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Treat yourself to an afternoon of a collective reading of Shakespeare’s Henry the Fourth. 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. The activity is free for library members. Please sign up at the front desk.

Vanessa Manko will be speaking on “Loie Fuller and the Birth of Modern Dance”.

At work on a novel inspired by the life and times of American modern dance pioneer, Loie Fuller, who performed in Paris at the Folies-Bergère in 1893, causing an overnight sensation, author Vanessa Manko will present a talk focused on her novel-in-progress. The talk will range in subject from Loie Fuller and the many noted artists and writers she befriended in Paris during the Belle Epoque to Manko’s research finds in Paris while she is the American Library in Paris’ Visiting Spring 2018 Fellow. The talk will also touch upon the relationship between dance and writing.

Vanessa Manko is the author of The Invention of Exile. She earned her MFA from Hunter College, where she worked with Salman Rushdie, and her MA from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Her work has appeared in Granta, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review’s The Daily and on NPR’s Selected Shorts. Vanessa danced with the Charleston Ballet Theatre and is the former Dance Editor of The Brooklyn Rail and has also written about dance for Dance Magazine, Dance Now, Dance Teacher, Pointe and Dance Research Journal. She lives in Brooklyn.

No reservations necessary. Limited seating so come early! The Speaker program offers special guest speakers from September 2017 through June 2018 and has been made possible through a generous grant from the American Embassy.

For music lovers who are not necessarily musicians, the library presents a series of sessions aiming at illustrating  the heritage of English Classical Music in its most specific and beautiful forms, mainly vocal music. Each session will focus on a composer, with a short presentation of the work and the composer, followed by the listening of selected pieces through  selected  videos, often with different interpretations. The point is to share comments and criticism with the group members.

This session will focus on Handel’s opera “Ariodante”.

These sessions are free and open to the public. No need to reserve, just come and enjoy!

The Garden Club of the library is offering vegetable and flower seedlings as a fundraiser for the library. Come in and see some of the wonderful varieties offered.

Time to get outside! Get on those hiking boots and take some time to revel in the great outdoors! The idea is to organize an easy walk once a month – approximately 10 km, 2 to 3 hours, in the afternoon – in order to discover or re-discover the beautiful hiking paths of the Maine-et-Loire. Come along with good walking shoes, protection against rain, cold or heat according to the season…. a bottle of water and a little “en-cas” to keep you going ! Maximum group is 20 so make sure to sign up!

Want to sign up? Easy as pie!

Sign up by sending your name, email address and phone numbers (preferably cell phone) to this email address. You will be sent full details of the walk in due time.

The Internet is wonderful and can answer all your questions. For most of us, it is the main source for news. Indeed, we have immediate access to plenty of media from different parts of the world. But can they all be trusted? Using different sources and media, the press review helps you to find your way through the news and be well-informed. This is an informal sharing and discussion of the news in English. Please feel free to bring in an article that you would like to share with the other members of the group.

Meeting are held on Saturdays from 3-4:30PM.

This new activity for library members is organized by freelance journalist and library volunteer: Isma Hassaine-Poirier

The April read for the bookclub is “Embers” by Sandor Marai.

A castle at the foot of the Carpathian mountains in the 1930s. Two men, inseparable in their youth, meet for the first time in forty-one years. They have spent their lives waiting for this moment. Four decades earlier a murky, traumatic event – something to do with a betrayal, and a woman – led to their sudden separation. Now, as their lives draw to a close, the devastating truth about that moment will be revealed. EMBERS is a masterpiece – an unforgettable story of passion, fidelity, truth and deception.

For any enquiries about joining the bookclub please send an email by clicking here.

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 members. No need to reserve, just come and enjoy yourself!

This is a special moment when the community gathers together to talk about everything and anything (…in English of course!) and sips coffee and tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop in, no need to reserve!