Paris Explorers (ages 8–12)

The American Library in Paris

Learn research skills, and uncover facts about the city of light!

Entre Nous: Thinking Translation with Gayatri Spivak and Emily Apter

The American Library in Paris

Gayatri Spivak and Emily Apter appear on Zoom to discuss translating thought and thinking translation. A conversation at the Library organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.

Free

(Online) Simon Critchley on Questioning Everything

The American Library in Paris
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Philosopher Simon Critchley speaks about the most fundamental questions in philosophy, their relevance in the contemporary age, and how we might try to answer them.

Free

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)

The American Library in Paris

This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young.

(In Person at mk2 Bibliothèque) Femme. Vie. Liberté avec Azar Nafisi

mk2 Bibliotheque 128 - 162 Av. de France, Paris, 75013, France

Celebrated author and activist Azar Nafisi speaks with journalist Caroline Fourest on her work Lire Lolita à Téhéran at the mk2 Bibliothèque. The American Library in Paris is co-sponsoring this event.

(Hybrid) Joanna Walsh on My Life as a Godard Movie

The American Library in Paris

Experience Jean-Luc Godard through the eyes of author Joanna Walsh as she discusses Paris, art, youth, beauty, and cinema with Summer Brennan.

Free

Story Hour: Ships, Ahoy! (ages 3–5)

The American Library in Paris

3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour in a small group!

(In person at the Centre Culturel Irlandais) The Waste Land Centenary

Centre Culturel Irlandais 5 rue des Irlandais, Paris, Paris, France

The American Library in Paris, the Centre Culturel Irlandais, and the T.S. Eliot Foundation celebrate the centenary of The Waste Land with a live performance of the poem and other works.

Critical Conversations Meeting Two: The Cult of the Image

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Meeting two 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.

Performing Stories (ages 7–12)
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