Who, really, was Shakespeare? Why do so many theories circulate about his identity? What happens when we challenge the widely-accepted image of the Bard?
Meeting eight 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 we can save democracy, drawing on history, systems mapping, and the emerging science of collective intelligence.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Sign-up for the Library's Summer Reading Challenge and meet other bookworms!
Explore all aspects of film-making, including script-writing, camera work, directing, acting, editing and more!
Joanna Biggs and Lauren Oyler consider why we read who we read, what we owe to the literary past, and how to write for the future.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Artist Cornelius Tulloch and poet Christian Campbell explore diaspora through identity, environment, and artistic expression.
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for very young children.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Create the soundtrack for your favorite read as you get to know other music enthusiasts.
Learn about electricity, voltage, battery power, and conductors.
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.
