By December 1920, the Library has 5,000 subscribers. Each member is asked to pay 100 francs initial fee and 100 francs annually. Lifetime membership is available for 2,000 francs. The Library proves to be much in demand, circulating an average of 10,000 books a month. During its first year of operation, 91,722 documents are checked out.
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.
