The American Library in Paris

Summer Book Club (ages 12–18)
2023-08-04 13:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | The American Library in Paris
Bring in your favorite summer read to share with the group. We’ll talk about what we’re reading this summer, and how to find the best new reads. The meeting will be facilitated by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads.

Light snacks and drinks will be provided by the Library. Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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.
Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

History Tour at the Library
2023-08-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-30 11:00 - 12:00 | The American Library in Paris
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:

Our origin story, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI
The establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library
The famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris
Our Paris Library School, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s
The true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII
How the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent

All tours are on Fridays at 11h00, last one hour, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris.
Tours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required.
This initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture.
Please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions.
Attendance 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.

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2023-08-03 11:00 - 11:30 | The American Library in Paris
Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as I’m Not Small by Nina Crews, which will be included in this 3 August event.
Our 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. Important information:
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: Summer Days (ages 3–5)
2023-08-02 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about summer, summer vacation, and the seasons. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Summer by Cao Wenxuan and illustrated by Yu Rong, as well as songs and rhymes.
This Story Hour will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads, and Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings. 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. Important information:
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Saturday Series: Escape the Library (ages 8–12)
2023-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 | The American Library in Paris
Solve puzzles and decipher clues to win this game!
This event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid with the help of Front of House Assistant Sinamen MaGee and Library volunteers.

Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. OR: Caregivers are encouraged to participate in this event with their children.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. This is the main body text about the event. Two or three lines about what will happen.
This event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services staff members with the help of Library volunteers.

Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. OR: Caregivers are encouraged to participate in this event with their children.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2023-07-27 11:00 - 11:30 | The American Library in Paris
Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book by Lucy Cousins, which will be included in this 27 July event.
Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers, and lasts 30 minutes. This session will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid, with the help of Assistant Children 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. Important information:
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: Hello and Goodbye (ages 3–5)
2023-07-26 14:30 - 15:30 | The American Library in Paris
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about SUBEJCT. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Hello, Hello by Brenden Wenzel, as well as songs and rhymes.
This Story Hour will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid and Assistant Children and Teens Services Librarian Jason Hazard. 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. Important information:
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

YA Fantasy Book Club (ages 12–adult)
2023-07-22 12:30 - 13:30 | The American Library in Paris
Join us for an animated discussion of the latest and greatest fantasy reads. Bring in your latest Young Adult fantasy read to discuss with the group. The meeting will be facilitated by Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian (and fantasy fan) Kirsty McCulloch Reid and Front of House Assistant Sinamen MaGee.

Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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.
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.

Saturday Series: Printmaking (ages 6–12)
2023-07-22 11:00 - 12:00 | The American Library in Paris
Learn about printmaking, then experiment with foam, and root vegetables as you make your own stamps and patterns.
This event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings and Front of House Assistant Sinamen MaGee with the help of Library volunteers.

Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: The Great Outdoors (ages 3–5)
2023-07-19 14:30 - 15:30 | The American Library in Paris
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about spending time in the great outdoors. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Outside In by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Cindy Derby, as well as songs and rhymes.
This Story Hour will be hosted by Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Jason Hazard and Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid. 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. Important information:
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.

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Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2023-07-13 11:00 - 11:30 | The American Library in Paris
Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, which will be included in this 13 July event.
Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers, and lasts 30 minutes. This session will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid, with the help of Assistant Children 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. Important information:
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: Up in the Air (ages 3–5)
2023-07-12 14:30 - 15:30 | The American Library in Paris
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about things that fly. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Jumbo by Chris Gall, as well as songs and rhymes.
This Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian, Kirsty McCulloch Reid, and Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern, Kelly Cummings. 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. Important information:
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.

