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The library is honored to have a keynote speaker for a last of our series of talks for the program « Think Big, Think Green »: Kate Snipes. Kate works for the Foreign Agricultural Service at the US Embassy in Paris and will be talking about new US initiatives in agriculture to address climate change and sustainability.

This will be a 40-minute talk followed by a question-and-answer session. This talk is free and open to the public and will be accessible by Zoom. Click here for Zoom link. We will be letting people into the Zoom session starting at 9:45.

“Thing Big, Think Green” has an exciting project for the library to focus on creating a trans-Atlantic discussion about sustainability. The program has included Zoom meetings between students, workshops, tours of farms, keynote speakers and a pertinent selection of books. The hopes were to create a forum to support an exchange on how we can make our food consumption more sustainable, healthier and more respectful of the planet Earth. “Think Big, Thing Green” is a timely opportunity for the library’s community to engage in discussion about the future! This program has been made possible with the support of the Embassy of the United States of America, France.

The English-language Library is thrilled to be able to offer their traditional Open House and fundraiser to be held on Saturday, May 29^th from 10-6 non-stop. This is a fun day to come and see the library and discover the many programs available to members. Note that twice a year the library has a big booksale (books donated or weeded from the collection) so come and buy your stock of second-hand books in English…hundreds and hundreds are on sale! This is the total win-win situation, not only do you get books at great prices but you also support the library…two birds with one stone! The cherry on the cake? Well, there will be a bake sale with delicious homemade goodies, a plant sale (mostly seedlings of vegetables but other plants as well) offered by the library’s Garden Club AND…a tombola with baskets of wonderful items to win! Note the date! Hope to see you for this special event…

In the month of May, the library will be celebrating along with other institutions and non-profits « Angers fête l’Europe » with a number of different events occuring in Angers including this talk offered by Eve Davis, Wigan’s ambassador to Angers about Angers’ sister city, Wigan.

The image of Wigan, one of Angers twin towns, is often linked to George Orwells celebrated work « The Road to Wigan Pier », which describes the living conditions of the working class in the north of England during the 1930’s. However since then, much has changed; come and discover the transformation of this town through the exciting story presented by Eve Davis, Wigan’s ambassador in Angers.

This event will be held on Zoom (Zoom link here). If you would prefer to come into the library, we will be projecting this event on a big screen…live! This talk is free and open to the public.

If you would like to do some homework before the event click here to access some pertinent quotes from George Orwell’s « The Road to Wigan Pier ».

For a full listing of « Angers fête l’Europe » events go to this link.

The question is…will you have the winning raffle ticket?

Here is another fun fundraiser for the library…come and buy your raffle tickets in order to win different baskets of lovely items donated to the library. You can buy your tickets anytime between May 21st and BBB and Open House day, May 29th during the hours open to the public! Drawing will be done on Saturday, May 29th at 5 pm.

The Textile Art & Craft Group and Marie-Paule Muller, leader of the group, have the pleasure to showcase their creations at the library from May 5 to June 22, 2021. Here is a sample from one of their projects.  We invite you to come and  discover their delicate work! If you would like to join the group, who meet once a month, don’t hesitate to contact the Front Desk at info@ellia.org.

« Springtime in the States » is a 3-day English-learning workshop for collégiens. Participants learn English in a fun, interactive way with games, songs and activities with lots of talking and moving around! The workshop will be at the library for three consecutive afternoons: Tuesday, May 4th, Wednesday, May 5th and Thursday, May 6th from 2 to 5 p.m.

Please contact the front desk to sign up by phone: 02 41 24 97 07 or email: info@ellia.org. Limited to 15 participants so sign-up fast! Cost is 75 euros (includes snack, materials and a one-time library membership).

Join the library’s community for a litter pick…everyone on their own to keep everyone safe! On Earth Day, starting at 3 pm from wherever you are, take a walk on the wild side (or in town!) and pick up any litter that you see. This is the largest global event in existence, why not be part of it and join the army of well-intended souls cleaning up the planet Earth all at the same time? Remember to wear gloves to protect yourself, sort the trash that you have found according to your local rules and take a picture of yourself with your mountain of trash to send to the library! We will print and post all pictures in the library on our screen so as not to print…after all, this is all about saving the planet.

For more information go to these links: Great Global Cleanup (earthday.org) and Great Global Cleanup.

This talk is free and open to the public. This will be a 40-minute talk followed by a question-and-answer session. Click here for Zoom link.

Join the library for a Zoom talk « A Look at America’s Family Farms » by Elisa Fertig, Agricultual Attaché at the U.S. Mission to the EU in Brussels, for the library’s third speaker event for the « Think Big, Think Green » speaker series.

More about family farms? Here you go! American families remain central to the U.S. agricultural economy – making up 98 percent of all farms and providing 88 percent of production.  The more than 2 million farms in the United States vary greatly in size and characteristics.  In this talk, we will explore the diversity of the American family farm and the key role families play in an agricultural economy.

Earth Day, April 22nd, is celebrated around the world as a moment to stop and think about how to best preserve the planet Earth. A non-profit organisation centralises the events that take place.

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EARTHDAY.ORG is honored that the Biden Administration has decided to convene a global climate summit on Earth Day 2021. Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since 1970, including the recent signing of the Paris Agreement, as Earth Day continues to be a momentous and unifying day each and every year. We look forward to being a part of this historic climate summit and making active progress to Restore Our Earth.

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