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SUMMARY:Teen Night: Creative Writing 101 (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How do you begin a short story? \nWhat makes a character compelling? \nExplore these questions and more as you begin your own original short story and get started putting pen to paper. Participants will attempt to complete a story from beginning\, middle\, to end in this interactive writing workshop hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Tjasa Kmetec with support from Library staff and volunteers. There will be time to share for those who want feedback. \nParticipants in this workshop will be given information about the Library’s Young Authors Fiction Festival. \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided by the Library.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758812283369{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd9tuZNlJI5u05ZPi-7AwXENSAcBJ1Py4CjIqB0vDEldedrIQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/creative-writing-101/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260307T110000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Cool Crochet (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Learn the basics of crochet (a slipknot\, a single crochet stitch\, and a chain) and get started on your own project during this crafting event. Crafting books from the Library’s collections will be provided for children who wish to continue learning at home. \nThis activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program. Caregivers and parents of young children are encouraged to participate in this event with their children. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Tjasa Kmetec\, with the help of Library staff and volunteers.\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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdzgMGta18RH-wFPd7lHlt-y7ePYtT3DCbsdF49qGiQadf2iQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cool-crochet-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T150015Z
UID:78952-1772895600-1772899200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Revising Your Short Story: A Writing Workshop (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Member Services Assistant Colette Dia for a workshop dedicated to editing and revising your original short story. Participants are expected to come prepared with a draft of their short story to share with the group. Working in a large group\, and in pairs\, participants will read and revise their stories to make them stronger and more compelling. This activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. \nAll participants in this workshop will receive information about the Library’s Young Authors Fiction Festival 2026.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1737030348149{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !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. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfcBdIKwhxBuLBM3lLpeCvURI5H3jEr-syHQLp6LL1dvLKNyA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/revising-your-story-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260310T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260310T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alison Bechdel at Théâtre de la Concorde
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftheatredelaconcorde.paris%2Fevenements%2Frencontre-avec-alison-bechdel%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Alison Bechdel is one of the most influential writers working in comics today. She is the author of the graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic\, a landmark work of queer literature adapted into a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical and honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Yet her books—including Fun Home—have faced a wave of bans in American schools and libraries.  \nJoin us for a conversation tracing the evolution of Bechdel’s work\, from Dykes to Watch Out For to her latest graphic novel\, Spent\, in which she turns from memoir to autofiction to explore drawing as a form of resistance.  \nAn iconic figure in lesbian culture and the creator of “the Bechdel test\,” Bechdel will reflect on graphic storytelling in a fractured America\, where intimacy remains a political act. \nThis conversation\, held in collaboration with the Théâtre de la Concorde\, will be led by the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This event will be offsite at the Théâtre de la Concorde (1-3 avenue Gabriel\, 75008 Paris) in the Grande salle Joséphine Baker. The conversation will take place in English and will be translated into French. Following the event\, there will be a book signing. \nFor any ticketing questions\, please contact the Théâtre de la Concorde directly.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bechdel26/
LOCATION:Théâtre de la Concorde\, 1-3 avenue Gabriel\, Paris\, 75008\, France
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260311T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260311T153000
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UID:79078-1773239400-1773243000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Sew It & Mend It! (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program\, join us for fun stories as well as factual tales about sewing\, mending\, knitting\, and other fabric crafts! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as Stitches of Tradition by Marcie Rendon\, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley and Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (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 staff members 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScimOuRTXNyCopc9Y41G3yPtla5NAZlB0PD3WO8PVVEU5Sl0Q%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-sew-it-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260313T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260313T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260203T180745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T180745Z
UID:78697-1773399600-1773403200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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:[/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \n\nOur origin story: How our Library grew out of a collection of books donated to troops in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private non-profit library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and others) who explored our stacks\nThe Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries between the wars \nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 106-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n[/vc_cta][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D629e863c-cafb-406c-bca1-366e4e1017fd%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=””] \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 contact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people (do not reserve through the site). \nFor school or group reservations\, or for other questions\, please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org. \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]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-03-13-26/
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260314T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260314T153000
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SUMMARY:Art and Architecture Adventure (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]During this event\, learn about the history of Paris’s architecture from the 19th century until now. Participants will receive an introduction to the Haussmannian\, Neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles of architecture\, then head out into the 7th arrondissement (with your grown-up) for a scavenger hunt to find examples of the styles we talked about. \nThis activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program. Caregivers and parents of young children are encouraged to participate in this event with their children. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Eloi Guibert\, as part of a Social Impact Fellowship through Princeton University’s partnership with the American Library. Eloi Guibert grew up in Paris and studied philosophy and art history before starting his Ph.D. in the United States. His research revolves around 19th-century French literature and political history. He is partnering with the American Library in Paris as a Social Impact Fellow through May 2026. \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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSc5H-7zWCl_EDIxZ95CB9gKaU1p-53lkRYaCGUMpzou3oJEDg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/art-and-architecture-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260317T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260317T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260205T134902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T153639Z
UID:78617-1773775800-1773779400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Speaking Out: Women and Justice in France
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Db98dcfbd-43d9-46a2-8201-d49fd6cc01a8%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89362976647|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]A conversation around A Hymn to Life\, the memoir by Gisèle Pelicot\, who was drugged and raped by her husband and dozens of other men\, in a case that stunned France and the world. Journalists Catherine Porter\, Anne-Sophie Moreau and Valentine Faure\, together with translator Natasha Lehrer\, will examine the broader questions Pelicot’s case raises about violence against women\, justice\, and public reckoning in France and beyond. Drawing on courtroom reporting\, literary translation\, philosophy\, and cultural criticism\, the panel will explore how such cases are narrated\, understood\, and remembered—and what they reveal about the status of women today. \nAbout the speakers: \nCatherine Porter is an international correspondent for the New York Times based in Paris. A foreign correspondent for the past 14 years\, Ms. Porter is an expert on Haiti\, having reported on the country since the devastating earthquake in 2010. Her book about the experience\, entitled “A Girl Named Lovely\,” was published by Simon & Schuster in 2019. She was part of a team in 2022 that won the George Polk award for their reporting on the assassination of former Haitian president Jovenel Moïse and she led The Times’ five-part investigation into the Haitian independence debt\, which won the prestigious Hillman Prize in 2023. Based in Paris since 2022\, she was one of a handful of foreign journalists who covered the Pelicot trial since the day it opened\, sure it would spark existential discussions in France. Thankfully\, she was right. \nAnne-Sophie Moreau is a French journalist and editor-in-chief at Philosophie Magazine. She is the author of Fermentations (Le Seuil\, 2025)\, a philosophical inquiry about microbes and politics. She addresses social and moral issues in her essays and articles. \nValentine Faure is a French journalist who works for the Ideas section of Le Monde. Her writing has appeared in the Nation\, the Atlantic\, and the New York Times. She is the author of Quand je me suis relevée j’ai pris mon fusil (Grasset\, 2018)\, focusing on a widely publicized case in France to examine female counter-violence—its history\, moral dimensions\, and repression. \nNatasha Lehrer’s essays and reviews have appeared in the Guardian\, Observer\, Times Literary Supplement\, the Nation\, Frieze and other journals. She has translated over two dozen books. In 2016 she won the Scott Moncrieff translation prize for Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger. Her translation of Neige Sinno’s Sad Tiger was shortlisted for 2025 National Book Award for translated literature and for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Greg Barrios Book in Translation prize. She teaches at the University of Oxford translation summer school and is regularly invited to speak at universities in France and the United States.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/speakingout26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260310T165514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T165514Z
UID:79180-1773844200-1773847800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Super Women (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program\, join us for fun stories as well as factual tales about amazing women! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as Fire Chief Fran by  Linda Ashman\, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter (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 staff members 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdlEOtgPrDQHvUUcGYgzNX0-QHBDNSeo3FUfNpAniYGXER3cQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-super-women/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260224T110113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T110113Z
UID:78938-1773862200-1773865800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Flashlight with Susan Choi and Lauren Collins
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D54d2febf-07aa-4fac-a80e-d6f0bb23abbe%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87322885763|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Beginning with a father’s disappearance on a breakwater in Japan\, Susan Choi‘s sixth novel Flashlight unfolds across decades and continents\, tracing how loss\, exile\, and political upheaval shape one family’s fate. Joined in conversation with The New Yorker staff writer Lauren Collins\, Choi will explore how both memory and history illuminate\, distort\, and leave certain truths in shadow. \nAbout the speakers: \nSusan Choi is the author of Trust Exercise\, which received the National Book Award for fiction\, and the novels The Foreign Student\, American Woman\, A Person of Interest\, and My Education. She is a recipient of the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction\, the PEN/W. G. Sebald Award\, a Lambda Literary award\, the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award\, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She teaches in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nPhoto Credit: Laura Bianchi\, Bogliasco Foundation  \nLauren Collins is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama\, Emmanuel Macron\, Demna\, the street artist Invader\, French tacos\, the refugee crisis\, and equal pay. Since 2015 she has been based in Paris\, covering stories mainly from France. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. Her second book\, “They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy\,” will be published on July 7\, 2026.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/choi26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260203T180900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T181424Z
UID:78699-1774004400-1774008000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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:[/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \n\nOur origin story: How our Library grew out of a collection of books donated to troops in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private non-profit library\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and others) who explored our stacks\nThe Paris Library School\, which brought American innovations to French libraries between the wars \nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library open during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 106-year history into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent\n\n[/vc_cta][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dc9c7dc1a-1d5f-4739-a71e-ad30f754c517%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=””] \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 contact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people (do not reserve through the site). \nFor school or group reservations\, or for other questions\, please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org. \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]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-03-20-26/
CATEGORIES:Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260225T121937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T145416Z
UID:78982-1774027800-1774031400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Reading Buddies (ages 6-10) (Apply now)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Children in 1st grade (CP) though 4th grade (CM1) will be paired with a teen reading buddy and the pairs spend time reading together in a supportive environment at the American Library in Paris. Reading buddies will meet twice a month for one hour of shared reading-out-loud practice\, and fun literacy-related games. Reading Buddies aims to boost young readers’ skills and get children excited about reading and the Library. It is not a tutoring service. \nLittle Buddies must apply by completing this Little Buddy application. Space is limited. \nThe Reading Buddies program is facilitated by the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff under the supervision of the Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager. Teen volunteers (Big Buddies) receive training on how to be a reading mentor from Library staff. \nThis trial program will run for four sessions between March and April. Each session is 60 minutes (1 hour) long. Children who sign up for this program must attend all 4 sessions. Reading buddies volunteers are role models for young readers. \n20 March 2026 from 17h30–18h30 \n3 April 2026 from 17h30–18h30 \n10 April 2026 from 17h30–18h30 \n17 April 2026 from 17h30–18h30[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772022123960{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”]Important information: This event is free for Library members. All Library users are expected to familiarize themselves with the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSddromhl5PUbXEm5ruWbJQHRLqmnEiHrIKHH1kgKEiDMBzqfQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/reading-buddies-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260321T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260314T154257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T154257Z
UID:79199-1774090800-1774094400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Series: Puppets and Theater (ages 6–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]A puppet is a figure that is moved by a person\, usually for a performance of some kind. The figure can be of a person\, an animal\, an object\, or even a made-up creature. Learn about creating a puppet in this creative workshop\, then think about creating your own character and make it into a puppet. Once characters are created\, you’ll write scenes for them to star in. \nThis activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program. Caregivers and parents of young children are encouraged to participate in this event with their children. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Member Services Assistant Colette Dia with the help of volunteers.\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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfLXoseX1Jc0pvGaLL-JD8MpmbugoNVooftUg0jdLKakXX3CQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/puppets-and-theater-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260321T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260321T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260307T094723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T140317Z
UID:79153-1774101600-1774107000@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:The Vocabulary of U.S. College Admissions with College Goals (ages 14–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Given the demands of the American university application process\, students interested in pursuing higher education in the U.S. are well advised to begin preparing early in their high school career for its demands\, perhaps even before they embark on their final two years of study toward the French bac or IB. In this presentation with guests from College Goals\, teens and their parents will explore the application and admissions process for US colleges and universities and how best to prepare. What do families need to know for their students to be successful and satisfied by the university search and application process? How can students produce a strong and interesting U.S. university application? In the first of a series of presentations on aspects of the American college application process\, College Goals’ counselor\, Andrea van Niekerk will discuss the concepts\, language\, and protocols students need to be aware of if they hope to apply to US institutions. \n  \nAbout Andrea van Niekerk: Andrea served for a decade as Associate Director of Admission\, with a focus on international applicants\, and as Freshman Academic Adviser at Brown University\, and as Residential Fellow in a dorm at Stanford. Still based in Silicon Valley\, she now works with both American and international families as part of College Goals. Andrea has over 20 years of experience in college admission and academic advising. She is a member of NACAC\, HECA and WACAC. \n About College Goals: College Goals is a university admission consulting practice specializing in counseling families interested in higher education opportunities in the US and in English-medium universities around the world. The team of counselors collectively offers decades of professional experience in higher education. College Goals provides expert counsel and support throughout the college search and application process\, including choice of appropriate institutions\, test requirements\, recommendations and interviews\, essay writing\, and the preparation of distinguished applications. Find out more at www.collegegoals.com \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1709040324351{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_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeudN7b0bADuje4mbdd7Axm6vqZt17Bdzct7NX3Os6INgM_Lg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dpublish-editor|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/the-vocabulary-of-u-s-college-admissions-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260322T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260322T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260304T113847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T124959Z
UID:79134-1774188000-1774193400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Make It Last: A Mending Workshop with Ella Springer (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The practice of mending has existed for as long as we’ve been creating and wearing clothing. As fast fashion and even faster consumption become the norm\, mending skills are slowly being forgotten between generations. In this workshop\, participants will learn about what we wear\, how we consume\, and basic mending skills to make repairs to our clothing. Materials will be provided for practice\, and you are also welcome to bring in your clothing items. Jeans are great for practice! \nAbout Ella Springer: Ella Springer is an artist and designer originally from Michigan and currently based in Paris while completing her thesis at Parsons Paris. Through her work\, she is on a mission to revive the skills and communities surrounding clothing repair and sustainable hand making practices. In today’s fashion culture these skills are more crucial than ever. With a needle and thread as a tool for change\, Ella leads children to the joy of mending through workshops and creative activities. You can find out more about Ella here and follow her work here. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1760100336675{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeRpdOL_OXIKUyl5BSf2nQTiPZv4Esji7zHPQrhGxMxZDQoGg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dpublish-editor|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/make-it-last-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260324T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260324T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260203T091402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T151417Z
UID:78503-1774380600-1774384200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:From Baldwin to Today: Queer Black Expats in Paris with Rasheed Newson
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D7e77723c-d93d-4867-bc53-3ae6645af4c1%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87257427106|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]From Josephine Baker and James Baldwin to André Leon Talley and today’s artists\, Paris has long drawn queer African Americans seeking freedom\, visibility\, and creative possibility. In this interactive lecture\, novelist and current American Library Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson examines how queer Black Americans have been perceived and received in France\, and why so many have chosen expatriate life in the City of Lights. Blending history\, visual media\, and cultural analysis\, Newson interrogates Paris as a refuge—and the limits of that promise. \nAbout the speaker: \nRasheed Newson is the author of the national bestseller My Government Means to Kill Me. The novel was a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2022” by the New York Times. His forthcoming novel\, There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood\, is slated for publication by Flatiron in 2026. Rasheed is also a television drama writer\, producer\, and showrunner. Along with his screenplay writing partner\, T.J. Brady\, Newson co-developed and is an executive producer of Bel-Air. At the Library\, Newson will be conducting research for a novel about the experience of a gay\, African-American\, male runway model with a dark complexion\, who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/newson26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260325T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260325T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260303T140624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T140624Z
UID:79082-1774449000-1774452600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: How Many? How Much? (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program\, join us for stories centered on numbers! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett\, illustrated by Kevin Cornell and If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz (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 staff members 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSesldCHeP1ZjYAL5TIwrAelcq0QzQRG_EE2Iie2QjhNpR54pg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-how-many-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260326T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260326T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260304T095951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T095951Z
UID:79112-1774522800-1774524600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers features 30 minutes of stories\, songs\, and rhymes. Stories presented during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books such as How to Cheer Up a Friend by Stephanie Calmenson\, illustrated by Shannon McNeill (pictured here)\, which will be featured during this session. \nToddler Time sessions are hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services staff members\, and include age-appropriate stories selected by the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ librarians. Enjoy stories\, music\, movement and rhymes and help develop your child’s early literacy skills. Stay for play and social time after the event. \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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfWKzJRhtMOLLC0nSsebKItUFLAxOnv5hi17FoeeMMoDLiUmA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-26-march-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260130T124404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T154532Z
UID:78506-1774551600-1774555200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:[Patron Circle] From Collector to Curator: The Story of Isabella Stewart Gardner with Natalie Dykstra
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join award-winning author Natalie Dykstra for a captivating journey into the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner\, the visionary creator of the iconic Boston museum. From personal tragedy to glittering friendships\, world travels\, and a relentless passion for collecting\, Gardner remade her life—and her museum—through art. Dykstra delves into the stories behind the masterpieces\, objects\, and curated spaces that transform the museum into a living memoir\, offering a portrait of an American original whose legacy continues to inspire. \nThis event is reserved for Library Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library) and will be followed by a champagne cocktail apéro. If you’d like to join\, please email giving@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nAbout the speaker: \nNatalie Dykstra is the author of Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life\, which won a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship and was a finalist for the 2013 Massachusetts Book Award. Her recent book Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner has received a New England Society of New York Book Award and the Marfield Prize\, the national award for arts writing. Her work has been supported by a Public Scholars grant from the NEH and an inaugural Robert Caro Research Fellowship from the Biographers International Organization. She has been an honorary fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society since 2011 and is an emerita professor of English at Hope College. She lives with her husband near Boston.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: This is an event reserved for the Library’s Patron Circle members (formerly: Friends of the Library). The Patron Circle follows a yearly cycle beginning each September\, bringing together our most committed supporters through a tiered donor programme. With giving levels for individuals and families\, it invites those who wish to invest more deeply to enjoy exclusive access and meaningful recognition. Learn more about joining. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/dykstra26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260307T095824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T095824Z
UID:79155-1774638000-1774645200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Teen Night: Adventure Role Play (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Interested in tabletop role-playing games? Role playing games offer a chance to sharpen your storytelling skills and have fun creating characters. Join us for a Friday night campaign TTRPG! We’ll have characters\, mini-figures\, dice\, and an awesome story for you! The game offered during this event will be a short one-off\, with no experience needed\, and all materials will be provided. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Tjasa Kmetec with support from Library staff and volunteers. T \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided by the Library.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758812283369{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdz2jC-12JMgCU99Uyae_ZHttfVfJF-XFJSk19KZoGftXT5lQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/adventure-role-play-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260328T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260328T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20251219T131910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T114219Z
UID:77524-1774695600-1774699200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Bilingual Storytime at Bibliothèque Georges Brassens (ages 3–7)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads and Assistant Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Laurine Lucie for a bilingual storytime in French and English at a Paris municipal library in the 14th arrondissement: Bibliothèque Georges Brassens. Laurine and Celeste will read several contemporary American picture books and lead the group in songs. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Our librarians will read books and lead you and your little ones in songs and hand-rhymes during this live\, interactive session. Participants should 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! \nLibrary members and non-members are welcome to sign up by email directly with the team at Bibliothèque Georges Brassens: bibliotheque.georges-brassens@paris.fr or 01 53 90 30 30. Please be sure to mention the age of the children and the number of chaperones when registering. \nFind out more here. \n [/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_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/bilingual-story-hour-march-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260401T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260401T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260303T145643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T145643Z
UID:79089-1775053800-1775057400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: Look Up! (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program\, join us for stories about noticing things around us! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as Bud Finds Her Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer\, illustrated by Naoko Stoop\, Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon\, illustrated by Dapo Adeola (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 staff members 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfW4dkEHmlWkr2old4K0mp_rmkGmssd-H_QB5p47uperVdLdg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-look-up-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260402T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260402T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260304T104738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T104738Z
UID:79120-1775127600-1775129400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event for children ages 1–3 and their caregivers features 30 minutes of stories\, songs\, and rhymes. Stories presented during our Toddler Time programs include short picture books and board books such as Chooch Helped by Andrea Rogers\, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kinz (pictured here)\, which will be featured during this session. \nToddler Time sessions are hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services staff members\, and include age-appropriate stories selected by the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ librarians. Enjoy stories\, music\, movement and rhymes and help develop your child’s early literacy skills. Stay for play and social time after the event. \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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScshMnCDDpFoAeHHCFLkNHCHdY8c51NMo4kXI2Y1jf4VNqjQw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-2-april-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260404T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260404T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260216T145159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T113728Z
UID:78815-1775311200-1775316600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Lies and Spies with Adam Gidwitz (ages 7–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]“Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a spy\, this book is for you.” -Alan Gratz\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Projekt 1065  \nIn Adam Gidwitz’s World War II spy novel\, the main character\, Max\, is sent away from Berlin at the start of WWII\, and he soon finds himself accompanied by two immortal creatures. Max must use all the skills at his disposal to work his way into training to become the youngest spy for Britain—in hopes of getting sent back to Berlin to be reunited with his parents. Adam Gidwitz combines fantasy\, in-depth research into WWII\, and humor to create an action-packed tale that became a New York Times bestseller\, and was selected as a Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year\, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year\, and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year. Join us as he shares how he combined history\, magic\, and his own characters to create this adventure story. Adam will take questions from the audience following his talk. \nLibrary staff and fans will gather in person at the Library for this event\, while Adam will connect with us from his home in New York.  \nBooks will be available for purchase at the Library. Light snacks and drinks will be available for guests. \nAbout Adam Gidwitz: Adam Gidwitz is the author of the bestseller A Tale Dark & Grimm and its companions\, and the bestselling series The Unicorn Rescue Society along with the Newbery Honor book The Inquisitor’s Tale\, the Unicorn Rescue Society series\, and the WWII spy novels Max in the House of Spies and Max in the Land of Lies. He is also the creator and narrator of the award winning podcast Grimm\, Grimmer\, Grimmest\, and he helped produce the Emmy-nominated animated adaptation of A Tale Dark & Grimm for Netflix. He lives in Brooklyn\, NY with his wife\, daughter\, and a dog named Lucy Goosey. She is not the inspiration for the holy dog in The Inquisitor’s Tale because there is nothing even remotely holy about her. Still\, she is a good dog. Find out more about Adam Gidwitz here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762162907639{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: The discussion will be available in person only. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Attendees 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. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeG3czQZGGisPbqh3VSZbD_d8g6P89K-o8CQaelil1Vdh2VYw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lies-and-spies-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260303T150459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T134028Z
UID:79092-1775658600-1775662200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Story Hour: In the Dark (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program\, join us for stories about darkness\, dark forests\, and animals that come out at night! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as The Night is Yours by Abdul-Razak Zachariah\, illustrated by Ketura A. Bobo\, In the Dark by Lemony Snicket\, illustrated by Jon Klassen (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 staff members 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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSddXHOpuq3-DZGxW7QZ6u_1B5TBvbwZbI6Q0QYPR5vyNXWXog%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-in-the-dark-2026-2/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260212T154854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T135334Z
UID:78772-1775676600-1775680200@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Art Becomes Writing Becomes Art with Rachel Cohen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3De0165c5c-ed3e-4283-b592-f3cf5a55d3d7%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85605025462|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this hybrid talk and interview\, writer and critic Rachel Cohen traces patterns of influence between visual artists and writers\, drawing on her 2004 book A Chance Meeting and her current research. Moving between figures from modernism to the present\, she explores how ideas pass back and forth across forms. \nAbout the speaker: \nRachel Cohen is the author of Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels\, Bernard Berenson: A Life in the Picture Trade\, and A Chance Meeting: American Encounters\, reissued by New York Review of Books Classics in 2024. Her essays have appeared in the New Yorker\, the NYRB\, the Believer\, The Yale Review\, and Best American Essays\, among others. A recipient of the Berlin Prize\, Cohen is a fellow at the American Academy in Berlin in 2026\, researching her next book Time in Pieces: Artists at Work. She is Professor of Practice in the Arts at the University of Chicago. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/cohen26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260316T103433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T103433Z
UID:79208-1775847600-1775854800@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Teen Night: Movies Based on Books (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Vote on the film to you’d like to watch when you register for this event. Participate in book and movie trivia 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 and Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Tjasa Kmetec. \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided\, as well as lots of popcorn.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758812283369{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !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=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScdiHqyRtB1uqct60YvB3caTt3JIX9ctaVAmaVQ3xTvxpT9Lw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-movies-based-on-books-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260411T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260411T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260312T170802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T113311Z
