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SUMMARY:Ominous Origami (ages 3–12)*
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Make your own origami creatures and Halloween decorations using the materials provided by the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings 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 and speak English in order to participate in the program.\n\nChildren between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Caregivers are encouraged to participate in this event with their children ages 3–6.\n\n*This event is part of the Library’s annual Halloween Extravaganza programming. Costumes are encouraged for all of our Halloween Extravaganza events.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067596052{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfEa3cF4MWgyuEzMl5Fs2LGPOc49dxum2aB50hq-dgrlSPsyQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ominous-origami-ages-3-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231024T190000
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SUMMARY:(In-Person at Reid Hall) Entre Nous: Female Figures Transformed with Nina McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Drawing on the rhythms of epic poetry and alt rock\, of everyday speech and folk song\, of fireside whisperings and therapy sessions\, Nina MacLaughlin\, the acclaimed author of Hammer Head\, recovers what is lost when the stories of women are told and translated by men. She breathes new life into these fraught and well-loved myths. In voices both mythic and modern\, Wake\, Siren revisits Ovid’s Metamorphoses: accounts of love\, loss\, rape\, revenge\, and change. It lays bare the violence that undergirds and lurks in the heart of Ovid’s narratives\, stories that helped build and perpetuate the distorted portrayal of women across centuries of art and literature. \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \nAbout the speaker: \nNina MacLaughlin is the author of Wake\, Siren: Ovid Resung\, a re-telling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses told from the perspective of the female figures transformed\, as well as Summer Solstice: An Essay. Her first book was the acclaimed memoir Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter. Formerly an editor at the Boston Phoenix\, she worked for nine years as a carpenter\, and is now a books columnist for the Boston Globe.  \nImportant information: This event will take place in person at Reid Hall | Columbia Global Centers at 4 rue de Chevreuse. \nAccess to this event requires registration through Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Click on the button below to reserve your place.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.fr%2Fe%2Fnina-maclaughlin-presents-wake-siren-ovid-resung-tickets-707668825507″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/mclaughlin23/
LOCATION:Reid Hall\, 4 Rue de Chevreuse\, Paris\, Paris\, 75006\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231024T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Diaspora Unfurled with Fiona Sze-Lorrain
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following up on her many successes as a poet\, translator\, editor\, and musician\, Fiona Sze-Lorrain has released her debut novel\, Dear Chrysanthemums. The novel takes the form of subtly interconnected stories that span across decades and continents. Each story follows a different woman or group of women as they grapple with generational trauma and memory. Taken together\, these women’s stories converge to offer a mosaic of Chinese history and diasporic experience from the mid-twentieth-century through to the recent past. Join Sze-Lorrain as she takes us through the many eras and movements of modern Chinese history\, guiding us to a position of informed reflection upon the prismatic present. The conversation will be moderated by Biswamit Dwibedy.  \nAbout the speakers: \nFiona Sze-Lorrain writes and translates in English\, French\, and Chinese. She is the author of a new “novel in stories\,” Dear Chrysanthemums (Scribner\, 2023); five poetry collections\, most recently Rain in Plural (Princeton\, 2020) and The Ruined Elegance (Princeton\, 2016); and fifteen books of translation. A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Best Translated Book Award\, she was also a 2019–20 Abigail R. Cohen Fellow at the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination and the inaugural writer-in-residence at the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires. She lives in Paris and has performed worldwide as a zheng harpist. \nBiswamit Dwibedy was born in Odisha\, India\, and has an MFA from Bard College\, New York. He is currently an assistant professor at the American University of Paris. He is the author of six collections of poetry\, published in India and the United States. In 2012\, he edited a dossier of Indian poetry in translation from seven different regional languages for Aufgabe\, a literary journal published by Litmus Press\, New York\, and in 2015\, he was a judge for the Best Translated Book Award conferred by Open Letter Books at the University of Rochester. He is also the founder and editor of Anew Print\, a small press that publishes limited-edition chapbooks from writers in India and abroad. A memoir\, Hundred Greatest Love Songs\, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in 2024.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nDear Chrysanthemums has been longlisted for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. \nRead a review of Dear Chrysanthemums in the Asian Review of Books. \nListen to Sze-Lorrain as she reads from her poetic collections and translations.  To hear her performance of a classical piece called “High Moon” (月儿高) on the guzheng harp\, go to 31:20.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the author 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. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Dear Chrysanthemums will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/szelorrain23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Halloween* (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories all about Halloween! Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Winnie’s Haunted House by Valerie Thomas\, illustrated by Korky Paul\, as well as songs and rhymes. \nThis 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. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. \n*This event is part of the Library’s annual Halloween Extravaganza programming. Costumes are encouraged for all of our Halloween Extravaganza events.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSf53-WJ-QqNLk5b29Eq9orBpOSZlID7o36Zufp40Mavp_Ypyg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-sweet-treats-ages-3-5-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231025T203000
