Sep
18
Wed
CenturyLink Internet Basics “Lunch and Learn” at Basile Branch Sept. 18 at noon! @ Basile Branch Library
Sep 18 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This “Internet Basics” “lunch and learn” training is designed to help anybody who is uncomfortable using the Internet and wants to learn how to find information on the Internet quickly and safely.  CenturyLink is sponsoring this program and will provide a light lunch for all participants.  Admission is FREE.  For more information, you can call Andrew Dugas at CenturyLink or contact the Basile Branch library at (337) 432-6794.

Oct
15
Tue
Friends of the Library meeting Tues. Oct. 15 @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Oct 15 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Oct
19
Sat
Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society meeting @ Main Library
Oct 19 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society will meet Saturday Oct. 19 at the Main Library.  Everybody is welcome.  Come and learn more about local history and how to research your family tree.

Nov
11
Mon
Library closed for Veteran’s Day
Nov 11 – Nov 12 all-day

The Main Library and all branches will be closed for Veteran’s Day.

Nov
28
Thu
Library closed for Thanksgiving Break
Nov 28 – Nov 29 all-day

The Library is closed for Thanksgiving break, Nov. 28 till Dec. 2nd (reopening Monday Dec. 2nd).

Nov
29
Fri
Library closed for Thanksgiving Break
Nov 29 – Nov 30 all-day

The Library is closed for Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 28 till Dec. 2nd.

Nov
30
Sat
No Saturday hours, due to Thanksgiving Break
Nov 30 – Dec 1 all-day

The Main Library will not be open on Saturday Nov. 30th due to Thanksgiving Break.

Dec
3
Tue
Library Board of Control meeting Dec. 3rd @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Dec 3 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Dec
4
Wed
All Staff Winter Workshop, Dec. 4th
Dec 4 – Dec 5 all-day

The Main Library and all branches will be closed Wednesday Dec. 4th due to the All Staff Winter Workshop at the Main Library.

Dec
9
Mon
Special Library Board of Control meeting Monday Dec. 9th at 4 pm at main library @ Main Library
Dec 9 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm

The Library Board of Control will hold a special meeting on Monday Dec. 9th at 4 p.m. at the main library (242 W. Main St., Ville Platte).  An agenda will be posted no later than Friday Dec. 6th.

The meeting is open to the public,  and public attendance and comments are welcome and encouraged.  Refreshments will be served.

The board will review and amend the 2013 construction budget and adopt a 2014 construction budget.

The board will also review the 2014 calendar and set the holidays, planned closing dates, and meeting dates for 2014.  This is subject to revision, due to the as yet unscheduled moving of the main library in 2014 from its current location to 916 W. Main.

 

 

Dec
10
Tue
ACA navigator available to assist patrons @ Main Library
Dec 10 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

ACA navigator Lou Hulin will assist patrons with Obamacare applications.  She will be at the main library in Ville Platte on the 2nd and  3rd Tuesdays of each month, beginning Dec. 10, 2013, and ending March 18, 2014.

ACA navigator available to assist patrons at Mamou Library @ Mamou Branch Library
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

ACA Navigator Lou Hulin will be available to assist patrons at the Mamou Branch Library from 1 to 2:30 p.m. each 2nd Tuesday of each month beginning Dec.  10th 2013 and ending March 11th 2014.

Dec
17
Tue
ACA navigator available to assist patrons at Pine Prairie Library @ Pine Prairie Library
Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

ACA navigator Lou Hulin will be at the Pine Prairie Library to assist patrons with Obamacare applications on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., beginning Dec. 17, 2013, and ending March 18, 2014.

“Fine Free” period in effect through Jan. 15th
Dec 17 2013 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 16 2014 @ 5:45 am

“Fine Free” period is in effect through Jan. 15, 2014.  Any items returned in good condition during this period will have all fines waived on them.

There will also be generous discounts on existing (already incurred) fines and fees, if payment is made in full in one payment during this period.

For more information please call 363-1369 or the branch nearest you.

“Fine Free” period is the library’s way of saying “Thank you” for all your support year round.

Dec
24
Tue
Library closed for Christmas break, Dec. 24 through Dec. 26th
Dec 24 @ 1:00 pm – Dec 27 @ 5:45 am

The Main Library and all branches will be closed for Christmas break, Dec. 24th through Dec. 26th.  Libraries will reopen at their regularly scheduled times on Dec. 27th.

Dec
31
Tue
Library closed for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Dec 31 2013 @ 1:00 pm – Jan 2 2014 @ 5:45 am

The main library and all branches will be closed Dec. 31st and Jan. 1st for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  We wish everybody a happy and safe New Year.

Jan
14
Tue
Cabot Foundation presentation
Jan 14 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Jan
18
Sat
Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society Meeting @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Jan 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Jan
20
Mon
Library closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan 20 – Jan 21 all-day
Jan
21
Tue
Navigator at Ville Platte Library @ Main Library
Jan 21 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Navigator at Pine Prairie Library @ Pine Prairie Library branch
Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
24
Fri
Weather closure Jan. 24th
Jan 24 – Jan 25 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed Friday Jan. 24th, due to weather.

Jan
25
Sat
Library closed Saturday Jan. 25th weather closure
Jan 25 – Jan 26 all-day

The library is closed due to weather.

Jan
27
Mon
Library Board of Control meeting @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Jan 27 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Jan
28
Tue
Library and branches closed due to winter storm Jan. 28 & 29th
Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm – Jan 29 @ 7:45 pm

The main library and all branches will be closed Tues. Jan. 28th and Wed. Jan. 29th due to the approaching winter storm.

Jan
30
Thu
Libraries closed Jan. 30th
Jan 30 – Jan 31 all-day

The main library and all branches will remain closed Thursday Jan. 30th due to hazardous road conditions.

