At the Library for January 14, 2024

In recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the main library and all branches will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 15, 2024.

 On Tuesday, January 16^th , we start the morning off at 10 am with a FREE Medicare 101 Class conducted by Tony Palumbo & Tanya Luzan. Then at 1 pm is our usual French & Coffee program which will be followed by a Hospice 101 & Volunteer opportunity program at 3 pm, hosted by the Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care.  

Wednesday, January 17^th we will offer our FIRST main library ADULT CHAIR EXCERISE CLASS at 10:30 am. Please share this good news! Our Pine Prairie, Basile Mamou and branch libraries have been offering this chair exercise class for a few months to folks who live in those areas and the classes have been well attended. Please share this GOOD NEWS! 

Saturday, January 20^th at 9:30 am, the main library will host the first meeting of the Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society. Their guest speaker is Donna D. Johnson and Cathy Lemoine Sturgel. Their topic is “Solving the Mystery of Louisiana Demourelle Ancestry”. New members are always welcome. Please visit the Facebook page of your favorite library branch to see information about programs unique to them.

Early Notices: The library Board of Control will meet on Monday, January 22, 2024 at the main library for their first meeting of the new Year. They will meet at 3 pm for a committee meeting to review plans for the new Basile library and then at 4 pm for the general board meeting. Agendas will be posted. The public is invited. This year all of the libraries around the state are required to implement new policies regarding Act 436, initially known as SB7, which establishes a process by which people can request a review of library material accessible to minors. It also places restrictions on certain library materials deemed ‘explicit’ by the state. This February we will be re-registering every patron from the age of 0 to 17 to get permission by the parents or guardians to make the decision to either restrict their library card check-out access or not to restrict the items that they can check out. We will share more information soon. Any questions can be answered by our staff at our main library and the branches around the parish. 

Visit the Facebook page of your favorite library branch to see information about programs unique to them. Also, visit our website www.evangelinelibrary.org for updates. You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine.