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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - paris-france BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry in Color (ages 8–12) DTSTART:20260905T090000Z DTEND:20260905T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T120336Z UID:80776-1788606000-1788609600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Description: Mak e your writing world more colorful with the inspiration provided by the na mes on paint chips! Participants will also create poems of different style s including questions\, haikus\, letters—all in color! \nChildren betwee n the ages 8–12 may participate in Library programs on their own\, while their chaperone remains inside the Library. \nParticipants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers\, and t o find new books in our collections. With your help\, we hope to inspire c hildren to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css= ”.vc_custom_1788259630389{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-lef t: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0 143 !important\;}”]Important information: \nThis event is for Library me mbers between the ages of 8–12. Advance registration is required. All vi sitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasa nt library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children an d Teens Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis. org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_bt n title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#1945 73″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fo ntawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fa mericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blan k”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”R egister here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_ text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=” ” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibrary inparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D376033|target:_blank”][/ vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T120336Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/poetry-in-color-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Make It Last: A Mending Workshop with Ella Springer (ages 12–18) DTSTART:20260905T130000Z DTEND:20260905T143000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180325Z UID:80756-1788620400-1788625800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The practice of mending has existed for as long as we’ve been creating and wearing cloth ing. As fast fashion and even faster consumption become the norm\, mending skills are slowly being forgotten between generations. In this workshop\, participants will learn about what we wear\, how we consume\, and practic e basic mending skills to make repairs to our clothing. Materials will be provided for practice\, and you are also welcome to bring in your clothing items. Jeans are great for practice! Experienced crafters and novices are all welcome to join this event! \nAbout Ella Springer: Ella Springer is a n artist and designer originally from Michigan and currently based in Pari s while completing her thesis at Parsons Paris. Through her work\, she is on a mission to revive the skills and communities surrounding clothing rep air and sustainable hand making practices. In today’s fashion culture th ese skills are more crucial than ever. With a needle and thread as a tool for change\, Ella leads children to the joy of mending through workshops a nd creative activities. You can find out more about Ella here and follow her work here. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_17878434 14906{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;bor der-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”]I mportant information: \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per teen for non-members. Advance registration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Childre n and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant libr ary environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and program s for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children and Teens Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/v c_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title =”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ c ustom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontaweso me=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famerican libraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/ vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text= ”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” c ss=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinpar is.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375331|target:_blank”][/vc_co lumn_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180325Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/make-it-last-september-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Board Game Afternoon (18+) DTSTART:20260906T130000Z DTEND:20260906T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T120331Z UID:80296-1788706800-1788714000@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP now” color=”orang e” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” l ink=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3Ffor mId%3Dc451ff8b-1cbb-4639-b163-dab0253229fc%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnP r0g%26zone%3Deur|title:RSVP%20now|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=” ”]Join us for a fun-filled Board Game Afternoon at the library! Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual afternoon of g ameplay\, you’re welcome to come along. \n🕒 When: Sunday 6 September\ , 3:00pm-5:00pm\n📍 Where: American Library in Paris\, 10 rue du Génér al Camou\, Paris 75007 \nBring your friends or come solo and team up with fellow game enthusiasts. A wide selection of games will be available for a ll skill levels and interests. \nDetails: \n\nFree for library members. N on-members are welcome for 10€.\nRegistration is required. Click on the RSVP button above!\nLight refreshments will be provided on the night\nThi s event is for adults and mature teens. Check out our Kids & Teens calenda rs for events for under 18s!\n\nWe can’t wait to see you there! For any questions\, contact us at info@americanlibraryinparis.org[/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T120331Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/board-game-afternoon-2026-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Hour: Me on the Map (ages 3–5) DTSTART:20260909T123000Z DTEND:20260909T133000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T000328Z UID:80633-1788964200-1788967800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]or this program\ , join us for tales of maps\, geography\, and navigating the world around us! Stories featured in this event include picture books such as Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney\, illustrated by Annette Cable and What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan and Alberto Lot (pictured here). We’ll also sing son gs and practice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no tra nslation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encou rage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ S ervices staff members will read books in English and lead you and your lit tle one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\ , we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !im portant\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e0143 !importa nt\;border-left-style: solid !important\;}”]  \nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pl easant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections an d programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children ’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibra ryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2 ″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_backgroun d=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:htt ps:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|ta rget:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573 ″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_font awesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famer icanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D366154|target:_ blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T000328Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-me-on-the-map-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Letters Home with Fall 2026 Cultural Fellow Leïla Slimani DTSTART:20260909T173000Z DTEND:20260909T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T120323Z UID:80274-1788982200-1788985800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Dab268ee7-369d-42 3d-be81-2331e41a5cf0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84115795175|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Lett ers Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we ima gine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nBestsell ing French-Moroccan novelist and the American Library’s Fall 2026 Cultur al