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Beyond the Frame: Art Experiences in France Outside the Museum

By Sophia Kornitsky

Art is ubiquitous in France. From admiring creative graffiti in Paris, to watching light change the colors of Mont Sainte-Victoire in Aix-en-Provence the way Cézanne…

Celebrating Halloween with our rats de bibliothèque!

By Ingrid Marquardt November 8, 2018 In Library

Last week, all of Marlborough Street was covered in fake spiderwebs, jack-o-lanterns, and various ghouls, monsters, and other disguises. While many countries have their version…

Meet Lindsay Shores

By Natalie Collet October 23, 2018 In Life at the Center

We love our members! In fact, we love them so much that we want you to get to know them and share in our community.…

Practicing French…Outside the Classroom

By Jamie Haslett October 15, 2018 In Culture

Many students ask about ways to improve their French while they aren't in class. As a student of the French Library, I too am always…

Make language learning a game à la médiathèque

By Elizabeth Taft October 9, 2018 In Library

Many visitors ask us why the large black letters above our library desk read médiatheque and not bibliothèque. Although we have more than 30,000 books…

Why Learn French? (What you may not know about the language of love.)

By Jamie Haslett October 1, 2018 In Education

Recently, I had dinner with a friend and her colleagues. As often happens during these kinds of get-togethers, the conversation turned towards work. After telling…