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SUMMARY:Teen Night: 2-Hour Film School with Clarence Tokley (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meet and connect with other aspiring filmmakers\, and find out how movies are created. During this evening event\, we’ll explore all aspects of film-making\, including the development and production process\, script-writing\, camera work\, directing\, acting\, and editing. \nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library. \nAbout Clarence Tokley: Clarence Tokley is a Paris-based teacher\, filmmaker\, and writer. A native of New Jersey\, Clarence attended Rutgers University\, obtaining a degree in History and Film Studies. Clarence then attended the New York Film Academy in New York City\, before packing up everything and moving to Paris—he wanted to get a taste of the European style of storytelling. He fully immersed himself in the film industry and quickly landed his first job in Paris. Some of his credits include Rush Hour 3\, Truth in 24\, Exes\, and the Cherry Orchard. Clarence also does voice-over work in Paris. Along with his duties as theater teacher and acting coach\, he is the director of camps in France and provides workshops and private coaching. When he’s not teaching or coaching\, Clarence continues to work professionally in film and theater productions in and around Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1708509321833{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’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%2F1FAIpQLSe1FhXCcXv5XISHeFIniegOuY4ijoah8FHSLuW03BeWRIjK3w%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/2-hour-film-school-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240601T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240601T120000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Weave it! (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Learn basic weaving techniques with yarn\, then create your woven coaster to take home and keep. Supplies will be provided by the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Amber Auer 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%2F1FAIpQLScEdZjIOmZolHBMW0VZuAWjHhIxG4lN1kFZBXlo_9EjAXI9lQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/weave-it/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240604T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240604T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T144120Z
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SUMMARY:(Online Only) A Personal History of Protest with Jen Silverman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In There’s Going to Be Trouble\, a young teacher seeking new beginnings arrives in Paris as the Gilet Jaune protests are gaining momentum. Drawn into a love affair and the political turmoil simultaneously\, she struggles to distinguish between the overlapping passions of her new life. Accompanying this story is the discovery of a hidden family history of protest nearly fifty years prior\, in the late 1960s. As secrets of political alignment and engagement come to light\, our narrator discovers that the past and its consequences are nearer than she knew. \nJen Silverman presents a portrait that echoes across history\, and a searching investigation into the responsibilities we hold to past\, the present\, and future generations.  \nAbout the speaker: \nJen Silverman (they/them) is a novelist\, playwright\, and screenwriter. Their books include the debut novel We Play Ourselves (named one of the best books of the year by Buzzfeed; a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award)\, interlinked story collection The Island Dwellers (finalist for a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize)\, and novel There’s Going to be Trouble\, newly out from Random House. Their plays include Spain\, Witch\, Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties\, and The Roommate\, and have been produced off-Broadway\, across the US\, and internationally in countries including Australia\, The Czech Republic\, Brazil\, and the UK. Silverman wrote The Miranda Obsession as a narrative podcast for Audible\, starring Rachel Brosnahan; it debuted at #3 in Fiction on Audible’s weekly best-seller list and won four Signal Awards. Silverman has written on Tales of the City (Netflix) and is a writer-producer on Tokyo Vice Season 2 (Max). Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow\, a member of New Dramatists\, a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris\, and the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.  \nThe Library’s Scholar of Note program is supported by The de Groot Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nSilverman recently appeared on The New Yorker Radio Hour. Listen to the interview. \nA New York Times review of There’s Going to Be Trouble praises Silverman’s “exceptional talent for dramatic tension.”  \nRead a conversation between Silverman and their sibling\, Chris Silverman\, in Bomb. [/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 online only via Zoom. Please sign up in advance to be emailed a Zoom link.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/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/silverman24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240605T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240605T153000
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CREATED:20240525T165302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T140717Z
UID:67035-1717597800-1717601400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: All About Bears (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 bears\, including There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Library volunteer Amber Auer will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! \nBrowse our nonfiction collection in the Children’s Library to find more books about bears.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]  \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’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%2F1FAIpQLSenub7Ola3LwwePd4V8Xk0uCqJNbC0TSVi89qvOwEQUdLp3qw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/all-about-bears/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240606T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240606T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
