Events
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Screening: The President and the Dragon with the Carter Center
The American Library in ParisA powerful new documentary chronicling former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s decades-long fight to eradicate an ancient parasite.
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Writing Yourself Into the Future: Storytelling in College Admissions Essays (ages 14–18)
The American Library in ParisFind your voice and craft a compelling college admission essay.
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[Cancelled] The Paris Novel with Ruth Reichl and Lindsey Tramuta
The American Library in ParisA feast of fiction through the kitchens and cafés of Paris.
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[Patron Circle] Law in a Changing America with Andrew Weissmann
The American Library in ParisA former top Justice Department official and bestselling author examines the legal battles shaping American democracy.
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Ways of Seeing with Hisham Matar
The American Library in ParisIn the Library's capstone Ways of Seeing event, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hisham Matar guides us in a sustained act of looking.
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American Library in Paris Gala with Amy Tan
Automobile Club de FranceJoin the 2026 American Library in Paris Gala honoring Amy Tan to celebrate literature and sustain Europe’s largest English-language library.
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America 250 Lecture: I. Early French Aid to the American Revolution
The American Library in ParisIn this first lecture, we look at American heroes in Paris and how the French helped the insurgents.
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America 250 Walking Tour: I. Franklin and Adams in Passy
The American Library in ParisFrom Autueil to the Champs Elysées.
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Annual General Meeting
The American Library in ParisAll members of the American Library in Paris are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the American Library in Paris, Inc., a membership corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and operating in France.
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America 250 Lecture: II. The Franco-American Alliance
The American Library in ParisThis second session explores the important French assistance, military and otherwise, given during the American Revolution.
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America 250 Walking Tour: II. Sites of Treaty of Paris
The American Library in ParisFrom Palais du Luxemburg to Rue Jacob.
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America 250 Lecture: III. Jefferson, Paine, and the Paris Salons
The American Library in ParisIn this third lecture, learn about places where secret plans were hatched to support the American insurgents.