Fellow\, Leïla Slimani inaugurates the Library’s Letters Home progra mming theme with a conversation on writing\, memory\, identity\, and the i ntersections of family and colonial history. \nIn her latest novel\, I’l l Take the Fire\, the concluding volume of her family trilogy\, Slimani fo llows a young Moroccan woman forging a life between Casablanca\, Paris\, a nd London as she grapples with freedom\, inheritance\, and belonging. \nMo derated by the Library’s Curator of Cultural Programs\, Rachel Donadio\, the conversation explores the stories we inherit\, the places we call hom e\, and the ways personal histories are shaped by larger political and col onial legacies. \nAbout the speaker: \nLeïla Slimani is the bestselling a uthor of The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce)\, one of the New York Times Boo k Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018\, for which she became the first Morocc an woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize\, the Prix Gonc ourt. Her other books include Adèle\, Sex and Lies\, Country of Others an d Watch Us Dance\, which are the first and second parts of a trilogy of no vels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco. Slimani is Fr ench president Emmanuel Macron’s personal representative for the promoti on of the French language and culture. She has received numerous honors fo r her literary and cultural contributions\, including the Simone de Beauvo ir Prize for Women’s Freedom\, and was the chair of the jury for the 202 3 International Booker Prize. Born in Rabat\, Morocco\, in 1981\, she divi des her time between France and Portugal.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/ vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the Americ an Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other p urposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{b order-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-lef t-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEveni ngs with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column _text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T120323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/slimani26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Toddler Time (ages 1–3) DTSTART:20260910T090000Z DTEND:20260910T093000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T120316Z UID:80739-1789038000-1789039800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family,literary,music DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event for c hildren ages 1–3 and their caregivers features 30 minutes of stories\, s ongs\, and rhymes. Stories presented during our Toddler Time programs incl ude short picture books and board books such as Loops by Jashar Awan (pic tured here)\, which will be featured during this session. \nToddler Time s essions are hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services staff members\, a nd include age-appropriate stories selected by the Library’s Children’ s and Teens’ librarians. Enjoy stories\, music\, movement and rhymes and help develop your child’s early literacy skills. Stay for play and soci al time after the event. \nThe program is entirely in English\, as are all of our events for children and teens. No translation will be provided. Ea ch child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone\, and chaperones are re quired to remain with their children for the duration of the program. Pare nts and caregivers are expected to sit with their children beside them\, o r in their laps\, and participate in the program. We ask that all caregive rs put away their phones and other electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifel ong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_17115767934 12{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border -left-color: #9e0143 !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;}” ]Important information: This event is for Library members\, and advance re gistration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. Questi ons about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to t he Library’s Children and Teens Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celes te@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_in ner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” al ign=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-libr ary-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width= ”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_back ground=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”cent er” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url :https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid% 3D358876|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/v c_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T120316Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/toddler-time-10-september-202 6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library DTSTART:20260911T090000Z DTEND:20260911T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T120037Z UID:80449-1789124400-1789128000@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color _1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=” #dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#f fffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline _custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey ” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i _align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-ad just” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note ” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono v c-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick= ”” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form% 2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6 HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_c olumn][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]T he American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. C ome visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover:[/vc_colu mn_text][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \n\nOur origin story: How our Librar y grew out of a collection of books donated to troops in WWI\nThe establis hment of the American Library in Paris as a private non-profit library\nTh e famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway \, Henry Miller\, and others) who explored our stacks\nThe Paris Library S chool\, which brought American innovations to French libraries between the wars \nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library ope n during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 106- year history into the largest English-language lending library on the Euro pean continent\n\n[/vc_cta][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” a lign=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.co m%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D3b2c573b-498a-4db8-8dc7-227c0335ff47%2 6envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][vc_column _text css=””] \nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, an d take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please con tact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people (do not reserve throug h the site). \nFor school or group reservations\, or for other questions\, please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation an d the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event cons titutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, p edagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc _custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important\;border-left-style: sol id !important\;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T120037Z URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-09-11-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Night: Snack Attack (ages 12–18) DTSTART:20260911T170000Z DTEND:20260911T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180406Z UID:80779-1789153200-1789160400@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:community,food DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mix up your favo rite snack\, apero-style nibble\, or after dinner treat and bring it in to add to our tasting table. You’ll try to identify the ingredients\, and vote on your favorite. Participants will also play a trivia game with ques tions about snacks from around the world. \nIf you’ve ever wanted to try American treats you’ve read about or seen in movies\, then you’ll wan t to join us for this event! \nDrinks and light snacks will be provided by the Library\, as well as a few regional snacks from across the United Sta tes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1788266195608{borde r-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-st yle: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”]Important in formation: \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per teen f or non-members. Advance registration is required. All visitors are expecte d to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the R ules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environ ment for all patrons. After-hours events for teens\, such as Teen