Join in for the library’s traditional Christmas caroling…time to lift our spirits in song!
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Looking for that good old Christmas spirit…? Join the members of the English-language Library for Christmas caroling on Zoom (not our favorite way to carol, but better than nothing)! This year we will be singing from home. Wear your red santa hat (or reindeer antlers) and meet online by clicking on this Zoom link. No need to sign up, just come and sing to your heart’s content! If you prefer not to sing but would like to listen to everybody else making a fool of themselves, feel free to join in on the fun! If you would like to practice beforehand, click here for a list of our favorite songs. We will be calling out the numbers of carols and everyone will just have to sing along as best as possible!
Vous recherchez ce bon vieil esprit de Noël…? Rejoignez les membres de la Bibliothèque Anglophone pour chanter des chants de Noël sur Zoom (ce n’est pas l’idéal pour chanter, mais c’est mieux que rien) ! Cette année, nous chanterons de chez nous. Portez votre bonnet rouge de Noël (ou des serre-têtes bois de renne) et connectez-vous en cliquant sur ce lien Zoom. Pas besoin de vous inscrire. Venez chanter à votre guise ! Si vous ne voulez pas chanter et préférez simplement vous amuser des personnes qui s’éclatent, n’hésitez pas à vous joindre à nous ! Si vous souhaitez vous entraîner à l’avance, cliquez ici pour une liste de nos chansons préférées. Nous vous indiquerons les numéros des chants et il vous suffira de chanter du mieux que vous le pouvez ! |
Election recap by ZOOM
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This is what people call the morning after. Join us on Zoom by clicking here to take the temperature of what is being said and done following the American Presidential election of November 3rd. |
Lit Crawl! Reading of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Lit Crawl Global 2020 In 2020, many of the Lit Crawls in our worldwide network were cancelled due to Covid-19, so we decided to gather everyone for one big virtual literary hoedown. On October 24th from 10:30am-3pm (California time) we’ll hear from the global literati in Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Wellington (New Zealand), Kells (Ireland), Cheltenham (England), Angers (France). Since 2008, 14 cities worldwide have launched affiliated Lit Crawls. By partnering with a variety of organizations, many of them the leading literary entities in their regions, each Lit Crawl bolsters the local literary scene and captures its city’s unique flavor — all while getting book lovers and revelers alike drunk on words. For the Angers event, feel free (since it is free!) to listen to a reading and interpretation of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine based on adapted excerpts from an essay by Norman Cantor. This event will take place of Saturday, October 24th from 7:30-8 pm*. Readers are Phoebe Marshall-Raimbeau, Francoise Arnaud, Marie France Roland and Kenneth Thomas. Directed and produced by Nicole Graine. The library would like to thank the Château d’Angers for the use of their beautiful 12th-centruy space, so appropriate to the times of Eleanor of Aquitaine. *All Lit Crawl events to be held on Zoom and broadcasted to Facebook Live. Click here for more information. |
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JP Molenaar’s Art Show: CANCELLED
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Stop by the library from October 9th to November 24th during opening hours to see JP Molenaar’s Art Show. The exhibition is free and open to the public! On Friday October 9th, meet the artist between 4 pm and 6 pm! JP Molenaar is a painter and the owner of the gallery Trois Murs in Savennières. Through his art, he tangoes with the duality of life with which he colors his own life. He believes that one can choose to do, or not. To take pleasure in things others may dismiss as whimsy. He also feels that the state of mind of individuals impacts their sense of reality. In his paintings, he prefers to portray those who attempt to hide their secrets but who, ultimately, reveal them with a simple gesture, a lowering of the eyes for example. He immortalizes such moments of revelation with his paintbrush. In each piece of art he creates, he attempts to provoke emotions with splashes of color, carefully chosen, or at times, simply lustily applied.
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Open house and BBB (big, big booksale) & bakesale
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Annual General Meeting to take place online
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The 2020 Annual meeting will be held online with Zoom*. Please use this link to join the meeting. Agenda:
Please remember that only members with a current membership may vote during this meeting.If you would like to check your membership validity, please contact the front desk. If you are not able to attend please fill out a proxy (click here) to allow your vote to be counted. **Zoom is a leader in video communications with an easy cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. You can use it for free but you will need to download the software beforehand. Click here to start…don’t worry about using your “work email” any email address is fine. To see if your computer or other devices are compatible go to https://zoom.us/test for a quick test. |
Library opens during regular hours to borrow and return books!
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Circulation & activities: what happens when and for whom…Hours through July 31st: Circulation & activities: The library is only open for the circulation of materials until July 31st and will reopen on September 1st after the summer break. Only ten people will be authorized at a time to access the collection. Masks are mandatory. Activities: No group activities will take place in the library until September. Selected activities are available online. See the listing of events below for more information. |
Zoom and Board games
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Since you cannot come to the library we are bringing the board game evening to you! It is a shame not to have this favorite activities within the library walls, filled with laughter and that lovely smell of pizza! Well, the next best thing is playing from home on Zoom*! Join us for this upcoming event hosted by volunteer Jeff Ball. Please click here for everything you would ever want to know about this event! To sign up to this event use this link. *Zoom is a leader in video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. You can use it for free. Just click and meet! To see if your computer or other devices are compatible go to https://zoom.us/test for a quick test. |
Zoom and Board games
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Since you cannot come to the library we are bringing the board game evening to you! It is a shame not to have this favorite activities within the library walls, filled with laughter and that lovely smell of pizza! Well, the next best thing is playing from home on Zoom*! Join us for this upcoming event hosted by volunteer Jeff Ball. Please click here for everything you would ever want to know about this event! To sign up to this event use this link. *Zoom is a leader in video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. You can use it for free without downloading the software. Just click and meet! To see if your computer or other devices are compatible go to https://zoom.us/test for a quick test. |
Books at heart live readings online!
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In January, we ran an event for the Nuit de la Lecture, France’s national celebration of reading. Now we are running monthly follow-on events. They will be on-line, using video conferencing. Your fellow readers will present a favourite book, read a few pages; then we will open the discussion. All the titles come from Project Gutenberg – you can access the e-books for free. First event : 3 books, 3 readers Jeff Ball – Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy John Cassini – The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin John Gallienne – The Final Problem (Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle The event is free of charge to library members, but you must register here |