The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control will meet Monday, July 15 at 4 p.m. at the main library (242 W. Main St., Ville Platte).  The meeting is open to everybody, and public attendance and comments are encouraged.  Refreshments will be served.  An agenda will be posted at the library no later than Friday July 12th.

The Library is proud to participate, along with Tourism and other agencies, in the Bastille Day celebration from 9 a.m. till noon  on Sunday, July 14, at the Evangeline Parish courthouse in Ville Platte.  Look for information about the library and the new building project in the Tourism booth.

The Main Library and all branches will be closed for the 4th of July holiday Thursday July 4th through Sunday July 7th.  The Main Library and branches will reopen at their regularly scheduled times and dates the next week.  The governor has declared  Friday July 5th a State holiday this year, and the parish is also closing for the holiday.  We wish everybody a happy and safe holiday in celebration of the founding of our nation.

CenturyLink  through its Internet Basics Program is donating a special prize for the top reader (most books read during Summer Reading) in ages 8 through 16!  As soon as we receive the prize, we will post what it is.

Children, tweens, and teens ages 8 through 16 throughout the parish are eligible to compete.  There is only ONE of the prize, and in the event of a tie, the winner will be selected from a drawing.

The cutoff date for books to count is close of business July 19th.  
Winner will be notified between July 20th and July 24th.  The prize will be awarded to the winner at a special ceremony at the main library on July 25th at 2 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.
Please note that this is a special CenturyLink provided prize for ONE reader in ages 8 through 16 only.

CenturyLink Internet Basics Program will also sponsor a training session on How to Find Books Online at the main library on Tues. Aug. 6th at 6 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.  In addition, participants will receive information about the Internet Basics Program, which offers discounted Internet services to qualifying low-income individuals and families.  To find out more about the Internet Basics Program, please visit www.centurylink.com/internetbasics.

For more information about the Evangeline Parish Library Summer Reading Program, click on the “Dig into Reading” icon on this library webpage, or call the main library (363-1369) or the branch nearest you.

 

 

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