The American Library in Paris

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

The year in review The Library’s 95th year of service drew more than 80,000 visitors through the doors of an institution busy enriching its members’ access to the world of printed and digital resources, and expanding their horizons with the most extensive English-language programming for adults, teens, and children in the city of Paris. Three Visiting Fellows, including the most-talked about American author of the year, Ta- Nehisi Coates, offered their insights to the Library community for extended periods. A sched- ule of more than sixty evening programs in 2015 included not just distinguished writers and thinkers, but artists too, notably Jimmy Buffett. Meanwhile members were treated to an array of workshops, wine tastings, screenings, exhibits, walking tours, and special events, especially those for the Library’s youngest members. Now in its third year, the American Library in Paris Book Award attracted more than 100 entries. The following pages tell these stories and more. 2015 also was a year of mounting anticipation and concerted planning for the future. After years of study, discussion, surveys, focus groups, staff and trustee retreats, visits to other li- braries and consultations with experts in the field, the board of trustees in December author- ized an ambitious plan to renovate most of the 1,000-square-meter premises on rue du Gé- néral Camou, and to invest decisively in the “virtual library” of digital resources to comple- ment the strongest book collection of its kind. The renovation in 2016 will include: a new façade and electronic security system at a newly -located entrance; a reorganization of the front of the Library as a commons encouraging in- teraction; enclosure of the reading room for absolute quiet; and most dramatically, an open stairway to half of the present lower level, where a new reading room and multi-use space, plus small work rooms, will accommodate still more activity. Mindful of the need to maintain and grow its strong base of regular financial support from annual gifts and gala dinner participation, which accounts for more than 30 percent of Library operating income, the Library chose to forgo a broad fundraising campaign to carry out the nearly $3 million project. Instead the renewal is made possible from a small number of signif- icant donations, including leadership gifts from the Florence Gould Foundation and from Ed and Mary Lee Turner. Their vision and generosity, the dedication and creativity of the staff, and the enthusiastic support of more than 2,000 members bode very well for the immediate future of this historic institution.

GOVERNANCE

The American Library in Paris, Inc. American Library in Paris USA Foundation Board of Trustees 2015-2016 Board of Directors 2015-2016

Marshall Wais, President Mary Lee Turner, Chairman Luis Roth, Vice Chairman and Secretary J. Paul Horne, Secretary and Treasurer Rob Johnson, Treasurer Rob Johnson (ex officio) Joshua Kaplan, Assistant Secretary The Honorable Craig Stapleton Forrest Alogna William D. Torchiana Alain Aubry Mary Lee Turner (ex officio) Irina Boulin-Ghica Gregory Weingarten Peter Fellowes Joseph Foks Advisory Council 2015

Nicolas ver Hulst The Honorable James G. Lowenstein, Chairman Neil Janin William Cagle Susan Kayat David Chaffetz William R. Kelly Catherine Coste René de Monseignat Clydette de Groot Priscilla de Moustier Livia Manera Sambuy Thomas Perrot Sophie-Caroline de Margerie George Stansfield Ishtar Méjanès Nadine Voisin Ann Morrison Jean Perrette Honorary Trustee Winston Tabb

The Honorable Jane Hartley Betty Turock Lisa Woodward American Library Association Representative

John W. Berry

Writers Council 2015

Diane Johnson, Chairman Pierre Assouline Laura Auricchio Julian Barnes Antony Beevor Christopher Buckley Administration and Staff 2015

Laurent de Brunhoff Charles Trueheart, Director Michael Chabon Eudaldo Aguila, Assistant Director Alex Danchev Abigail Altman, Collections and Reference Librarian Sebastian Faulks Audrey Chapuis, Collections and Reference Librarian Laura Furman Hélène Wiesenfeld, Administrative and Financial Manager Adam Gopnik Robert Harris Celeste Rhoads, Children’s and Youth Services Manager Alice Kaplan Pauline Lemasson, External Relations Manager Philippe Labro Grant Rosenberg, Programs Manager Fredrik Logevall Krista Faurie, Development Manager Joyce Carol Oates Kirsty McCulloch Reid, Assistant Children's and Robert O. Paxton Teen Services Librarian Lily Tuck Matthew Bennett, Eric Hengesbaugh, Valentin Lewandowski, Scott Turow Alexandra Vangsnes, Circulation Assistants Ayelet Waldman Andrea Delumeau, Remote Research

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FINANCIAL

Statement of income and expenses: The American Library in Paris, Inc.

