{"id":37,"date":"2023-03-29T21:40:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:05:32","slug":"our-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/our-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Our library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14536d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14536d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a3809\" data-id=\"95a3809\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cf9d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mel-logo-petit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1585\" alt=\"PAGE\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e3667\" data-id=\"c1e3667\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e6147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0e6147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Montpellier English-Language Library<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-499546d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499546d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-438dad8\" data-id=\"438dad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07699b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07699b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e5df4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e5df4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba1175\" data-id=\"1ba1175\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd9137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5bd9137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#work\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">How does our library work?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a38860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a38860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#today\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">What goes on at the library?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c99d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43c99d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#premises\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The premises of the library<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6126cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6126cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#MEL\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">A brief history of MEL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f03b7a\" data-id=\"9f03b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf1693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bf1693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d9127 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16d9127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Capture d\u2019e\u0301cran 2025-03-01 a\u0300 17.03.52\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21lbC1tdHAubmV0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wM1wvQ2FwdHVyZS1kZWNyYW4tMjAyNS0wMy0wMS1hLTE3LjAzLjUyLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1150\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52.png 1150w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran-2025-03-01-a-17.03.52-768x186.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7dd5ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7dd5ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7467b90\" data-id=\"7467b90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2887dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2887dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"work\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5351d78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5351d78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f67c44\" data-id=\"4f67c44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcd11e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbcd11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does our library work?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7a5350\" data-id=\"b7a5350\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e473311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e473311\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c027381\" data-id=\"c027381\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b34c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b34c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f3dd\" data-id=\"fd3f3dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3135b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3135b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>OPENING HOURS<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">. Wednesday<br \/>from 3 pm to 5 pm<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">. Saturday<br \/>from 10 am to 12:30<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b18c240\" data-id=\"b18c240\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232f601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232f601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>M<\/strong><b>EMBERSHIP<\/b><br \/>Membership runs from January\u00a0 to December.<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Fees (payable by cheque please, if possible):<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Individual 30 Euros<br \/>Family\/Couple 40 Euros<br \/>Student 10 Euros<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121e6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121e6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Montpellier English-Language Library is a lending library. Generally, the number of\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">books borrowed at one time is limited to four books for a period of four weeks, except for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">recently purchased books which are limited to two and should be returned after two weeks.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc587e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bc587e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Library-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Library-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Library-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f175ec\" data-id=\"1f175ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ab597 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ab597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>OUR ASSOCIATION<\/strong><br \/>The Montpellier English-Language Library (MEL) is an Association (1901) managed by a 9-<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">member Board of Directors elected for two years at an Annual General Meeting. The mission\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">of MEL is to support and promote the activity and cultural exchanges generated by <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">the library.<\/span><\/p><p>A group of\u00a0 Members help in running the library; any new volunteers are always <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">welcome and should contact the library\u2019s secretary at <strong><a href=\"mailto:melmpt23@gmail.com\">melmpt23@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-758c80e );\">Postal address :\u00a0 23 rue Lakanal, 34090 Montpellier<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Three volunteer groups help with Book Purchasing, Book Covering and Book Donations.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Members of the public wishing to donate books to the library are asked to email their list of b<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">ooks to a dedicated email address: <a href=\"mailto:donations.mel@gmail.com\"><b>donations.mel@gmail.com<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>One of our main aims has been to increase the number of books on the shelves and so each\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">year we order a large number of new publications, both fiction and non-fiction.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">We are lucky to have a retired librarian on the Board who has undertaken a complete <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">inventory, and established an updated catalogue which is available to all members <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MEL-catalogues-2309.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f43468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f43468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>BOOK PURCHASING<\/strong><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Members will find on our shelves good, mainstream literature: Fiction, Non-Fiction,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Biographies, Crime\/Thrillers, Recent Purchases and Donated Books, a \u201c100 Best Novels of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">the 20th Century\u201d Section and a Children\u2019s Section. At present we have over 2000 <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">books in the library. Members wishing to suggest new book purchases are invited to use the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">\u201cSuggestions Book\u201d in the library.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da0b2f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da0b2f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b0887\" data-id=\"77b0887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7169a05 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7169a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a51bf3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a51bf3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2796b2\" data-id=\"e2796b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266a717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"266a717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"today\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87cde43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87cde43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc13a6c\" data-id=\"cc13a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df025e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df025e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What goes on at the library ?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a68a22b\" data-id=\"a68a22b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158e9b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158e9b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e69581f\" data-id=\"e69581f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d97c46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d97c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>BOOKCHAT<\/strong><br \/>Monthly BookChat meetings have been a fixture for many years. The idea behind BookChat is to provide an exchange of news and views of books recently read and enjoyed. At aBookChat session each person participating talks briefly about a book of their choice.