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SUMMARY:Story Hour: We Love the Library (ages 3–5)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 3–5 \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour outdoors in a small group! This program lasts one hour\, and features songs\, stories and hand rhymes in English. Each Story Hour is hosted by one of our children’s librarians with the help of a Library volunteer. In the event of rain the event will be moved indoors to our Children’s Library. \nFor this Story Hour\, we’ll read stories about libraries\, and making the most of your library card. \nThis Story Hour will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads\, with the help of Library volunteer Mary Wessels. They will read books and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. This participatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Plan to join in\, sing along\, and move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. \n\nCLICK HERE TO RSVP. \n\nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0-18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. This Story Hour is free for Library members\, and registration is required. Registered participants will be sent an email with more information about where we will meet. Registration closes 24 hours before the event. Each parent/guardian is responsible for their own child\, and is expected to remain with their child for the duration of this activity. \nQuestions about programs and collections for children and teens can be sent to Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/story-hour-we-love-the-library-ages-3-5-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210906T193000
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Tommy Orange in conversation with Robert Warrior
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nTommy Orange’s debut novel\, There There\, explores the plight of the urban Native American in a relentlessly paced multigenerational story about violence and recovery\, memory and identity\, dispossession and belonging. Orange weaves beauty and despair into this complex history of a nation and its people. \nBorn in 1982\, Orange grew up in Oakland\, California\, but his roots are in Oklahoma\, where he is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. Orange is a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, There There exploded onto the American literary scene. Orange’s next novel\, Wandering Stars will be published by Alfred A Knopf in 2022. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nLe premier roman de Tommy Orange\, There There\, explore la détresse des Amérindiens urbains dans une histoire multigénérationnelle au rythme effréné abordant la violence et la récupération\, la mémoire et l’identité\, la dépossession et l’appartenance. Orange tisse la beauté et le désespoir dans cette histoire complexe d’une nation et de son peuple. \nNé en 1982\, Orange a grandi à Oakland\, en Californie\, mais ses racines sont en Oklahoma. Il appartient à la tribu des Cheyennes du Sud. Diplômé de l’Institute of American Indian Arts\, il a fait sensation sur la scène littéraire américaine avec ce premier roman. Le prochain roman d’Orange\, Wandering Stars\, sera publié par Alfred A Knopf en 2022. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresorange/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210908T193000
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Laila Lalami in conversation with Elizabeth Martin-Shukrun
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nIn her new work of nonfiction\, Conditional Citizens\, Laila Lalami examines immigration\, citizenship and assimilation. Recounting her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen\, Lalami questions the boundary of what it means to be an American from historical\, political\, and literary perspectives. \nLalami was born in Rabat and educated in Morocco\, Great Britain\, and the US. She is the author of four novels. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times\, the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, the New York Times\, among others. She lives in Los Angeles\, where she works as a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nDans son nouvel ouvrage de non-fiction\, Conditional Citizens\, Laila Lalami examine l’immigration\, la citoyenneté et l’assimilation. En racontant son parcours improbable d’immigrante marocaine à citoyenne américaine\, Lalami questionne les limites de ce que signifie être Américain d’un point de vue historique\, politique et littéraire. \nLalami est née en 1968 à Rabat et a fait ses études au Maroc\, en Grande-Bretagne et aux États-Unis. Elle est l’autrice de quatre romans. Elle a publié des critiques littéraires et des essais politiques dans le Los Angeles Times\, le Washington Post\, le Guardian\, le New York Times\, et ailleurs. Elle vit à Los Angeles\, où travaille en tant que professeure de création littéraire à l’Université de Californie à Riverside. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettreslaila/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210911T110000
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SUMMARY:Creating Short Stories (ages 8–12)
DESCRIPTION:For Library members ages 8-12 \nWork on your own original short story with other young writers\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nWe’ll look at examples of contemporary American short stories\, and discuss the short stories as a group. Then\, we’ll talk about story structures before beginning our own short stories. Participants will also get advance information about the Library’s 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival. \n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to register for the follow-up workshop on creating characters\, which will be held on 9 October. \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in this event is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. Parents and other caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/creating-short-stories-ages-8-12/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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SUMMARY:Math Club (ages 6–9)
DESCRIPTION:for ages 6–9\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin Children’s Librarian Kirsty and have some fun with math!\n\nWe’ll play number games\, crack some codes\, and complete a few puzzles\, as well as a math based quiz! Mathematics is a diverse and playful subject and our activities are full of surprises! All mathematical abilities are welcome!\n\nThis event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nCaregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0-18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/math-club-ages-6-9/
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Jenny Zhang in conversation with Roberto Rodriguez-Estrada
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nJenny Zhang’s latest poetry collection\, My Baby First Birthday\, interrogates what it means to be born into and grow up in a world that fetishizes womanhood\, upholds the patriarchy\, and extols whiteness. All the while implicating her reader\, Zhang offers moments of tenderness\, radiant beauty\, and compassion. \nZhang was born in Shanghai and grew up in New York. An author\, poet and essayist\, her work has been published in the New York Times\, BuzzFeed\, and Rookie\, among others. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Stanford University\, Zhang has also written for television and TV. She lives in New York City where she is working on a novel and screenplay. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nLe plus récent recueil de poèmes de Jenny Zhang\, My Baby First Birthday\, interroge ce que cela signifie que de naître et de grandir dans un monde qui fétichise la féminité\, soutient le patriarcat et exalte la blancheur. Tout en impliquant son lecteur\, Zhang offre des moments de tendresse\, de beauté radieuse et de compassion. \nZhang est née à Shanghai et a grandi à New York. Une écrivaine\, poétesse et essayiste\, elle a publié ses écrits dans le the New York Times\, BuzzFeed\, Rookie\, et ailleurs. Titulaire d’un B.A. de l’Université de Stanford et d’un MFA de Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, Zhang a également écrit pour la télévision et le cinéma. Elle vit à New York City où elle travaille sur un roman et un scénario. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresjenny/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210915T193000
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SUMMARY:Lettres d’Amérique: Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Eula Biss
DESCRIPTION:This September 2021\, the American Library in Paris invites you to discover the new voices in American literature. A virtual series\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 September) will explore issues at the heart of contemporary America: race\, immigration\, citizenship\, historical trauma\, addiction\, and gun violence. The range of this year’s speakers is as rich as it is diverse. There is ferocity and humor from Tommy Orange and Jenny Zhang; there is violence and memoir from Laila Lalami; and there are dark portraits of American society from Yaa Gyasi and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \n In its mission to showcase the brightest American literary talents to a French audience\, Lettres d’Amérique serves as a robust preview of Festival America’s twentieth anniversary celebration next September 2022. The series is co-sponsored by Festival America and the U.S. Embassy in France\, in partnership with Transfuge magazine. \n•••••••••• \nIn her second novel\, Transcendent Kingdom\, Gyasi looks to science\, faith\, and the past to tell a raw and intimate story of a Ghanaian family in Alabama. Contemplating the repercussions of human trafficking in America and West Africa\, Gyasi also explores the opioid crisis\, mental health\, and the family bonds that at once hold us together and tear us apart. \nGyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Alabama. Her first novel\, Homegoing\, received critical acclaim in the U.S.\, and the National Book Foundation named Gyasi to its annual list of the five most outstanding young authors. Gyasi holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. \nThis conversation is part of the Lettres d’Amérique conversation series organized by the American Library in Paris\, the U.S. Embassy in France\, Festival America and Transfuge magazine. For more information about the series\, please visit: americanlibraryinparis.org/lettres. \n•••••••••• \nEn septembre 2021\, the American Library in Paris vous invite à découvrir les nouvelles voix de la littérature américaine. Une série virtuelle\, Lettres d’Amérique (6–27 septembre) explorera les questions au cœur de l’Amérique d’aujourd’hui : race\, immigration\, citoyenneté\, traumatismes historiques\, addiction et violence armée. L’éventail des intervenants de cette année est aussi riche que varié. De la férocité et de l’humour avec Tommy Orange et Jenny Zhang ; à la violence et aux mémoires avec Laila Lalami ; en passant par les sombres portraits de la société américaine de Yaa Gyasi et de Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. \nDans sa mission de présenter les plus brillants talents littéraires américains à un public français\, Lettres d’Amérique sert d’avant-première à la célébration du vingtième anniversaire du Festival America en septembre 2022. La série est soutenue par le Festival America\, l’ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique en France et Transfuge. \n•••••••••• \nDans son deuxième roman\, Transcendent Kingdom\, Yaa Gyasi se tourne vers la science\, la foi et le passé pour raconter l’histoire crue et intime d’une famille ghanéenne qui vit en Alabama. Contemplant les répercussions du trafic d’êtres humains en Amérique et en Afrique de l’Ouest\, Gyasi explore également la crise des opioïdes\, la santé mentale et les liens familiaux qui\, à la fois\, nous unissent et nous déchirent. \nGyasi est née au Ghana et elle a grandi en Alabama. Son premier roman\, No Home\, est salué par la critique américaine\, et la National Book Foundation a distingué Gyasi dans sa liste annuelle des cinq jeunes auteurs les plus remarquables. Elle est diplômée d’un BA en anglais de l’Université de Stanford et d’un MFA obtenu au Iowa Writers’ Workshop. \nCette conversation fait partie de la série Lettres d’Amérique organisée par the American Library in Paris\, Festival America\, L’Ambassade des États-Unis d’Amérique et Transfuge. Pour plus d’informations\, vous pouvez consulter le site : americanlibraryinparis.org/lettresfr \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/lettresgyasi/
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: All the Best* Word Games (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCompete with other English-speaking teens in a fun night of word games \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin other English-speaking teens in the community\, our teen librarian\, and volunteers as we play some of the best word games: Apples to Apples\, Bananagrams\, Scrabble\, and Tabboo. There’s no need to know the rules ahead of time. We’ll teach you how to play and you will have a chance to try each one during this speed-gaming event. \n\n*Yes\, we know that the term “best” is subjective. We’re happy to debate with you about the best word games! \n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. A signed permission slip is required to attend this event.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \nImage courtesy of: Ling Languages https://ling-app.com/
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/all-the-best-word-games-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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SUMMARY:Research Skills Scavenger Hunt (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nMeet Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste\, in the Children’s Library to get started and find out a few tips and tricks for navigating the Library\, online databases\, and more\, then head into the stacks on a (silent) adventure. This event will be in-person. Masks are required. The scavenger hunt will last about one hour\, and is a self-guided activity. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/research-skills-scavenger-hunt-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous: Andrew Revkin\, Kate Raworth & Roman Krznaric
DESCRIPTION:The American Library in Paris\, Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are pleased to present Entre Nous. At the intersection of art and academia\, France and the United States\, the conversation series featuring academics\, authors\, journalists\, filmmakers\, and visual artists.  \nJoin us for our first event: What decisions can we make today as individuals and societies to create a better tomorrow? \nJoin Columbia Climate School’s Andrew Revkin\, economist Kate Raworth\, and philosopher Roman Krznaric for a conversation on how reinventing economics and incorporating long-term thinking into our current policies can help us meet the challenges of climate breakdown and global inequality\, and transform our world for future generations. \nRegister Now \nSpeakers: \nRoman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His latest book is The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World. His previous international bestsellers\, including Empathy\, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained\, have been published in more than 20 languages. \nKate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries\, and co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Her internationally best-selling book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist has been translated into over 20 languages and has been widely influential with diverse audiences\, from the UN General Assembly to Pope Francis to Extinction Rebellion. \nAndrew Revkin has written on climate change and other environmental challenges for nearly 40 years\, mostly for The New York Times and now at revkin.bulletin.com. He founded the Columbia Climate School’s Initiative on Communication and Sustainability in 2019 and runs a popular webcast series\, Sustain What\, clarifying paths to progress on urgent challenges where complexity and consequence collide. He has won most of the top awards in science journalism as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship. \nThis conversation is part of the ‘Entre Nous’ conversation series organized by The American Library in Paris\, Columbia Global Centers | Paris\, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. \nRegister Now 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/entrenousrevkin/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210924T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210924T210000
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SUMMARY:Teen Night: The Art of the Short Story (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:Work on your craft in a fun\, creative atmosphere with other young writers \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nNovels\, and short stories are distinct art forms. Together\, we’ll look at examples of short stories in several genres—and from horrific to heartwarming. Each has common elements\, and we will discuss them and begin our own short stories together\, with time to share for those who want feedback. Each participant will leave with a list of resources for places where young writers can submit short stories\, as well as information about the Library’s 2022 Young Authors Fiction Festival. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library. A signed permission slip is required to attend this event.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/the-art-of-the-short-story-ages-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210925T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210925T160000
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SUMMARY:Looking at Art with Stephen T. Johnson (ages 6–12) [Virtual]
DESCRIPTION:for ages 6–12\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nJoin us for a virtual presentation and art workshop with artist\, author\, and illustrator Stephen T. Johnson. Stephen will talk about his work and process as an artist\, and then lead participants in a short drawing lesson with pen and paper. \nAbout Stephen Johnson: Stephen T. Johnson’s art art spans a broad range of concepts and contexts and can be seen in site-specific public art commissions\, gallery and museum exhibitions\, and original award-winning children’s books such Alphabet City\, a Caldecott Honor and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the year. His drawings and paintings are in numerous private collections\, and in the permanent collections of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania\, the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut\, and the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Find out more about Stephen here. \nThis event is free for Library members\, and registration is required. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nCaregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with these guidelines so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. If you have questions about events and/or collections for children and teens\, please contact Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nWe are an independent\, nonprofit organization. With your continued support\, we are able to provide over 200 programs each year for ages 0-18. If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution\, and programs such as this one\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service. \n  \n 
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/looking-at-art-with-stephen-t-johnson-ages-6-12-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210926T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210926T170000
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SUMMARY:Research Skills Scavenger Hunt (ages 12–18)
DESCRIPTION:For ages 12–18 \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nMeet Children’s and Teens’ Services Librarian Kirsty in the Children’s Library to get started and find out a few tips and tricks for navigating the Library\, online databases\, and more\, then head into the stacks on a (silent) adventure. This event will be in-person. Masks are required. The scavenger hunt will last about one hour\, and is a self-guided activity. \n\n\n  \nAdvance registration is required for this event. Participation in teen events is free for Library members. If you are not yet a Library member\, but would like to participate\, please join the Library.\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \nQuestions about collections and programs for teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. \n  \nWe thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the Library community! If you would like to support the Library\, you can donate here to help sustain this vital institution in its 100th year of service.
URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/research-skills-scavenger-hunt-ages-12-18-2/
CATEGORIES:Teens
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