Revenues in € 2014 2015 Expenditures in € 2014 2015 1€ = $1,3288 1€ = $1,1096 1€ = $1,3288 1€ = $1,1096 Membership fees 241 270 250 174 Payroll 715 639 670 041 Operating income 101 504 83 473 Building, Tax 137 952 144 539 Rent (AUP) 284 947 289 494 Depreciation 140 821 88 107 Gift ALP Foundation 269 400 140 000 Professional fees (1) 57 906 66 678 Donations for project - 1 071 439 Books and periodicals 60 376 86 671 Other donations 330 955 420 259 Marketing (2) 114 139 127 237 Other income 116 725 19 874 Other (3) 25 472 50 635 - - - - Total revenues 1 344 801 2 274 713 Total expenditures 1 252 305 1 233 908 ...in U$D 1 787 005 2 524 031 1 664 094 1 369 150

(1) Banking, accounting and insurance fees, (2) Marketing, development and gala, (3) Telephone, equipment rental & maintenance

Sources: Audited annual financial statements of the American Library in Paris, Inc. and the American Library in Paris-USA Foundation, which are available upon request and on the Library website: www.americanlibraryinparis.org

Investment assets: The American Library in Paris (USA) Foundation

$ $4 108 471,00 $4 053 472 $3 882 998 $3 555 728

$2 951 989 $2 964 961 $2 700 985

$2 115 190 $1 913 329

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Membership revenues 2008—2016

$320 606 €/$ $319 264 $313 274 $296 207 $300 026 $275 521 $273 653 $277 594 250 174 € 233 374 € 235 873 € 241 270 € 223 249 € 229 406 €

196 486 € 187 429 €

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3

LIBRARY DATA

Collections Membership Total collection 101 302 Total active members 2 193

Adult book holdings 86 273 New 1 191 Category Holdings Checkouts Renewing 1 002 Literature/criticism 19 479 4 299 Fiction 16 540 17 864 Individual 49% Geography & history 10 757 4 020 Family 20% Social Sciences 9 800 4 215 Student 9% Arts/recreation 5 533 2 999 Institutional 22% Mysteries 5 014 7 112 (from 33 institutions; see page 12) Biographies 4 316 2 992 Applied sciences 3 314 2 380 Members by nationality Philosophy/psychology 3 025 2 029 Travel 1 606 4 282 United States 830 France 544 Religion 2 123 724 United Kingdom 159 Science fiction 2 013 1 104 Canada 46 Australia 32 Cooking/food 1 723 1 075 India 32 Languages 1 030 1 401 Ireland 28 South Korea 26 China 22 Youth holdings 15 029 49 645 Italy 20 Germany 17 Spain 11 Titles in periodical databases 3 760 Finland 10 Japan 10 Titles in periodical archive 478 Russia 10 Periodical subscriptions 90 Sweden 9 Brazil 6 Mexico 6 Library usage Saudi Arabia 6 South Africa 6 Library visits in 2015 82 442 Turkey 6

Average daily visits 280 ...and about 65 other countries. Many Library transactions in 2015 218 736 members do not specify a nationality, often because their households number Average daily transactions 749 more than one. Visits to Library website 22 823 Visits to Library databases 6 266 Student orientation sessions 30 Orientation participants 800 Exams proctored 69 Evening programs 65 Total evening attendance 3 725 Children’s and teen programs 264

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EVENINGS AT THE LIBRARY

Thanks to the support of the Annenberg Foundation and growing gifts from members and supporters, the Library was fortunate to host the following events in 2015.

