The American Library in Paris

Free Write: A Creative Session (ages 12–18)
2024-08-03 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-08-24 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris) | The American Library in Paris
Meet other writers in the community as you explore ways to jump start your creative writing. Begin a short story during this session, share, and get feedback. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will facilitate this workshop. Teens interested in the Library’s Teen Writing Group are encouraged to attend this session, as this workshop will follow a similar format.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: From Head to Toe (ages 3–5)
2024-08-07 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about the human body such as I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow (pictured here), and We Go Way Back : A Book About Life on Earth and How it All Began by Idan Ben-Barak. We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2024-08-08 11:00 - 11:30
Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers, and features 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as Fire Chief Fran by Linda Ashman and Nancy Carpenter, which will be included in this 8 August event. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads.
The program is entirely in English, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. 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. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! 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.

Fairy Tale Tea Party (ages 3–12)
2024-08-10 11:00 - 12:00
Enjoy readings of fairy tales as you taste delicious sweet treats, and meet new friends. Light snacks will be provided for participants, as well as juices, iced tea, tea, and lemonade—as well as many fairy tales and new interpretations!
Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will lead this event with the help of Library volunteers. Children between the ages of 0–6 must be accompanied by a chaperone at all times while inside the Library. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library, however chaperones are encouraged to participate. 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.

Banned Books Club: A Book Group (ages 12–18)
2024-08-10 14:00 - 15:00
Meet other readers in the community as you explore the themes, styles, and stories contained in banned books. Bring in a book that has banned somewhere in the world and share it with the group. Don’t know where to start? Take a look at this list from the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will facilitate this book group.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: From Diggers to Dump Trucks (ages 3–5)
2024-08-14 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read picture books (both factual and fictional) all about vehicles, such as Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels by Bob Katz (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads, Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees, and Library volunteer Amber Auer will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Saturday Series: Mazes and Mysteries (ages 6–12)
2024-08-17 11:00 - 12:00
Solve puzzles, learn codes, and make your own maze during this event dedicated to mysteries! This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads with the help of Library volunteers.
Children ages 6–12 may participate in the program 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’s and Teens’ Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

Story Hour: ABCs and 123s (ages 3–5)
2024-08-21 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about counting and the alphabet (some of them will be surprising!), including Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2024-08-22 11:00 - 11:30
Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers, and features 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as When’s My Birthday by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson, which will be included in this 22 August event. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads.
The program is entirely in English, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. 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. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! 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.

History Tour at the Library
2024-08-23 11:00, 2024-08-30 11:00, 2024-09-06 11:00, 2024-09-13 11:00
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. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.)
Please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions.
This initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture.
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.

Saturday Series: Nature Collages (ages 6–12)
2024-08-24 11:00 - 12:00
Participants in this workshop will use natural materials to make collages and original artwork inspired by nature and how it changes throughout the different seasons.
This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees with the help of Library volunteers. 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.

Story Hour: L is for Library (ages 3–5)
2024-08-28 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories both factual and fictional all about libraries, including Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen(pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Pajama Party (ages 0–12)
2024-08-31 11:00 - 12:00
Play games, and meet new friends during this morning pajama party full of fun and surprises.
This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads with the help of Library volunteers. This activity is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand, speak, and write in English in order to participate in this program. Children ages 0–6 must have a chaperone with them for the duration of this activity. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library, however chaperones are encouraged to join in the event.
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: Library Favorites (ages 3–5)
2024-09-04 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read classic and contemporary favorites selected by the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services staff, such as A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
2024-09-05 11:00 - 11:30
Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers, and features 30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books, such as Too Early by Nora Erickson, illustrated by Elly MacKay which will be included in this 5 September event. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads.
The program is entirely in English, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. 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. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! 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.

Teen Night: American Food Fest (ages 12–18)
2024-09-06 19:00 - 21:00
If you’ve ever wanted to try American treats you’ve read about or seen in movies, then you’ll want to join us for this event. Working in teams, you’ll try to identify the delicious foods on your table and where in America they come from. And you’ll get to taste the treats!
This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads, Children and Teens Services Intern Zara Lees.
Drinks and light snacks will be provided, as well as lots of regional foods from across the United States. 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.

The Animal Games in Paris with Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee (ages 3–12)
2024-09-07 11:00 - 12:00
3–12 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a special event with author Oliver Gee and illustrator Lina Nordin Gee as they read their new picture book The Animal Games in Paris. Following the reading, Lina will show participants how to draw a few animals and then the pair will answer questions about what inspired this fun, fantastical tale, and they’ll share the facts they discovered as they created the story. Books will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of the author and illustrator.
Library programs are created to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children under age 6 must have a chaperone with them for the duration of this activity. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own, while their chaperone remains inside the Library, however chaperones are encouraged to join in the event.
About Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee: Together, Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee created Kylie the Crocodile in Paris, Roger the Liger in Paris, and Grace the Giraffe in Paris. Oliver Gee is the creator of the award-winning podcast about Paris and France, The Earful Tower. He used to be a full-time journalist in Paris, but switched to podcasting in December 2017. Lina Nordin Gee runs a chic shoe and handbag company, Deuxième Studios, and likes to draw and paint. You can see her illustrations on Instagram @ParisianPostcards. Find out more about The Earful Tower or purchase your own copy of The Animal Games in Paris, their fourth picture book, here. Books will also be available for purchase at this event.

Important information: This event is for Library members, and advance registration is required. This activity is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. 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.

Free Write: A Creative Session (ages 12–18)
2024-09-08 16:00 - 17:30
Meet other writers in the community as you explore ways to jump start your creative writing. Begin a short story during this session, or bring in a project you are working on. There will be time to write and dedicated time to share and get feedback.
Library volunteer and Young Authors Fiction Festival winner (1st place, 12th grade category) Zara Reid Hodson will facilitate this workshop. Teens interested in the Library’s Teen Writing Group are encouraged to attend this session, as this workshop will follow a similar format.
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 and Teens Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

(Hybrid) The Couple and the City with Ayşegül Savas and Chris Knapp
2024-09-10 19:30 - 20:30
In their most recent novels, Ayşegül Savas and Chris Knapp both explore the loves, family dramas, and transnational relationships of young married couples. Savas’ The Anthropologists follows the couple Asya and Manu in the midst of apartment-hunting in an unnamed city. In Knapp’s States of Emergency, an American man and his French wife embark on a journey of fertility treatment during a catastrophic Parisian heatwave.
About the speakers:
Ayşegül Savaş is the author of the acclaimed novels Walking on the Ceiling and White on White. Her work has been translated into six languages and has appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere. She lives in Paris.
Chris Knapp’s work has appeared in the Paris Review, n+1, Granta, and the New England Review, among others. He earned an MFA in fiction at the University of Virginia, and an MA in journalism and international affairs from SciencesPo in Paris. States of Emergency is his first novel. Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers 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.
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: Building and Construction (ages 3–5)
2024-09-11 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories about building, demolition, construction, and construction vehicles, such as Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Loren Long (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

Can Women Be Ruthless Criminals? with Ivy Pochoda and Katherine Pancol
2024-09-11 19:30 - 20:30
Is Florence “Florida” Baum a naive victim of circumstance, or a ruthless criminal? While Florida convinces herself she is the unlucky target of manipulation, Diosmary Sandoval knows a truth that Florida refuses to believe: that women are capable of immeasurable cruelty.
About the speakers:
Ivy Pochoda is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Wonder Valley, Visitation Street, and These Women. She won the 2018 Strand Critics Award for Best Novel and the Prix Page America in France, and has been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Edgar Award, among other awards. For many years, Ivy taught creative writing at Studio 526 in Los Angeles’s Skid Row. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California Riverside-Palm Desert low-residency MFA program. She lives in Los Angeles.
Katherine Pancol is one of the biggest publishing phenomena of recent years, and a worldwide success. Her novels have been translated in some thirty countries. La saga des Crocodiles, as well as la trilogie des Muchachas et Trois Baisers, have become classics. Her last novel La mariée portait des bottes jaunes was published in 2023.
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.

