Calendar

The Library Board of Control will meet Tuesday December 15th at 4 p.m. at the Mamou Branch Library.  The meeting is open to the public.  This meeting is a rescheduling of the Nov. 17th meeting, which was canceled due to very bad weather.

The Main Library will NOT have its usual Tuesday night late hours (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) on Tuesday, Dec. 15th.  The Library will close at 6 p.m.

The Mystery Book Club will meet Dec. 16, 2015 due to the Christmas holidays later in the month.  The club meets at the main library (Ville Platte) at 10:30 a.m.  Everybody is invited.

The Mamou Branch Library at 2 p.m. on Dec. 22nd will sponsor a story hour and craft time at the library.  If anyone is interested in donating cupcakes, etc. please contact the Mamou Branch Library.  Thank you for your support.  Angela Henry, Branch Manager, Gigi Guillory, Assistant Manager.  Mamou Branch phone number is (337) 468-5750.

Holiday Safari is coming!  Animal Tales will be at the main library (916 W. Main St., Ville Platte) on Dec. 22nd at 4 p.m.  Six surprise guest animals from all over the world will provide participants an up close and personal experience through volunteer interactions and crowd participation.  Admission is free.  Come join us!

Sponsored by the Evangeline Parish Library

Welcome to the first “Crafting Tuesday” of 2016!  The program is at 6 p.m. Jan. 5th in the multipurpose room of the main library (Ville Platte).  Tonight’s project is a “No Sew T Shirt Tote Bag.”  Please bring your own T shirt.  Coordinator for the project is Suzy Lemoine.

The Evangeline Parish Genealogical and Historical Society will meet Saturday January 16th at 9:30 a.m. in the main library multipurpose room.  Everybody is invited.

Retired kindergarten teacher and library staff member, Ms. Patrola Savoy, will be giving story hours for young children at 3:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the main library.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose,” will also be available in the children’s section throughout the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays to read stories to children and help them find and select books to checkout.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.  For more information, please call the main library at 363-1369.

The Friends of the Library will hold a meeting on Tues. Jan. 19th at 5:30 pm at the main library.  They will elect officers for the new year.  Everybody is invited.

Join outreach coordinator Suzy Lemoine for a great “Crafty Tuesday” program at the main library at 6:15 pm Tues. Jan. 19th.  Everybody is invited; walk ins are welcome.

Ms. Patrola Savoy, a retired kindergarten teacher and member of the library staff, will be doing story hours with young children at 3:30 pm each Tuesday and Thursday at the main library.  Children must be accompanied by adults.  Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose,” will also be available in the children’s area on Tuesdays and Thursdays to read stories to children, accompanied by their parents or guardians, throughout the day.  She will be glad to help kids find and select books to check out, as well.  For more information, please call the main library at 363-1369.

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control will meet Tuesday January 26th at 4 p.m. at the Mamou Branch.  The meeting is open to the public, and public attendance and comments are very welcome.  Refreshments will be served.  An agenda will be posted no later than Friday Jan. 22nd.

The Mystery Book Club will meet Wednesday January 27th at 10:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room of the main library (Ville Platte).  This month’s book selection is “I Heard That Song Before” by Mary Higgins Clark.  The club welcomes new members; please come and join in the discussion.

Join Library Board member Ms. Faye Langley and the staff of the Basile Branch for young children’s story hour on Thurs. Jan. 28th at 10 a.m.  Children must be accompanied by adults.  For more information about story hour, please call the Basile Branch.

Join volunteers and staff for a children’s story hour at the Basile Branch Library.

Due to the severe weather projected for our area from mid day to mid afternoon, Chataignier branch of the library will not open.  This branch is normally open from 2 to 5 weekdays.  We expect to be open at the regular time on Wednesday.

Join volunteers and staff for a children’s story hour at the Basile Branch Library.

The children’s story hour for March 10th at the Basile Branch Library has been cancelled due to weather.

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control will meet Tuesday March 22nd at 4 p.m. at the Mamou Branch Library.  The meeting is open to the public, and public attendance and comments are very welcome.  Refreshments will be served.  An agenda for the meeting will be posted at the library no later than Monday March 21st.

Join volunteers and staff for a children’s story hour at the Basile Branch Library.

Join Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose” for Tuesday and Thursday afternoon story hours at 3:30 pm in the children’s room at the main library.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Our “Crafty Tuesdays” continue every Tuesday evening at the main library in Ville Platte at 6 p.m.  Join Outreach Coordinator Suzy Lemoine for a fun 90 minutes of crafts and surprises.  The program is open to adults and teens.

Drop in “Tech Help” is available each Thursday morning in the multipurpose room of the main library in Ville Platte from 9:30 am to 11:30 a.m.

The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society will meet Saturday April 16 at 9:30 am in the multipurpose room of the main library in Ville Platte.  The public is invited to hear their guest speakers, John Ledoux and Margaret Briley, who will talk about the Orphan Train Museum and share some of the stories about the children who arrived in Evangeline Parish.

The Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday April 19th at 4:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the main library in Ville Platte.  Everybody is very welcome.  Please come and bring a friend!

The book that will be discussed is “Body Double” by Tess Gerritsen.  Everybody is welcome to come join us in the multipurpose room of the main library in Ville Platte.  The meeting was rescheduled due to a conflict with the All-Staff Training Day which will be held the next week.

Experience drop in tech help on Thursday mornings at the main library.

Join the children’s program at the Basile Branch every other Thursday at 10 a.m.  The program for April 21st is “Caterpillars and Butterflies”!

Join Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose,” for afternoon story time at the main library on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  Children must be accompanied by adults.

Want to learn more about our eBooks?  Having trouble with your e Reader?  Have other tech questions?  We can’t fix hardware, but we will try to help you learn to use it more easily.  Join Tina in the multipurpose room of the main library Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 for one on one tech help.

The Chataignier Branch Library will close at 4:30 pm on Monday May 2nd, one half hour early.  It will reopen at its regular time 2 pm on Tuesday May 3rd.