Nights\, require a signed permission slip\, which can be downloaded here: TEEN PER MISSION SLIP 2026 2027. One permission slip is needed per academic year (S eptember–July). \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Service s Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column _text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Libr ary Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_te xt=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa s fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryi nparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_colum n_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff ” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events. mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D376044|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner ][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180406Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/tn-snack-attack-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry in Color: A Writing Workshop for Teens (ages 12–18) DTSTART:20260912T120000Z DTEND:20260912T133000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000323Z UID:80818-1789221600-1789227000@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Make your writin g world more colorful with the inspiration provided by the names on paint chips! Participants in this workshop  will also create poems of different styles including questions\, haikus\, letters—all in color! \nThis work shop will be hosted by Children’s and Teens’ Services staff with the h elp of Library volunteers. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_c ustom_1787843414906{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px ! important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !imp ortant\;}”]Important information: \nThis event is free for Library membe rs\, and 15€ per teen for non-members. Advance registration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Poli cy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collectio ns and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Chil dren and Teens Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryi nparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ ][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background= ”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i _icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https :%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|targ et:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn ti tle=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawe some=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famerica nlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D377784|target:_bla nk”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teens-poetry-in-color-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Hour: Hat Day (ages 3–5) DTSTART:20260916T123000Z DTEND:20260916T133000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T000328Z UID:80635-1789569000-1789572600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program \, join us for fun\, silly and magical headwear of all kinds! Stories feat ured in this event include picture books such as The Magic Hat by Mem Fox\ , illustrated by Tricia Tusa and This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen  (pict ured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes. Everyone is encou raged to wear a hat! \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no transl ation will be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourag e children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Serv ices staff members will read books in English and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and oth er electronic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, w e hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc _column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !impor tant\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important\ ;border-left-style: solid !important\;}”]  \nImportant information: Thi s event is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Car egivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleas ant library environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and p rograms for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryin paris.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″] [vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background= ”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i _icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https :%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|targ et:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn ti tle=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawe some=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famerica nlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D366155|target:_bla nk”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T000328Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-hat-day-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:History Tour at the Library DTSTART:20260918T090000Z DTEND:20260918T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T120037Z UID:80453-1789729200-1789732800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color _1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=” #dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#f fffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline _custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey ” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i _align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-ad just” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note ” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono v c-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick= ”” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form% 2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6 HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_c olumn][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]T he American Library in Paris invites you to register for a History Tour. C ome visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Camou and discover:[/vc_colu mn_text][vc_cta h2=”” css=””] \n\nOur origin story: How our Librar y grew out of a collection of books donated to troops in WWI\nThe establis hment of the American Library in Paris as a private non-profit library\nTh e famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway \, Henry Miller\, and others) who explored our stacks\nThe Paris Library S chool\, which brought American innovations to French libraries between the wars \nThe true stories of the brave librarians who kept the Library ope n during the Occupation of WWII\nHow the Library has evolved over its 106- year history into the largest English-language lending library on the Euro pean continent\n\n[/vc_cta][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” a lign=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.co m%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D5ca09441-7e2b-4b19-a0fb-11b2c0210a5f%2 6envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][vc_column _text css=””] \nAll tours are on Fridays at 11h00\, last one hour\, an d take place in person at the American Library in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please con tact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or more people (do not reserve throug h the site). \nFor school or group reservations\, or for other questions\, please email tours@americanlibraryinparis.org. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of the Florence Gould Foundation an d the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event cons titutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, p edagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc _custom_1665240973767{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important\;border-left-style: sol id !important\;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T120037Z URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-09-18-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Night: Capture the Flag (ages 12–18) DTSTART:20260918T170000Z DTEND:20260918T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000323Z UID:80821-1789758000-1789765200@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family,outdoors DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us for a ga me of capture the flag on the Champ de Mars (weather permitting). Whether you’ve played the game at summer camp every year\, or you’ve only ever read about it while enjoying the Percy Jackson books\, you’re welcome t o join our game. We’ll meet at the Library to divide into teams and go o ver the rules of the game\, then we’ll set out as a group to the Champ d e Mars to play the game outdoors. We’ll be playing in two teams. A membe r of the Children’s and Teens’ Services staff will participate on each team. \nIn the case of light rain\, we’ll go ahead and play. In the eve nt of heavy rain or storms\, we’ll move the event inside. You are welcom e to call the Children’s and Teens’ Services Desk directly for an upda te before the event. Parents/guardians can pick up participating teens at the Library at 21h00.