As enrollment in English and history classes at universities falls, literary study has begun to find professional outlets outside of academia. Are the humanities in crisis?
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for very young children.
In-person at the Brooklyn Center for Fiction, Dorothee Elmiger and Kate Zambreno discuss translation: how to translate, who gets to translate, for whom to translate, and how stories are told.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) members provide valuable feedback and share ideas about the Library’s teen programs, services, and collections.
Participate in movie trivia at the start of the evening, then settle in with popcorn and enjoy a film screening
Try out our original book-inspired game!
Explore all aspects of film-making, including script-writing, camera work, directing, acting, editing and more!
Three translators reflect upon their movements between different languages and times in a discussion of Cecile Wajsbrot’s new, Virginia Woolf-inspired work, Nevermore.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
Two experts in menopause discuss the science behind it, the reality of experiencing it, and the importance of broaching the subject.
The Library will be closed from 24 December through 1 January, and will reopen at 10h00 on 2 January. All our e-resources will remain available during this time. A safe and joyous New Year to all!
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.