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) A New History of American Literature in France with Laurence Cossu-Beaumont
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Paris at the start of the 20th century was the center of transatlantic literary exchange. From Hemingway\, to Stein\, to Baldwin\, the city represented a refuge for American voices seeking a welcoming home to literary exploration.  \nWho introduced the great American authors to French readers between the wars? Who worked to disseminate French literature in the United States? Essential brokers to this phenomenon were William and Jenny Bradley\, who founded the first literary agency in France and worked for Clemenceau\, Cendrars\, Colette\, Gide\, Malraux\, Sartre and Camus\, as well as Dreiser\, Hemingway\, Faulkner\, Stein\, Dos Passos\, Chandler\, and Baldwin. The Bradleys were treasured members of the American Library in Paris community: members\, donors\, and contributors to Ex-Libris. One hundred years later\, we are delighted to re-introduce the Bradleys to the American Library\, and celebrate their essential role in the construction of the  transatlantic Parisian literary landscape.  \nSpanning literary salons of the Île Saint-Louis and the holiday resorts of the Côte d’Azur\, and drawing on previously unpublished archives\, Laurence Cossu-Beaumont’s William et Jenny Bradley invites us to discover the untold story of this Franco-American couple\, and sheds new light on literary history from the 1920s to the immediate post-war period. \nAbout the speakers:  \nLaurence Cossu-Beaumont is Professor of American Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University. Her research focuses on African American Studies and Book History with a special interest for transatlantic cultural exchanges in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Her latest book\, Deux agents littéraires dans le siècle américain: William et Jenny Bradley\, passeurs culturels transatlantiques\, was published by ENS Editions in 2023.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nThe records of the William A. Bradley Literary Agency document a monumental period in modernist literature. Discover the agency records here.  \nWilliam and Jenny famously championed the publication of Gertude Stein’s The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Stein was a member and champion of the American Library in Paris. Learn more about the history of the American Library in Paris through our history tours.  \nSylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company introduced William and Jenny to an Irish author named James Joyce. Jenny became a friend of Joyce\, loaning him a bed and table–the table upon which he completed Ulysses. The American Library in Paris recently teamed up with Shakespeare and Company to create a podcast celebrating the centenary of Ulysses. Discover Bloomcast here.  [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the author 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. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cossubeaumont23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231027T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20230905T081923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T170322Z
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours 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.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-10-27-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T180000
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SUMMARY:Trick-or-treating (all ages) (open to the public)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From 10h–18h on 28 October\, the Library invites you to follow the trick-or-treating route we’ve set up\, and visit nearby businesses in the 7th arrondissement. \nPick up your trick-or-treating maps at the Library on 28 October. They are free for Library members and 10€ per family for non-members. You do not need to pre-register in order to trick-or-treat. \nThis is a self-led activity. \nHow to trick-or-treat: \n\nPut on your costume.\nFind a bag for your candy.\nFind your grown-up (they’ll need to be with you from now on!).\nPick up your map at The American Library in Paris.\nFollow the map to the trick-or-treating spots.\nAt each spot\, say: “Trick or treat” and take one piece of the candy.\nSay: “Thank you! Happy Halloween!” before you leave.\nWalk (don’t run) on the sidewalk (with your grown-up) to the next spot.\nTrade the candy with friends if there’s something you don’t like.\nTake your candy home to enjoy after your grown-up looks it over.\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665498157046{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/trick-or-treating-all-ages-open-to-the-public-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T123000