Finding the Raga with Amit Chaudhuri
2023-07-11 19:30 - 20:30 | The American Library in Paris
The raga, or melody form of classical Indian music, evokes profound emotion and evades tidy resolution. Singers of khayal follow a scale entirely different to Western musical styles, innovating and inventing as they perform. In Finding the Raga, Novelist, critic, and essayist Amit Chaudhuri reflects upon a life devoted to this slippery, surprising art form, as well as its interactions with his other artistic practices, from writing to American folk music. A celebration of the poetry of sound and the power of listening, Finding the Raga is both artistic manifesto and cosmology, a meditation upon music’s capacity to sing to the world, about the world, and from the world. At the Library, he will meditate upon the fusions of these different worlds, as well as the rich and unique history of Indian music, largely unknown to Western audiences.
About the speaker:
Amit Chaudhuri is the author of eight novels, the latest of which is Sojourn. He is also a poet, essayist, short story writer, and musician. His New and Selected Poems is scheduled to published later this year in the NYRB Poets series. His works of non-fiction include, most recently, Finding the Raga, which received the James Tait Black Prize in 2022. Other awards his work has received include the Commonwealth Writers Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Rabindra Puraskar, and the inaugural Infosys Prize in Literary Studies in the Humanities. He is Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the Centre for the Creative and Critical at Ashoka University. He was Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia from 2006-2021.
Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Chaudhuri 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.
This event requires advance registration.
Attendance 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.
Evenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)
thanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.

Race Through the 7th (ages 12–18)
2023-07-09 14:00 - 16:00 | The American Library in Paris
Stop by the Children and Teens Services Desk to pick up your scavenger hunt, then race through the 7th arrondissement to collect clues and solve puzzles before the time is up!

This event will begin in the Children and Teens Services Department and will be hosted by Assistant Children and Teens Services Librarian Jason Hazard, then participants will complete the challenges on their own. Parents/guardians are welcome to assist. Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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.
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.

Design Your Own Tote (ages 12–18)
2023-07-08 15:00 - 16:30 | The American Library in Paris
Learn about printmaking, and experiment with different techniques as you decorate your own tote bag.
This event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings with the help of Library volunteers.

All supplies will be provided by the Library.
Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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.
Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Saturday Series: Greek Gods (ages 6–12)
2023-07-08 11:00 - 12:00 | The American Library in Paris
Join Children and Teens Services Librarian Kirsty McCulloch Reid and volunteers for trivia and fun dedicated to the Greek gods and mythology!

Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Critical Conversations Meeting Nine: Freedom and Civility
2023-07-06 19:00 - 21:00 | The American Library in Paris
From Nike’s 1988 “Just Do It” campaign to Ronald Regan’s notable speech on free-market capitalism at Moscow State University of the same year, the eighties saw American conceptions of freedom shift from age-old communal pursuits to individualist ideals. Late 10 capitalism is marked by its persistent promises of liberation through consumption, and the digital lifestyle is the ne plus ultra of commodified freedom.
In this, our last seminar, we will look at freedom through a number of philosophical lenses. As individuals, what makes us free? What does freedom mean for a society, and can freedom flourish in the digital age?
In 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?
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.
About 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.
About the Critical Conversations 2022-23 leader:
Jonathan 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.
Attendance 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.

(Hybrid) The Problem of Parking with Henry Grabar
2023-07-05 19:30 - 20:30 | The American Library in Paris
An invisible evil holds American cities and suburbs in a deathgrip. Tying bureaucrats in administrative knots, grinding development projects, green initiatives, and housing plans to a halt, regularly ruining the average commuter’s morning, no problem is more American than the problem of parking. In Paved Paradise, journalist Henry Grabar provides an astonishing, fascinating ride through the history of parking across the American landscape, from New York to Disney World. As the U.S. faces a worsening housing crisis, and as green space disappears from urban centers, he asks: how has storing cars taken priority over human life? Join him in conversation with journalist Simon Kuper to learn how the vast American expanse has been taken captive by concrete.
About the speaker:
Henry Grabar is a staff writer at Slate who writes about housing, transportation, and urban policy. He has contributed to The Atlantic, Harper’s, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and other publications, and was the editor of the book The Future of Transportation. He received the Richard Rogers Fellowship from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for excellence in national reporting by journalists under thirty-five.
Simon Kuper was educated at Oxford University and Harvard. He has been working for the Financial Times since 1994, and now writes a general column for the newspaper. His recent books include The Happy Traitor, his biography of the double agent George Blake (2021) and Barça: The Rise and Fall of the Club that Invented Modern Football (2021), which won the Sunday Times award for Football Book of the Year. His Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK, appeared in 2022 and became a Sunday Times bestseller.
Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Grabar 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.
This event requires advance registration.
Attendance 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.
Evenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)
thanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.

