The American Committee for Devastated France (known as CARD- Comité Américain pour les Régions Dévastées de France) was a group of American women who volunteered to help France recover from World War I. CARD sets up many camp libraries throughout France. Anne Morgan, founder of CARD, will go on to serve on the Board of Trustees of the American Library in Paris.
From 15 July to 29 August, the Library switches to Summer Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday: 13h–19h (nocturne suspended)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10h–16h
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Regular operating hours resume on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at 10h
Nocturnes will resume Tuesday 30 August 2022 (Tue & Wed 10h–21h)
Sunday hours resume Sunday 4 September 2022 (13h–19h)
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.