John Muller on Mark Twain’s years in remembers Gore Vidal • Dave Barry Washington • Didier Fassin on urban and Ridley Pearson’s Peter Pan policing in France • Visiting Fellow Ta- prequels • John Updike’s biographer, Nehisi Coates expands on his Atlantic Adam Begley • A Yeats poetry workshop article, “The Case For Reparations” • led by Michael McCaughley • WWII’s Ronald Rosbottom uncovers Paris Ghost Army, explained by Rick Beyer • during the Occupation • Keri Hicks on Don Doyle on the international history of how to talk to kids about anxiety • Livia the American Civil War • Novelist Tash Manera telling stories from her literary Aw’s Five-Star Billionaire • Chanteuse interviews with Philip Roth and others • Marianne Faithful on her life and Teri Agins on celebrities in fashion • Ta- times • Jimmy Buffett sits down for an Nehisi Coates giving the first public interview • Sixty Years After Lolita: A reading of Between the World and Me • panel discussion • Novelist and memoirist “What We Write When We Write about Gary Shteyngart, in collaboration with Paris”: A panel discussion • The life of Columbia University’s Global Writers’ Nicolas Nabokov, presented by author Festival • Sean B. Carroll’s Brave Vincent Giroud and with Nabokov’s son, Genius • Naomi Wood on the several Ivan Nabokoff • Naida Culshaw and Mrs. Hemingways • Susan Loomis’s Jake Lamar on expatriate writers French kitchen • David Downie’s Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Passion for Paris • Chris Boïcos on Villa Chester Himes • Jonathan Beckman Flora • Photographer Robert Pledge and reveals the scandal of Marie-Antoinettes’s photo editor John Morris on the latter’s necklace, How to Ruin a Queen • Nancy Normandy 1944 photos • Cara Black and Sindelar tours Ernest Hemingway’s Mary Lou Longworth on writing about homes • An author and her agent, Jessica Paris • Clayborne Carson on the legacy of Levine and April Eberhardt, discuss Martin Luther King Jr. • Sarah their working relationship • Dana Wildman’s search for the girl her Thomas on the lives of fallen fashion grandfather left behind in pre-war designers John Galliano and Alexander Europe • Chris Dickey on Britain’s secret McQueen • The memoirs of musician Ben Civil War agent in Charleston, South Watt • The historical graphic novels of Carolina • Peter Gumbel on French Jason Rodriguez and Laurent Seksik education • Lisa Salamandra’s The Kuwaiti fiction of Mai Al-Nakib • expressive art • Wendell Steavenson Novelist Eduardo Halfon • Annie reports on Egypt’s revolution • Lan Cohen-Solal on the art of Mark Rothko • Samantha Chang on Fitzgerald’s Yale historian John Merriman discusses revisions to The Great Gatsby • Anne the Paris Commune • An advice panel for Berest and Denis Westhoff discuss the adults on kids matriculating to middle latter’s mother, Françoise Sagan • school, co-sponsored by AAWE • Nina Thomas Parker on French terroir • Kushner explores the erotic Paris of old • Atossa Abrahamian explains global Biographer Meryle Secrest on Elsa citizenship • Filmmaker Pola Rapaport Schiaparelli • Chef Gregory Marchand screens her documentary about the writer discusses his lauded restaurant, Frenchie • of Histoire d’O • Jelani Cobb on Joshua Adler’s wine tasting workshops • terrorism and citizenship today • Alex Photojournalist James Hill’s images • Toledano presents the history of the Word for Word presents the stories of Parisian streets of the November 13 Alice Munro • The political cartoons of terrorist attacks • Elaine Sciolino Pat Oliphant • Exploring King Lear with presents The Only Street in Paris: Life on Alan Riding • Michael Mewshaw the Rue des Martyrs. 5

BOOK AWARD 2015

Gifts in 2012 and 2014 from the Florence Gould The other shortlisted titles were The Other Foundation made possible the creation of The Americans in Paris: Businessmen, Countesses, American Library in Paris Book Award, an Wayward Youth 1880-1941, by Nancy L. Green; outward sign of the Library’s continuing commit- Fatal Isolation: The Devastating Paris Heat ment to outstanding writing that deepens and Wave of 2003, by Richard C. Keller; In Montmar- stimulates French-American understanding. tre: Picasso, Matisse, and Modernism in Paris, The literary prize and a $5,000 cash award goes 1900-1910, by Sue Roe; and When Paris Went to the author of the most distinguished book of Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupa- the year, written originally in English, whose sub- tion 1940-1944, by Ronald Rosbottom. ject matter is France and the French, or the The ceremony to award the prize, on 6 Novem- longstanding and constantly evolving French- ber at the George C. Marshall Center in Paris, also American encounter. benefited from the generous patronage of Judith In 2015, the third year of the award, a screening Aubry, Peter and Jeannie Fellowes, Mary committee reviewed 102 submissions and pre- Duncan, Charles and Clydette de Groot, sented the jury with a shortlist of six outstanding Diane Johnson, and Susan Mallory Kayat. titles. The 2015 jury, drawn from the Library’s Members of the screening committee for the Writers Council and this year consisting of Laura 2015 Book Award were Irina Boulin-Ghica, Furman, Fredrik Logevall, and Lily Tuck, Jacqueline Cessou, Jeanne Fellowes, Leslie selected The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered, a de Galbert, Clydette de Groot, Brian Man- biography of the French Revolutionary War hero, ning, Saara Marchadour, Ann Morrison, by Laura Auricchio, as the winning book. Don Morrison, and Charles Trueheart.

