Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library #week6

Every week, our Librarian Renée will share with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Recommendations are found at Culturethèque Digital library. Register here for the Alliance Française member benefit. Join today!

Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library #week5

Every week, our Librarian Renée will share with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Recommendations are found at Culturethèque Digital library. Register here for the Alliance Française member benefit. Join today!

Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library #week4

Every week, our Librarian Renée will shared with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Bonne lecture ! Preschool – 3+ / French Level: Beginner Une touche de by Laurie Cohen and Marjorie Béal Time for a little art refresher. Learn (or remember) all about mixing colors in this fun book that encourages creative exploration. Culturethèque Digital Library, Storyplayr audiobook.

Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library #week3

Every week, our Librarian Renée will shared with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Bonne lecture ! Preschooler - Ages 3+ Je serai Empereur ! by Tulio Corda, edited by Lirabelle Not satisfied by his mother’s answer to questions about his future, a young chick seeks to convince his barnyard friends that he is destined for greatness. Livre numérique, Culturethèque Digital Library, with Storyplyr audiobook option.

Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library #week2

Every week, our Librarian Renée will shared with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Bonne lecture ! Preschooler - Ages 3+ La Cuisine de Gudule by Fanny Joly and Rose Capdevila A precocious girl and her baby brother surprise busy parents with a most delicious dinner concoction. Set in simpler-yet-hectic times. Read-aloud. French: beginner/intermediate. Storyplayer Audiobook. Culturethèque Digital Library.

Weekly Book Recommendations from our Library

Every week, our Librarian Renée will shared with you some book recommendations for both children and adults. Bonne lecture ! Preschooler Qui a vu l’ours? by Jean Alessandrini et Sophie Kniffke Preschoolers learn their colors with the help of an adorable white bear. In French, Culturethèque Digital Library, Storyplayer Audiobook.

Kids' books for International Dance Day

To celebrate #InternationalDanceDay, our Librarian Renée compiled a list of books related to dance, for children aged 3 to 14 years old. All the books are available on Culturethèque, an online library for Alliance Française members.

Summer is Sizzling: Lisons Ensemble!

Summer Reading List 2017 As much as I love hanging out by the beach and playing volleyball, nothing compares to relaxing with a good book in the summer sun. The only challenge is finding the right thing to read before the Chicago cold returns. Luckily, the Brown Médiathèque has chosen a dozen books that are the perfect companion for the season. Some are fast-paced romances that will fit in your hectic schedule; others will give your mind a workout on days when you’re not feeling the gym.

Read our interview with Sophie Loubière!

[caption id=“attachment3110” align=“alignleft” width=“231”] _Sophie Loubière[/caption] Sophie Loubière is a French journalist and writer who already published more than ten novels. She is urrently working on a new one, B__loody Coffee and this one will be set in Chicago! Before listening to her next week, come read about her in our exclusive interview;

When our Programs Director meets Dany Laferrière and tells us all about it!

I met Dany Laferrière at the Salon du livre de Quebec in April 1986, where I was peddling my first publication, a collection of bad poems hesitating between French and English. I think it was called Turtleneck and Black Slacks. Nobody was showing much interest so I had plenty of time to walk around and check the competition.