In June 1940, German troops march on Paris. On September 28, the Nazi regime publishes the Otto list, an inventory of over 1,000 books considered illegal by the occupying force. Dr. Hermann Fuchs, the Berlin librarian in charge of the enforcement of the banned list, pays a visit to the American Library and removes 40 books from circulation.
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.