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SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and features 30 minutes of stories\, songs\, and rhymes. Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Digger Man by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemsha which will be included in this 6 June event. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads. \nThe program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are required to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Parents and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, or in their laps\, and participate in the program. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711576793412{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%2F1FAIpQLSe21J1eVt-unabLk73xuDEch-cZjCUAPtQ3RRUFwSB9Eu5rfA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-june-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240607T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240607T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240426T120607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T120731Z
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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-6-7-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240607T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240607T210000
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Laughs and Rom-Coms (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vote on the humorous film or rom-com you’d like to watch when you register for this event. Participate in movie trivia and a game at the start of the evening\, then settle in with popcorn and enjoy a screening in the Library’s comfortable reading room. We’ll discuss the film as a group at the end of the night. This event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, Children and Teens Services Intern Amber Auer. \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided\, as well as lots of popcorn.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1708793443090{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’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%2F1FAIpQLSeJu2-ZNxFAPhOIpc92dY-eaXHRZkNf1jU4fbcETzxKMhBe_Q%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/laughs-rom-coms/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240608T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240608T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240528T135751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T135751Z
UID:67146-1717844400-1717848000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Creating Comic Strips (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees and Library volunteers for a morning dedicated to comics. Read a few comic strips together\, and learn the language of comics before creating your own. All supplies will be provided by the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees 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%2F1FAIpQLSews-jwezSxtz6CKUBRq0YSlJBep0o3vmKAKjIiQmlBIOiNKQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/creating-comic-strips/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T193000
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CREATED:20240403T170004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T102857Z
UID:65171-1718132400-1718134200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Library Director\, Chairman of the Board\, and Board Trustees will report on activities in 2023. \nTuesday 11 June 2024 at 19h00 \n In person in the Florence Gould Reading Room \nOpen to Library members; no RSVP required. \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/annual-general-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240611T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240521T131416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T073523Z
UID:66693-1718134200-1718137800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Roundtable: Women and Art in Interwar France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The newly published anthology\, Impressions from Paris: Women Creatives in Interwar Years France\, studies contributions of various women artists and writers who lived in Paris from 1920 through 1940. As scholar Sylvie Blum-Reid writes in her introduction\, these women helped to define the cultural and artistic practices of their era\, and in doing so\, they “left behind traces that still reverberate today.”   \nThe book revisits the subjects’ experiences through various lenses that include art history\, gender\, fashion\, literary analysis\, psychology\, philosophy\, film\, and food. The Library welcomes six contributors to this anthology for a roundtable discussion on the enduring legacies of these women. \nAbout the speakers: \nSylvie Blum-Reid is professor of French and film at the University of Florida. Her research interests include women and fashion\, travel narratives\, photography\, cinema\, culture and expatriate female artists in the interwar period. She has written Traveling in French Cinema and East-West Encounters: Franco- Asian Cinema and Literature. \nSherry Ann Buckberrough is professor (emerita) of Art History. She was Chair of the department of Art History at University of Hartford. She also chaired the Women’s Studies Program. Her published writing includes New Britain Museum of American Art\, Robert Delaunay: The Discovery of Simultaneity\, and she has contributed to many exhibition catalogs.  \nDantzel Cenatiempo is a researcher and lecturer in French Studies at the University of Washington\, with an emphasis in Gender Studies. Her research interests center on clothing and fashion but are interdisciplinary in scope\, and include 19th- and 20th-century feminisms\, critical race theory\, and female biography. Her forthcoming article on Josephine Baker’s use of whiteface will be published in French Historical Studies. \nClara Oropeza is Professor of English Composition and Literature at Santa Barbara City College. Her research brings comparative mythology to literary studies and cultural theory. She is the author of several essays\, most recent “The (Mal)Creation of Food the Monsanto Way: Returning a Mythic Sensitivity to Food Production.” She received her PhD in Comparative Mythology and Literature from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her work has been published in Minerva Rising and SageWoman. She published her first book\, titledAnais Nin: A Myth of Her Own\, in 2018. \nCatherine Portuges is founding director of the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies\, professor emerita of Comparative Literature and Film Studies\, and founding curator of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. Her books include Cinemas in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989; Gendered Subjects; and Screen Memories: the Hungarian Cinema of Márta Mészáros\, and she has written chapters in multiple anthologies.  \nSamia Spencer is a Professor Emerita of French at Auburn University in Alabama\, and the recipient of many professional honors and academic distinctions\, Spencer has focused her interdisciplinary research and extensive publications on the French Enlightenment\, women and politics in France and Canada\, la francophonie\, and contemporary women\, society and institutions in France and Quebec. In recognition of her work on behalf of the French language and culture\, she was appointed Honorary Consul of France in Alabama by the Republic of France\, and awarded the titles of Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques and Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite. She was also inducted in Quebec’s exclusive Ordre des Francophones d’Amérique. Recently\, she turned her attention to the Egyptian feminist movement of the early twentieth century. Her latest anthology\, Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing their World (2016) enjoyed worldwide acclaim and was recently translated into Arabic.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nYou can find a preview of Impressions from Paris on Google Books.  [/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][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/blum24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240527T140557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T100606Z
UID:67080-1718202600-1718206200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Fairy Tales and Fables (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll read fairy tales\, folk tales\, and fables including The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees\, and Library volunteer Amber Auer will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]  \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’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%2F1FAIpQLSdZUkQRXZ9l6S2dg_OBTr6FxpFYXrssGYT31Q9LXMAKfnuq6w%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/fairy-tales-and-fables-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240612T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240521T134056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T144829Z
UID:66762-1718220600-1718224200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) The Shakespeare Industry with Elizabeth Winkler
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shakespeare’s personal biography has mystified academics\, armchair fans\, and experts for centuries. So what happens when a scholar\, an actor\, or any authority\, suggests that perhaps those immortal plays weren’t all written by Shakespeare? Was the author an anonymous aristocrat? Or a spy? Perhaps a woman? \nShakespeare Was A Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler is an “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question. Winkler explores with humor\, fun\, and hell-bent detection\, all sorts of possibilities. But that’s only part of it. Winkler does much more than suggest alternatives; she delves into why doubters have been castigated\, and thrown to the literary curb. No matter what side you’re on\, Shakespeare Was A Woman And Other Heresies is more than a detective book for fans of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets—it’s a fascinating and truly entertaining analysis of literary and cultural history. \n“No\, Elizabeth Winkler doesn’t reveal the true identity of the writer Ruth Bader Ginsburg termed “the literary genius known by the name William Shakespeare.” But she does explain how we’ve wound up with\, among an army of others\, a republican Shakespeare and a monarchist Shakespeare\, a Shakespeare who hated his wife and one who loved his\, a Shakespeare who wrote all the plays and a Shakespeare who could not write at all. Along her intrepid way\, Winkler charts\, with refreshing clarity\, the much-contested ground underfoot\, studded with flinty convictions\, gnarled fictions\, and a surprising number of land mines.”\n—Stacy Schiff\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Revolutionary and American Library in Paris Writer-in-Residence \nAbout the speaker: \nElizabeth Winkler is a journalist and critic whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, the New Yorker\, the New Republic\, the Times Literary Supplement\, and the Economist\, among other publications. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and her master’s in English literature from Stanford University. She lives in Washington\, DC.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nRead excerpts from Winkler’s book on Martin Droeshout’s portrait of Shakespeare published in the New Statesman and Shakespeare’s reputed birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon\, published in the New York Times.[/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 speaker 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]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \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/winkler24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240613T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20231010T151634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T135545Z
UID:56853-1718305200-1718310600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Critical Conversations Meeting Eight: Strategies for Fixing a Complex System
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s not enough to design a better political system: how do we get there from here? In this final session we will assemble all the lessons of the series— from history\, from complex systems science\, and from the toolkit of community organizing— to figure out how we could bring the dream of democracy to life. \nReadings to prepare: \n\nDonella Meadows\, “Leverage Points to Intervene in a System” (article)\nDavid Ehrlichman\, “Identifying Leverage Points in a System” (article)\nMarshall Ganz\, “Fighting for Social Change” (video)\n\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 note\, this event and all event in the Critical Conversations series require advance registration and payment. Please register here by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.  \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/cc8_2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240614T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240614T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240426T121216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T121216Z
