Jan
4
Mon
Libraries reopen Monday January 4th
Jan 4 all-day

The main library and the branch libraries will resume their regular schedules on Monday January 4th.

Jan
5
Tue
Crafting Tuesday January 5th at 6 p.m. at the main library @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Jan 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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.

Jan
15
Fri
Last day of “Fine Free” period
Jan 15 all-day

Friday January 15th is the last day of the library’s annual “Fine Free” period.

Jan
16
Sat
Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society meets 9:30 am Saturday January 16th @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Jan 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Jan
18
Mon
Library closed, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18th
Jan 18 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed Monday January 18th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Jan
19
Tue
Young children’s story hours with Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose” @ Main Library
Jan 19 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

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.

Friends of the Library meet Tues. Jan. 19th at 5:30 pm @ Main Library
Jan 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

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.

Crafty Tuesday night at the Main Library Tues. Jan. 19th at 6:15 pm @ Main Library
Jan 19 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

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.

Jan
21
Thu
Young children’s story hours with Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose” @ Main Library
Jan 21 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

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.

Jan
26
Tue
Library Board of Control meets Tues. January 26th at 4 p.m. at Mamou Branch @ Mamou Branch Library
Jan 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

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.

Jan
27
Wed
Mystery Book Club meets at main library Wednesday Jan. 27th at 10:30 a.m. @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Jan 27 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

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.

Jan
28
Thu
Basile story hour for young children, Thurs. Jan. 28th at 10 a.m. @ Basile Branch Library
Jan 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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.

Feb
8
Mon
Mamou Library Branch closed Monday Feb. 8th for Lundi Gras @ Mamou Branch Library
Feb 8 all-day

The Mamou Branch Library will be closed Monday Feb. 8th for Lundi Gras.

Feb
9
Tue
Libraries closed Tues. Feb. 9th for Mardi Gras
Feb 9 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed Tuesday Feb. 9th for Mardi Gras.  We wish everybody a happy Mardi Gras.

Feb
11
Thu
Children’s Story Time at Basile Branch @ Basile Branch Library
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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

Feb
23
Tue
Chataignier branch closed Feb. 23rd
Feb 23 @ 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm

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.

Feb
25
Thu
Children’s Story Time at Basile Branch @ Basile Branch Library
Feb 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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

Feb
29
Mon
Main Library and all branches closed to the public for staff work day and system upgrades
Feb 29 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed to the public on Monday Feb. 29th for a staff work day and computer system upgrades.

Mar
10
Thu
Children’s programs for Thursday March 10th are cancelled due to weather @ all locations
Mar 10 all-day

Due to the likelihood of heavier rain tomorrow, all children’s programs in the library system for Thursday March 10th have been cancelled.

Cancelled due to weather: Children’s Story Time at Basile Branch @ Basile Branch Library
Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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

Mar
22
Tue
Library Board meets at Mamou Branch Tuesday March 22nd at 4 p.m. @ Mamou Branch Library
Mar 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

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.

Mar
24
Thu
Children’s Story Time at Basile Branch @ Basile Branch Library
Mar 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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

Mar
25
Fri
Library closed in observance of Good Friday March 25th
Mar 25 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed Friday March 25th in observance of Good Friday.

Mar
26
Sat
Main Library closed Saturday March 26th @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Mar 26 all-day

The library will be closed Saturday March 26th in observance of the Easter weekend.

Apr
12
Tue
Miss Pat, aka “Mother Goose,” continues her Tuesday and Thursday afternoon story hours @ Main Library
Apr 12 @ 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

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.

Crafty Tuesdays continue at the Main Library at 6 p.m. @ Main Library
Apr 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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.

Apr
14
Thu
“Tech Help” is available each Thursday morning! @ Main Library
Apr 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

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.

Apr
16
Sat
Genealogy Society Meeting @ Main Library
Apr 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

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.

Apr
19
Tue
Friends of the Library Meeting @ Main Library
Apr 19 @ 4:30 pm

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!

Apr
20
Wed
Mystery Book Club Meeting @ Main Library
Apr 20 @ 10:30 am

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.

Apr
21
Thu
Thursday morning tech help at the main library @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Apr 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

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

Basile Story Hour every other Thursday @ Basile Branch Library
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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”!

Miss Pat’s Story Time at the main library @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Apr 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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.

Apr
27
Wed
Main Library and all branches closed for Staff Workshop
Apr 27 all-day

The main library and all branches will be closed all day Wednesday April 27th so that all staff can attend Staff Workshop.

Apr
28
Thu
Thursday morning tech help at the main library @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
Apr 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

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.

May
2
Mon
Chataignier Branch Library closing at 4:30 pm May 2nd @ Chataignier Branch Library
May 2 @ 4:30 pm – May 3 @ 2:00 pm

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.

May
5
Thu
Mother’s Day children’s program at Basile @ Basile Branch Library
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

The children’s program for Thursday morning May 5th at Basile will have a Mother’s Day theme.

May
9
Mon
An Art Show for the Evangeline Parish School Board Talented Visual Arts Students begins Monday, May 9th!
May 9 – May 13 all-day

The week of May 9th,  the main library in Ville Platte will host an Art Show for the Evangeline Parish School Board Talented Visual Arts Students in the Multipurpose Room for public viewing . A reception for the Artist and their families will be held on Tuesday, May 10th @ 4:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room.

May
19
Thu
Basile children’s program: planting seeds @ Basile Branch Library
May 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

The Basile children’s program Thursday morning May 19th is “Planting Seeds.”  This will be the last program of the spring, with Summer Reading beginning June 1st.

May
24
Tue
Meeting Cancelled: Library Board meets at the main library (Ville Platte) Tuesday May 24th at 4 p.m. @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
May 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control meeting scheduled for Tuesday May 24th has been cancelled.  The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday July 26 at 4 pm at the main library (Ville Platte).

May
25
Wed
Mystery Book Club will meet today @ 10:30 am in the Multipurpose Room.
May 25 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
May
28
Sat
No Saturday hours at main library Saturday May 28th @ Evangeline Parish Main Library
May 28 all-day

The main library will have no Saturday hours on Saturday May 28th.  We are closed for the Memorial Day weekend and will resume regular hours on Tuesday May 31st.

May
29
Sun
Test Event
May 29 @ 6:56 pm – 7:56 pm
May
30
Mon
Library closed for Memorial Day Monday May 30th
May 30 all-day

The main library and all branches are closed Monday May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

May
31
Tue
Registration for Summer Reading begins Tuesday, May 31st at the main library and all branches
May 31 all-day

Wednesday June 1st is the first day of the 2016 Summer Reading program.  Please register at the library branch nearest to you.

Jun
4
Sat
Venessa Lewis, Louisiana Mermaid, at Ville Platte @ Main Library
Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Venessa Lewis, the Louisiana Mermaid, will appear at the main library (Ville Platte) at 10 am on Sat. June 4th.

Jun
7
Tue
Magician Mitch Richard at Turkey Creek @ Turkey Creek Branch Library
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Mitch Richard, magician, will perform at the Turkey Creek Branch Library on Tuesday June 7th at 10 am.

Magician Mitch Richard at Ville Platte @ Main Library
Jun 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mitch Richard, magician, will perform at the main library (Ville Platte) Tuesday June 7th at 2 pm.

Young children’s afternoons with Miss Pat at the main library @ main library
Jun 7 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Bring your small children to an afternoon story and craft time with Miss Pat, aka Mother Goose, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 in the children’s room of the main library (Ville Platte).

Magician Mitch Richard at Ville Platte 6 pm @ Main Library
Jun 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Mitch Richard, magician, will perform two shows at the main library (Ville Platte) on June 7th: the first at 2 pm and the second at 6 pm.

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