Aug
1
Thu
Fine “Free” Month Aug. 1st through 31st
Aug 1 @ 1:00 pm – Aug 31 @ 11:00 pm

All items returned in good condition Aug. 1st through 31st will have all fines waived on them.  Some fees on Interlibrary Loan items and DVDs will still apply.

Aug
6
Tue
How to Find Books on the Internet workshop @ Main Library
Aug 6 @ 11:00 pm – Aug 7 @ 12:00 am
Aug
20
Tue
Friends of the Library meeting @ Evangeline Parish Library
Aug 20 @ 10:30 pm – Aug 21 @ 12:00 am
Autism Society Meeting @ Evangeline Parish Library
Aug 20 @ 11:00 pm – Aug 21 @ 12:00 am
Aug
31
Sat
Last day of “Fine Free” Month!
Aug 31 – Sep 1 all-day
Sep
2
Mon
Library closed for Labor Day
Sep 2 – Sep 3 all-day

Main Library and all branches will be closed for Labor Day.

Sep
12
Thu
Families Helping Families training session @ Evangeline Parish Library
Sep 12 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Families Helping Families of Acadiana will hold a free training session for family members.  Families Helping Families assists families with special needs family members. The meeting is open to everybody.

Sep
16
Mon
Library Board of Control meeting @ Main Library
Sep 16 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control will meet Monday Sept. 16 at the main library.  The meeting is open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

Sep
17
Tue
Friends of the Library meeting Tues. Sept. 17 @ Evangeline Parish Library
Sep 17 @ 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm
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.

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
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