What’s happening

The library is an authorized 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.

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 open to all library members. No need to reserve! Recommended donation of 1 €.

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.

The March read for the book club is « The Joy Luck Club » by Amy Tan

Le Book Club se réunit une fois par mois pour discuter du livre, qui aura été sélectionné par les membres du club de lecture.

Où et quand : Les rendez-vous ont lieu à la bibliothèque le vendredi de 14h30 à 16h30 de septembre à juin.

Tarif : Activité gratuite pour les abonnés de la bibliothèque.

Pour s’inscrire :  Veuillez contacter la bibliothèque pour vous inscrire ! Nous vous invitons également à rejoindre Books and Tea ou Saturday Reading Group!

The English-Speaking Union Loire Valley, along with the English-language Library in Angers and the Maison de l’Europe, are pleased to invite the general public to the Regional Public Speaking Competition in English for high school students on Saturday, March 21st starting at 2 pm at the Salons de la Présidence, Hotel du Département, Place Michel Debré in Angers.

High school students from schools in the Pays de la Loire will be competing to represent France in the International Public Speaking Competition, organized by the English Speaking Union to take place in London this May.

This event is free and open to the public.

Please note that the prestigious Hotel du Département is a government building. You will be required to present a valid photo ID to be allowed entry to the event.

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.

Get on those hiking boots and take some time to revel in the great outdoors! The group « Walk and Talk » organises 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 your stamina up !

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 (perferably cell phone) to this email address. You will be sent full details of the walk in due time.

It’s time for our next BIG, BIG BOOK SALE (BBB)! 

Come to the library and browse through hundreds of second-hand books in English that we’ll have for sale.  Whatever your reading style or level is, we’ll have something for you:  children’s books, young adult fiction, crime thrillers, classic novels, non-fiction (gardening, cooking), biographies, autobiographies and many, many more!

The cost is 2€ per book.  If you buy 5 books, you’ll get a 6th book free! 

We will be open our usual hours on Saturday, March 28th from 10:00 to 18:00 and – new this year – We will also be open from 14:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, March 29th !

This event is open to the public.

We are a registered nonprofit and the BBB is a bi-annual library fundraiser in which we sell books that have been generously donated to us by our community in order to raise money to fund our operations.  It is an important event that allows us to continue to thrive and offer quality books and services. 

We have stopped accepting book donations until after the sale on March 28th. If you are interested in donating your gently used books, you may bring them to the front desk of the library after Tuesday, March 31st.  Thank you for your continued support!

The Saturday Reading Group is for anyone who loves to read, socialize in English, and meet new people.  For this meeting, the group will read “Anxious People » by Fredrik Backman.

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.

It’s time for our next BIG, BIG BOOK SALE (BBB)! 

Come to the library and browse through hundreds of second-hand books in English that we’ll have for sale.  Whatever your reading style or level is, we’ll have something for you:  children’s books, young adult fiction, crime thrillers, classic novels, non-fiction (gardening, cooking), biographies, autobiographies and many, many more!

The cost is 2€ per book.  If you buy 5 books, you’ll get a 6th book free! 

We will be open our usual hours on Saturday, March 28th from 10:00 to 18:00 and – new this year – We will also be open from 14:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, March 29th !

This event is open to the public.

We are a registered nonprofit and the BBB is a bi-annual library fundraiser in which we sell books that have been generously donated to us by our community in order to raise money to fund our operations.  It is an important event that allows us to continue to thrive and offer quality books and services. 

We have stopped accepting book donations until after the sale on March 28th. If you are interested in donating your gently used books, you may bring them to the front desk of the library after Tuesday, March 31st.  Thank you for your continued support!