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SUMMARY:Library is closed
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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-11-03-23/
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CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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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]
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LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
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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]
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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
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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]
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LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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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
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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
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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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SUMMARY:Library is closed
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URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/library-is-closed-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231113T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
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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:20260404T005825
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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:20260404T005825
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:20260404T005825
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:20260404T005825
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231010T152025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T143626Z
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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:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T122614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T161859Z
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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:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231003T074337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T105718Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231118T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20230830T152554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230909T134118Z
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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Pie-Tasting (all ages)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Library members are invited to join Children and Teens Services staff for a pie-tasting\, Thanksgiving trivia\, and games! \nThis event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, Children and Teens Services Intern Kelly Cummings with the help of Library volunteers.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1694266992629{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 only\, 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_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%2F1FAIpQLSc3BJGtm5CTroY507SlNgjwI6bPW1P4nATppgHhD5Bh6xJafA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/thanksgiving-pie-tasting-all-ages-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231119T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231119T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20230901T142141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T130103Z
UID:55020-1700402400-1700407800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Setting Yourself Up for Success: An Overview of the U.S. College Admissions Process with Richard Montauk (ages 14–Adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ll explore what it takes to get into a top college (in the U.S. and abroad) and how best to prepare—over time—to do so. This presentation will include how different colleges evaluate applicants (in light of their offerings and missions\, as well as the composition of their applicant pools) and how you can maximize your students’ chances by helping them: \n\nAcquire strong academic credentials and demonstrate intellectual curiosity\nSelect and ace the right standardized exams\nShape their non-academic profile\nMake the most of summers and vacations\nCombat a privileged image\nDistinguish themselves in a crowded applicant pool\n\nAlthough the focus of this presentation is strategic in nature\, it will be filled with examples illustrating how to achieve each of the above efficiently and effectively. \n(Note: this is targeted to 9th \, 10th \, and 11th grade students and their parents\, not 12th graders.) Substantial time will be available at the end of the presentation for questions. \n  \nAbout Richard Montauk: Richard Montauk is the author of a series of best-selling guides\, all published by Prentice Hall\, including How to Get Into the Top Colleges and How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs. His most recent books include College Interviews: The Definitive Guide and Getting into Brown: Successful Applicants’ Essays\, Resumes\, and Interviews. He received a BA in literature from Brown University\, an MA in government from Harvard\, an MS in finance\, and a JD from Stanford Law School. Pursuant to a graduate fellowship\, he also studied at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London). After graduating from Stanford\, Richard worked as a corporate lawyer for Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles\, then as a corporate strategy consultant for Bain & Co. in London\, before devoting himself full-time to admissions consulting. Since 1991\, he has consulted to candidates for the world’s top universities\, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. He can be reached through his website: www.richardmontauk.com.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1672827096855{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per person for non-members\, and advance registration is required. All Library users are expected to familiarize themselves with 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_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%2F1FAIpQLScUelCeTlnU69V6jEUYHNrto_fk98QTVJhRblY3Q3Ee5_tMmw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/setting-yourself-up-for-success-an-overview-of-the-us-college-admissions-process-with-richard-montauk-ages-14-adult-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231121T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T131545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T131914Z
