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The 2022 novel, The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles, is based on the librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II. Kirkus Reviews described it as "A novel tailor-made for those who cherish books and libraries". [20]
Dorothy M. Reeder, Director of the American Library in Paris, circa 1940. Dorothy Mae Reeder (June 21, 1902 – March 15, 1957) was an American librarian who dedicated her professional life to government and public service.
The Chartres Library was hit by an American phosphor bomb that destroyed about 23,000 volumes, including most of the medieval manuscripts of the school of Chartres [36] and incunabula. The Municipal Library of Dieppe was blown up in August 1944 by retreating German troops.
The liberation of Paris (French: libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had been occupied by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Armistice of 22 June 1940, after which the Wehrmacht occupied northern and ...
Jessie M. Carson (March 29, 1876 – September 6, 1959) was an American librarian who was appointed the director of children's libraries for the American Committee for Devastated France in 1920. [1]
Janet Flanner (March 13, 1892 – November 7, 1978) was an American writer and pioneering narrative journalist [4] who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975. [5]
More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group ranges from 96 to 107 years ...
The Library War Service continued their work overseas, as well. On August 29, 1918, the American Library in Paris or Paris Library opened with the aim of collecting a large volume of technical handbooks and textbooks to distribute to the American Expeditionary Force and other books to distribute to the English-speaking residents of France.