{"id":151,"date":"2015-06-21T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.maisonanglophone.org\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:49:48","slug":"about-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/fr\/about-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Qui sommes-nous ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"151\" class=\"elementor elementor-151\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a45d5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a45d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e90fc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e90fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6344875 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6344875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525748f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525748f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qui sommes-nous ?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52fd5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a52fd5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfac85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dfac85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Volunteer-meeting.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Volunteer-meeting.webp 800w, https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Volunteer-meeting-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Volunteer-meeting-768x579.webp 768w, https:\/\/maisonanglophone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Volunteer-meeting-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca313e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca313e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 align=\"justify\">En bref...<\/h3><p align=\"justify\">The Maison Anglophone has been open to the public since December 1993. It is a non-profit association funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine-et-loire.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D\u00e9partement de Maine-et-Loire<\/a>,\u00a0 la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angers.fr\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ville d\u2019Angers<\/a>,\u00a0 la\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.univ-angers.fr\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Angers<\/a>\u00a0et\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uco.fr\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Catholique de l\u2019Ouest<\/a>.<\/p><p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"mailto:president@ellia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ga\u00eblle Delarboulas<\/a> is the current Chairwoman of the Maison Anglophone and <a href=\"mailto:mandy@ellia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandy Torsey-Guillet<\/a> is the Director.<\/p><h3 align=\"justify\">Notre Mission<\/h3><p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 xdj266r x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maison Anglophone &#8211;\u00a0 Biblioth\u00e8que et Centre Culturel<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">international<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">diverse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">community<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">en<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">range<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">activities,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rich<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">varied<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">collection<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">English-language<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">books<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">resources,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">welcoming<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">space<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">encourages<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">intercultural<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dialogue.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contributes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">better<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understanding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">English-speaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">countries<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promotes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">literary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heritage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cultures.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The Maison Anglophone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">responsible<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">managing,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">operating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">collection<\/span> of English-language books and ressources <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">available<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">public<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maison<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Anglophone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u2013<\/span> Biblioth\u00e8que et <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Centre Culturel.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">collection<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">comprises<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holdings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">books<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">et<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documents<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bequeathed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">en<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">American<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Library<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Paris,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">acquisitions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us In a nutshell&#8230; The Maison Anglophone has been open to the public since December 1993. It is a non-profit association funded by the D\u00e9partement de Maine et Loire,\u00a0the Ville d&#8217;Angers,\u00a0the\u00a0Universit\u00e9 d&#8217;Angers\u00a0and the\u00a0Universit\u00e9 Catholique de l&#8217;Ouest. Gaelle Delarboulas is the current Chairwoman of the Maison Anglophone and Mandy Torsey-Guillet is the Director. 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