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If you enjoy exploring all forms of textile and multimedia art, this activity is for you.

We experiment with many different techniques (embroidery, weaving, patchwork, quilting, collages…) and we take pleasure in sharing and exploring various types of work together.

Lately we have completed individual and shared projects which may be displayed.

No previous expertise required. Just come and join us!

“Books and Tea” is a monthly meeting, on a Thursday, for bookworms and tea drinkers. Bring a book you’ve really enjoyed, talk about it and pass it on! The group meets from 2:15 to 3:45. Note that the group will be meeting at La Cour…23 rue de la Roe. No need to sign up, just come and enjoy!

Come and play (simple) Bridge (cardgame) at the library! Engage in a brain-stimulating sport: the Mini Bridge Exclusive Society. Discover, learn and play Mini Bridge in a relaxed, casual and informal ambiance. Mini Bridge, as developed by MBES allows and encourages

• conversations while playing the game,
• comments and remarks before, during and after the game,
• second thoughts,
• not taking oneself too seriously,

…in a nutshell, MBES (Mini Bridge Exclusive Society) proposes a different concept from the competing conventional Bridge Clubs.

Feel free to sign up and come and discover this new activity for library members! It is free and open to members of the library. Please contact the library to join!

The September read for the book club is “Somebody Loves You” by Mona Arshi.

“A teacher asked me a question and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would ever come out again.” Ruby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn’t always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes until one day she doesn’t. Silence becomes Ruby’s refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother’s mental illness and a pressurised suburban atmosphere.    

To join the book club please send an email to the group coordinator here.

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.

Do you love French food and restaurants? Would you like to speak English more, but in a relaxed environment? Join the Luncheon Club! Enjoy a meal and great conversation in English once a month at a local restaurant. This activity is open to library members. Spaces are limited. For more information or to sign up, please contact the group coordinator here.

The garden club invites you to discover the beautiful gardens in the area! Some members enjoy having lunch at a restaurant prior to the visits and others only take part in the visits.

The September visit will be at the Jardin Bio at the Maison de l’Environnement (https://www.angers.fr/vivre-a-angers/la-nature-a-angers/la-maison-de-l-environnement/le-jardin-bio/index.html), with optional lunch beforehand at Bistrot Jules (reservation for noon).  The diverse Jardin Bio includes a vegetable garden, flowered areas, insect hotels & nesting boxes.  Our guided tour (in French) will last one hour and during the tour, the gardener will explain the bio techniques they use in the garden.  The visit is free but you must sign up by August 29^th at the email address shown below.

The “Garden Club” 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 Diane Bonneau  at gardenclubellia@yahoo.com.

Come and play (simple) Bridge (cardgame) at the library! Engage in a brain-stimulating sport: the Mini Bridge Exclusive Society. Discover, learn and play Mini Bridge in a relaxed, casual and informal ambiance. Mini Bridge, as developed by MBES allows and encourages

• conversations while playing the game,
• comments and remarks before, during and after the game,
• second thoughts,
• not taking oneself too seriously,

…in a nutshell, MBES (Mini Bridge Exclusive Society) proposes a different concept from the competing conventional Bridge Clubs.

Feel free to sign up and come and discover this new activity for library members! It is free and open to members of the library. Please contact the library to join!

The garden club invites you to discover the beautiful gardens in the area! Some members enjoy having lunch at a restaurant prior to the visits and others only take part in the visits.

 In August, the Garden Club will hold their annual picnic at the Parc des Vallées in Seiches-sur-le-Loir (https://www.intramuros.org/publication/decouvrir/2425).  Starting at noon, bring something to eat and/or to drink, and feel free to bring enough to share with others.  Also, the Guinguette du Pere Chapuis, located onsite, has a fairly large menu

of both food and drink 

(https://www.facebook.com/guinguetteduperechapuis).  For your own comfort, please bring a chair, dishes/glasses/cutlery/napkins etc., and if you have a small, folding table, that would be tremendously useful.

The “Garden Club” 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 Diane Bonneau  at gardenclubellia@yahoo.com.

After 30 years of loyal service as Director, Phoebe will be retiring in July, 2023. Come and celebrate with the libary gang! There will be drinks and nibbles and fun and laughter!

Phoebe has asked for no gifts. Your best gift to her has been your being part of the library. However, if you would like to recognise her work she requests that you donate to the library. For more information about how to donate please click here to donate by check or cash or click here to donate online.

This event will take place at the Cloître Saint Jean in back of the Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, 4 Boulevard Arago, 49100 Angers.

Please rsvp to info@ellia.org.