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SUMMARY:Halloween Extravaganza: Halloween Rumpus (ages 0–5) (Ticketed Event) (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This family event for Library members features a story time for young children\, and a live musical performance\, as well as games and surprises throughout the Library. The event will culminate in a costume showcase for children and their chaperones with costume prizes awarded in several categories for children\, and a special prize for parents. \nCostume prizes will be awarded in the following categories. The costume judges are always especially impressed by homemade costumes\, and creative ensembles: \n\nFunny\nLiterary\nScary\nClassic Halloween\nAnimal\nPretty\nCreative\nSuperhero\nParent\nDuo/Group costume\n\nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nOn 28 October\, we encourage you to follow the trick-or-treating route we’ve set up\, and visit nearby businesses in the 7th arrondissement.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695804146668{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information! \nTICKETS REQUIRED: Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event. Members may purchase tickets at the Children & Teens Services Desk at The American Library in Paris beginning on Tuesday 3 October: 15€ per person. Library members may purchase up to six tickets. If tickets remain on 15 October\, they will then be available for non-members. Each person attending this event must have a valid ticket (except babies under one). All reservations are final and tickets are non-refundable. \nCaregivers 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/halloween-extravaganza-halloween-rumpus-ticketed-event-2-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T161338Z
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SUMMARY:Halloween Extravaganza: Beastly Bash (ages 6+) (Ticketed Event) (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This family event for Library members features a reading of spooky Halloween tales\, and a live musical performance\, as well as games and surprises throughout the Library. The event will culminate in a costume showcase for children and their chaperones\, with costume prizes awarded in several categories for children\, and a special prize for parents. \nCostume prizes will be awarded in the following categories. The costume judges are always especially impressed by homemade costumes\, and creative ensembles: \n\nFunny\nLiterary\nScary\nClassic Halloween\nAnimal\nPretty\nCreative\nSuperhero\nParent\nDuo/Group costume\n\nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nOn 28 October\, we encourage you to follow the trick-or-treating route we’ve set up\, and visit nearby businesses in the 7th arrondissement.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695804146668{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information! \nTICKETS REQUIRED: Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event. Members may purchase tickets at the Children & Teens Services Desk at The American Library in Paris beginning on Tuesday 3 October: 15€ per person. Library members may purchase up to six tickets. If tickets remain on 15 October\, they will then be available for non-members. Each person attending this event must have a valid ticket (except babies under one). All reservations are final and tickets are non-refundable. \nCaregivers 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/halloween-extravaganza-beastly-bash-ticketed-event-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20251001T090107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T090146Z
UID:75916-1698516000-1698523200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Halloween Extravaganza: The Haunted Library* (ages 8+) (Ticketed Event)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the evening on Saturday 28 October\, the American Library in Paris will turn into a Haunted Library\, with guided tours throughout the dark\, and winding Library stacks. Grab your bravest friends\, and explore the Library as you’ve never seen it before. Tours last 20-25 minutes\, and must be booked in advance. Short horror films created by the Library’s Master Shot Film Club will be screened in the Library’s Reading Room\, followed by a costume contest at 19h30. \nFirst\, second\, and third prize costume prizes will be awarded. The costume judges are always especially impressed by homemade costumes\, and creative ensembles. \nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nImportant information! \nTICKETS REQUIRED: Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event. Members may purchase tickets at the Children & Teens Services Desk at The American Library in Paris beginning on Tuesday 3 October: 15€ per person. Library members may purchase up to six tickets. If tickets remain on 15 October\, they will then be available for non-members. Each person attending this event must have a valid ticket. All reservations are final and tickets are non-refundable. \nCaregivers 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. \n [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1663451150426{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/halloween-extravaganza-the-haunted-library-ages-8-ticketed-event-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231028T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231016T183718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T184002Z
UID:57155-1698526800-1698535800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Halloween Extravaganza: Library After Dark (ages 18+)(Ticketed event)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1697481306540{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nPurchase your tickets (25€)\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-after-dark-2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231031T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231031T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20230919T175604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T085056Z
UID:55986-1698780600-1698784200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Entre Nous: Reforming the Female Form with Lauren Elkin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The female body\, taken art historically\, is an invention of the male gaze. Forged and fictionalized by male hands\, how can women offer a new vision of themselves? With author and critic Lauren Elkin\, learn how feminist artists have used art as a tool of resistance\, inserting themselves into the very artistic lineage responsible for their oppression. In new work Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art\, Elkin proposes an alternative narrative of art history\, painting a vivid portrait of art as a celebration of beauty\, excess\, sentimentality\, touch\, and the politics of the body. She will appear in conversation with art historian and visual culture expert Alice Blackhurst.  \nAbout the speakers: \nLauren Elkin is the author most recently of Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art\, which redefines monstrosity as a key element in feminist aesthetics; it’s “destined to become a new classic\,” according to Chris Kraus. Her essays on art\, literature\, and culture have appeared in the London Review of Books\, the New York Times\, Granta\, Harper’s\, Le Monde\, and Frieze\, among others. She is also an award-winning translator\, most recently of Simone de Beauvoir’s previously unpublished novel The Inseparables After twenty years in Paris\, she is now based in London. \nAlice Blackhurst is a writer\, academic\, and the author of Luxury\, Sensation and the Moving Image recently shortlisted for the 2023 R Gapper Best Book in French Studies Prize. Her writing has appeared more widely in The Observer New Review\, The Paris Review\, the TLS\, Jacobin and The New Left Review Sidecar.   \nLearn more: \nRead Lauren Elkin’s recent article in Art Review on her reflections on art\, writing\, and staging a protest at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. \nAlice Blackhurst interviewed Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux on her long career\, writing process\, and activism. Read in the Guardian.  \n  \nThe Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination\, and the American Library in Paris. \nImportant information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Elkin and Blackhurst 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. \nThis event requires advance registration. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1666352729001{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/elkin23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231102
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20221109T131140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T131140Z
UID:44444-1698796800-1698883199@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Library is closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-is-closed-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231103T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231003T073816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075428Z
UID:56486-1699009200-1699012800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours 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.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-11-03-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231104T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231017T150609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T151551Z
UID:57190-1699095600-1699099200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Baby Rhyme Time (ages 0–1)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This Baby Rhyme Time is for children ages 0–1 and their caregivers. Caregivers are invited to sing along with songs and rhymes for very young children\, and enjoy a reading of short picture books. The program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. This session will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, with the help of Library volunteers. \nEach 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScJcNmom88oj6pLIMcPaHVp2G7O7paXpIpyULfWA5QA6sTj4A%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/55750-3-3-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231104T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20230930T141634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T141634Z
UID:56401-1699106400-1699110000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:English Club: My Bilingual Dictionary (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this workshop\, participants will make their own personal bilingual dictionary to take home and keep. Supplies will be provided by the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings with the help of Library volunteers. This activity is intended for bilingual children and children with a basic understanding of English. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program.\n\nChildren between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067596052{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]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.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdehVXPrGQ7BHbRqlUPIxzeB8tUxxROCrLcblvqpebNfE1OVw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/english-club-my-bilingual-dictionary-ages-6-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231107T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231006T113457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T115842Z
UID:56709-1699385400-1699389000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Fact and Fiction: A Journalism Masterclass with Madeleine Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone reads the news\, but how do journalists actually determine what’s new and true? A piece of news can quickly feel like it’s always been circulating. But the gap between hearsay and truth requires more than a bit of digging. In this workshop\, we’ll be exploring how reporting happens\, focusing on demystifying the process from the question through publication. How do journalists follow their instincts? How do they weigh fact and fiction? How do they know when to publish? Ideal for aspiring journalists and avid news readers alike\, this masterclass will reveal the hidden secrets of the trade\, helping us all become better readers\, thinkers\, and citizens. \nIn partnership with the Dial. \nAbout the speaker:  \nMadeleine Schwartz lives in Paris\, where she writes about the rise of the far right\, urban politics and art fraud. Her work appears in the London Review of Books\, the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books\, where she previously worked as an editor. In 2019\, her article “The End of Atlanticism: Has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war?” won the European Press Prize. She teaches journalism at Sciences Po.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nMadeleine recently appeared in conversation with the editors-in-chief of Forbidden Stories\, an organization dedicated to publishing the stories journalists were silenced for writing. Rewatch the conversation.  \n“The world’s little magazine\,” The Dial is a new online magazine of culture\, politics\, and ideas with a focus on locally sourced writing from around the world. A space where daring writers stage global conversations unconstrained by geography\, the publication spotlights writers who write the world as they see it—from wherever they might be. Check out their most recent issue\, whose theme is ‘weapons.’ [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Schwartz 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. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/schwartz23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231108T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231012T085852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T133126Z
UID:56954-1699453800-1699457400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Readers and Writers (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about reading\, writing\, and telling stories! Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thomkins-Bigelow\, illustrated by Tiffany Rose\, as well as songs and rhymes. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads. She 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. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd3-mTFy2iAIImJ0SOB-ZRxXrxu5ne7uHJ_W22ZCDEEeCMLjw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-readers-and-writers-ages-3-5-2-2-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231108T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231010T133851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T143404Z
UID:56720-1699471800-1699475400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Translating Words and Worlds with Daniel Levin Becker
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We live in an age of machine-enabled translation\, with programs like Google Translate and ChatGPT always available at our fingertips. What does machine translation get right about language – and what does it miss? What makes for a good translation? How does the act of translating literature help us to think about the pleasures and the idiosyncrasies of words? \nIf anyone can help us to reach new depths of understanding about language and translation\, it’s Daniel Levin Becker. At the age of 24\, Levin Becker became the youngest member of Oulipo\, a group of writers and mathematicians who experiment with the mechanics of language. His recent translation of Laurent Mauvignier’s nail-biting thriller The Birthday Party has been met with widespread praise. As Anthony Cummins reported in The Guardian\, Levin Becker’s “endlessly segmented sentences\, which snap and crunch with his convincingly apt choices\, surely gave his ingenuity a workout.” \nJoin us at the Library to hear Levin Becker’s stimulating perspectives on wordplay\, style\, translation\, and more. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nDaniel Levin Becker is a writer\, translator\, and music critic. He is the author of Many Subtle Channels and What’s Good: Notes on Rap and Language and the translator of several works\, including Laurent Mauvignier’s The Birthday Party. His forthcoming translations include Éric Chevillard’s Museum Visits and Jakuta Alikavazovic’s Like a Sky Inside. He has been a member of the Oulipo since 2009.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nDaniel Levin Becker wrote a three-part “translation diary” that details his process for translating The Birthday Party. He reflects on his role as translator: “I’m responsible not only for what the words mean but also for the spaces between them\, for the way they fit together or\, as the case may be\, don’t — and\, if not\, why not.” For more insights into Levin Becker’s process\, check out Part I\, Part II\, and Part III of his translation diary. \nThe American Library had the pleasure of hosting Daniel Levin Becker last year for a fascinating conversation about his book What’s Good: Notes on Rap and Language. You can watch that program here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Levin Becker 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. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of The Birthday Party will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/levinbecker23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231109T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231109T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231012T090217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T090217Z
UID:56959-1699527600-1699529400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin\, illustrated by James Dean\, which will be included in this 9 November event. \nOur Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and lasts 30 minutes. The program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. This session will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, and 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd3qIabFgWjLgGpOxFVbv0InP8x6hciHUEiXEkq7FRWm8kFcA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/55750-3-3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231110T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231003T074125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075250Z
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours 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.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-11-10-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T131304Z
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SUMMARY:Library is closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-is-closed-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231113T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231016T101844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T161029Z
UID:57130-1699905600-1699911000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(In Person at mk2 Bibliothèque) V (Eve Ensler): Memories of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under the name V\, the author of the best-selling The Vagina Monologues\, American Eve Ensler\, will be presenting her latest literary creation\, Reckoning\, an intimate and political firebrand. Covering subjects as varied as the climate emergency\, homelessness\, colonialism\, friendship and patriarchy\, the author reveals the richness and depth of her thinking. A woman’s struggle to conquer her freedom by writing her own life.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nV (formerly Eve Ensler) is the Tony Award-winning playwright\, activist\, performer\, and author of the Obie award-winning theatrical phenomenon The Vagina Monologues\, published in over 48 languages\, performed in over 140 countries\, and heralded by The New York Times as one of the “best American plays” of the past 25 years and that “no recent hour of theater has had a greater impact worldwide.” \nCécile Daumas has been a journalist at Libération since 1994. A graduate of the Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ)\, she ran Libération‘s Cahier emploi from 2002 to 2005. \nLearn more:  \nThe Vagina Monologues has been described by the New York Times as “probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade.” Read about V-Day\, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls inspired by the play.  \nFounded in 2020\, the mk2 Institut encourages spectators to “forge a different idea of the world.” Discover their fall calendar.  \nImportant information: This event will take place in person at the mk2 Bibliothèque at 128 – 162 Av. de France\, 75013 Paris. \nAccess to this event requires purchase of a ticket through mk2. Click on the button below to purchase your ticket.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662638079176{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Purchase your ticket” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mk2.com%2Fevenement%2Fv-eve-ensler-memoires-de-lutte-mk2-institut”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/ensler23/
LOCATION:mk2 Bibliotheque\, 128 - 162 Av. de France\, Paris\, 75013\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231006T120507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T145721Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) From Cliques to Politics with Simon Kuper and Ian Leslie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How did a tight-knit circle of Oxford-educated elites come to dominate the British political landscape? And what does Oxford’s outsized role in churning out Conservative leaders reveal about the health of the UK’s political system? \nIn his book Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the U.K.\, Simon Kuper traces some of the biggest names in the British Conservative Party – including Boris Johnson\, David Cameron\, Jacob Rees-Mogg\, and more – to their formative years at Oxford. Kuper pulls back the curtain on the debating tactics and cultivated affectations\, the friendships and the rivalries\, that swept through Oxford in the second half of the twentieth century\, and that continue to exert a powerful grip on British politics. Join us to hear Kuper engage in conversation with journalist and 2018—19 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Ian Leslie about the state of British politics today. \nAbout the Speakers: \nSimon Kuper has lived in several countries around the world\, including Uganda\, the Netherlands\, the UK\, the US\, and France. His journalistic specialisms are equally wide-ranging: he writes on topics from politics to urban policy to soccer. Kuper publishes a popular weekly column in FT Magazine. His latest book\, Chums\, was a Sunday Times bestseller\, and his 1994 book Soccer Against the Enemy won the William Hill prize for Sports Book of the Year. \nIan Leslie is a journalist\, writer\, and speaker who specializes in human behavior. He was a Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris in 2019. His books include Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together and Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian\, The Economist\, The New Statesman\, and the Financial Times. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn his book Soccernomics\, Simon Kuper draws from business and economic concepts to shed light on the world’s most popular sport. Watch him in an interview about the economics behind the 2022 World Cup. \nThe New York Times printed a profile of Simon Kuper and his latest book\, Chums\, in 2022. Read it here. \nIan Leslie co-hosted a podcast series called Polarised\, which explored the divisive nature of contemporary politics and culture. You can find all of the Polarised episodes here.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]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. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Copies of Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the U.K will be available for purchase at the Library in the week leading up to this event and while the event takes place\, generously provided by Smith&Son. All sales support this local independent bookstore. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to have their copy signed following the conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54548″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/kuperleslie23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231115T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231115T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231012T090928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T133533Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: The Moon and Stars (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories all about the planets\, the stars\, and space exploration! Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as A Bed of Stars by Jessica Love\, as well as songs and rhymes. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Children and Teens Services Intern Amber Auer. 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. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSc1LqgsBw9MORaTASfJhZkIW4i1SqFWJg6UyfhzFKM-LXnMDw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-moon-and-stars-ages-3-5-2-2-3/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231115T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20231016T074032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T163047Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) How to Criticize with Lauren Oyler
