At the Library March 19, 2023

We’ve got something new at the main library for the young and the travelers who visit our unique parish! Staff member Sandra Veillon created a novel opportunity based on the “Little Free Library” concept to foster the arts.   We now have a “Little Free Craft Library” located at the front of the library entrance. Her idea is based on providing free craft kits that kids and travelers can take with them to make and either keep or gift to someone! It is available when the library is but especially when it is closed just like our Little Free Library. Please share this good news and check it out the next time you’re at the library! 

Here are a few weekly free and stimulating programs that occur at the main library and our branches around the parish: on Mondays at 9am the Mamou branch library hosts Coffee with Friends. Ville Platte main library offers a conversational French called Allons Parler Français every Tuesday at 1 pm and quilting with Friends every Thursday @ 1 pm followed by Chess, Scrabble & Puzzles @ 4 pm.  Pine Prairie branch offers Coffee & French every morning and “Cajun French Fridays” @ 9:30 am. Basile branch offers Conversational French and Children Books & Crafts programs on alternating Tuesdays at 10 am. These programs are free and available to anyone who wishes to join in.  Remember to visit the Facebook page of your branch to see the many good things that are going on throughout the month.        

Computer Tutor information: We will not host this opportunity in March but will begin a monthly schedule as follows (second Tuesday of each month at each branch around the parish): April 11^th, May 9^th, June 13^th , July 11^th, August 8^th, September 12^th, October 10^th, November 14^th and December 12, 2023.    

Look who’s coming to LIBRARY FEST this year on Saturday, May 20, 2023from 9 am to 1 pm on the grounds of the main library in Ville Platte so far –(I’m running this list again since some folks didn’t get a look at it last week) Authors:  DR. ELISTA ISTRE, DEBBY LAWSON, EDWARD GAUTHIER, RHONDA LEJEUNE, LATONYA LEARY,  PATRICIA WILLIAMS, JADE LANDRY (C.P Landry), KRISTAL BEN, DIXIE POCHE, JULIE BETH DAVIS, PAMELA  FUNDERBURK, WARREN PERRIN, MARY PERRIN & BEVERLY FUSELIER! I’ll promote our Food & Craft Vendors next week. Please share this good news! We still have spots to open!