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This test has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

The library is an authorised test center for the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test (the Test of English for International Communication). For more information please visit our TOEIC page or to sign up go to the official ETS website.

This event is going to run on Zoom, video conferencing with either your computer or cell phone! To join the discussion, simply go to https://zoom.us/j/839693146 at the given time and you can participate!

The Saturday Reading Group is for anyone who loves to read, socialize in English, and meet new people.

The April read for the group is Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple. When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for the trip. But worn down by years of trying to live the Seattle life she never wanted, Ms. Fox is on the brink of a meltdown. And after a school fundraiser goes disastrously awry at her hands, she disappears, leaving her family to pick up the pieces–which is exactly what Bee does, weaving together an elaborate web of emails, invoices, and school memos that reveals a secret past Bernadette has been hiding for decades. Where’d You Go Bernadette is an ingenious and unabashedly entertaining novel about a family coming to terms with who they are and the power of a daughter’s love for her mother.

Meetings are once a month on Saturday afternoons starting at 3 pm. Open to all library members. To sign up please contact the group coordinator at bookgroup@ellia.org.

Flash Covid-19: the library’s Open house and booksale has been rescheduled to take place on Saturday, May 16th. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Flash Covid-19: unfortunately, Word for Word has cancelled their performance because of COVID-19. They might reschedule for November so please stay posted. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

This event has been cancelled.

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.

This event has been  cancelled.

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!

Flash Covid-19: unfortunately, Word for Word has cancelled their performance because of COVID-19. They might reschedule for November so please stay posted. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

This event has been cancelled.

The garden club invites you to discover the beautiful gardens in the area!

This visit is to Bouilhol in Sceaux d’Anjou who produce over 300 varieties of flowers for pots or window boxes, shrubs and vegetable plants. They produce in cold green houses in order to minimize CO2 emissions and shock to the plants when transplanted. They use as little chemicals as possible and preferably use natural predators. The group will be able to buy young plants after the visit.

This free activity is open to library members and offers visits once a month to a garden between April and October. For more information and/or to sign up for this visit please send an email to Sylvie Leys  at elliagardenclub@gmail.com.

This event has been cancelled.

There are still a couple of spaces left to join the Drama Club which is open to adults and university students, with or without acting experience. These evenings of acting consist of miming, improvising, and acting out published works of theater such as sketches and plays.

This activity is open to library members, the cost is 90€ for the 2019-2020 school year. Sign up at the front desk with the registration form. Take the stage and break a leg!