Garden Club Annual Planning Meeting
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Join us for our annual planning meeting. We will discuss potential garden visits for 2025 and rank our preferences. The schedule of garden visits will be available and posted here in March. A reservation at La Cour has been made for a noon lunch before the meeting. If you would like to join for lunch, send an email to gardenclub@ellia.org before January 20th.
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Nuits de la Lecture: Readings in English (a partir de 16 ans)
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Come listen to passages from your favorite novels read aloud in English. Reservations at 02.41.24.97.07 or by email at info@ellia.org This event is free and open to the public as part of the nationwide 2025 Nuits de la Lecture program.
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Nuits de la Lecture: Pyjama Party! (4-8 ans)
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Story time for children 4 – 8 years old. Come dressed in pajamas and bring your pillow and a blanket so you can cozy up at the library and listen to stories in English followed by a goûter. Reservations at 02.41.24.97.07 or by email at info@ellia.org This event is free and open to the public as part of the nationwide 2025 Nuits de la Lecture program.
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Saturday Reading Group
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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 “Girl in the Dark” by Anna Lyndsey 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.
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Reading Shakespeare
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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. |
Nuits de la Lecture: Music and readings by Nathanael De Vries
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Come and explore the transformative power of music through the lens of fiction. Join us for an evening of discussion and live musical illustrations (performed by the speaker on his electric keyboard). Works by Sherman Alexie and Richard Powers will provide us with examples. Nathanael De Vries teaches drums at the Conservatoire d’Angers (CRR) and a
This event is free and open to the public as part of the nationwide 2025 Nuits de la Lecture program.
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Walk and Talk
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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. |
Book Club reads “Love and Summer”
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The January read for the book club is “Love and Summer” by William Trevor. Set in a quiet Irish village in the 1950s, the story follows Ellie, a young woman who finds herself caught between the security of her marriage and the thrill of a passionate affair. When a charming stranger arrives, Ellie’s hidden yearnings come to life, stirring deep, sometimes painful, realizations. With Trevor’s masterful storytelling, Love and Summer explores themes of love, longing, and the complex layers of human connection. The Book Club is full for the 2024-2025 year. If you would like to join the waiting list, please send an e-mail to reception. We also invite you to consider joining Books and Tea or Saturday Reading Group! |
Take your TOEIC test
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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. |
Anglofams – Galette de Rois
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Anglofams is an international community designed to connect English-speaking families with kids of all ages in the area. We are a diverse group of families who understand the unique experiences of raising bilingual children. Parents can share stories and resources, seek advice, and provide a casual, social environment for their children to be exposed to English outside of the home. On January 12th, join us at the library as we celebrate the French tradition of the Galette de Rois. Light refreshments and snacks will be available, as well as activities and games to keep kids entertained. This event is free and open to all library members with an active family membership. To sign up, please e-mail the group leaders here. We kindly ask that you RSVP by January 8th. |