Feb
7
Fri
Special new fine forgiveness period thru this date
Feb 7 – Feb 8 all-day

Due to the recent weather closures of the libraries, all fines will be waived on any item returned in good condition through Friday, Feb. 7.  You may return your Evangeline Parish Library items to the main library (Ville Platte) or to any of the five branch libraries (Mamou, Basile, Chataignier, Pine Prairie, or Turkey Creek).

Feb
11
Tue
ACA Navigator in Ville Platte @ Main Library
Feb 11 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The Obamacare Navigator will be in Ville Platte to assist patrons in enrolling on Feb. 11 from 9 a.m till noon.

Libraries opening late, at 10 a.m.
Feb 11 @ 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Main Library and all branches will open late at 10 a.m. on Tues. Feb. 11th

ACA Navigator at Mamou Branch Library @ Mamou Branch Library
Feb 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The Obamacare Navigator will be at the Mamou Library on Feb. 11 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to assist persons who wish to enroll.  Appointments are not required but are recommended.

Feb
18
Tue
ACA Navigator at Main Library @ Main Library, Ville Platte
Feb 18 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The Obamacare navigator will be at the Main Library on Feb. 18th from 9 a.m. till 12 noon to assist persons who wish to enroll.  Appointments are not required, but are recommended.

ACA Navigator at Pine Prairie Library @ Pine Prairie Library
Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The Obamacare navigator will be at the Pine Prairie Library to assist persons wishing to enroll on Feb. 18th from 1 p.m. till 2:30 p.m.  Appointments are not required but are recommended.

Friends of the Library meeting @ Main Library Ville Platte
Feb 18 @ 11:30 pm – Feb 19 @ 12:30 am

Everybody is invited to the Friends of the Library meeting on Feb. 18th at the Main Library at 5:30 p.m.

Mar
3
Mon
Mamou Library closed @ Mamou Branch Library
Mar 3 – Mar 4 all-day

The Mamou Branch library will be closed Monday March 3rd.  The main library (Ville Platte) and the other branch libraries will be open their usual times.

Mar
4
Tue
Main Library and all branches closed for Mardi Gras
Mar 4 – Mar 5 all-day

The Main Library (Ville Platte) and all branches will be closed Tues. March 4th for Mardi Gras.

Mar
11
Tue
Obamacare Navigator at Main Library @ Main Library
Mar 11 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Obamacare Navigator will be available to assist patrons at the main library from 9 a.m. to noon Tues. March 11th.  Appointments are highly recommended.  Please contact Ms. Lou Hulin directly to set up an appointment:  (337) 298-5461 (cell) or (337) 989-0001 (office).

Obamacare Navigator at Mamou Library @ Mamou Library
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Obamacare Navigator Lou Hulin will be at the Mamou Branch Library on Tues. March 11th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to assist patrons.  Appointments are recommended.  Make an appointment by contacting Ms. Hulin directly by calling her cell (337) 298-5461 or her office (337) 989-0001.

Mar
17
Mon
Library Board Meeting @ Main Library
Mar 17 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm

The Library Board of Control’s next regularly scheduled meeting is Monday March 17th at 4 p.m. at the Main Library (Ville Platte).  The meeting is open to the public, and public comments and attendance are welcome.  Refreshments will be served.  An agenda will be posted no later than close of business Thurs. March 13th at the Main Library.

Mar
18
Tue
Obamacare Navigator at Main Library @ Main Library
Mar 18 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Obamacare Navigator Lou Hulin will be at the Main Library (Ville Platte) to assist patrons on Tues. March 18th from 9 a.m. through 12 noon.  Appointments are recommended.  Contact Ms. Hulin directly by calling her cell (337) 298-5461 or her office (337) 989-0001.

Obamacare Navigator at Pine Prairie Library @ Pine Prairie Library
Mar 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Obamacare Navigator Lou Hulin will be at the Pine Prairie Library to assist patrons on Tues. March 18th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Appointments are recommended.  Make appointments directly with Ms. Hulin by calling her cell, (337) 298-5461, or her office (337) 989-0001.

Apr
7
Mon
Chataignier Branch Easter coloring contest begins, deadline April 11th
Apr 7 @ 7:00 pm – Apr 11 @ 10:00 pm
Apr
18
Fri
Main library and all branches closed for Good Friday
Apr 18 – Apr 19 all-day
Apr
26
Sat
Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society meeting @ Main Library
Apr 26 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society will meet at the main library (242 W. Main St., Ville Platte) on Saturday, April 26, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Everybody is welcome.  Come and learn more about our parish history and about researching your ancestors.

Apr
30
Wed
Main library and all branches closed for staff workshop
Apr 30 – May 1 all-day
May
24
Sat
Main Library closed May 24th
May 24 – May 25 all-day

Main Library will not have Saturday hours during the Memorial Day weekend.

May
26
Mon
Library closed Memorial Day May 26th
May 26 – May 27 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed for Memorial Day Monday May 26th

May
27
Tue
Summer Reading pre registration begins May 27th
May 27 – May 28 all-day

Tuesday May 27th is the first day of pre registration for Summer Reading.

Jun
2
Mon
First day to collect Summer Reading prizes is Monday June 2nd
Jun 2 – Jun 3 all-day

Monday June 2nd is the first day to collect prizes with Summer Reading at all branches except Turkey Creek.  Turkey Creek is closed on Monday, so the first prize day for it is Tues. June 3rd.

Jun
3
Tue
Bar None Petting Zoo at Turkey Creek Branch @ Turkey Creek Branch
Jun 3 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Jun
4
Wed
Bar None Petting Zoo at Pine Prairie Branch @ Pine Prairie Branch Library
Jun 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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