VISITING FELLOWS 2015

Gifts from The de Groot Foundation make sult with Library staff about its collections, and possible the American Library in Paris Visit- engage in the life of the Library community. ing Fellowship, consisting of a $5,000 stipend In 2015, its third year, the Visiting Fellowship for a writer or scholar desiring to deepen his or went to three people: Ta-Nehisi Coates, author her research on a French-related topic with a of Between the World and Me, Susan Hiner, a month in Paris. professor at Vassar College, and Lan Samantha Visiting Fellows also speak to Library audienc- Chang, director of the University of Iowa Writ- es, conduct workshops for Library members, con- er’s Workshop.

BOOK GROUPS WORKSHOPS EXHIBITS

Volunteer-led monthly book groups continued the work of Voltaire, sustainable farming, travel in 2015 to attract diverse and enthusiastic mem- writing, along with a walking tour of American bers, with returning groups discussing genres Revolution sites in Paris. These offerings were led such as memoirs and mysteries and themes such by Mary Jo Padgett, Joshua Adler, Jessica as the U.S. Supreme Court, new French novels Levine, David Siefkin, Amy Gigi Alexan- read in English, poetry, technology's role in glob- der, Michael McCaughley, and Gail Noy- alization, and slavery and racism in America. er, as well as Visiting Fellows Lan Samantha Book group leaders in 2015 were David Jolly, Chang and Megan Mayhew Bergman. Peter Fellowes, Anne Raynaud, Marjorie The Library also presented five reading room Lallemand, Leslie de Galbert and Clydette exhibitions during 2015: “Brothers in Exile: de Groot, Morgan Thomas, Gabrielle Cas- Three African-American Writers in Paris,” “150 savetti, Ed Turner, Mary Harries Magnus- Years of Alice in Wonderland, “95 Years of the son, Deborah Singleton, Philippe Mélot, American Library in Paris,” “Lolita’s 60th Anni- Maurice Lanman, and Laurie Calvet. versary: An Exhibition,” The 2015 American Li- Library members were also offered workshops brary in Paris Book Award Exhibition, and on wine, novel writing, how to write and edit for “Return From a Voyage: Art and Sculpture by Wikipedia, appreciating the poetry of W.B. Yeats, Amélie Barthélemy.”

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

The children’s and young adult services depart- al magic workshops for ages 8-12), poet Julia ment remains one of the most active corners of Moberg, and filmmaker Barbara Matas. the Library. Materials from collections for chil- ● In April, the annual Young Adult Fiction Fes- dren and teens accounted for over 40 percent of tival recognized the work of writers 400 aged 5 to circulation in 2015, while the department con- 18 from over 20 local schools. ducted more than 250 programs throughout the ● By far the most popular event for children year for ages one to eighteen. and teens remains the annual Halloween Ex- Capacity crowds attended regular Library pro- travaganza. With over a thousand people grams of all kinds, especially Mother Goose Lap- through the doors during the day of the event, Sits on two Thursdays a month, weekly Wednes- and many volunteers on hand to help out, the day Story Hours, Bookworms Book Groups, and event was a great success — and a proven mem- Friday Teen Nights. Two teen clubs launched in bership-builder. earlier years continued to thrive: The Teen Writ- Celeste Rhoads ing Group and the Master Shot Film Club. Children’s and Young Adult Services Manager Highlights of the year included: ● Over 20 young adult writ- ers gathered in the reading room on 25 April for the Teen Author Smash, which attracted teen readers, adult fans of young adult literature, bloggers and professionals working with books for chil- dren and teens. ● The Library teamed up with Gifted in France to host the 8th Annual Paris Spelling Bee. ● Just a few of the many guests who hosted events for children and teens in 2015 included children’s author Maxine Rose Schur, novel- ist and writer for the Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Eric the Magician (who hosted sever-