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_17 88558802570{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !importan t\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\; }”]Important information: \nThis event is free for Library members\, and 15€ per teen for non-members. Advance registration is required. All vis itors are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for C hildren and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasan t library environment for all patrons. After-hours events for teens\, such as Teen Nights\, require a signed permission slip\, which can be download ed here: TEEN PERMISSION SLIP 2026 2027. One permission slip is needed per academic year (September–July). \nQuestions about collections and progr ams for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinpari s.org. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][ vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=” #194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_ic on_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2 F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target: _blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title =”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ cu stom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesom e=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanli braryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D377785|target:_blank ”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/capture-the-flag-september-20 26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Sprints with Noah Weisz (ages 12–18) DTSTART:20260919T120000Z DTEND:20260919T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000323Z UID:80824-1789826400-1789833600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Get ready to rac e against the clock in this wildly creative team writing challenge! Your m ission: in a single evening\, work together to brainstorm\, plan out\, and write a full-length short story\, complete with compelling characters\, a n exciting plot\, and maybe even a few surprise twists! While each writer will contribute their own scenes and their own voice\, the story has to fi t together into a coherent and satisfying whole. Through this madcap\, fas t-paced workshop\, you’ll experience a snapshot of the full writing proc ess—and witness firsthand the ways that collaboration and fearless speed -writing can fuel creativity and make writing more fun than ever. \nPizza and drinks will be provided by the Library. Please note the late end time for this event. \nAbout Noah Weisz: Noah Weisz is a fiction writer and ed ucator with an MFA in Creative Writing and over a decade of experience hel ping students of all ages unleash the stories they have inside.  Noah‘s own writing for children and young adults has been widely published in li terary magazines and has won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award\, the A. O rr Fantasy Award\, and the Katherine Paterson Prize for middle-grade ficti on\, among other honors.  He is also a three-time finalist for the Bath C hildren’s Novel Award.  Most recently\, he has taught undergraduate cre ative writing workshops at Sciences Po and CEA CAPA\; he also teaches crea tive writing at several middle schools around Paris\, to adults through WI CE\, and to private students of all skill levels.[/vc_column_text][vc_colu mn_text css=”.vc_custom_1788560639266{border-left-width: 8px !important\ ;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border -color: #9e0143 !important\;}”]Important information: \nThis event is fr ee for Library members\, and 15€ per teen for non-members. Advance regis tration is required. All visitors are expected to familiarize themselves w ith the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so t hat we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nQuest ions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children and Teens Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: cele ste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_i nner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” a lign=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true ” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-l ibrary-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width =”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_bac kground=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”cen ter” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”ur l:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid %3D377786|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/ vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/teen-night-story-sprints-2026 / X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Hour: City Life (ages 3–5) DTSTART:20260923T123000Z DTEND:20260923T133000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180406Z UID:80639-1790173800-1790177400@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program \, join us for tales of living\, exploring and discovering the city! Stori es featured in this event include picture books such as Saturday by Oge Mo ra and Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson\, illustrated by Sydney Smith (p ictured here). We’ll also sing songs and practice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no translation will be provided. This partic ipatory program is intended to encourage children to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services staff members will read books in English and lead you and your little one in songs and hand-rhymes durin g a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\, sing along\, move around \, and model movement and listening for your little one. We ask that all c aregivers put away their phones and other electronic devices for the durat ion of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to becom e lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1704 817042485{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\ ;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important\;border-left-style: solid !importan t\;}”]  \nImportant information: This event is for Library members\, an d advance registration is required. Caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all pat rons. Questions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens’ Services Manager\, Ce leste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_ inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff ” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2F children-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_c olumn_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”cus tom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”l g” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”t rue” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.dig ital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D366156|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inn er][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180406Z URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-city-life-2026-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reclaiming the American Story with Tommy Orange DTSTART:20260923T173000Z DTEND:20260923T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T120323Z UID:80278-1790191800-1790195400@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D20543a56-bbea-40 da-aff3-5e47052525cf%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86440371781|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In Wandering Stars\, Tommy Orange traces one Native American family’s story from the Sand Creek Mas sacre through generations of survival\, exploring inherited trauma\, insti tutional violence\, and the resilience of Indigenous communities.  \nMode rated by writer Daniel Levin Becker\, the discussion examines the relation ship between history and fiction\, the power of polyphonic storytelling\, afterlives of ritual objects in European museums\, and how literature can reclaim stories long erased from the American narrative. \nThis event is i n partnership with Festival America. \nAbout the speakers: \nTommy Orange is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel There There\, a mult i-generational\, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few of u s have ever seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There was one of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year\, and won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the Pen/Hemingway Award. There There was also longlisted for the National Book Award and was a fin alist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent novel\, Wandering Stars\, wa s published in February 2024. Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland\, Calif ornia. \nDaniel Levin Becker is the author of Many Subtle Channels and Wha t’s Good. His translations from the French include books by\, among othe rs\, Georges Perec\, Laurent Mauvignier\, Jakuta Alikavazovic\, and Éric Chevillard. He is co-founder of the small press Fern Books and the only li ving American member of the Oulipo.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_col umn][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important infor mation: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Re ading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to po se questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Lib rary in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purpose s.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border- left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-styl e: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings wi th an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donat ion)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T120323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/orange26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:History Tour: 1920s Edition DTSTART:20260925T090000Z DTEND:20260925T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T120037Z UID:80457-1790334000-1790337600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:[vc_row title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” gradient_color _1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=” #dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#f fffff” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” outline _custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey ” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i _align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-ad just” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note ” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono v c-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick= ”” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form% 2F%3FformId%3D84a328fa-e341-4ab2-95fc-95ff16143736%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6 HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_c olumn][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]D id you know that Gertrude Stein had a penchant for pulpy mystery novels? O r that Hemingway attempted to secure a job at the Library for his drinking buddy? \nThe American Library in Paris invites you to register for a 1920 s-focused History Tour. Come visit us in person at 10 rue du Général Cam ou and discover: \n\nOur origin story\, when our Library warehoused a coll ection of books donated to the Doughboys fighting alongside Allied troops in WWI\nThe establishment of the American Library in Paris as a private li brary\nThe famous writers of the Lost Generation (Gertrude Stein\, Ernest Hemingway\, Henry Miller\, and more) who explored our stacks during their time in Paris\nOur Paris Library School\, which brought American innovatio ns to French libraries in the 1920s\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”R SVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text= ”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http s:%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D1583a0d2- 8379-4cdd-bdc2-18afc28e3f83%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deu r|target:_blank”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nAll tours are on Friday s at 11h00\, last one hour\, and take place in person at the American Libr ary in Paris. \nTours are free of charge and open to the public. Pre-regis tration is required. Please contact us if you wish to reserve for 5 or mor e people (do not reserve through the site). \nFor school or group reservat ions\, or for other questions\, please email tours@americanlibraryinparis .org. \nThis initiative is made possible through the generous support of t he Florence Gould Foundation and the American Center for Art and Culture. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes. \n\n[/vc_co lumn_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1665240973767{border-left-widt h: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e014 3 !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;}”][/vc_column_text][ /vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T120037Z URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/history-tours-09-25-26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Black Artist Collective: A Traveling Showcase of Award-Winning Chi ldren's Book Authors and Illustrators (ages 5–adult) DTSTART:20260925T160000Z DTEND:20260925T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180325Z UID:80752-1790359200-1790364600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:community,family,literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join eight Black American authors and illustrators for an exciting evening of conversation about their books for children and teens! This evening event will feature short author readings\, sneak peeks at the writing or illustrating proces s of each of the creators and a discussion about Paris as inspiration. Mee t Paula Chase\, Judy Allen Dodson\, Sharon G. Flake\, Ekua Holmes\, E.B. L ewis\, Ebony L. Mudd\, Kelly Starling Lyons\, and Tricia Elam Walker durin g this dynamic\, and exciting event! The evening will wrap up with a book signing and reception with light refreshments and drinks. \nAll eight auth ors will sign books at this event\, and books will be available for purcha se at the Library. \nThis event is intended for children\, teens\, and adu lts ages 5+. Attendees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Lib rary Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \nThis event is fr ee and open to the public\, and registration is required. Attendees are ex pected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library en vironment for all patrons. \nQuestions about collections and programs for children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teens ’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1785403609170{border-le ft-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: The discussion will be available in person only. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. This e vent is for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Attend ees are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Chi ldren and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant library environment for all patrons. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner] [vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Library Policy” style= ”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” siz e=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-child” add_ic on=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildre n-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_i nner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” al ign=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2F event%3Fid%3D375302|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc _column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180325Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/black-artist-collective-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How The World Views Trump’s America with Nataliya Gumenyuk and M adeleine Schwartz DTSTART:20260929T173000Z DTEND:20260929T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T120323Z UID:80280-1790710200-1790713800@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Daa764137-f75f-4e cf-902e-39a905bf0fb0%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”target:_blan k”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Ho w do those outside the United States understand America’s politics\, glo bal influence\, and changing place in the world?  \nJoin award-winning Uk rainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk– the only Ukrainian reporter to hav e covered every U.S. presidential election since 2008– for a conversatio n on America’s image abroad\, the war in Ukraine\, and how American fore ign policy shapes conflicts far beyond its borders. Together with Madelein e Schwartz\, editor-in-chief of The Dial and co-editor of How We See It: T he World Looks at America in the Age of Trump\, they will explore how jour nalists around the world are reporting on an era defined by shifting allia nces\, drone warfare\, and competing visions of America’s global role. \ nAbout the speakers: \nNataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and aut hor specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting. She is the co- founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab\, which fosters cons tructive discussion around complex social issues. After Russia’s full-sc ale invasion\, the organization co-founded The Reckoning Project to docume nt war crimes. As a foreign correspondent\, Gumenyuk has reported from mor e than 50 countries and regularly contributes to Foreign Affairs\, the Gua rdian\, and the Atlantic\, etc. She is the author of several documentaries and books\, including The Lost Island\, The Maidan Tahrir\, and The Scari est Days of My Life. Gumenyuk also co-founded and headed Hromadske TV\, an independent Ukrainian broadcaster.   \nMadeleine Schwartz is editor in c hief of The Dial\, the award-winning magazine of international writing and editor\, with the staff of The Dial\, of How We See It: The World Looks a t America in the Age of Trump. She lives in Paris\, where she writes about the rise of the far right\, urban politics and art fraud. Her work appear s in the London Review of Books\, the New Yorker and the New York Review o f Books\, where she previously worked as an editor. She teaches journalism at Sciences Po.