<br \/>BookChat sessions will let you in on who is reading what and will help you pick up on new authors, different styles and categories of fiction, special non-fiction titles and how each are appreciated. Eight to ten books will normally be covered at each session.<br \/>To join BookChat and to attend your first meeting, send your request to MEL\u2019s secretary, including a telephone contact number. BookChat meetings are scheduled for 10 months in the year (no meetings are arranged for July and August). Any member of the library is welcome to join BookChat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f29125 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f29125\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2c7c11\" data-id=\"f2c7c11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543a890 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543a890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>MINI-EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><br \/>MEL&#8217;s mini-exhibitions usually feature 25 to 30 works by a single artist. They can be viewed on an Exhibition Viewing Day at the library and subsequently on days when the library is open.<br \/>Non-members can visit free of charge; they need only provide their names and contact details to the person at the reception desk.<br \/>MEL members who are artists or have contacts with artists interested in exhibiting their work are invited to contact MEL\u2019s secretary. \u00a0<br \/>Our exhibitions are usually up for two months.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>OTHER ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><strong>. Our sister anglophone associations<\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcamontpellier.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Cultural Association<\/a><\/strong> (BCA) and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awglr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Women\u2019s Group<\/a><\/strong> (AWG) use the meeting room for various group activities, with the proviso that at least one library member is present. There are poetry readings and book groups using the space, as well as the regular openings hours on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings and afternoons.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>. Various events<\/strong> are organized throughout the year, giving members an opportunity to meet. Annual social events include the Christmas Party and the summer Garden Party, and every other year the library holds an Open Day and book sale.<\/p><p><strong>. MEL is present each year at the Antigone des Associations<\/strong> <strong>event<\/strong> in September. Those wishing to join the library are welcome to approach one of our volunteers for information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-874078c\" data-id=\"874078c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b84c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b84c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Eliza-Sieglers-exhibition.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Eliza-Sieglers-exhibition.jpg 992w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Eliza-Sieglers-exhibition-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Photo-Eliza-Sieglers-exhibition-768x498.jpg 768w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c382026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c382026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MEL-photo-2-768x530.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MEL-photo-2-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MEL-photo-2-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MEL-photo-2.png 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb03d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb03d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e38a8d5\" data-id=\"e38a8d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f87e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1f87e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b95ed48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b95ed48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-608bed0\" data-id=\"608bed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6712456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6712456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"premises\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a090f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a090f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-064fc28\" data-id=\"064fc28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b98b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b98b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\">The premises of the library<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2ccf7\" data-id=\"7f2ccf7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1a19a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1a19a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0703626\" data-id=\"0703626\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c57f86a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c57f86a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dddf976\" data-id=\"dddf976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9183ac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9183ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d7b286\" data-id=\"6d7b286\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5caf81d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5caf81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-758c80e ); color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Since <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Edwin-Hill-on-duty-at-MEL-stand-AdA-10-Sep-2023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>2017 the Montpellier English-Language Library (MEL) (previously named FOAL \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-758c80e ); color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Friends of the Anglophone Library) has rented premises belonging to the Mairie of <\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-758c80e ); color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-758c80e ); color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">Montpellier in the Beaux Arts quarter of Montpellier.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/>Members are always welcome at the library for tea or coffee and a chat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5418d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e5418d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Address : <br \/>23, rue Lakanal 34090 Montpellier<br \/>(Tram stop: Louis Blanc)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd6b39\" data-id=\"1bd6b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0073b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0073b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Day-April-2022-Donald-Clare-Hart.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Day-April-2022-Donald-Clare-Hart.jpg 857w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Day-April-2022-Donald-Clare-Hart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Day-April-2022-Donald-Clare-Hart-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dd0195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dd0195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d4d82d\" data-id=\"9d4d82d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874eea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"874eea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5585a7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5585a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb3dfa0\" data-id=\"bb3dfa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd9879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0cd9879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"MEL\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c652bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c652bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/A%20brief%20history%20of%20MEL\">A brief history of MEL<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90656c\" data-id=\"f90656c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-565f0fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"565f0fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc87fb\" data-id=\"8bc87fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ff77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34ff77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anne-Bouvier-at-MEL-AdA-stand-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3246b\" data-id=\"fd3246b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3aad7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3aad7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>Arising from the ashes of the old American Library (1954 \u2013 2001), our collection\u00a0was temporarily housed at\u00a0a local language school. \u00a0Soon the name \u201cFriends of\u00a0the Anglophone Library\u201d (FOAL) was adopted, for the many volunteers\u00a0determined to keep it afloat while the organization underwent some uncertain years. \u00a0<br \/>After moving from the flat of one of our original members, to the study in another\u00a0member\u2019s house, the collection finally settled at our current location\u00a0in Rue\u00a0Lakanal, thanks to the generosity of the\u00a0Mairie of Montpellier. Since arriving here in 2017, the library has become\u00a0better known and is now a true part of the vibrant\u00a0Beaux Arts quarter. \u00a0In 2021, long-overdue elections took place: a new Board was formed\u00a0under the leadership of President Donald Crowden, and the name MEL (Montpellier English-Language Library) was adopted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ca156 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ca156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-498f5b9 );\"><br \/>A change of name for the Library from FOAL to MEL (Montpellier English-Language Library) was voted by members in December 2022. <br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-512c920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"512c920\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0e3b7\" data-id=\"5f0e3b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-705648d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"705648d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb9cc5\" data-id=\"6cb9cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ab765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53ab765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montpellier English-Language Library How does our library work? What goes on at the library? The premises of the library A brief history of MEL How does our library work? OPENING HOURS . Wednesdayfrom 3 pm to 5 pm . Saturdayfrom 10 am to 12:30 MEMBERSHIPMembership runs from January\u00a0 to December.Fees (payable by cheque please, if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":603,"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4181,"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/4181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}