Journalist Cody Delistraty contemplates our changing understanding of grief in his new book The Grief Cure: Looking for an End to Loss.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Edel Rodriguez discusses his graphic memoir Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey, a coming of age story of a family’s displacement in exile.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Participate in movie trivia and games, then enjoy a screening of a scary film.
Philosopher Miranda Fricker discusses the philosophy of blame and forgiveness.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Timothy Ryback, a scholar of European political history, traces Hitler’s path from fringe fanatic to Führer.
In this year's season of Critical Conversations, historian and philosopher Justin Smith-Ruiu will lead us through conversations on the history, philosophy, and politics of the internet.
Get in the mood for Halloween by helping to decorate the Library!
Just in time for Halloween, join us for thrilling scary stories for children.
Practice creative writing, meet other teens, and share your work.
Celebrated author Elizabeth Wein joins us at the Library to discuss her extensive experience writing for teens.
How a humble Paris bookshop became a great literary hub.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Acclaimed writer Lauren Elkin investigates marriage, pregnancy, and Parisian life across decades in Scaffolding.
This interactive program features songs, rhymes and stories in English for very young children.
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation.
Join Braver Angels for an in-person workshop on how to bridge the partisan divide.
Join us for a morning event dedicated to music and movement!
How Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements in Europe and the Americas.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Take a dive into the Library's archives and discover our rich 104-year history during this expert-led presentation. The 1920s Edition focuses primarily on this storied decade.
Join us for a hauntingly good time featuring specialty cocktails (free boos!), a spooktacular silent disco, and a costume contest that’s to die for! Click on the button below to buy a ticket before they all vanish...
Put on your costumes, and get ready to trick-or-treat!
Purchase your tickets for this Halloween Extravaganza event for Library members—a festive celebration for children ages 0–6 and their caregivers!
Purchase your tickets for this Halloween Extravaganza event for Library members—a festive celebration for children ages 6+ and their families!
Professor Seth Kimmel analyzes how the model of a library was used as a tool of Spanish colonialism.
3–5 year-olds and their grown-ups are invited to join us for a Story Hour full of facts, fiction, and fun!
Screen Fred Wiseman's film State Legislature at the Cinémathèque du documentaire in the presence of Lauren Collins and Jordan Mintzer.
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.
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.
