Coffee House

Coffee House | 16/02/2024 | 9:00 am-11:00 am

Coffee House

Join the library community for a special moment to talk about anything and everything (in English of course!). Just come in and chat with others, have a cuppa and enjoy the company! Coffee House is free and open to all library members. No need to reserve! Donations welcome as always!


Garden Club Annual Planning Meeting

Garden Club Annual Planning Meeting | 15/02/2024 | 11:00 am-12:30 pm

Garden Club Annual Planning Meeting

The annual planning meeting of the Garden Club will take place in the library on Thursday, February 15 at 11am.
It is during this meeting that the year’s visits are determined. Please come with lots of ideas for places that we could visit this year.
Lunch reservations will be made for 12:30, after the meeting, at La Gogane (next to the library) for anyone who is interested. Here is their lunch menu.
If you would like to join for lunch, please send an email to GardenClubEllia@Yahoo.com no later than February 1st.


Bridge Club

Bridge Club | 14/02/2024 | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm

Bridge Club

Come and play (simple) Bridge (cardgame) at the library! Engage in a brain-stimulating sport: the Mini Bridge Exclusive Society. Discover, learn and play Mini Bridge in a relaxed, casual and informal ambiance. Mini Bridge, as developed by MBES allows and encourages

  • conversations while playing the game,
  • comments and remarks before, during and after the game,
  • second thoughts,
  • not taking oneself too seriously,

…in a nutshell, MBES (Mini Bridge Exclusive Society) proposes a different concept from the competing conventional Bridge Clubs.

Feel free to sign up and come and discover this new activity for library members! It is free and open to members of the library. Please contact the library to join!


Pizza and board games

Pizza and board games | 13/02/2024 | 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Pizza and board games

Join us for our ever-popular game night and pizza party! Cost is 7 euros (covers pizza and non-alcoholic drinks, 5 euros for native English speakers and children under 13). Event starts at 6 pm sharp. Last entry at 6:15 pm. First come, first serve with 40 participants max. Children under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult.


Luncheon Club

Luncheon Club | 13/02/2024 | 12:30 pm-2:30 pm

Luncheon Club

Do you love French food and restaurants? Would you like to speak English more, but in a relaxed environment? Join the Luncheon Club! Enjoy a meal and great conversation in English once a month at a local restaurant. This activity is open to library members. Spaces are limited. For more information or to sign up, please contact the group coordinator here.

 


The film club presents “Girl with a Pearl Earring”

The film club presents “Girl with a Pearl Earring” | 10/02/2024 | 3:00 pm-6:00 pm

The film club presents "Girl with a Pearl Earring"

The film club presents a film in English once a month on a Saturday afternoon.

This showing will be of Girl with a Pearl Earring, a 2003 drama film directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay by Olivia Hetreed, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Tracy Chevalier. Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet, a young 17th-century servant in the household of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (played by Colin Firth) at the time he painted Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) in the city of Delft in Holland. Other cast members include Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, and Judy Parfitt.

Watch the trailer here.

Screening begins at 3 o’clock sharp and will be followed by a discussion in English. This activity is free and open to all library members.  


Reading Shakespeare

Reading Shakespeare | 09/02/2024 | 2:30 pm-4:30 pm

Reading Shakespeare

Treat yourself to an afternoon of a collective reading of one of Shakespeare’s plays. This activity consists of watching a BBC production on DVD and then reading relative scenes. This is a great activity for lovers of language and fans of the great wit. Free and open to all library members. For more information or to sign-up, please contact the group coordinator here. The number of participants is limited.


Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter | 09/02/2024 | 10:00 am-11:00 am

Knit and Natter

Come along and bring your knitting,

Have a natter while you’re sitting,

Or learn to knit with wool provided,

Needles loaned and stitches guided.

Knitted garments are très chic,

So be in vogue and start this week.

Knit and Natter is a free activity, open to all library members. No need to reserve, just come and enjoy! If anyone has some extra yarn please bring it in.


Presentation on Angers’ Sister Cities

Presentation on Angers’ Sister Cities | 09/02/2024 | 10:00 am-11:00 am

Presentation on Angers' Sister Cities

Did you know that the city of Angers has 10 different twin towns spread throughout the world? Every year the city hosts three young people to serve as “ambassadors” to live in Angers for the year, working for the city to foster partnerships and to share their culture with local Angevins.

On February 9th, our three ambassadors : David Tristan of Valencia, Spain, Caroline Wielage of Osnabrück, Germany, and Emily Persons of Austin, Texas will each give a short presentation about their hometowns with time for a question and answers afterwards.


Coffee House

Coffee House | 09/02/2024 | 9:00 am-11:00 am

Coffee House

Join the library community for a special moment to talk about anything and everything (in English of course!). Just come in and chat with others, have a cuppa and enjoy the company! Coffee House is free and open to all library members. No need to reserve! Donations welcome as always!


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