The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
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(Hybrid) Simone de Beauvoir: Living Philosophy with Kate Kirkpatrick and Marine Rouch
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(Hybrid) Simone de Beauvoir: Living Philosophy with Kate Kirkpatrick and Marine Rouch
Simone de Beauvoir’s lived experiences were instrumental to the development of her philosophy. Who was the woman behind The Second Sex?
Free
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Story Hour: Mythical Creatures (ages 3–5)
Story Hour: Mythical Creatures (ages 3–5)
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
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(Hybrid) Preti Taneja on the Aftermath of Disaster
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(Hybrid) Preti Taneja on the Aftermath of Disaster
How does one write one’s way out of a traumatic event? Does disaster inevitably resist narrative? Preti Taneja speaks on language, loss, and possibilities of resolution.
Free
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Ecologues Meeting Three: The Energy Question
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Ecologues Meeting Three: The Energy Question
Meeting three of Ecologues, a series of interactive webinars featuring experts on various aspects of the environmental crisis. Organized in partnership with News Decoder and the Climate Academy at the European School of Brussels.
Free
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Yoga Kids with Pari-Grandir (ages 3–6)
Yoga Kids with Pari-Grandir (ages 3–6)
Come in and try it out yoga exercises adapted for young children!
Master Shot Film Club Meeting (ages 12–18) (FULL)
Master Shot Film Club Meeting (ages 12–18) (FULL)
Explore all aspects of film-making, including script-writing, camera work, directing, acting, editing and more!
Submission deadline for the Young Authors Fiction Festival
Submission deadline for the Young Authors Fiction Festival
Submit your original short story for the Young Authors Fiction Festival (YAFF)!
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(Hybrid) Reimagining Race with Mohsin Hamid
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(Hybrid) Reimagining Race with Mohsin Hamid
Bestselling author Mohsin Hamid speaks on new visions of society, the self, and others in the post-racial world of new novel The Last White Man.
Free
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Story Hour: Fairy Tales and Fables (ages 3–5)
Story Hour: Fairy Tales and Fables (ages 3–5)
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
Virtual Event
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(Online) Returning to East Berlin with Jenny Erpenbeck and Claire Messud
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(Online) Returning to East Berlin with Jenny Erpenbeck and Claire Messud
Author Jenny Erpenbeck converses with novelist Claire Messud about shared histories, divergent perspectives, and common life in the divided city of 1986 Berlin.
Free
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Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for very young children.
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History Tour at the Library
History Tour at the Library
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Free
Teen Advisory Group meeting (FULL) (ages 12–18)
Teen Advisory Group meeting (FULL) (ages 12–18)
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) members provide valuable feedback and share ideas about the Library’s teen programs, services, and collections.
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Writing from Life with Jion Sheibani (ages 12–18)
Writing from Life with Jion Sheibani (ages 12–18)
Join us for a Teen Night dedicated to creative writing. Join author Jion Sheibani and fellow aspiring writers in a relaxed and creative setting where you […]
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Music Together with Stacey Pavesi Debré (ages 0–5)
Music Together with Stacey Pavesi Debré (ages 0–5)
Join us for a morning event dedicated to music and movement!
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Priceless Education on a Budget with Richard Montauk (ages 12–adult)
Priceless Education on a Budget with Richard Montauk (ages 12–adult)
Learn about how to gain an elite education without breaking the bank.
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Selecting Colleges: An Overview of U.S. Universities with Richard Montauk (ages 12–adult)
Selecting Colleges: An Overview of U.S. Universities with Richard Montauk (ages 12–adult)
Find out how to evaluate university programs to find the right fit.
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(Hybrid) Feminism Today with Kate Kirkpatrick and Manon Garcia
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(Hybrid) Feminism Today with Kate Kirkpatrick and Manon Garcia
Are we in a fourth wave of feminism? How can the current feminist movement be defined, if definition is possible at all? Given the current terrain, what does the future of feminism look like?