Saturday Series: Hexaflexagons (ages 6–12)
2024-09-14 11:00 - 12:00
You might know how to make plenty of shapes in origigami, but can you make a hexaflexagon? The word sounds scary, but it’s the name for a fun and unique paper toy. With simple materials we have on hand participants will measure, cut, and decorate to build infinity loop paper toys (hexaflexagons!).
This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees with the help of Library volunteers. All materials will be provided by 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’s and Teens’ Services Manager, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.

(In Person Only) Film Screening: Migrant’s Death Valley
2024-09-17 19:30 - 20:30
Known as the “migrant’s Death Valley” for its desolate landscape and unforgiving heat, Brooks County, Texas is believed to have the highest death toll for migrants anywhere in America, although the vast majority of bodies are hidden in unmarked graves and never identified. The documentary follows a forensic anthropologist and a team of students as they seek to identify bodies and contact families.
Join us for a conversation with documentarian Lisa Molomot, Sara Abbas, and Asma Zalim to see clips from the film.
About the speakers:
Lisa Molomot, Producer/Co-Director/Cinematographer, has directed documentaries about the American Southwest including the Peabody Award-winning Missing in Brooks County, The Cleaners and Soledad. Her film School’s Out has helped the movement to provide outdoor education for young children, and her short film Teaching in Arizona is an inside look at the teaching crisis in that state. She was a recent Fulbright Scholar in Canada, a Yale Poynter Fellow in Journalism and currently teaches at the James E. Rogers School of Law and the UA Human Rights Practice Graduate Program at the University of Arizona.
Sara Abbas is Head of Paris Office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Born in 1975 in Sweden, Mrs. Abbas graduated from the University of Växjö in international administration in 2001. She started to work for IOM the same year and has held several positions within IOM before being appointed Head of Office in 2012.
Asma Zalim is a Senior Project Assistant born in 1994 in Morocco. She holds a master’s degree in Diplomacy and Strategic Negotiations from Paris Saclay University as well as a Korean Studies master’s degree from the University of Paris. She joined IOM in 2021 as a Project Assistant to work on the resettlement of refugees bound to France, USA, and Canada.
About the International Organization for Migration:
The UN Migration agency established in 1951, the IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
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: Tricky Tricksters (ages 3–5)
2024-09-18 14:30 - 15:30
For this Story Hour, we’ll read stories all about people and animals who are tricky, sneaky, cunning and stealthy, such as Trickiest: 19 Sneaky Animals by Steve Jenkins (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes.
This program is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Intern Zara Lees, will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live, interactive session. Plan to join in, sing along, 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. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!
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.

(Zoom Tickets Available) Populism in 2024
2024-09-18 19:30 - 20:45
The 2024 Trump campaign and the success of the National Rally in June’s legislative elections in France show that populism is alive and well, yet the victory of Labour in the U.K. and other election results in Eastern Europe paint another picture. What’s the state of play of populism in 2024, a year in which voters in more than 64 countries will go to the polls? A panel of distinguished journalists and experts organized by the Overseas Press Club will discuss.
Please note, we are currently sold out of in-person tickets. You can register to attend on Zoom for free.
About the Speakers:
Martin Gelin is a longtime award-winning journalist on the U.S. far-right, and author of eight books on American politics, including the forthcoming The White Storm: How Racism poisoned American democracy. He writes for the Guardian, the Washington Post, and other publications. He moved to Paris in August. linktr.ee/martingelin
Elisabeth Zerofsky is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, and has written extensively on the rise of right-wing populism in Europe and the U.S., from France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, and the US. She is currently working on a book on this topic for Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She lives in Berlin, and will join the panel by Zoom. https://elisabethzerofsky.com/
Thierry Arnaud is international editor for France’s BFM-TV. Thierry joined BFMTV in 2006 as its US Correspondent, and served as the network political editor for six years. Thierry began his in career in print journalism, and was based for several of these years in London and New York.
Vivienne Walt is a Paris correspondent for TIME Magazine and Fortune Magazine who has covered French right-wing politics, including TIME profiles on Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, BusinessWeek, and more. She is a governor of the Overseas Press Club of America.
This event is in partnership with the Overseas Press Club.
Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers 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.
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.

History Tour at the Library
2024-09-20 11:00
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. Please email us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.)
Please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions.
This initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture.
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.
