The Board of control and staff wish all of our patrons a safe and memorable Memorial Day Holiday! The main library and all branches will be closed. 

Phase 1 for non-contact, walk up services continues FOR VILLE PLATTE MAIN, BASILE, MAMOU, & PINE PRAIRIE

(excludes Chataignier & Turkey Creek Branches). 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: “Long Bright River” by Liz Moore, “Cemetery Road” by Greg Iles.S: “Lady in the Lake” by Laura Lipmann, “Blue Moon – A Jack Reacher Novel” by Lee Child, “Moral Compass” by Danielle Steel

COOKBOOKS:  “Bobby at Home” by Chef Bobby Flay, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from my Frontier” by Ree Drummond, “Celebrating Life With Pie – Southern Baked” by Amanda D. Wilbanks, “Healthy Eating” by Jeanne Besser

KIDS: :The President of the Jungle” by Andre Rodrigues, “Felipe and Claudette” by Mark Teague, “5 Minute Stories” Fairy Tales and Fables from around the World, “Yoga Frog” by Nora Carpenter and “Why?” A National Geographic edition for Kids, “Time to say Please” by Mo Willems “Thibodeaux Turtle and Boudreaux Bunny” by Todd-Michael St. Pierre

FICTION: “The Indego Girl” by Natash Boyd, “Girl Last Seen” by Nina Laurin, “The Pandora Room” by Christopher Golden and “When we Believed in Mermaids” by Barbara O’Neal, “The Lost Man” by Jane Harper and   “The Priory of the Orange Tree” by Samantha Shannon,  “The Rifleman” by Oliver North

NON-FICTION: “Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2020” and “Edison” by Edmund Morris, ”The American Revolution: A Visual History”. Smithsonian edition, “Me, Elton John” by Elton John, “Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music… “ by Hunter Davies, “Big French Dance: Cajun & Zydeco Music-1972-1974” by Ron Stanford, The Way I heard It” by Mike Rowe and “Everyday Millionaires” by Chris Hogan

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.

RE-OPENING PLANS

Phase 1 Begins Monday, May 18, 2020 FOR VILLE PLATTE MAIN, BASILE, MAMOU, & PINE PRAIRIE

(Excludes Chataignier & Turkey Creek Branches)

Limited services OUTSIDE of the library buildings:  

(1)    Walk-up, no contact, pick-up for items that were requested online (24 hours a day with your library card), by calling your branch, or using our general email: [email protected]. Call for details.

(2)    Walk-up, no contact returns. The return boxes will be sealed off so all books can be dropped off  at the library front entrance during operating hours. They will be quarantined for 72 hours.

(3)    Special “curbside” service hours for vulnerable, handicapped or high risk patrons will occur Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday  from 8 – 9 am.

(4)    Walk-up,no cost copies up to 10 copies.

(5)    Walk-up, no cost faxes up to 5 pages.

(6)    Your library card will NOT be needed to pick up items.  Staff will look up your library card number when you make your requests.

(7)    Contact phone numbers of the branches that will be opened with staff available to answer questions or to take messages Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5pm are posted here.  (No services will be offered on Saturdays at the Main library at this point in time.)

Basile Branch Library:  337-432-6794

Mamou Branch Library: 337-468-5750

Pine Prairie Branch Library: 337-599-3179

Ville Platte Main Library: 337-363-1369

Please call your library for details and let them help you find books that you want to be packed up for you! We appreciate your continued patience and understanding during this strange re-opening effort. We do not 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!    

OUR PLAN IS BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND FOR THE UTMOST SAFETY OF OUR PATRONS AND STAFF

PHASE 1 IS FOR VILLE PLATTE MAIN, BASILE, MAMOU, & PINE PRAIRIE (Excludes Chataignier & Turkey Creek Branches)

LIMITED SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDINGS:  

• Walk-up, no contact, pick-up for items that were requested online (24 hours a day with your library card), by calling your branch, or using our general email: [email protected].
• Walk-up, no contact returns. The return boxes will be sealed off so all books can be dropped off  at the library front entrance during operating hours. They will be quarantined for 72 hours.
• Special “curbside” service hours for vulnerable, handicapped or high risk patrons will occur Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday  from 8 – 9 am.
• Walk-up, no contact & no cost copies up to 10 copies.
• Walk-up, no contact & no cost faxes up to 5 pages.
• Your library card will NOT be needed to pick up items.  Staff will look up your library card number when you make your requests.
• Contact phone numbers of the branches that will be opened with staff available to answer questions or to take messages Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5pm are posted here.  (No services will be offered on Saturdays at the Main library at this point in time.)

Basile Branch Library:  337-432-6794

Mamou Branch Library: 337-468-5750

Pine Prairie Branch Library: 337-599-3179

Ville Platte Main Library: 337-363-1369

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding during this strange re-opening effort. We do not have an end date for Phase 1, but we will keep you posted through our webpage (evangelinelibrary.org) , Facebook page, newspaper articles and the radio.

We are getting closer to our reopening. Please hang in there with us! You will see more activity at the main library by our director and a few staff members who are beginning the process planning the reopening which will include sanitizing all returned books and other items and, of course, all surfaces for the utmost protection of our valued patrons and staff when we do reopen.  This is a serious and time-consuming procedure so we ask for your understanding and patience. The branch managers are also doing the same. I mention this because some folks are asking if we are opened because they see cars at the library. We will keep you posted. In the meantime, we are NOT accepting any donations and it is OK to not return any books. Remember, this is a FINE FREE period. I hope some of you had a chance to experience the Book Walk set up on the grounds of the main library! Tina Davis switched it out for a new book for you to discover. Parents are encouraged to walk and read the “Book” with their children for a unique experience during this unsettling time. While you are there remember to our Little Free Library located on the picnic table in front of the main library in Ville Platte. We change out the books often. Visit our Facebook page to listen to new stories read by a few if of our staff members too! We know that it is difficult for a lot of folks to use online services but remember that you can continue checking out items (books, movies, audiobooks, etc.) using your regular library card. Our Overdrive/Libby app will allow you to get a free VIRTUAL LIBRARY CARD by using your CELL PHONE number. Please see instructions on our webpage @ www.evangelinelibrary.org or www.lsw.overdrive.com to learn more. Email me with any concerns at [email protected]. Also, do not worry late fees! Our Fine Free period will continue until May 16^thand may be extended if this situation does not improve.

Thank you for your continued understanding and patience. I can tell you that we are now planning how we can re-open in the near future. Our greatest concern is for the safety of our patrons who WE MISS VERY MUCH! We will keep you posted.  Never forget that libraries do change lives… even through the Cloud! 337-363-1369.