Janet Skeslien Charles writes: “The American Library in Paris sits in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. As the programs manager, I oversaw ALP’s weekly Evening with an Author series, hosting journalists, debut novelists, and National Book Award winners. I also took note of what colleagues said and was particularly captivated by the World War II story of the courageous librarians who defied the Nazi ‘Library Protector’ in order to hand-deliver books to Jewish readers. During the Nazi occupation of France, Dorothy Reeder (right), the directress of the library, stood up to the Bibliotheksschütz, Dr. Hermann Fuchs, who had full authority over intellectual activity in the country at the time.”