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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-6-14-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240615T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240615T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240528T092654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T090955Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Reading Kick-Off Party (ages 0–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Open to all Library members ages 0–18! \nRegister for the Summer Reading Challenge\, meet other readers\, play games\, and celebrate the beginning of the Library’s Summer Reading Challenge during this special afternoon celebration! Participants will leave with a list of recommended reading for the summer\, and new tools for finding great reads! \n\nChildren between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Children ages 0–6 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver at all times when inside the Library. 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%2F1FAIpQLSdb9VDdJRtKRprR2s7XdFps1cpP-7P-AhyUJKjpks_eD-gQQw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/summer-reading-challenge-kick-off-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240615T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240615T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240428T171904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T171904Z
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SUMMARY:Master Shot Film Club Meeting (ages 12–18) (Closed)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nLed by Paris-based filmmaker and writer Clarence Tokley\, the purpose of this club is to allow budding filmmakers the opportunity to produce high quality short films. \n\n\nThe Master Shot Film Club provides a space for teens to explore all aspects of film-making\, including the development and production process\, script-writing\, camera work\, directing\, acting\, editing and much more\, not to mention that you’ll get to know other young filmmakers in the community! This club is open to teens ages 12–18 in the Paris area who are fluent in English\, by application. Applications were open through the end of August 2023 and are closed for the 2023–2024 film club. Applications for the 2023–2024 club will be open through 31 July. Apply to here  for the 2024–2025 Master Shot Film Club. \nAbout Clarence Tokley:Clarence Tokley is a Paris-based teacher\, filmmaker\, and writer. A native of New Jersey\, Clarence attended Rutgers University\, obtaining a degree in History and Film Studies. Clarence then attended the New York Film Academy in New York City\, before packing up everything and moving to Paris—he wanted to get a taste of the European style of storytelling. He fully immersed himself in the film industry and quickly landed his first job in Paris. Some of his credits include Rush Hour 3\, Truth in 24\, Exes\, and the Cherry Orchard. Clarence also does voice-over work in Paris. Along with his duties as teacher of the BAW Teen and Youth Acting courses\, he is the director of camps in France and provides workshops and private coaching. When he’s not teaching or coaching\, Clarence continues to work professionally in film and theater productions in and around Paris. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1677339227338{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]Important information: \nThis event is for Library members\, and 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’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/master-shot-film-club-meeting-2/2024-06-15/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240618T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240618T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240521T134847Z
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UID:66768-1718739000-1718742600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) On Reading with Joanna Biggs and Lauren Oyler
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In A Life of One’s Own: None Women Writers Begin Again\, author Joanna Biggs’s divorce catalyzes a fascination with women across history whose artistic innovations emerged out of conflict with gender expectations. Considering the likes of Mary Wollstonecraft\, Virginia Woolf\, and Zora Neale Huston\, Biggs discovers the strength and resolution that emerge when one is faced with the task of reconfiguring one’s life.  \nBiggs will appear in conversation with critic and novelist Lauren Oyler\, who similarly engages with literary history in her project of shaping and critiquing the literary present. They will discuss the constraints and liberties of writing as women in the contemporary world\, creative heritage\, and their sense of responsibility toward the future. \nAbout the speakers: \nJoanna Biggs is an editor at Harper’s Magazine. A Life of One’s Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again was a New York Times spring pick and was shortlisted for the Marfield Prize / National Award for Arts Writing. The book also earned Biggs a grant from the Robert B. Silvers Foundation. Her writing has appeared in the London Review of Books\, the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. While she now lives in New York\, where she is at work on a novel\, she lived in the 12ème arrondissement in 2003\, when a demi-baguette cost 20 cents. \nLauren Oyler‘s essays on books and culture appear regularly in the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, Harper’s\, the London Review of Books\, and many other publications. She is the author of the novel Fake Accounts and an essay collection\, No Judgment\, which was published this year. She lives in Berlin. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nBe sure to check out the New Yorker’s review of Joanna Biggs’s recent book\, A Life of One’s Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again. \nLauren Oyler was a Scholar of Note at the Library last fall. In case you missed it\, you can watch a recording of her program on our YouTube channel.[/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]Read along with the Library! If you want to prepare ahead of this event\, copies of A Life of One’s Own will be on sale one week in advance\, as well as after the event. Stop by Member Services to purchase your copy. Books are generously provided by Smith&Son. \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/biggs24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240619T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240619T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240530T213835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T213835Z
UID:67564-1718807400-1718811000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: True Stories (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For this Story Hour\, we’ll picture book biographies\, and true stories including Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace\, the World’s First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees\, and Library volunteer Amber Auer will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]  \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’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%2F1FAIpQLScuIj0StoGGvASBH6TWWHisJ98mZBUFhsuri1Nou0RBbZ6w4w%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/true-stories-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240619T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240619T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240528T150505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T115014Z
UID:67149-1718825400-1718829000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Art and Diaspora: Christian Campbell and Cornelius Tulloch in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for a multidisciplinary discussion featuring artist Cornelius Tulloch and 2023–24 Visiting Fellow and poet Christian Campbell. Tulloch will present his exhibition “Elements of Being\,” which debuted at the 2024 Venice Biennale. This innovative piece blends evocative soundscape compositions\, recordings from the Everglades\, and dance interpretation to advocate for environmental equality. Many of Tulloch’s projects have been grounded in his upbringing and communities in Miami\, as well as inspired by his Jamaican and African- American heritage. His work expresses the ways in which bodies exist between cultures and borders\, exploring the importance of cultural identity within built environments and how space shapes culture. \nCampbell will pay tribute to the artist John Beadle by taking up questions of form\, aesthetics\, ecology and elegy\, as well as the problem of nation in the Venice Biennale. Born in Nassau to a Jamaican father and Bahamian mother\, John Beadle (1964-2024) was a leading Bahamian artist working across multiple forms. Beadle received a BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and an MFA in Painting at Tyler School of Art\, Temple University\, in addition to training in Rome\, Italy. His work has been exhibited globally\, including the Caribbean\, the United States\, Europe\, Brazil\, Japan and New Zealand. \nThis event is in partnership with The Californien Agency. \nAbout the speakers: \nChristian Campbell is the author of the acclaimed poetry collection Running the Dusk (2010)\, which won the UK’s Aldeburgh Prize\, among other awards. Campbell studied at Balliol College\, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and his work has been featured and reviewed in the New York Times\, the Guardian\, Small Axe\, the Financial Times and elsewhere. He has received awards and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, Arvon Foundation\, Ford Foundation\, Fine Arts Work Center\, Bread Loaf Writers Conference\, and elsewhere\, and delivered the annual Derek Walcott Lecture for the Nobel Laureate Festival in St. Lucia. He has contributed to books on visual artists for major exhibits on both sides of the Atlantic and won the Art Writing Award from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries for his work on Jean-Michel Basquiat.  \nCornelius Tulloch is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist and architect. His work transcends the boundaries of photography\, fine art\, and architecture. Tulloch’s work has been shown in institutions such as the Kennedy Center\, Washington D.C.; NYU Center for Black Visual Culture\, New York; CUE Art Foundation\, New York; Locust Projects\, Miami; Faena Art Project Room\, Miami;  and the MAXXI\, Rome. He was a 2016 Presidential Scholar in the Arts\, and his work is presented as part of the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Tulloch has won numerous prizes and residencies; he was named an Emerging Visionary Grantee by Instagram and the Brooklyn Museum’s Black Visionaries Program in 2022\, is a two-time Oolite Ellies Award recipient\, and received the 2023 YoungArts Jorge M. Perez Award. \nThe Visiting Fellowship is supported by The de Groot Foundation. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Learn more: \nDiscover “Elements of Being” and watch Tulloch speak on the project here. \nIn an interview for the Center for African American Poetry & Poetics\, Campbell states that “I don’t give voice to anyone. In fact\, many give voices to me.” [/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 speaker(s) 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][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/campbelltulloch24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240620T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240620T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240607T102247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T133756Z
UID:67781-1718881200-1718883000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers\, and features 30 minutes of stories\, songs\, and rhymes. Stories featured during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books\, such as Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett\, which will be included in this 20 June event. This session will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads. \nThe program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are required to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Parents and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, or in their laps\, and participate in the program. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711576793412{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%2F1FAIpQLSdGh1xT0lh-Jra2Weugm3ziNiuRvYI2QKRaXWd7BxM1UElCig%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-june-20-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240621T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005747
CREATED:20240426T121425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T121425Z
UID:65959-1718967600-1718967600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-6-21-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240621T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240621T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240525T164048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240525T164048Z
UID:67029-1718996400-1719003600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Teen Night: Soundtracks (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Learn what songs inspired some of your favorite books\, and what books inspired your favorite songs\, then make a soundtrack for your favorite read. Together\, we’ll discuss what makes a good soundtrack and how to match music to plot points and characters\, then we’ll create soundtracks in groups and individually. \nWe’ll create  a display for the Library’s Teen Mezzanine during this evening mashup of music and literature! \nLight refreshments will be provided by the Library.[/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%2F1FAIpQLSe86PE9rrp35ACXt8KU72_dfKW8pIte2SqmfzeWWT60GQbkYQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-soundtracks-ages-12-18/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240405T163648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T100459Z