UID:56997-1700595000-1700598600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Le Conversazioni: An Evening with Pascal Bruckner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Delve into the worldview of Pascal Bruckner\, a luminary who defies categorization. Bruckner is a prolific philosopher\, a critic of contemporary French culture\, a political commentator\, and an accomplished novelist. For nearly half a century\, his polemical philosophies have generated conversation and sparked debate. Topics of his writing have ranged from critiques of Western “guilt” to a meditation on the failures of modern marriage. \nThis program has been produced in partnership with Le Conversazioni\, an international festival that hosts stimulating conversations with writers\, philosophers\, artists\, and other distinguished guests. Bruckner will appear in conversation with Antonio Monda\, founder of the festival.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nPascal Bruckner gained widespread prominence with his 1981 novel Lunes de fiel (Evil Angels)\, which was later adapted into the 1992 film Bitter Moon.  He has since written more than a dozen books\, including The Temptation of Innocence: Living in the Age of Entitlement\, The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochism\, and Perpetual Euphoria: On the Duty to Be Happy. \nAntonio Monda is the founder and Artistic Director of Le Conversazioni and has directed the Rome Film Festival between 2015 and 2021. He has curated exhibitions for the MoMA\, the Guggenheim and the Lincoln Center and is currently consulting for the Louvre. He teaches at NYU and is a columnist for RAI and a regular contributor for La Repubblica. The ninth chapter of his ten-volume saga about New York was recently published. His books have been translated into eleven languages.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nIn 2010\, upon the release of his book The Tyranny of Guilt\, Pascal Bruckner participated in an extensive interview with British journalist Nick Cohen. Watch the interview here. \nLe Conversazioni is an international festival founded in 2006 by Antonio Monda and Davide Azzolini. Initially dedicated exclusively to literature\, it’s field of interest and reflections has spread to other disciplines. Watch this video on some of their recent guests.[/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_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/bruckner23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231122T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231122T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T092651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T133617Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Thanksgiving (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories all about the changing of the seasons\, gratitude\, and Thanksgiving (celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November)! Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as We Are Grateful: Ostalihelig by Traci Sorell\, illustrated by Frané Lessac\, 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%2F1FAIpQLSfzF1m-JgtFE6rXZMwsRA0RYtYXBXu3ppENyS2cRi1vLm3Jvw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-thanksgiving-2023/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T132500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T151311Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Scamming the American Dream with Kirstin Chen and Grace Ly
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kirstin Chen’s Counterfeit is a sly novel that defies expectations\, twisting and turning in ways that produce a sharp inversion of Asian and Asian American stereotypes. The novel follows Ava Wong\, a Chinese American lawyer and mother whose life is upended when she is pulled into an international scam to sell counterfeit luxury purses. As the novel moves along\, Chen peels back layers of irony and deception\, revealing the ways in which Ava’s story plays with biases – in order to subvert them.  \nIn this exclusive event\, Chen will reflect upon some of the core themes of her work\, including Asian American identity\, cultural belonging\, and feminism. Along the way\, we’ll learn about how Chen uses plot twists\, humor\, and other narrative techniques to achieve her incisive cultural commentary. The conversation will be moderated by writer and podcaster Grace Ly.  \nAbout the speakers: \nKirstin Chen is the author of three novels: Counterfeit\, Bury What We Cannot Take\, and Soy Sauce for Beginners. Her forthcoming book\, Tech Wives\, unmasks the myth of tech founders as solitary geniuses by contemplating the women who enable their success. \nGrace Ly is a writer and podcaster based in Paris\, France. She is the author of « Est-ce que tu as faim ? (Are you hungry?) » (2023)\, a children’s book illustrated by Mélody Ung and a novel “Jeune fille modèle” (Model Teenager) (2018). The webseries “Ça reste entre nous” (« Just between us ») focuses on the plurality of paths and choices of French East and South-East Asians along 6 episodes. Since 2018\, she co-hosts the podcast “Kiffe ta race” with journalist and director Rokhaya Diallo and explores how race affects everyday life in France.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nThe New York Times describes Counterfeit as “an entertaining\, luxurious read — but beneath its glitz and flash\, it is also a shrewd deconstruction of the American dream and the myth of the model minority.” Read the rest of the review here. \nKirstin Chen joined Lit Hub columnist Jane Ciabattari for a conversation about Counterfeit and its deconstruction of the “myth of the model minority.” Read their conversation 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 (Chen 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 Counterfeit 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/chen23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231124T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20230901T144907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T144907Z
