The manuscript given to France's national library Thursday begins simply, yet seductively: "The story of Jacques Casanova ... written by himself." "Himself" is the 18th century lothario, spy, writer ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARIS — Ribald and X-rated, a French national library exhibit is banned to anyone under 16. The exhibit offers a peek at France’s long-secret library of ...

KENNETT SQUARE — On Saturday, July 8, Kennett Library will host a celebratory toast in honor of books donated to create a French collection. This donation is made possible by the generous support of ...

The head of the National Library of France worries that the huge digital library that Google is building in partnership with U.S. and British institutions will quickly become a dominant force in ...

LONDON — It’s billed as the world’s largest library of film-related books, comprising some 3,000 titles. Given that so many of them deal with American films and that Westerns constitute the single ...

The National Library of France has undergone an extensive renovation, and relics from Charlemagne to Voltaire are now on display. By Elaine Sciolino PARIS — King Dagobert’s bronze throne.

The New Orleans Public Library is teaming up with My French Book Fest to host two free events for children and families. On Saturday (Nov. 9), French musician and storyteller Étienne Sibille will ...

In his eulogy to the American volunteers fallen for France during World War I, the poet Alan Seeger wrote: “They brought fresh hearts … to that high mission. Yet sought they neither recompense nor ...

In 1699, the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was the first European to visit St. Tammany Parish and wrote of the beauty of the landscape in his journal, "The place where I am is one of the ...