Summer Reading! On Monday, June 15^th, the main library and ALL branches will open with 50% in-library use capacity and begin to make this most unusual summer reading time FUN for the kids by offering “Welcome Back Goodie Bags” filled with lots of reading incentives to encourage kids of all ages to continue reading. The only requirement to receive the “goodie bag” is that at least two books are checked out. Each bag will also have an opportunity for kids to win one additional prize if they use the “Imagine Your Story” form to write their COVID 19 story and return it to the library with their name and phone number! The main library and all branches will also resume their regular opening hours, however, all will be closing at 5 pm and there will be NO Saturday openings at the main library in Ville Platte until after July 11^th.
Here are a few new titles that you may want to check out. Also, the adult display of summer reading suggestions at the main library is awesome! Fiction: “Hello Summer” by Mary Kay Andres and “Blindside” by James Patterso. Non-Fiction: “Purple & Gold: How the 2019 LSU Tigers Dominated College Football to Win a National Championship” by the Advocate. Large Print Westerns: “Apache Lament” by Patrick Dearen. Kids: “Dude” by Aaron Reynolds.

The staff truly appreciates the never-ending understanding, patience and support from its patrons! Please get updates at evangelinelibrary.org or on our Facebook page and continue to request books and other materials by phone or by email at [email protected]. Never forget that libraries do change lives… even through the Cloud! Main library: 337-363-1369. Note: Face masks are highly recommended.

The weather that we anticipated did not occur so we are opening our doors at 9 am today. We are in Phase 2 of our re-opening plans, so curbside services will continue this week.

To our valued patrons from around the parish, we have just entered Phase 2 of our COVID19 re-opening plan. But, unfortunately, we have had to cancel our usual Summer Reading Program plans around the parish. However, we are still going to make Summer Reading fun for the kids! On June 15^th, with only a 50% capacity opening, we will begin handing out “Welcome Back Goodie Bags” with lots of reading incentives to encourage kids of all ages to continue reading or listening to books or have someone read to them all summer long.  I will share details in my next article after our Manager’s meeting this Wednesday, 6/10/20. Currently we still have two more weeks of no contact, curbside services along with fax and copy services at VILLE PLATTE MAIN, BASILE, MAMOU, & PINE PRAIRIE (still excludes Chataignier & Turkey Creek Branches). We continue trying to meet your needs! The staff truly appreciates the understanding, patience and support that has been shown to us over the last few months! Please continue to get updates via our webpage evangelinelibrary.org and Facebook page and continue to request books and other materials by phone, online or by email at [email protected].

Our end date for Phase 2 is June 15^th and begins our Phase 3 which is only a 50% capacity opening with social distancing still very much in place. Also, there will be no Saturday openings until after July 11^th. We will keep you posted through our webpage, Facebook page, newspaper articles and radio in case things change.  Never forget that libraries do change lives… even through the Cloud! Main library: 337-363-1369.

Thank you to so many folks from around the Parish who who visited the library over the last two weeks of Phase 1 for non-contact, walk up services continues FOR VILLE PLATTE MAIN, BASILE, MAMOU, & PINE PRAIRIE

(excludes Chataignier & Turkey Creek Branches) and showed such gratitude to the staff! We sure are trying to meet your needs! The staff truly appreciates the understanding, patience and support of our patrons! See our webpage for details: evangelinelibrary.org. 

Here are a few suggestion for library materials that can be requested by phone, email ([email protected])  or web online requests @ evangelinelibrary.org.  Please call your library for details and let them help you find books that you want to be packed up for you!

AUDIOBOOKS: “Thief River Falls” by  Brian Freeman, “The Other Mrs.” by Mary Kubica, ” The Escape Room” by Megan Goldin, “In the Dark” by Loreth White and “The Whispering Room” by Dean Koontz. 

GARDENING: “Edible Gardening” by Lisa Amstutz, “Patio and Windowbox Gardening” by Tom Wellsted, “Month by Month Gardening in Louisiana” by Dan Gill, and “A Time to Plant: Southern Style Garden Living” by James T. Farmer. 

KIDS: “Just the Two of Us” by Will Smith, Pete the Cat and the Itsy Bitsy Spider” by James Dean, “Won’t You Come and Play with Me” by Mary Donovan, and “Dinosaur Rap” by John Foster

FICTION: “The End of October” by Lawrence Wright, “Fatal Memories” by Tanya Stowe, The Summoning” Heather Graham, “The Woman Left Behind” by Linda Howard, and ” Girl Last Seen” by Nina Laurin

LARGE PRINT: “The River Murders” by James Patterson, “The Bitter Roots” by CJ Box, and The Black Market” by KiKi Swinson, “The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond” by James Wright, “Lost” by James Patterson, and “The Woman Left Behind” by Linda Howard

DVDS (Viruses) :The Strain – Season 1 & 2, Resident Evil – The Final Chapter, Betrayed, Mayhem, and Hobbs & Shaw 

We do not yet have an end date for Phase 1, but we will keep you posted through our webpage, Facebook page, newspaper articles and radio.  Never forget that libraries do change lives… even through the Cloud! Main library: 337-363-1369.