UID:79192-1775905200-1775910600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Talent Showcase (ages 5–12)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Can you recite poetry by heart? \nDo you play the violin? \nCan you juggle? \nDo you know how to stand on your head? \nIf you have a talent that you can perform in three minutes or less\, sign up to take the stage! \nShare your talent with friends\, family\, and Library members during this special talent showcase\, or enjoy learning about the talents of other kids in the community during this special event! If you would like to show off a talent\, please make sure that you can provide all materials needed. \nThis activity is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program. Caregivers and parents of young children are encouraged to participate in this event with their children. Children between the ages 6–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nThis event will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services staff with the help of and volunteers.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” color=”primary” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScBQB7f3P06OrxkdztU-zdvdJyM-WU13Nfhbngs7fB0PmVNvQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/talent-showcase-ages-5-12/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260411T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260411T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260316T133304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T133708Z
UID:79210-1775916000-1775921400@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Make Great Money During College: hosted by Richard Montauk (ages 14–adult)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]A majority of students work while attending college in the U.S. Surprisingly\, working up to about 20 hours per week in college is correlated with higher grades\, higher graduation rates\, and shorter time to degree. However\, most students earn little more than minimum wage at dead-end jobs (including in “work-study” jobs). This presentation\, based on Richard Montauk’s forthcoming book\, examines some of the most lucrative ways to work during college. \nLearn about a dozen jobs that pay particularly well\, and explore: \n\nWhat the job pays\nWhat it takes to perform\nHow to get started\nHow to find the work\nHow to balance work and school\nHow to get ahead\n\nAlong the way\, find out about networking\, applications\, making oneself more employable\, freelancing\, and using one’s job(s) to further post-graduation careers. Substantial time will be available—during and at the end of the presentation—for questions. \n About Richard Montauk: Richard Montauk is the author of a series of best-selling guides\, all published by Prentice Hall\, including How to Get Into the Top Colleges and How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs. His most recent books include College Interviews: The Definitive Guide and Getting into Brown: Successful Applicants’ Essays\, Resumes\, and Interviews. He received a BA in literature from Brown University\, an MA in government from Harvard\, an MS in finance\, and a JD from Stanford Law School. Pursuant to a graduate fellowship\, he also studied at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London). After graduating from Stanford\, Richard worked as a corporate lawyer for Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles\, then as a corporate strategy consultant for Bain & Co. in London\, before devoting himself full-time to admissions consulting. Since 1991\, he has consulted to candidates for the world’s top universities\, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. He can be reached through his website: www.richardmontauk.com.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1709040324351{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_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdKX1ZQQhV8E3IfYfG7K9pR1ZEMl_1Mybq0cDIHVn8OlndkxA%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dpublish-editor|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/make-great-money-for-college-2026/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260414T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260414T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T220827
CREATED:20260227T150117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T145726Z
UID:78971-1776195000-1776198600@americanlibraryinparis.org
SUMMARY:Bon Appétit: A Staged Reading with Brenda Withers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D6c9811a5-f40e-4a75-863d-96cf700a510b%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Eighty years ago\, a bold and inquisitive woman arrived in Paris\, fell in love with its flavors\, and went on to change the world through food and cultural exchange. In this staged reading\, acclaimed playwright and scholar Brenda Withers shares an excerpt from her new musical-in-progress on the life and legacy of Julia Child.  \nFocusing on her formative postwar years in France—from her training at Le Cordon Bleu to the meals and friendships that shaped Mastering the Art of French Cooking—the piece offers an intimate portrait of a Julia before fame\, discovering her calling. This reading will bring together professional actors and non-actors alike\, in the spirit of Child’s enduring belief that anyone can cook. \nAbout the performers: \nBrenda Withers is a playwright\, theater artist\, and founding member of the Harbor Stage Company on Cape Cod. Her plays (The Ding Dongs\, Off Peak\, Matt & Ben) have been produced Off Broadway and across the United States and have earned her the Clauder Prize\, an Edgerton Award\, and the Modern Works Festival grand prize. She has enjoyed residencies with New Georges\, the Camargo Foundation\, and the Huntington Theatre. Brenda is a lyricist with BMI’s Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop\, a graduate of Dartmouth College\, and a beach person.  \nTercelin Kirtley is a Franco-American actor based in Paris\, having grown up in the United States and Africa. On stage\, he has performed Shakespeare\, Brecht\, Molière\, and Tennessee Williams\, in both French and English. At the Opéra Garnier\, he portrayed Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten\, and appeared as the Celestial Friend in Carousel at the Théâtre du Châtelet. In Australia\, he played Jesus in Ben-Hur\, directed by Robert Hossein. In Uzès\, he brought The Diaries of Nijinsky to the stage as part of the Dance Festival. On screen\, he portrays an American film director in Roma Elastica by Bertrand Mandico\, soon to be released. Alongside his acting work\, he writes and performs his own songs on acoustic guitar\, inspired by folk and Celtic traditions.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available in person only and will not be recorded. \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_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/withers26/
LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
CATEGORIES:Adults,Evenings with an Author,General,Ways of Seeing
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