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_ro w][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discuss ion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation wi ll happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the L ibrary will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAtt endance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video  to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for m arketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !im portant\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important \;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are fr ee and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_ro w] LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T120323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/dial26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Hour: Teddy Bears and Blankies (ages 3–5) DTSTART:20260930T123000Z DTEND:20260930T133000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T180334Z UID:80693-1790778600-1790782200@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For this program \, join us for tales of comfort toys\, security blankets and objects that make us feel safe! Stories featured in this event include picture books su ch as Found by Salina Yoon\, and Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Maddour\, illus trated by Daniel Egneus (pictured here). We’ll also sing songs and pract ice rhymes. \nThis program is entirely in English\, and no translation wil l be provided. This participatory program is intended to encourage childre n to actively engage with stories. Children’s and Teens’ Services staf f members will read books in English and lead you and your little one in s ongs and hand-rhymes during a live\, interactive session. Plan to join in\ , sing along\, move around\, and model movement and listening for your lit tle one. We ask that all caregivers put away their phones and other electr onic devices for the duration of this program. With your help\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers![/vc_column_text][vc_column_t ext css=”.vc_custom_1704817042485{border-left-width: 8px !important\;pad ding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important\;border-l eft-style: solid !important\;}”]  \nImportant information: This event i s for Library members\, and advance registration is required. Caregivers a re expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Children and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant libra ry environment for all patrons. Questions about collections and programs f or children and teens can be sent to the Library’s Children’s and Teen s’ Services Manager\, Celeste Rhoads: celeste@americanlibraryinparis.org .[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn t itle=”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573 ″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_font awesome=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Fame ricanlibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank ”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Re gister here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_t ext=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=” ” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibrary inparis.events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D366157|target:_blank”][/ vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T180334Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/sh-teddy-bears-and-blankies-2 026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lessons from Istanbul with Suzy Hansen DTSTART:20260930T173000Z DTEND:20260930T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T120323Z UID:80282-1790796600-1790800200@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3Da6e4fa55-3a62-46 41-a8d2-97c438a092c5%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85059403788|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Lett ers Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we ima gine\, remember\, and return to home from afar. Learn more → \nHow does a country gradually slide toward autocracy? Drawing on more than a decade of reporting from a single neighborhood in Istanbul\, journalist and Puli tzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen explores the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from reform-minded technocrat to authoritarian leader in her new book\, F rom Life Itself. Through the lives of Turks\, Kurds\, and Syrian refugees living side by side\, Hansen traces the local realities behind sweeping po litical change\, asking what Turkey’s recent history reveals about the r esurgence of authoritarianism—and what it can teach us about democracies around the world today. \nAbout the speaker: \nSuzy Hansen lived in Istan bul for more than a decade\, where she was a contributing writer for the N ew York Times Magazine and many other publications. Her first book\, Notes on a Foreign Country\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfictio n and the winner of the Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan Award. Her second book\, From Life Itself: Turkey\, Istanbul and Neighborh ood in the Age of Erdogan\, was  published in April 2026. She has taught writing at Princeton University\, New York University\, and Bard College.[ /vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_ column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be avail able both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in pers on (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will strea m the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person a nd online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this e vent constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promot ional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c ss=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding- left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: # 9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to th e public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T120323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/hansen26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Little People Big Dreams Day with Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara (ag es 4–adult) DTSTART:20261003T090000Z DTEND:20261003T103000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T120316Z UID:80745-1791025200-1791030600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Little Peop le\, BIG DREAMS creator and author Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara for a morn ing reading\, then she’ll talk about the beginnings of the series\, what inspires her\, and what figures she might write about next. An audience Q &A will follow\, with fun activity sheets and stickers for the audience to take away with them. Ms. Sánchez Vegara will sign books at this event\, and books will be available for purchase at the Library. \nAbout the autho r: About the author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the author and creato r of the internationally best-selling series Little People\, BIG DREAMS. H er books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\, born in Barcelona\, Spain\, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. Her books combine creativity with learning\, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationsh ip between children and pop culture. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream of publishing a book come true. In 2012\, after 20 years of working in advertising\, she self-published he r first book. Two years later\, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces\, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in th e Little People\, BIG DREAMS series. The series was first published in Spa in as Pequeña & GRANDE by Alba Editorial\, and now Little People\, BIG DR EAMS is translated into more than 40 languages. \nThis event is free for L ibrary members and 15€ per person for non-members.[/vc_column_text][vc_c olumn_text css=”.vc_custom_1787829794796{border-left-width: 8px !importa nt\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;bor der-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \n\n\nImportant information: Attendee s are expected to familiarize themselves with the Library Policy for Child ren and the Rules and Code of Conduct so that we can provide a pleasant li brary environment for all patrons. Please arrive between 10h30–11h00 to check in for this event. Please note this event will be in English and no translation will be provided. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 may pa rticipate in a Library on their own\, as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 18 is readily available on the Library premises\, however care givers are encouraged to attend and enjoy the event with their children. P articipants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers\, and to find new books in our collections. With your h elp\, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers! \n\n\n[/vc_c olumn_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title= ”Library Policy” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ cu stom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesom e=”fas fa-child” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanl ibraryinparis.org%2Fchildren-in-the-library-policy%2F|target:_blank”][/v c_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”custom” custom_background=”#194573″ custom_text=” #ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”” css= ”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https:%2F%2Famericanlibraryinparis. events.mylibrary.digital%2Fevent%3Fid%3D375244|target:_blank”][/vc_colum n_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T120316Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/little-people-big-dreams-day- 2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:They Stole a City with Lauren Collins DTSTART:20261006T173000Z DTEND:20261006T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T180355Z UID:80284-1791315000-1791318600@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D37c57086-d810-42 e5-aa79-ae1642c2ee41%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F82001320866|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Lauren Collins for a c onversation about her New York Times bestselling book They Stole a City\, which traces the lives of four Wilmington\, North Carolina\, families—tw o Black\, two white—across 125 years following the 1898 white supremacis t massacre and the only successful coup d’état on American soil. Writte n in collaboration with living descendants of the families\, the book comb ines archival research with personal testimony to uncover how one largely forgotten act of political violence reshaped a city\, undermined democracy \, and continues to reverberate across American life today. \nThis convers ation will be moderated by author and professor\, Jonathan Levy. \nAbout t he speakers: \nLauren Collins is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her su bjects have included Michelle Obama\, Emmanuel Macron\, Demna\, the street artist Invader\, French tacos\, the refugee crisis\, and equal pay. Since 2015 she has been based in Paris\, covering stories mainly from France. S he is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language\, which the Times named as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. They Stole a City: Wi lmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Leg acy was released in July 2026 is a New York Times bestseller. \nJonathan L evy is professeur des universités at Sciences Po\, Paris and Visiting Pro fessor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. A historian of the United States\, among other books he is the author of Age s of American Capitalism: A History of the United States.[/vc_column_text] [vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css= ””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversati on on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attend ees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes  permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and us ed by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogi cal\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom _1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !impor tant\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !importan t\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annen berg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T180355Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/collins26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Life in Letters with Virginia Evans DTSTART:20261007T173000Z DTEND:20261007T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T120323Z UID:80286-1791401400-1791405000@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D4382f8af-41b9-49 4e-bd41-80bb623efa06%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F83543274466|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Lett ers Home\, our series of curated programs celebrating the many ways we ima gine\, remember\, and return to home from afar.\nLearn more → \nJoin Vir ginia Evans for a conversation about her acclaimed debut novel\, The Corre spondent\, a moving testament to the power of the written word. Through th e story of an avid letter writer whose correspondence becomes the archive of a life\, Evans explores memory\, family\, forgiveness\, and the endurin g connections forged through letters across generations. \nAbout the speak er: \nVirginia Evans’ debut novel The Correspondent is a #1 New York Tim es bestselling novel that has sold in more than 25 countries. Raised on th e East Coast of the United States\, she attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature\, as well as Trinity College in Dublin\, Ireland\, for her masters of philosophy in creative writing. She lives in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina\, with her husband\, two children \, and her Red Labrador\, Brigid. \nThe Correspondent won the 2026 PEN/Hem ingway Award for Debut Novel\, the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, the inaug ural James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize which celebrates debut authors\, and the Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction. It was a Best Book of the Year for NPR\, the Washington Post\, Boston Globe\, Elle\, Christian Science Monitor\, Amazon\, She Reads\, and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pic k. It was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and th e Andrew Carnegie Medal. The Correspondent has been translated into more t han 35 languages\, including Albanian\, French\, Latvian\, Polish\, Mongol ian\, and Vietnamese. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The d iscussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversat ion will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing exper ience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column _text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8 px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !imp ortant\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][ /vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T120323Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/evans26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The History of Diversity with David Oppenheimer and Isabelle Hanne DTSTART:20261013T173000Z DTEND:20261013T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180406Z UID:80288-1791919800-1791923400@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D5acd3b11-e629-47 77-8a17-58f96efb3f09%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87532127322|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How did diversity become a defining principle of higher education\, scientific inquiry\, and democrat ic society? What do we make of today’s backlash against it?  \nJoin Dav id B. Oppenheimer\, professor at the University of California\, Berkeley S chool of Law\, for a conversation about the two-hundred-year history of th e diversity principle\, from the Enlightenment and the first modern resear ch universities to the concept’s influence on thinkers including John St uart Mill\, Thurgood Marshall\, Ruth Bader Ginsburg\, and Pauli Murray.  \nModerated by journalist Isabelle Hanne of Libération\, the discussion w ill examine the philosophical foundations of diversity and what today’s political backlash reveals about its future in education\, public life\, a nd democracy. \nAbout the speakers: \nDavid B. Oppenheimer is a Clinical P rofessor of Law at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Law\, and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-D iscrimination Law. He holds a JD degree from Harvard. In his clinical work he has consulted on over 100 discrimination and harassment cases in Asia\ , Europe\, North America\, and Latin America. He is the author or editor o f ten books on US and global discrimination law. His newest book\, The Div ersity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea\, was published in 20 26 by Yale University Press. \nIsabelle Hanne is a French journalist for L ibération\, where she covers international affairs. From 2017 to 2021\, s he was the newspaper’s U.S. correspondent\, reporting extensively on Ame rican politics and society\, from voters’ polarization to reproductive r ights\, race\, gun violence\, culture wars and the deep transformations re shaping the country. She is the author of Le Choix (éditions Goutte d’o r\, 2022)\, a novel about abortion in the United States\, exploring the pe rsonal and ideological stakes of the issue. She now lives in Paris but con tinues to travel regularly to the U.S.\, including for a book about Americ an foodways.