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Your next trip to France starts
on East 60th Street at FIAF’s Haskell Library, the leading
French library in the country!
This state-of-the-art facility offers over 40,000 books,
magazines, CDs, and DVDs for both adults and children. The
Haskell Library’s mission is to provide FIAF Members and
Students with a dynamic collection of quality materials that
are enlightening and accessible to everyone.
Become a FIAF Member and enjoy full access to the library's
extensive collection, as well as onsite DVD and MP3 players,
free Wi-Fi, a self-learning center for students of French,
and Espace Jeunesse, a dedicated space just for kids.
The French Institute Alliance Française was formed
in 1971 with the merger of two of New York’s oldest
and most distinguished francophile institutions: the French
Institute, established in 1911, and the Alliance Française,
founded in 1898.
The Library was inherited from the French Institute and
for nearly a century has presented to the francophone and
francophile communities of New York City a broad view of
French culture and civilization.
The Library began as a simple reading room with periodicals,
sales catalogues and reference books on French art and was
later expanded to include a broad selection of materials
on history, literature, civilization, and social sciences.
In 1998, thanks to the generous support of individuals
and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Library was
completely renovated by the acclaimed architect Michael Graves,
recipient of the 1999 National Medal of the Arts and the
2000 Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.
The Library specializes in materials on contemporary France
and plays a key role in supporting and promoting cultural
and pedagogical activities, as well as providing its members
with a window on contemporary France. Visitors may consult
materials onsite and our members may borrow materials. The
Library catalog may be consulted via the internet.
In addition to an excellent collection of over 40,000 books,
the bright and sophisticated new space now houses a state-of-the-art médiathèque ,
with a 1,500-title video and DVD collection, CD-ROMs, contemporary
and classical music, as well as over 100 magazines and newspapers
that cover all areas of contemporary French culture.
The Dillon Family Centre de
Ressources provides users with a wide range of informational
services. The Jacques and Alexandre
Leviant Centre d’Auto-Apprentissage provides
a valuable adjunct to the teaching activities of the FIAF
Language Center. Young readers can delight in the materials & services
to be found in the John & Francine
Haskell Espace Jeunesse.
We look forward to meeting the informational and recreational
needs of our members well into the 21st century. If
you are interested in learning about France for your personal,
professional, recreational or educational needs, let the
Library be your guide to this fascinating culture.
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