Milton E. Lord, director of the Boston Public Library, is asked to take over the direction of the American Library, fearing Chambrun’s connection with the Vichy regime might imperil the Library. No charge is brought against Chambrun and her son, and she denies the allegations of being a collaborationist. She argues her case in her second memoir Shadows Lengthen, published in 1949.
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