The main library and all branches will be closed on Monday, January 17th, to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. The mandate of requiring mask wearing and social distancing will be in force until further notice. These measures are for the safety of all. Additionally, all public programs at the main library and all branches remain cancelled for the month of January 2022. This list includes the Quilting Club, the Mystery Book Club, Medicare Educational Workshops, The Puzzle Club at Pine Prairie Branch Library the French Table and Story Hour at Basile Branch library.

With the chilly weather all around us, how about getting some good reads in! The following are new in each genre:Fiction: “Mercy” by David Baldacci, “Sins of a Cajun Boy” by local author Danny Singleton, “The Dark Hours” by Michael Connell, “A Peculiar Combination” by Ashley Weaver, “The Chaos Kind” by Barry Eisler, and “Under Color of Law” by Aaron Philip Clark.  Historical Fiction: “Travels with George – In Search of Washington and His Legacy” by Nathaniel Philbrick and the following books were donated by local author Christopher Fontenot, “The Acadian Prairie-Maius”, “The Acadian Prairie-Octave (generation 3)” and “The Acadian Prairie-Octave (generation 4)”.  Non-Fiction: “Immune-a Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive” by Philipp Dettmer, “Travels with George – In Search of Washington and His Legacy” by Nathaniel Philbrick, “Louisiana’s Capitols-The Power and the Beauty” by Philip Gould, and “Weird Louisiana” by Roger Manley.  Audio Books:Survive the Night by Katie Ruggle, The Mistake by K.L. Slater, In Search of Wisdom-Life Changing Truths in the book of Proverbs by Joyce Meyer, and Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah just to name a few! 

In order to keep our kids and teens engaged, our Brilliant Butterflies and Books & Beyond Teen Club facilitators will have cool “Take & Make” crafts available. And, our Facebook “Story Hour” will continue every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8pm. Please share this special story hour with your little ones!

 For more information call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or email [email protected]. Visit our Facebook page for all upcoming events in addition to our webpage www.evangelinelibrary.org and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine, Outreach Coordinator.

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