The Comtesse de Chambrun’s son, René, marries Pierre Laval’s daughter Josée in 1935. Laval is a prominent figure under Pétain’s government under occupied France. Chambrun’s connection with Laval helps the American Library remain open during the Nazi turmoil. However, this connection also implies collaboration with the Germans. René de Chambrun is blacklisted as is clear in a Life Magazine of August 1942.
The Library has reduced operating hours from Tuesday 15 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