UID:65277-1719054000-1719057600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Electric Circuits: a Workshop (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this workshop we’ll discuss currents\, conductors\, and voltage. Then\, participants will experiment with simple conductive materials and electronics components to make a working circuit. \nThis event will be hosted by Children and Teens Services Manager Celeste Rhoads with the help of Library volunteers. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program.\n\nChildren between the ages 8–12 may participate in this Library program on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1712334979174{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%2F1FAIpQLSd2Sxx2SveaItbNXUMpkVWY3PSnPiEoZ10ZPDblkYkpPIRitA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/electric-circuits/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240607T141659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T100011Z
UID:67787-1719064800-1719068400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Party (all ages)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Celebrate poetry with us and meet other readers! Enjoy readings\, play with words and sounds\, put together your own rhymes\, and more! Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will host this event with the help of volunteers. \n\nChildren between the ages of 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. Children ages 0–6 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver at all times when inside the Library. 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%2F1FAIpQLSfUgpRNLZe7m_XuIdiiMbElmK9tBWd0dKDTm49EOJKu5TWrog%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/poetry-party-2024/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240622T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240615T205853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240615T205853Z
UID:68045-1719075600-1719077400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Free Write: A Creative Session (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meet other writers in the community as you explore ways to jump start your creative writing. Begin a short story during this session\, share\, and get feedback. Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads will facilitate this workshop. Teens interested in the Library’s Teen Writing Group are encouraged to attend this session\, as this workshop will follow a similar format. \nLight snacks and drinks will be provided.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693991707109{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%2F1FAIpQLSe0NLdsEeIebRA6A32WfzZtLPmNe1HZUCIjhbMdnu4L6WBqUw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/free-write/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240625T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240625T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240521T140327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T125002Z
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SUMMARY:(Sold Out In Person - Virtual Tickets Still Available) In Focus: An Evening with Claire Denis and Adam Shatz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Claire Denis\, a visionary filmmaker\, is known for her evocative and thought-provoking films that explore complex themes of human experience\, identity\, and social dynamics. Her work has received critical acclaim for its narrative depth and visual artistry\, making her one of the most influential directors in contemporary cinema. Her Beau Travail (1999)\, named one of the greatest films of all time by the British Film Institute\, was inspired by Herman Melville‘s novella Billy Budd. Stars at Noon (2022) was awarded the Grand Prix at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Both Sides of the Blade (2022) won Denis the Best Director award at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival. Denis will appear in conversation with Visiting Fellow Adam Shatz to explore the intersections of culture\, politics\, and the arts.  \nThe American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship is supported by The de Groot Foundation.  \nAbout the speakers: \nClaire Denis is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Other acclaimed works include Trouble Every Day (2001)\, 35 Shots of Rum (2008)\, White Material (2009)\, High Life (2018) and Both Sides of the Blade (2022)\, the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival. For her film Stars at Noon (2022)\, Denis competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival\, winning the Grand Prix. \nAdam Shatz is the US editor of The London Review of Books and a contributor to The New York Review of Books\, The New Yorker\, and other publications. He is the author of The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon\, and of Writers and Missionaries: Essays on the Radical Imagination. He is the host of the podcast “Myself with Others\,” and the recipient of the 2024 Guggenheim.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#bf7a03″][vc_column_text]Important information: Tickets are sold out in person. Virtual tickets are still available. \nThe 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][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/denisshatz24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240626T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240521T141300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T141353Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Improvisations: Adam Shatz and Jake Lamar on Jazz