UID:55027-1700852400-1700861400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Teen Night: Story Sprints with Noah Weisz (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Get ready to race against the clock in this wildly creative team writing challenge! Your mission: in a single evening\, work together to brainstorm\, plan out\, and write a full-length short story\, complete with compelling characters\, an exciting plot\, and maybe even a few surprise twists! While each writer will contribute their own scenes and their own voice\, the story has to fit together into a coherent and satisfying whole. Through this madcap\, fast-paced workshop\, you’ll experience a snapshot of the full writing process—and witness firsthand the ways that collaboration and fearless speed-writing can fuel creativity and make writing more fun than ever. \nPizza and drinks will be provided by the Library. Please note the late end time for this event. \n  \nAbout Noah Weisz: Noah Weisz is a fiction writer and dedicated educator with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and over nine years’ experience helping students of all ages unleash the stories they have inside. Noah’s own writing for children and young adults has been widely published in literary magazines and has won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award\, the Katherine Paterson Prize for middle-grade fiction\, the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award\, and the F(r)iction Short Story Contest. He is also a three-time finalist for the Bath Children’s Novel Award. Originally from Washington\, DC and a recent arrival in Paris\, he currently teaches creative writing workshops and courses at several venues including the International School of Paris and Collège Sévigné. You can find out more about him here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693493339620{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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). \nQuestions 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%2F1FAIpQLSfCQjH3CTMSosRaqjZnXxIhzleA5ss4GH-I8-YAjPgpiJTjPw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-story-sprints-with-noah-weisz-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20230915T144508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T144508Z
UID:55834-1700910000-1700913600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Board Game Bonanza (ages 3–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Try out a few classic American board games\, and meet new friends during this morning event. Children and Teens Services staff members and Library volunteers will be on hand to teach you the rules of the games available. Board games will be provided\, and participants may bring along their own from home too! \nThis 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\, children under the age of 6 must have a chaperone with them at all times. Caregivers are encouraged to participate in this event with their children.\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%2F1FAIpQLSccbBYlLeorrzPlMCfa0usdZP4mPfl8eGHdB8ZC5kDTn3Q9dg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/board-game-bonanza-ages-3-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20230915T150422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T150456Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: DIY Bracelets (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From a woven spiral\, or a chevron friendship bracelet\, to a simple beaded bracelet\, there are plenty of options to try. Learn how to make a friendship bracelet to trade with a friend or bring to a concert. All supplies will be provided by the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services staff members with the help of Library volunteers. The 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. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n\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%2F1FAIpQLSd9tvjyXLl6yRA7WNNpPtHIW2zhnYgJMfpi7FlW2ZJxaIuJ9w%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/saturday-series-mask-making-ages-6-12-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231125T180000
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CREATED:20231012T095240Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Watercolor (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for this creative workshop\, and make your pieces of art\, while exploring different watercolor techniques and meeting other English-speaking teens in the community. Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Library volunteers will lead this workshop. All abilities are welcome! \nAll supplies will be provided by the Library.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1695484835850{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis 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. \nQuestions 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%2F1FAIpQLSeruhIe8AghrE5Tl36MFgf4USCsWu8MGOPf0BhCBKoszbxuaA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/exploring-watercolor-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231127T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231127T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T133738Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Writing Politics with Giuliano da Empoli