CHILDREN’S AND TEENS’ SERVICES VOLUNTEERS

Sabrina Albiero Marcia Lèbre Edward Ricketts John Benson Therese McCarry Jan Smith Sally Bentley Kirsty McCulloch Reid Samantha Rocha Matt Black Ashley Miller-Benz Morgane Ropion Julia Brahy Amy Plum Adam Souami Eugénie Boury Eliza Maciag Cecily Spiers Shelley Brou Cédric Maheo Erik Stylianidis Thomas Cessou Julien McGovern Angelika Schwartz Katy Chappaz Zoe McQueen Jennifer Stratton Julia Connelly Jane Mobille Veronika Timofeeva Shannon Connelly Tenzin Namdol Tioka Tokedira Elizabeth Harkins Laetitia Nail Clarence Tokley Isabelle Houghton Emma Newman Anne Vitek Madalina Iuonut Baptiste Perchée Marina Vernick Yejin (Jinny) Hur Patricia Portillo Yan Wan Lisa Johnson Christel Prestidge Mary Wessells Courtney Kolar Eric Richardson Joanna York

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LIBRARY DONORS 2015

Gifts to the Library every year are the visible expression of the institution’s financial health and its importance to the community and world it serves. The donors recognized on the following pages for their generosity are remarkable for the broad range of gifts they made in 2015 both to the American Library in Paris, Inc., by responding to periodic appeals and participating in the annual Gala Dinner, and to the American Library in Paris USA Foundation. This support allows the Library to provide its resources and services at membership prices far below the actual cost of operations. The Library is grateful to all whose names follow.

The Florence Gould Foundation

The Annenberg Foundation Luis Roth & Jennifer Dalrymple Alain & Shelley de Rouvray The Search Foundation Peter & Jeannie Fellowes Edward & Mary Lee Turner Rob & Sherry Johnson

Anonymous Charles & Clydette de Groot Thomas Benét Neil & Nancy Janin Jacqueline Cessou Felix & Elizabeth Rohatyn

Forrest Alogna & Sandrine Poisson Ishtar Méjanès American School of Paris Thomas Perrot & Randi Goring Irina Boulin-Ghica & Antoine Boulin Wendy Simpson Joseph & Maureen Foks George Stansfield & Elaine Foo F.B. Harvey III The Honorable and Mrs. Craig R. Stapleton J. Paul & Mimi Horne William & Françoise Torchiana William & Maria Kelly Sarah Vaughan Arthur Loeb Marshall & Deborah Wais

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LIBRARY DONORS 2015

Josh Adler Ambassador James Lowenstein Robert Anderson & Nicola Miner John & Renée MacArthur Edith Brown Astruc Robert K. & Susan Meek McCabe Alain & Judith Aubry Ecole Jeannine Manuel John & Alice Berry Gil & Sandra Mercier Fondation René et Josée de Chambrun Michael & Linda Mewshaw René de Monseignat Don & Ann Morrison Priscilla de Moustier Jean & Virginia Perrette Aubert & Pamela de Villaine David & Janet Prill Charmaine Donnelly Thomas & Carol Rose Ronald & Helen Freeman Thomas & Georgina Russo Robert & Susan Greig Jeb & Francie Plough Seder Fabrice & Jade Henry Elizabeth Stribling & Guy Robinson James Houghton & Connie Coburn Lynn Sullivan David & Amy Jaffe Winston & Marilyn Tabb Diane Johnson & John Murray Charles Trueheart & Anne Swardson Suzanne Justen Susan Vehon Joshua & Sara Kaplan Jean Patrick & Nadine Voisin François & Susan Kayat Walter & Patricia Wells Robert & Heather Keane Yuri Loskutov & Mary Duncan Jean & Judith Lanier