Story Hour: Boats Ahoy (ages 3–5)
2023-07-05 14:30 - 15:30 | The American Library in Paris
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about aquatic adventures. Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as The Storm Whale, written and illustrated by Benji Davies, as well as songs and rhymes.
This Story Hour will be hosted by Assistant Children and Teens Services Librarian, Jason Hazard, Children and Teens Services Intern, Kelly Cummings, and visiting Librarian Libby Molina. 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. Important information:
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.

The Inquisitor's Tale with Adam Gidwitz (ages 6–adult)
2023-07-01 14:00 - 15:30 | The American Library in Paris
Join the Children and Teens Services staff to celebrate children’s author Adam Gidwitz, and listen as he shares stories about creating the award-winning novel The Inquisitor’s Tale, or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog. Learn how he put his research about thirteenth-century France together and mixed it up with his own stories to create this tale, then stay for a Q&A with the author!

Mr. Gidwitz will be signing books, and books will be available for purchase at this event courtesy of a local bookseller.

About Adam Gidwitz: Adam Gidwitz is the author of the Newbery Honor book The Inquisitor’s Tale, the bestseller A Tale Dark & Grimm and its companions, and the bestselling series The Unicorn Rescue Society. He is also the creator and narrator of the award winning podcast Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest, and he helped produce the Emmy-nominated animated adaptation of A Tale Dark & Grimm for Netflix. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, daughter, and a dog named Lucy Goosey. She is not the inspiration for the holy dog in The Inquisitor’s Tale because there is nothing even remotely holy about her. Still, she is a good dog. Find out more here.
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.

Summer Reading Club Kick-Off (ages 0–12)
2023-07-01 | The American Library in Paris
Open to all Library members ages 0–12!
Register for the Summer Reading Club and stop by the Children and Teens Services Desk at the Library to pick up your Challenge Cards or download them online. For each day that you read 30 minutes or more, fill in one of the spaces on the card. After seven days of reading, the card will be complete. When a Challenge Card is completed, stop by the Children and Teens Services Desk to drop off your Challenge Card(s) in our raffle box and enter to win great prizes. A raffle will be held each week throughout the summer. The more challenges you complete, the more chances you have to win. For young children, being read to counts as well!
Read as much as you can between 1 July and 26 August 2023 and turn in your challenge cards at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk by 26 August to be entered into the grand prize drawing, and earn your certificate of participation.
Library members who are interested in participating must register for the Summer Reading Club. Registered participants may then stop by the Children and Teens Services Desk at the Library to pick up their challenge cards or download them online.

Registered participants are invited to drop by the Library to meet other readers, play games, and celebrate the beginning of the Library’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 1 July.

Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. OR: Caregivers are encouraged to participate in this event with their children.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Summer Reading Kick-Off: Ten Book Challenge (ages 12–18)
2023-07-01 | The American Library in Paris
Open to all Library members ages 12–18!
Register for the Teen Ten Book Challenge, and receive your challenge cards. Then, complete as many challenges as you can between 1 July and 26 August 2023 and turn in your challenge cards at the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk by 26 August to be entered into the grand prize drawing, and earn your certificate of participation.
Library members who are interested in participating must register for the 10 Book Challenge. Registered participants may then stop by the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk at the Library to pick up their challenge cards or download them online. For each two challenges completed, teens will win a new book! When you’ve completed two challenges, stop by the Children and Teens Services Desk and show your cards to a member of the Children and Teens Services staff, in exchange for a prize book to keep!

Registered participants are invited to drop by the Library to meet other readers, play games, and celebrate the beginning of the Library’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 1 July. Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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.
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.

Teen Night: Ping-Pong Play-Off (ages 12–18)
2023-06-30 19:00 - 21:00 | The American Library in Paris
Meet other teen Library members, and English-speakers as you compete in teams (double-matches). No previous experience is necessary. We’ll go over the rules of ping-pong/table tennis at the start of the evening. This event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads with the help of Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings. Important information:
This event is free for Library members, and 15€ 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. 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).
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.