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][v c_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will h appen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Libra ry will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Bot h in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttenda nce at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marke ting\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_ column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !import ant\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;bo rder-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free a nd open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the gen erous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180406Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/oppenheimer26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Inside the Midterms with Sam Tanenhaus\, Maya Kandel\, and Martin Gelin DTSTART:20261015T170000Z DTEND:20261015T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180406Z UID:80290-1792090800-1792096200@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D429f582e-3d45-46 c1-8152-33dc1e407c95%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85146830062|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]What can we expect in the U .S. Midterm elections? As Americans head to the polls\, what are the key i ssues\, races and political forces that will shape the outcome?  \nJoin S am Tanenhaus\, leading expert on American conservatism and biographer of W illiam F. Buckley Jr.\, and Maya Kandel\, a journalist and scholar of Amer ican foreign policy\, for a discussion of the state of the MAGA movement\, the battle for Congress\, and the roles of immigration\, the Supreme Cour t\, geopolitics\, and the economy in this pivotal election. This panel wil l be moderated by journalist and author Martin Gelin\, President of the An glo-American Press Association. \nAbout the speakers: \nSam Tanenhaus\, th e former editor of the New York Times Book Review\, is the author of the n ational bestsellers Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (winner of the Los Ang eles Times Book Prize and a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize) and The Death of Conservatism. His feature articles an d essays have appeared in the Atlantic\, New Yorker\, New York Times Magaz ine\, New York Review of Books\, Vanity Fair\, and many other publications in the United States and abroad. His new book\, Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America\, was published to wide acclaim in 2025. \nMaya Kandel is an independent researcher specializing in the United Stat es. She works as an analyst\, consultant\, speaker\, and expert commentato r\, with particular expertise in strategic foresight and counter-influence . Trained as a historian\, she is also an affiliated researcher at the Cen tre for Research on the English-Speaking World (CREW) at Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris 3). Since October 2022\, she has written a twice-monthl y column on the United States for Mediapart. From 2021 to 2022\, she serve d as Senior Fellow and Director of the U.S. Program at the Institut Montai gne. More information about her work is available on her blog\, Froggy Bot tom. \nMartin Gelin is a Swedish-American journalist and the author of sev en books on American politics\, foreign affairs and culture. His latest bo ok\, Rules of Attraction: Why Soft Power Matters in Hard Times\, will be p ublished in English in 2026. He has written for the Guardian\, Foreign Pol icy\, Washington Post\, and New York Magazine. After two decades in New Yo rk\, he now lives in Paris\, where he is also the president of the Anglo-A merican Press Association\, the oldest foreign press organization in Franc e.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ vc_column_text css=””]Important information: Please note the early sta rt time of this event. The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will a ppear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Z oom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees wil l be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permi ssion for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by t he American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, o r other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_175803 2823591{border-left-width: 8px !important\;padding-left: 8px !important\;b order-left-style: solid !important\;border-color: #9e0143 !important\;}” ] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/ vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180406Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/aapa26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:This Cursed Beautiful Land with Evan Gershkovich DTSTART:20261104T183000Z DTEND:20261104T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180406Z UID:80292-1793820600-1793824200@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D9e4630c5-5c95-43 b0-8301-f0dde324f0db%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom L ink” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”# ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http:%2F %2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89446961366|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row ][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The American Library in Par is welcomes Evan Gershkovich for his debut appearance in France to discuss his memoir\, This Cursed Beautiful Land. Wrongfully arrested in Russia in March 2023 on fabricated espionage charges\, Gershkovich spent 500 days i n prison before his release in a landmark prisoner exchange. In this urgen t conversation\, he reflects on his experience of captivity\, the enduring importance of a free press\, and the contradictions of contemporary Russi a. \nAbout the speaker: \nEvan Gershkovich is a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Berlin. Born in New Jersey to Soviet émi grés\, he lived in Russia for more than five years before his 2023 arrest and subsequent sixteen-month imprisonment on false espionage charges. His writing has appeared in the New York Times\, the Economist\, and Foreign Policy\, and he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2025 as part of an invest igative team for the Journal. He is the recipient of a MacDowell Fellowshi p.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be av ailable both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in p erson (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will st ream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-perso n and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at thi s event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, pro motional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_tex t css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !important\;paddi ng-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;border-color : #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous supp ort of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180406Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/gershkovich26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Poetry of an Uncertain Future with Jorie Graham DTSTART:20261117T183000Z DTEND:20261117T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T180359Z UID:80276-1794943800-1794947400@americanlibraryinparis.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now ” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#fff fff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https:%2F%2 Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D84469b81-87ff-43 0c-9ffa-3f34a768ed60%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|targe t:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][v c_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]One of America’s most celebr ated living poets\, Jorie Graham joins us to read from her latest collecti on\, Killing Spree. Graham’s poems confront the defining crises of our t ime – from ecological collapse and political violence to technological a cceleration to late-stage capitalist excesses. Killing Spree asks what poe try can still reveal amid crisis\, and traces the struggle to remain fully human in a damaged world. \nAbout the speaker: \nJorie Graham is the auth or of sixteen collections of poems. Her poetry has been widely translated and has been the recipient of numerous awards\, among them the Pulitzer Pr ize\, the Forward Prize (UK)\, the Los Angeles Times Book Award\, the Inte rnational Nonino Prize\, and the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize fo r Poetry from the Library of Congress. She lives in Massachusetts and is B oylston Chair Emerita at Harvard University.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator ][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Import ant information: The discussion will be available in person only. \nAttend ance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video t o be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for mark eting\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc _column_text css=”.vc_custom_1758032823591{border-left-width: 8px !impor tant\;padding-left: 8px !important\;border-left-style: solid !important\;b order-color: #9e0143 !important\;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the ge nerous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T180359Z LOCATION:The American Library in Paris URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org/event/graham26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:American Library in Paris X-SOURCE-URL:https://americanlibraryinparis.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR