Pizza and board games
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Christmas Caroling
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Looking for that good old Christmas spirit? All you need to do is to wear red and green WARM clothes (and a red Santa hat if you have one!), meet at the library at 3:00 before going out to carol in the streets of Angers. No need to sign up, just come and sing to your heart’s content! Click here to see what carols we will be singing, maybe not all of these but certainly most of these! We will have copies of the carols to hand out to everyone. If you don’t want to sing, come and applaud us!
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Film Club
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The library is pleased to offer a showing of a great film in English on one Saturday afternoon a month. The December showing will be of “Virgin Suicides”. The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American drama written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It is based on the 1993 best selling debut novel of the same name by American author Jeffrey Eugenides. The film tells of the brief lives of five teenage sisters in a middle class suburb near the outskirts of Detroit during the 1970s. After the youngest sister makes an initial attempt at suicide, her sisters are put under close scrutiny by their parents, eventually being put into near-confinement, which leads to increasingly depressive and isolated behaviour. Screening begins at 15:00 sharp. This activity is free of charge for all library members. Please sign up at the front desk in advance if possible. A discussion in English will follow the film. |
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Reading Shakespeare
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French Conversation Groups
 Time to brush up your French?
The library offers French conversation groups for adults! This group uses newspaper articles and latest news to incite the members to talk about French culture. They work on vocubulary for shopping at the market, communicating with the local garage, traveling around France and more…plus general tips about living in France. There is a little bit of grammar of course, but just enough to help you get a sense of what you are hearing. The object is to ease you into the language and culture…and help make the French chapter of your life easier . Please contact the front desk to sign up. Groups meet on Friday mornings from 11 – 12 (except during school holidays). Cost is 60 euros for an individual and 90 euros for a couple; this covers the activity through the month of June.
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Books and Tea
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“Books and Tea” is a monthly meeting for bookworms and tea drinkers. Bring a book you’ve really enjoyed, talk about it and pass it on! No need to sign up, just come and enjoy! “Books and Tea” meetings take place at Les Casse-Croûte de Suzy at 3 rue de l’Espine in Angers. |
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Luncheon Club
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Thanksgiving!
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The library is organising a Thanksgiving meal on Sunday, November 29th. This will be a full day of events including a walk in the woods to work up your appetite, a full turkey and vegetable meal & entertainment. Cost is 25 euros for adults. Children are welcome: 6-14 year olds pay 10 euros and children under 5 are free. Seating is limited at 77 so please let us know as soon as you can by sending an email to phoebe@ellia.org if you would like to join the festivities. This is a very special event for the library…as we have much to be thankful for! |
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Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Film and talk by young Syrian filmmaker
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Hanna Karim, a young Syrian filmmaker and photographer, will be giving a talk on life in his hometown Aleppo, Syria before, during and in the aftermath of the war. Following his presentation will be a screening of his film “As Homing Pigeons” which was recognized at the Short Film Corner during the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. There will be a time for questions and answers after the screening. Free and open to the public. No need to reserve.
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