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How can fiction operate as a tool for political analysis? What fresh insights might we unlock by understanding geopolitical actors as characters? \nGiuliano da Empoli is an accomplished political essayist and social commentator. His recent debut novel\, Le Mage du Kremlin (translated into English as The Wizard of the Kremlin) quickly garnered international attention\, becoming a popular hit in France\, Italy\, and beyond. The novel centers on a fictionalized version of a real person: Vladislav Surkov\, a former adviser to Vladimir Putin. \nSpeaking about his decision to tell this story through fiction\, rather than a political essay\, da Empoli stated: “[A]t the heart of power\, and Russian power in particular\, there are elements of paradox\, a permanent contradiction\, an irrationality that only literature could transcribe.” (“[A]u cœur du pouvoir\, et du pouvoir russe en particulier\, il y a des éléments de paradoxe\, une contradiction permanente\, une irrationalité que seule la littérature pouvait transcrire.”) Join us to learn more about da Empoli’s novel\, his political research\, and his thoughts on the relationship between fact and fiction. \nThis program has been produced in partnership with Le Conversazioni\, an international festival that hosts stimulating conversations with writers\, philosophers\, artists\, and other distinguished guests. The author will appear in conversation with Antonio Monda\, founder of the festival.  \nAbout the speakers:  \nGiuliano da Empoli is an Italian and Swiss political scientist and writer. He teaches at Sciences Po Paris and has published fourteen books on subjects ranging from information overload (Overdose\, 2002) to national-populist spin doctors (Les ingénieurs du chaos\, 2019). He was Deputy Mayor for Culture in Florence (2009-2012) and a Senior Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister (2014-2016). His first novel\, Le Mage du Kremlin (Gallimard\, 2022) was awarded the Grand Prix de l’Académie française and is currently being translated in over 30 languages. \nAntonio Monda is the founder and Artistic Director of Le Conversazioni and has directed the Rome Film Festival between 2015 and 2021. He has curated exhibitions for the MoMA\, the Guggenheim and the Lincoln Center and is currently consulting for the Louvre. He teaches at NYU and is a columnist for RAI and a regular contributor for La Repubblica. The ninth chapter of his ten-volume saga about New York was recently published. His books have been translated into eleven languages.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nListen to Italian journalist Alain Elkann’s interview with Giuliano da Empoli. \nRead the New York Times’ reporting on the political influence of da Empoli’s novel here. \nLe Conversazioni is an international festival founded in 2006 by Antonio Monda and Davide Azzolini. Initially dedicated exclusively to literature\, it’s field of interest and reflections has spread to other disciplines. Watch this video on some of their recent guests.[/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_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/daempoli23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231128T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005825
CREATED:20231012T135352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T131639Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) An Evening with Binkady-Emmanuel Hié
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) practices—or workplace policies aimed at creating a supportive work environment for people of all backgrounds—were embraced in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter movement. Are DEI initiatives still being adopted three years later\, and are they being implemented in all workplaces? Is DEI an American issue? How does DEI impact initiatives in France for a more equitable future? This discussion takes a look at the past\, present\, and future of an equitable future in the arts. Binkady-Emmanuel Hié\, a writer\, consultant\, and activist who has worked as a fundraiser for the Paris Opera\, will share his thoughts on diversity and equity at the opera and in the arts.  \nA graduate of La Sorbonne\, Hié worked for several years as a fundraiser at the Paris Opera before launching NORME\, an agency that provides consulting services on DEI and management services. \nIn 2020\, following the BLM movement and during the global pandemic\, Hié\, along with five dancers co-wrote a manifesto titled  “De la question raciale à l’Opéra de Paris\,” which called for effective anti-discrimination policies at the Opera.  The company responded with a 66-page report on diversity at the Paris Opera. Hié discusses what changes were made after the report\, and delves into the history of Black figures in the arts from France. \nHié is the author of the book\, VISIBLE! Figures noires de l’Histoire de France\, which highlights Black figures in French History. The book will be published in October 2023. In a conversation with Apres Josephine’s Lyneka Little\, Hié shares his thoughts on race\, diversity\, and equity at a time when diversity & inclusion initiatives are under fire. \nThis event is in partnership with Après Josephine. \nAbout the speakers:  \nAfter graduating from La Sorbonne\, Binkady-Emmanuel Hié left his law career to work as a fundraiser at the Paris Opera. Following the BLM movement\, he co-wrote a manifesto that tackled the racial issues inside this institution and echoed worldwide. In 2021\, he founded NORME\, an agency that provides consulting services on diversity & inclusion\, management services for artists such as ballet dancer Guillaume Diop\, and develops creative projects. His first book\, VISIBLE !\, that highlights Black figures in French History\, will be published in October 2023. \nLyneka Little is the founder of Après Josephine. She is also the Audience Engagement Editor for the Prison Journalism Project\, an award-winning nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers. Previously\, she worked at the Wall Street Journal\, ImpactAlpha and ABC News. She has bylines in YoungEntrepreneur.com\, Jet Magazine\, People Magazine and various other publications. She holds a journalism degree from Howard University.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Hié and Little 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/hie23/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231129T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231129T153000
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CREATED:20231012T093217Z
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SUMMARY:Story Hour: Brave Women (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories both factual and fictional all about brave women! Each Story Hour program features short picture books such as Brave Irene by William Steig\, 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%2F1FAIpQLSfa14rF8HhBjw7TSB-ZIrmf0rgmksJ2oJ2D5WxDqR4dPQMXWA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-brave-women-2023-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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