Steven & Véronique Bawol Joan Johnson Dominique & Constance Borde Alice Kaplan Tom Brooks & Karen Newman Jean Jacques & Anne Laborde Medeveille Catherine Coste Georges Magaud & Nancy Willard Magaud Joseph & Sigun Coyle Arthur Marchet Ethan & Catherine de Jong John Newman & Rose Burke Hervé d'Halluin & Dana Thomas Robert Pingeon & Emily Lodge Charles Dilley & Anne Marie Reijnen Anne Raynaud Jeff Doniger & Anne Vitek Damon & Patricia Smith Laurence Flannery Sara Somers Mary Fleming & David Morrison Gloria Spivak Lisa & Maury Friedman Jacqueline Widmar Stewart Jonathan Gage & Janet Patys James & Cathleen Stone Antoine & Hannelore Galignani Nicolas & Diane ver Hulst Mark Gerchick & Lisa Koteen Olivier & Maggie Villa Lee & Berna Huebner Robert & Martha Wilson Alexandra Hughes & Neal Fiertag S. Prentiss Bailey Fund

Charles & Ruth Adams Nicholas Budd Teri Agins Alan & Leslie Burger Hans & Catherine Anderegg William & Terry Cagle Charles Armstead Susan Cantrick & Richard Davis Wallace Baker Anne Conover Carson Peter Barnet Suzanne Ceusters Daniel & Katrina Bens David Chaffetz & Marguerite Yates Sally Bentley Jean-Marc Chappat Marjorie Bernstein Paul Christensen Kathie Birat Roger & Vivian Cruise Philippe & Dominique Bona Les & Eudice Daly John Brinitzer & Tia Kummerfeld Alex Danchev David Brown Helen Dandolo William Brunger Jérôme & Whitney de Courcel (c0ntinued on p. 10)

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LIBRARY DONORS 2015

Stephanie de La Rochefoucauld Bruce McCoy & Gretel Furner Maria-Hélène de Laire Jocelyn McGinnis Gilles & Sophie-Caroline de Margerie David McGovern Jane Dean Memoir Book Group Denis Debost John G. Morris Julian Dowski Cullen & Anna Marie Murphy Pamela Druckerman & Simon Kuper Laetitia Nail Nicole DuBois Nancy Newhouse Dorothy Erlandson Nancy Norton Tony Esler & Cam Walker Jim & Lynne Pasquarette Laura Furman Christopher & Susan Paulson Alice Gay Robert Paxton & Sarah Plimpton Barbara Genevaz Mordeca Pollock Robert & Joyce Glaser James & Ellyn Polshek Douglas Glucroft Doris Popa-Béjan Dominique Goepp Barbara Porter Jacob Halcomb Andrea Pucnik-Danty Ellen Hampton Peter Quint Elizabeth Hansen Boynton & Kathryn Rawlings Douglas & Marie-Claude Hawes Eric Rayman & Susan Horton Mark Heim & Karen Lewis Alan Riding & Marlise Simons Christopher & Shana Henze Malcolm Rowat Rio Howard & Tom Pearsall Ann Salsbury Dan & Laura Huehn Jean-François & Sara Sautin Traci Hughes-Velez Harold W. Schneikert John Hughes Alan & Ruth Schwartzman Daniel & Mary-Ange Hurstel Jean-Pierre Sereni Everett Hutt F. Sheppard Shanley Lang Ingalls Teresa Stamatis Mary Adair Johnson Hubertus & Evelyne Sulkowski Margaret Keith Robert & Kathleen Sunderbruch Russell & Lynn Kelley Daniel Sussner Fran Kiernan Judy Swanson Bernard Kirchhoff Harold & Mary Anne Swardson Jon Kite Judith Symonds Herbert Kretzmer & Sybil Sever Robin & Vigdis Tait Kenneth & Patty Krushel Glynis Thomas Maurice Lanman James Tranlong Ellen Lebelle Patricia Trocmé Marcia Lèbre Lily Tuck Patricia Leroy Theasa Tuohy Jerome Lerville Craig & Joyce Turner Yuri Loskutov & Mary Duncan Simon Upton & Bhaady Miller Hubert Magny Lisa Immordino Vreeland Erma Manoncourt Suzy Wahba Patrick & Valentina Marcotte James Walker & Patti Connolly John Mathieson John Watson & Betsy Blackwell Takesada Matsutani & John & Ilse Willems Kate Van Houghten-Matsutani Marcel & Vicky Wormser