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Throughout the 20th century\, Paris became a favored destination for Black American musicians\, offering an alternative to the racial discrimination faced at home and a more welcoming environment to experiment artistically. Spring 2024 Visiting Fellow Adam Shatz is a New York-based author and critic currently researching the legacy of Black American jazz musicians in Paris. During his residency at the Library\, he will investigate the cultural and aesthetic exchanges that Paris made possible\, and which helped to transform the work of expatriate musical artists.  \nShatz will appear in conversation with Paris-based author Jake Lamar\, whose recent novel\, Viper’s Dream\, explores the jazz world of mid-century Harlem. Together\, Shatz and Lamar will consider the creative dialogue between New York and Paris\, their shared heritage of artistic innovation\, and the social and political force of jazz from the early twentieth century to today.  \nThe Visiting Fellowship is supported by The de Groot Foundation.  \nAbout the speakers: \nAdam Shatz is the US editor of The London Review of Books and a contributor to The New York Review of Books\, The New Yorker\, and other publications. He is the author of The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon\, and of Writers and Missionaries: Essays on the Radical Imagination. He is the host of the podcast “Myself with Others\,” and the recipient of the 2024 Guggenheim. \nJake Lamar is the award-winning author of a memoir\, seven novels and a play. His most recent work\, Viper’s Dream\, is a crime novel set in the jazz world of Harlem between 1936 and 1961. Born and raised in the Bronx\, New York\, Jake Lamar has lived in Paris since 1993. He is a professor of creative writing at Sciences Po.[/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][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/shatzlamar24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240627T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240627T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240528T150051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T122427Z
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SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Beyond a Boundary: Christian Campbell and Claire Tancons on Black Movement
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Christian Campbell is an acclaimed poet and author of poetry collection Running the Dusk. In these poems he moves between Caribbean past\, present\, and future\, asking\, “what are the tongues for these times?”  While completing his Visiting Fellowship at the Library\, Campbell is working on several projects including work-in-progress on the late Sidney Poitier\, the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. \nCampbell will appear in conversation with Paris-based curator and scholar Claire Tancons\, who was the artistic director of Nuit Blanche 2024. Using the concept of C.L.R. James’ classic text Beyond a Boundary as a point of departure\, they will consider the poetics and politics of movement in the Black Diaspora through language\, gesture and migration. \nAbout the speakers: \nChristian Campbell is the author of the acclaimed poetry collection Running the Dusk (2010)\, which won the UK’s Aldeburgh Prize\, among other awards. Campbell studied at Balliol College\, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and his work has been featured and reviewed in the New York Times\, the Guardian\, Small Axe\, the Financial Times and elsewhere. He has received awards and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, Arvon Foundation\, Ford Foundation\, Fine Arts Work Center\, Bread Loaf Writers Conference\, and elsewhere\, and delivered the annual Derek Walcott Lecture for the Nobel Laureate Festival in St. Lucia. Also a critic\, he has written extensively about Jean-Michel Basquiat for major exhibits on both sides of the Atlantic\, including the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Barbican Centre\, and recently edited a collection of Derek Walcott’s essays. He won the Art Writing Award from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries for his work on Jean-Michel Basquiat.  \nClaire Tancons is a curator and scholar invested in discursive and curatorial investigations of the postcolonial\, including the exhibition and book “En Mas’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean” (with Krista Thompson\, 2015). A graduate in art history and museum studies from the École du Louvre and The Courtauld Institute of Art and a former fellow of the Curatorial Studies program of the Whitney Independent Study Program\, Tancons is the recipient of many grants and awards\, including from the Warhol\, Creative Capital\, Emily Hall Tremaine\, and Ford Foundations. Born in Guadeloupe\, Tancons is currently based in Paris\, where she is at work on “Van Lévé: Sovereign Visions from the Creole and Maroon Americas and Amazonia”\, a transhistorical project centered on the relationship between artistic emergence and political sovereignty in the French Caribbean. She was the artistic director of Nuit Blanche 2024 and is the founder of EXTEMPORA\, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the practice of diaspora.[/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 speaker(s) 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][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/campbell24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240628T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240628T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240426T121608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T121608Z
UID:65963-1719572400-1719572400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover: \n\n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a collection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troupes in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries in the 1920s\nThe true stories of the brave Librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 103-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n\nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please email us if you are reserving for 4 or more people. (Do not reserve through the site.) \nPlease email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org with any questions. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-6-28-24/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240629T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T005748
CREATED:20240605T150905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T150905Z
UID:67743-1719658800-1719662400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Summer Crosswords (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During this event\, we’ll explore new vocabulary words\, and their meanings as we create original crossword puzzles with a focus on summer vocabulary. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Volunteer Amber Auer with the help of Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Zara Lees. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand\, speak\, and write in English in order to participate in this program. Children 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%2F1FAIpQLSdGRj7X-pK9UvozpYOTUDwBSEGdiJIKdnBXwKbxpKYpWY-Rew%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/summer-crosswords/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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