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2018 Student & Teacher Awards
The French Library / Alliance Française of Boston and Cambridge is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 student and teacher awards. Each year,…
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Recette de vin chaud (Hot Mulled Wine Recipe)
Vin chaud (hot mulled wine) is a favorite this time of year in France. In fact, we have received many requests for the version we…
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Joyeuses Fêtes: French Winter Traditions and Vocabulary List
The holiday season is upon us! For many Americans that may mean decorations, parties, and of course, shopping. Hopefully you were able to get a…
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Find your next favorite with Presque Pareils
Looking for something new? Check out our new recommendation lists pairing popular English-language books, movies, and shows with French-language titles in our collection that are presque pareils. If you liked one, we bet you’ll like the other!
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Adventures in French Cooking
Just what is it about French cooking that makes it so special? Is it the gobs of ooey gooey butter? The soft simmer of chicken…
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Celebrating Halloween with our rats de bibliothèque!
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…
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Meet Lindsay Shores
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.…
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Practicing French…Outside the Classroom
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…
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Make language learning a game à la médiathèque
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…
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Why Learn French? (What you may not know about the language of love.)
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…
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