Staff from the main library and all five branch libraries will be attending a staff workshop at the main library on Wed. Dec. 5th.  The main library and all branches will be closed to the public until 1 p.m.

The Library Board of Control will meet Thursday Nov. 29th at 1 p.m. at the Main Library (242 W. Main St., Ville Platte).  The meeting is open to the public, and public attendance and comments are encouraged.  Refreshments will be served.

An agenda for the meeting will be posted at the main library no later than Tuesday Nov. 27th.

We are closed for Thanksgiving holidays Thursday Nov. 22nd through Sunday, Nov. 25th.  The Main Library and all branches will reopen at their regular times next week.

We wish everybody a very happy Thanksgiving.  We are thankful for our many wonderful library patrons and the very dedicated Friends of the Library!

The Library Board meeting scheduled for Nov. 14th was cancelled due to lack of a quorum.  It has been rescheduled for Thurs. Nov. 29th, time to be announced.

Thanks to the State Library of Louisiana, we have access to GREAT TumbleBook collections!  You can access them either at the library or anywhere with the use of your library card.  To explore TumbleBooks, click on the “Louisiana Library Connection” icon on our webpage and then look for the following entries on the Library Connection introductory page:

• Audio Book Cloud:  “online streaming audio books for all ages, from TumbleBooks”
• TumbleBook Cloud: “an online collection of ebooks and read-along chapter books, graphic novels, educational videos, and audiobooks”
• TumbleBook Cloud Jr.: “a special edition of TumbleBook Cloud designed specifically for elementary and middle school students”
• TumbleBook Library: “Interactive storybooks, chapter books, nonfiction, language learning, puzzles, and games for kindergarten through sixth grades”

For more information, ask a staff member.  We will be glad to help you get started with the wonderful TumbleBooks collections.  They contain many classic books on school reading lists, books in Spanish for small children to adults, fun puzzles and games for all ages, and much, much more!