Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter | 03/12/2021 | 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.


Coffee House (just talk, no coffee…sorry guys)!

Coffee House (just talk, no coffee…sorry guys)! | 03/12/2021 | 9:00 am-11:00 am

Coffee House (just talk, no coffee...sorry guys)!

Join the library community for a special moment to talk about anything and everything (in English of course!). For the time being and in order to keep everyone safe during this new wave of Covid, we are not serving drinks or food. Just come in and chat with others! The library requires a pass sanitaire, masks at all times and hand gel at the entrance. Thank you for your patience, we will all get through this together, let’s keep our spirits up while keeping everyone safe!  Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop by, no need to reserve!


Film Club presents “Fish Called Wanda”

Film Club presents “Fish Called Wanda” | 27/11/2021 | 3:00 pm-5:30 pm

Film Club presents "Fish Called Wanda"

The film club presents a film in English once a month on a Saturday afternoon. This showing will be of “A Fish Called Wanda”, a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton (in his final film), and written by Crichton, and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to find stolen diamonds hidden by the gang leader. A barrister becomes a central figure as femme fatale Wanda uses him to locate the loot. 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.  


Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter | 26/11/2021 | 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.


Coffee House!

Coffee House! | 26/11/2021 | 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!) over a cup of coffee or tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop by, no need to reserve!


Books and Tea

Books and Tea | 25/11/2021 | 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Books and Tea

“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! The group will meet from 2 to 3:30 pm. For the location, please contact the Front Desk at info@ellia.org or 02 41 24 97 07 since the group will meet at a café or at the library depending on the sanitary restrictions in place. No need to sign up, just come and enjoy!


BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby)

BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) | 20/11/2021 | 4:15 pm-5:15 pm

BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby)

Are you a new mom or dad and looking to meet other English-speaking parents in the area? The BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) group is a way for families with young children to connect and chat about anything and everything related to the journey into parenthood. This group is for English-speaking parents with a baby (or babies!) under 3 years old so be sure to bring them along! Bilingual and multilingual families are welcome, too. The group will meet one Saturday a month from 4:15-5:15pm in the Kids Corner of the library.

This activity is free for library members. For more information or to sign up, please contact the group leader.


Book Club reads “As I Walked Out One Summer Morning”

Book Club reads “As I Walked Out One Summer Morning” | 19/11/2021 | 3:00 pm-4:30 pm

Book Club reads "As I Walked Out One Summer Morning"

The November read for the book club is “As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning” by Laurie Lee.

It was 1934 and a young man walked to London from the security of the Cotswolds to make his fortune. He was to live by playing the violin and by labouring on a London building site. Then, knowing one Spanish phrase, he decided to see Spain. For a year he tramped through a country in which the signs of impending civil war were clearly visible. Thirty years later Laurie Lee captured the atmosphere of the Spain he saw with all the freshness and beauty of a young man’s vision, creating a lyrical and lucid picture of the beautiful and violent country that was to involve him

To join the book club please send an email to the group coordinator here.


Walk and Talk

Walk and Talk | 19/11/2021 | 2:00 pm-5:00 pm

Walk and Talk

Feel like you need some air! Believe us, we hear you! Get on those hiking boots and take some time to revel in the great outdoors! The Walk and Talk committee organises an easy walk once a month – (approximately 10 km, 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 be sure to sign up!

Open to library members only. Sign up by sending your name, email address and phone number (preferably cell phone) to the group leader by clicking here. You will be sent full details for the upcoming walk.


Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter | 19/11/2021 | 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.


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