Free
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Story Hour: My Garden (ages 3–5)
Story Hour: My Garden (ages 3–5)
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
Virtual Event
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(Online) Entre Nous: Data’s Human History with Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones
Virtual Event
(Online) Entre Nous: Data’s Human History with Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones
The history of data is the history of wielding knowledge as power. In collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, join historians Matthew Jones and Chris Wiggins to discover how data happened.
Free
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Moving Up to C.P. (in partnership with AAWE) (for parents and caregivers)
Moving Up to C.P. (in partnership with AAWE) (for parents and caregivers)
Join us for a panel discussion in partnership with A.A.W.E exploring the transition from "maternelle" (pre-school) to "primaire" (primary school).
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(In Person at the University of Chicago Center in Paris) Art Hiding in Paris
(In Person at the University of Chicago Center in Paris) Art Hiding in Paris
The University of Chicago Center in Paris hosts a Chicago Book Salon on urban history, artistic practices, and the Parisian streets. Organized in partnership with the American Library in Paris.
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Saturday Series: Mythical Beasts (ages 6–12)
Saturday Series: Mythical Beasts (ages 6–12)
Learn about fantastic creatures from myths and legends!
Teen Writing Group meeting (ages 12–18) (FULL)
Teen Writing Group meeting (ages 12–18) (FULL)
Join fellow aspiring writers in a relaxed and creative setting where you can share your ideas, get feedback and work on your technique.
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(Hybrid) Memoir As Medicine with Diane Shader Smith
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(Hybrid) Memoir As Medicine with Diane Shader Smith
What can memoir do for global health? A personal perspective on chronic illness shows the importance of patient voices in the medical field and raises awareness for the international "superbug" crisis.
Free
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Story Hour: Manners Matter (ages 3–5)
Story Hour: Manners Matter (ages 3–5)
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
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(Hybrid) Voices of Migration with Violaine Schwartz and Christine Gutman
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(Hybrid) Voices of Migration with Violaine Schwartz and Christine Gutman
What is the relationship between migration and writing? When one’s life and legal status have been reduced to written files, what other possibilities for storytelling emerge?
Free
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Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
Toddler Time (ages 1–3)
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for very young children.
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Critical Conversations Meeting Six: Leisure
Critical Conversations Meeting Six: Leisure
Meeting six of Critical Conversations, an expert-led discussion series. This season: a reflection on how to lead a contemplative, vital, and unmediated life in an ever-faster digital world.
2 events,
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History Tour at the Library
History Tour at the Library
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 103-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Free
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2023 Read-A-Thon
The American Library in Paris and Message Paris are organizing a Read-A-Thon to encourage vacation reading, and raise funds for the American Library in Paris!
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Entre Nous: Enter Ghost with Isabella Hammad and Yasmine Seale
Entre Nous: Enter Ghost with Isabella Hammad and Yasmine Seale
Isabella Hammad and Yasmine Seale in conversation. A discussion at Reid Hall organized in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Paris and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
2 events,
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(Hybrid) Nina Gelbart on the Forgotten Women of the Enlightenment
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(Hybrid) Nina Gelbart on the Forgotten Women of the Enlightenment
Six women changed science, and were forgotten by history. Uncover the women written out of the Enlightenment with historian Nina Gelbart.
Free
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Story Hour: Our Planet Earth (ages 3–5)
Story Hour: Our Planet Earth (ages 3–5)
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for an interactive Story Hour full of songs, stories, and fun!
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(Hybrid) Changing our Approach to Change with Adam Phillips
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(Hybrid) Changing our Approach to Change with Adam Phillips
Celebrated psychoanalyst Adam Phillips discusses changing our understanding of change and getting better at talking about getting better.
Free
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George Monbiot, Sébastien Treyer, and Emma Heiling on Feeding the World
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George Monbiot, Sébastien Treyer, and Emma Heiling on Feeding the World
Three climate experts and activists convene to discuss the future of food on a planet in peril.
Free
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2 events,
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Bookworms Book Club: “The Crossover” (ages 8–12)
Bookworms Book Club: “The Crossover” (ages 8–12)
Discuss the Newbery Medal-winning book by Kwame Alexander with other bookworms.