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In this article, find a free online resource in French recommended by two of our members. Therese, 8 years old, and her brother Kirwan, 12 years old, recommend the Tintin audiobook by France Culture. 

Dear members and students,

So much has happened in the last few days, we thought it was time for an update.  You probably already know that Governor Cuomo has just signed several executive orders, making it compulsory for all non-essential businesses to close their offices until further notice.

Because of this, and following the enthusiasm and positive feedback from the vast majority of our members, this Spring we will be offering the following:

While some people might get bored during the local coronavirus outbreak, others feel inspired and more creative when working from home.

See a wonderful example here, found by our teacher Juliette. Will you recognize the famous French play she is referring to? :)

Dear members,

As we all know, the local COVID19 cluster is growing bigger every day, so it is our duty to keep all the members of our Francophile community safe. When you come to AFW to attend our classes and events, you might not meet all of our members and students, however our community has active members and students as young as 6 months old and then of all ages, including many senior citizens, most of whom attend all our activities on a weekly basis.

Because of this and because of the seriousness of the current local outbreak, we have no choice but to close the Alliance Française of Westchester from March 14th, 5.30pm until March 30th, 9am.

For the first time, our team is going to welcome a French intern this Spring and Summer. As she's leaving her native region of Brittany to learn more about American culture, we hope you will make her feel at home in Westchester County! Here is a short text Pauline wrote in order to introduce herself to all our members.

This article has been written by Karim Tounkara as part of our Semaine de Livre series of blog posts. Karim Tounkara is a student just finishing studying at Mamaroneck High School, currently volunteering at Alliance Française of Westchester to help our members and all local Francophiles find out more about some of the best books they can borrow from our library. If you’re interested in borrowing some of these books, please ask for further information at our front desk, or send us an email at info@afwestchesterny.org.