“La vraie vie, la vie réellement vécue, c’est la littérature” Marcel Proust
FRENCH LIBRARY
Our library is located on our premises, 9A Kirk Street, Grey Lynn.
Opening times:
Monday to Thursday: 10.00am to 6.00pm
Friday: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am to 12.00pm
BOOKS
The Alliance Française d’Auckland offers a library with more than 9,500 books. It includes books for children (bibliothèque rose et verte for example), comics, French novels (Balzac, Victor Hugo, Maupassant and many others as well as contemporary authors…), books on philosophy, arts, poetry, Paris and history. You can borrow three book at a time, one month.
MAGAZINES
We also have French magazines such as Femme Actuelle, Paris Match, Géo, Première, l’Express, le Point, Sciences et Vie…
MOVIES
The Alliance Française d’Auckland has videos and about 500 DVDs, most of them with English subtitles. These include videos for children, some comedies (Le père Noel est une ordure, Les bronzés font du ski, Le Placard, Après vous, Les Visiteurs, …), dramas, documentaries….
These can be borrowed for one week.
All these resources are available free of charge, provided you become a member of our Alliance.
If you would like to reserve one of our book or one of our DVD send an email to: library@alliance-francaise.co.nz
WRITERS’BIRTHDAYS
Each month, the librarian paints a picture of a famous French writer as well as a selection of their books available at the Library.
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Library offers to the members the opportunity to discover French classic or contemporary novels. Among the previous selections : La Goutte d’Or by Michel Tournier, Nadja by André Breton, Colline by Jean Gino and Raga by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
BOOK CLUB
The last Wednesday of each month, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, the Librarian welcomes you for a discussion in French about a novel. The books are chosen either by the Librarian or by the members or functions of the curent cultural events at the Alliance. The Book Club is free! Register now: library@alliance-francaise.co.nz
NEW!! The Book Club is now open to non-members!! A $10 participation fee is required for non-members. Please contact Derya for more information.
