CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1-3 and […]
For ages 5–9 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join us for a book group discussion about The Worries: Sohal Finds a Friend. Author and illustrator Jion Sheibani […]
For ages 12–18 Join fellow aspiring writers in a relaxed and creative setting where you can share your ideas, get feedback and work on your technique. […]
Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss White on White with novelist Ayşegül Savaş Click here to RSVP Under the watchful eye of the anonymous […]
Join Evenings with an Author and the Mechanics' Institute (online) to discuss The Life and Art of Moriguchi with author and filmmaker Marc Petitjean Click here to […]
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) members provide valuable feedback and share ideas about the Library’s teen programs, services, and collections! TAG brings teens together from all over […]
For ages 12–adult “Skye Papers” may be Ajalon’s first novel, but she is an experienced artist: a sonic slam poet, musician, multimedia performer and filmmaker with […]
Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss A Dream Life with novelist Claire Messud and journalist Christopher Beha Click here to RSVP A novella as much about the sharp […]
Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss The Netanyahus with writher Joshua Cohen and professor Daniel Medin Click here to RSVP Set at Corbin College in […]
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Our Toddler Time is for children ages 1-3 and […]
For ages 6–12 Learn how to make your own original collages with the help of artist and illustrator Alexandra Vangsnes. Using the work of American author/illustrator […]
Through movement, learn simple tools to understand and assert your own boundaries and needs CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Bodily autonomy is the concept that individuals have […]
For ages 12-18. Led by Paris-based filmmaker and writer Clarence Tokley, the purpose of this club is to allow budding filmmakers the opportunity to produce high […]
BOOKWORMS! The book club for 9-12-year-olds! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. In January, we’ll be reading Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan, which was a 2016 Newbery Honor […]
Permanent dark skies in California. Images of a bleached, skeletal Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Amplified calls for alarm from virtually every environmental organization, with noncommittal […]
Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas with Professor Robert Zaretsky Click here to RSVP In 1929, Simone de Beauvoir […]
Join Evenings with an Author (online) to discuss WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts with lawyer, historian, and writer Rebecca Hall Click here to RSVP In […]
For ages 6–12 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join Children’s and Teens’ Services Intern Pallas-Amenah and volunteers in the Children’s Library for snow-making fun! Experiment with instant […]
Join Evenings with an Author and Black History Month to discuss Les Noirs Américains with Professor Pap Ndiaye and writer Jake Lamar Click here to RSVP In March 2021, many news outlets from […]
Join Evenings with an Author (in-person and online*) to discuss What Really Troubles the 99% with professors Albena Azmanova and Lucas Chancel Click here to RSVP A daring and […]
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for the very young. Books featured during our Toddler Time events include […]
As part of the Entre Nous series in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, join professors Maboula Soumahoro and Kaiama L. Glover, […]
For children ages 9–12 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Dive into history with author Barbara Diggs, and follow the evolution of race relations in America from the […]
For ages 12-18. Led by Paris-based filmmaker and writer Clarence Tokley, the purpose of this club is to allow budding filmmakers the opportunity to produce high […]
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Summer Hours
The Library has reduced operating hours from Tuesday15 July 2025 through Monday 25 August 2025, inclusive.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 13h00 to 19h00 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 10h00 to 16h00
Sundays and Mondays: CLOSED
We’ll be CLOSED all day on the following: Bastille Day Monday 14 July; Assumption Friday 15 August and Saturday 16 August
Benefit program for Library supporters
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
Planned giving to the Library
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.