What is Culturethèque?

Culturethèque is a phenomenal resource available only to Alliance Française members.

The Culturethèque digital library, co-sponsored by the Alliance Française and Institut français, includes free access to hundreds of e-books, books on tape, daily newspapers, magazines, music, film clips, comics (for both children and adults), podcasts, games, television programs, books and music for children, and resources for language learners—all online, for you to download or enjoy via streaming.

The New Culturethèque

Culturethèque has been recently redesigned and is back online as of February 2024.

If you had an existing valid Culturethèque account, your old active account will be migrated to the new version. You should have received a first connection email in late February. Click the validation link in the email to re-activate your account. Then, provide the following information:

  1. Enter your email address, which becomes your identifier.
  2. Save a new secure password.
  3. Validate your country of residence (États-Unis).
  4. Select your main establishment (Alliance Française de Santa Rosa). We are at the bottom of the list.
  5. Select your user profile (student, teacher, etc.).
  6. Select your user preferences (favorite sections or themes).

If you did not have an existing Culturethèque account or if your AFSR membership has expired, click the button below to go to the Culturethèque web sute, Then click the S’incrire or Sign up button to go to the Create new account page. Complete the form with the following information:

  1. Enter your first name.
  2. Enter your last name.
  3. Enter your email address, which becomes your identifier.
  4. Enter a new secure password.
  5. Confirm your password.
  6. Select your country of residence (États-Unis).
  7. Select your main establishment (Alliance Française de Santa Rosa). We are at the bottom of the list.
  8. Accept the Terms of Service.
  9. Select your user profile (student, teacher, etc.).
  10. Select your user preferences (favorite sections or themes).

Everyone will receive a 30-day trial account. If you have an active AFSR membership, the trial account will be extended to match your membership expiration date and updated when you renew. If you are not a member of AFSR, you must purchase a membership to continue as a Culturètheque user.

If you have any questions, please contact the AFSR Culturethèque administrator, Carol Kronberg, at carol@afsantarosa.org