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  • September 2022

  • Wed 21
    Wed 21 September 2022 @ 14 h 30 min - 15 h 30 min

    Story Hour: Summer Turns to Fall (ages 3–5)

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

  • Wed 21
    Wed 21 September 2022 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    (Hybrid) Festival America: Invisibles et Très Visibles with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Viet Thanh Nguyen

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    Two of the most prominent voices in contemporary fiction convene as part of Festival America to discuss interplays of visibility and invisibility in society and literature. Faced with the wounds of injustice, could writing act as a cure?

    Free
  • Fri 23
    Fri 23 September 2022 @ 19 h 00 min - 21 h 00 min

    Teen Night: Save Yourself From Trolls (ages 12–18)

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    Decipher fact from fiction, and discover how to foil online trolls in order to escape the Library!

  • Sat 24
    Sat 24 September 2022 @ 14 h 00 min - 15 h 00 min

    Bookworms Book Club: “The Last Cuentista” (ages 9–12)

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    Join fellow bookworms to discuss the 2022 Newbery Medal winner.

  • Sat 24
    Sat 24 September 2022 @ 18 h 15 min - 19 h 30 min

    (In Person at the Pompidou in Vincennes) Festival America: Politique de la Littérature with Jonathan Franzen, Karl Marlantes, and Viet Thanh Nguyen

    Centre Culturel Georges Pompidou in Vincennes 142 rue de Fontenay, Vincennes, France

    American Library in Paris Programs Manager Alice McCrum moderates a discussion on the politics of literature for Festival America. This event will take place at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Vincennes.

  • Sun 25
    Sun 25 September 2022 @ 15 h 30 min - 17 h 00 min

    (In Person at the Maison des Associations in Vincennes) Festival America: L’empire des Sens with Marcial Gala, Brandon Taylor, and Bryan Washington

    Maison des Associations 41 Rue Raymond du Temple, Vincennes, France

    American Library in Paris Programs Manager Alice McCrum moderates a conversation on desire, sense experience, and the body in contemporary literature as part of Festival America. This event will take place at the Maison des Associations in Vincennes.

  • Tue 27
    Tue 27 September 2022 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    (Hybrid) An Evening with Joyce Maynard

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    Join the Library in exploring the multifaceted and iconoclastic life and work of celebrated author Joyce Maynard.

    Free
  • Wed 28
    Wed 28 September 2022 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    (Hybrid) Peter Conradi on Who Lost Russia

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    From missteps of Western policy to the mythology of the Soviet empire, expert in modern Russian political history Peter Conradi speaks with TIME correspondent Vivienne Walt on the invasion of Ukraine, what led up to it, and what it means for the future.

    Free
  • Fri 30
    Fri 30 September 2022 @ 19 h 00 min - 21 h 00 min

    Teen Night: Photography with Angelica Brewis (ages 12–18)

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    Explore the technical and creative aspects of photography.

  • October 2022

  • Sat 1
    Sat 1 October 2022 @ 11 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min

    Creating Scary Stories* (ages 8–12)

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    Create your own spine-tingling tales!

  • Mon 3
    Mon 3 October 2022 @ 19 h 00 min - 20 h 00 min

    Entre Nous: The Deeper End with Deborah Levy and Colombe Schneck

    Reid Hall 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Paris, Paris, France

    Thought streams, digressions, surface, breath. A conversation at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.

  • Tue 4
    Tue 4 October 2022 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min

    (Hybrid): An Evening with Deborah Levy

    The American Library in Paris

    Following the conclusion of her renowned living autobiography trilogy, Deborah Levy discusses a life translated into words, and what remains unsaid.

    Free
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