interesting U.S. university application? In the first of a series of presentations on aspects of the American college application process\, College Goals’ counselor\, Andrea van Niekerk will discuss the concepts\, language\, and protocols students need to be aware of if they hope to apply to US institutions. \n  \nAbout Andrea van Niekerk: Andrea served for a decade as Associate Director of Admission\, with a focus on international applicants\, and as Freshman Academic Adviser at Brown University\, and as Residential Fellow in a dorm at Stanford. Still based in Silicon Valley\, she now works with both American and international families as part of College Goals. Andrea has over 20 years of experience in college admission and academic advising. She is a member of NACAC\, HECA and WACAC. \n About College Goals: College Goals is a university admission consulting practice specializing in counseling families interested in higher education opportunities in the US and in English-medium universities around the world. The team of counselors collectively offers decades of professional experience in higher education. College Goals provides expert counsel and support throughout the college search and application process\, including choice of appropriate institutions\, test requirements\, recommendations and interviews\, essay writing\, and the preparation of distinguished applications. Find out more at www.collegegoals.com \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677065186598{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. All visitors 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. After-hours events for teens\, such as Teen Nights\, require a signed permission slip\, which can be downloaded here. One permission slip is needed per academic year (September–July). \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%2F1FAIpQLSfLH7X2izgmrJFypBwrrrsp-91uLpqIH_iRq46cfBidsrCyTQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/the-vocabulary-of-u-s-college-admissions-with-college-goals-ages-14-adult/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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