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Re-Introducing Adèle : A Bilingual Conversation with Leïla Slimani

By Ingrid Marquardt March 26, 2019 In Library

On Saturday, February 23, the French Cultural Center and the Consulate General of France in Boston were honored to welcome bestselling author Leïla Slimani for…

Happy National Reading Awareness Month!

By Ingrid Marquardt March 12, 2019 In Library

Happy National Reading Awareness Month! In addition to our global celebration of le mois de la Francophonie, March has many special observance days that match…

Celebrating diversity in children’s books

By Elizabeth Taft January 24, 2019 In Library

January 25th is National Multicultural Children's Book Day! Celebrate by checking out one of these diverse books in French from our library.

12 TED Talks en français to inspire your French

By Ingrid Marquardt January 2, 2019 In Library

As mentioned in our last post involving the platform, YouTube can be an amazing resource when it comes to learning another language. Not only does…

Find your next favorite with Presque Pareils

By Elizabeth Taft November 27, 2018 In Library

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!

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…

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…