Samuel Abt David Metin Barbara Allemand Lilian Nassif Curtis & Aimée Bartosik Marion Nguyen-Andrews Sharon Cape Robert Pope Elizabeth Eno Hattie Portis-Jones Marilyn Gellner Linda Quinet Linda Healey & Oscar Alvarado Julia Roederer-Paretti Julien & Ann Horn Mark Rudkin Mohsen & Andrea Ipaktchi Mary Jo Salter Sharon Korman Raymond & Anita Sanders Marjorie Lallemand Sharon Stevens Anneliese Marx Whit Stillman

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LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS 2015

Sabrina Albiero Jake Lamar Arcadia Amin Maury Lanman Barbara Aptekman Julie LaPaglia Jenny Bateman-Irish Sophie Lavergne Amélie Barthélemy David Lawrence Martin Bennitt Marcia Lèbre Matt Black Kati Lewis Amanda Bode Alan Lewis Poeli Bojorquez Eliza Maciag Eugénie Boury Monika Mara Heather Bryant Saara Marchadour Brooke Burns Arthur Marchet Laurie Calvet Ramona Martinez Adriana Candea Ann Morrison Gabrielle Cassavetti Donald Morrison Diana Chichkova Lynda Muir Laura Chong Jaqueline Nafziger Helen Connelly Laetitia Nail Julia Connelly Maureen Paget Louise Cooke-Escapil Lea Peccot Naida Culshaw Anne Raynaud Kay Cupp Caridad Reixa Scott Cupp Carole Rencheck Divya Daniel Samantha Robinson Gabrielle Davis Evan Roth Leslie de Galbert Kim Siew Simon Gallo Jane Simon Clydette de Groot Deborah Singleton Jean-Pierre de Montalivet Jan Smith Sarah Elisabeth Jude Smith Marianne Faure Scott Smith Peter Fellowes Sara Somers Sarah Foster Lena Soussan Alice Gay Cecily Spiers Alannah Gray Teresa Stamatis Gordon Gray Caterina Stamou Kathleen Gray Valerie Stephenson Libby Grenet Yacine Tebourbi John Gridley Morgan Thomas Delphine Guyon Veronika Timofeeva Liz Harkins Clarence Tokley Mary Harries Ed Turner Sierra Hatcher Serena Van Osta Jinny Hur Maggie Villa Karolina Jasinska Anne Vitek Aman Johal Mary Wessels David Jolly Joanna York Medora Kaltenbach Petra Zehner Wayne Kelly Doris Zheku

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IN-KIND DONORS 2015

Olivier and Benedicte Bayi Marks & Spencer Auxane Bourreille Robert K. and Susan McCabe Meek Fund François Brunswick Mark McGuire Natasha Bryer Louise Meyers Café de Mars Mélanie Mortensen Jim Carroll Alice Norton Douglass Carver Paris Wine Company Philippe Chatenay Christina Passariello Terri Cohen Mary Picone Marie-France Dias Jacques and Erika Richardson Thelma Egerton Phillippe and Harriet Rochefort Lesleigh Goldberg Edgar Rubin Hotel Montalembert Joan Shore International New York Times Jack Silern Anna Jarota Vanina Slater John Murray Press Sonia Rykiel Colette Kennedy Starbucks Ronald Kenyon Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Lawrence Lew David Triestram L’Howea United States Embassy, Paris Jacqueline Main Claudia Weeraperuma INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS 2015

ACCENT University of Southern California New York University ACCENT University of Michigan Paris College of Art ACCENT American University in Washington Paris School of Business American School of Paris The Preschool for Music & Art American University of Paris Schiller International University The British School of Paris Skidmore College The British Council Stanford University École Alsacienne Trinity College École Jeannine Manuel University of Kent L'École Saoudienne à Paris University of London in Paris EIB Victor Hugo School University Paris-Est Créteil Ermitage International School of France International School of Paris Institut Supérieur de Gestion LIBRARY INTERNS 2015 International School of Management William Baumert Kingsworth International School Oscar Fabien Lennen Bilingual School Gabriel Fontana Lycée International American Section Julia Greider Bilingual Montessori School Bojan Kupirović Jardin Montessori School Jean-Michel Lapointe Neoma Business School Sophie Lavergne Lucille Lemasson Notre Dame International High School Jennifer Stratton

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