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message]In-person registration for this event is now closed. Please fill out the form below to register to attend online.[/vc_message][vc_column_text]The first step to becoming a better writer is becoming a better reader. But what makes a piece of writing—whether a book or blog post\, essay or cover letter—”good”? Who determines that criteria\, and does it even matter?  \nJoin Scholar of Note Lauren Oyler for a special 90-minute session devoted to criticism. Hailed “the pre-eminent and most widely read critic of her generation” by the Times\, Lauren is celebrated for her irreverence\, wit\, and willingness to dissent from popular opinion. Blending personal narrative with cutting analysis\, her writing seizes upon micro- and macro-phenomena\, from semicolons to the moralization of art\, in order to capture the essence of life and culture in the twenty-first century.  \nAt the Library\, after a preliminary discussion of her work and an audience Q&A\, Lauren will engage participants in a criticism workshop. We’ll talk about our favorite books\, our least favorite books\, and why we love what we love and hate what we hate. Using texts from Renata Adler\, Patricia Lockwood\, Susan Sontag\, and others\, we’ll discuss how to respond critically and creatively to others’ work\, and learn reading techniques that will help you become a more attentive\, imaginative\, and occasionally even harsh reader and writer. Book recommendations are included. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more:  \nLauren’s forthcoming book No Judgment\, scheduled for release in March 2024\, presents a series of essays on “gossip\, Goodreads\, Berlin\, autofiction\, vulnerability\, anxiety\, spoilers\, and revenge.” Read about it here.  \nLauren is famous for her honest\, and intelligent essays on life and culture\, from astrology to the digital age. No topic is off limits for her. Read her take-down of celebrity worship\, cruise lines the wellness industry in a recent article. \nAbout the speaker: \nLauren Oyler is a critic and novelist based in Berlin. Her writing appears regularly in the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, Harper’s\, the London Review of Books\, and many other publications. Her first novel\, Fake Accounts\, was published in 2021 and shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction. A collection of her essays\, all previously unpublished\, will appear in 2024. She is a 2023—24 Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris.  \nThe American Library in Paris Scholar of Note program is generously sponsored by the de Groot Foundation.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Oyler 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. Participation in the workshop will be limited to in-person attendees only. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message]In-person registration for this event is now closed. Please fill out the form below to register to attend online.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/oyler23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
CREATED:20230914T095545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T095545Z
UID:55774-1700132400-1700134200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time: Thanksgiving (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Good Morning World\, I Love You So by Olivia Herrick\, which will be included in this 16 November event\, along with other stories about gratitude. \nOur Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and lasts 30 minutes. The program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. This session will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, and 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1686067496511{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nImportant 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. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-marker” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSebwHbgVmTCgBBU-DKiYu1_Vyfl94KUu7NKVHUrYMVmYgVjKQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/55750-3-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting One: Collective Intelligence\, the Human Superpower
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Human beings are not the largest\, fastest\, or strongest species on the planet. Our superpower is collaboration— at a scale and level of sophistication that make us unique among all living things. How did we evolve this special ability? Why does it so often seem to fail (groupthink\, social media\, etc.)? What is science telling us about how to design smarter teams and organizations\, and what could this mean for democracy’s future? \nReadings to prepare: \n\nMichael Tomasello (Max Planck Institute)\, “Becoming Human – A Theory of Ontogeny” (video)\nEmile Servan-Schreiber (UM6P School of Collective Intelligence)\, “Collective Intelligence – How Diversity Makes Us Smarter” (video)\n\nIf you are interested in participating in Critical Conversations 2023–24: Redesigning Democracy\, sign up here with our registration form at the bottom of the page. \n Some details: 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\, migration\, and technology. Across seasons\, participants have challenged themselves\, their peers\, and the world in which we live.  \nPlease write to programs@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions or thoughts.  \nAbout 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. \nAbout the Critical Conversations 2023-24 leaders: \nProf. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence (Morocco) and lectures in advocacy at Sciences Po-Paris. Trained in classics and community organizing\, he served as mobilization strategist for the campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and Emmanuel Macron in 2017. He served as legislative counsel in the 111th U.S. Congress (2009-2011)\, organized on six U.S. presidential campaigns\, and has worked to advance democratic innovation at the European Commission and in India\, Tunisia\, Egypt\, Uganda\, Senegal\, Czech Republic and Ukraine. He is author of Cicero and the People’s Will: Philosophy and Power at the End of the Roman Republic\, from Cambridge University Press\, and is co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance. \nProf. Mark Klein is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence\, serves as a professor and Senior Scientific Advisor at the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence\, and Chief Scientist at HiveWise Inc\, a startup in the collective intelligence space. His research draws from such fields as artificial intelligence\, social computing\, economics\, operations research\, and complexity science to develop and evaluate computer technologies that enable greater ‘collective intelligence’ in large groups faced with complex decisions. He has over 180 publications in these areas\, and has served on the editorial boards of many prominent journals and conferences related to AI and social computing. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cc1_2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
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SUMMARY:(In Person at the Center for Fiction) Stitches\, Secrets\, Shame: Jazmina Barrera\, Christina MacSweeney\, and Leanne Shapton present Cross-Stitch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In person at the Center for Fiction (Brooklyn\, NY) and over Zoom\, join Jazmina Barrera\, Christina MacSweeney\, and Leanne Shapton for a conversation about travel\, art\, identity\, and translation. \nStitches\, secrets\, shame: Mexican writer Jazmina Barrera’s first novel\, Cross-Stitch\, translated into English by Christina MacSweeney\, stitches together a coming-of-age story with a feminist history and theory of embroidery. Mila\, Citlali\, and Dalia\, childhood friends now college-aged\, leave Mexico City for the London of The Clash and the Paris of Gustave Courbet. They anticipate the bookstores\, cafés\, and crushes\, but not the realization that they are steadily\, inevitably growing apart. \nThat feels like forever ago. Mila\, now a writer and a new mother\, has just published a book on needlecraft\, an art form long dismissed as “women’s work.” After hearing that her old friend Citlali has drowned\, Mila begins to reminisce about their years together for the first time since becoming a wife and mother. What has come of all the nights the three friends spent embroidering together in silence?  \nThe discussion will take place at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn\, New York. The conversation will be streamed on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAccess to this event requires registration through the Center for Fiction. Click on the button below to RSVP.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_btn title=”Register” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcenterforfiction.org%2Fevent%2Fthe-international-library-and-celebrate-mexico-now-stitches-secrets-shame-with-jazmina-barrera-and-christina-macsweeney%2F|target:_blank”][vc_column_text]About the speakers: \n\nJazmina Barrera’s books have been published in nine countries and translated to English\, Dutch\, Portuguese\, Italian\, and French. Her book Cuerpo extraño (Foreign Body) was awarded the Latin American Voices prize by Literal Publishing\, and On Lighthouses was chosen for the Indie Next list by IndieBound. Linea Nigra was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize\, the National Book Critics Circle Autobiography Prize\, CANIEM’s Book of the Year award\, and the Amazon Primera Novela (First Novel) Award. She is editor and co-founder of Ediciones Antílope. She lives in Mexico City. \nChristina MacSweeney’s work has been recognized in a number of important awards\, and her translation of Valeria Luiselli’s The Story of My Teeth was awarded the Valle Inclán Translation Prize and also shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. Her most recent translations include works by Daniel Saldaña París\, Elvira Navarro\, Verónica Gerber Bicecci\, Julián Herbert\, and Karla Suárez. \n\nLeanne Shapton is a Canadian author\, artist\, illustrator\, art director and editor based in New York City. She is the author of Swimming Studies\, which won the National Book Critic’s Circle Award Award for autobiography in 2012; The Native Trees of Canada; Was She Pretty; Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris\, Including Books\, Street Fashion\, and Jewelry; Sunday Night Movies;  Women in Clothes co-edited with Sheila Heti and Heidi Julavits; and most recently Guestbook: Ghost Stories. Leanne published a children’s book in 2018 called Toys Talking. She has taught creative writing in the graduate degree programs at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College. Leanne was the art director of the New York Times op ed page\, is co-founder of the non-profit art bio publisher J&L Books\, and since 2021 has worked as the art editor at The New York Review of Books. \nAbout the International Library series:  \nThis conversation is part of the International Library\, a new series launched in collaboration with the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn and the Center for the Art of Translation in San Francisco which will offer conversations across time\, place\, and language.  \nThe International Library celebrates the live diffusion of in-person conversations in the hope of connecting new audiences across land and sea for a collective\, intercultural experience. These conversations will broach deeper questions about writing and translation as we learn to think critically about how stories are told\, investigating the points of view\, the timing of the translations\, and the intended or assumed audiences as well as inspiration\, philosophy\, and craft.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”54509″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cross-stitch23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231117T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T232130
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SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours 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.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance 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.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-11-17-23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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