The Evangeline Parish Library is currently accepting applications for the following:

Library Assistant, Full time @ the Main Library, Ville Platte

(Will also be a Substitute at Branch Locations as needed)

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must have a high school
• diploma or GED. Some post high school education desirable.
• Must have experience with computer programs (email, word, excel, etc.)
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Customer service experience required.

Completed applications must be received at the main library (916 W. Main St., Ville Platte, LA) by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.  No late applications will be considered.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The new date is Saturday DECEMBER 9, 2023 based on a recent future weather forecast search! We’d rather host an event full of sunshine and chilly weather rather than rain and cold. Since this new date is closer to the Christmas holiday, we feel that our vendors will benefit. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us by email or phone calls with any questions that may arise. For those of you who have already responded to hold a spot for you, just email us to let us know that the new date works for you. 

Thanking you in advance for your understanding and, hopefully,  participation! 

Finally, October is here! It’s FALL y’all!!

Here are a few early notices for the Ville Platte main library about programs or events designed for folks to be informed and engaged:  Saturday, October 14^h. The main library in Ville Platte is a designated polling place and will be closed for patron use while voting takes place. Monday, October 16^th. The main library will host a “Kids Painting Fun” event at 4 pm. Seating is limited to 25 so book your spot early. Wednesday, October 18^th. The library will host an “Adult Bingo” event at 11:30 am. Seating will be limited to 20 so book your spot early. Saturday, October 21^st. The Evangeline Genealogical & Historical Society will host its quarterly meeting at 9:30 am. Their guest will be Mr. William Thibodeaux who will speak on the topic of Cajun Country chronicles. New members are always welcomed. Monday, October 30^th. The library will host a “Kids Bingo” at 4 pm. Seating is limited to 20 so, once again, sign up early! The usual weekly and monthly programs will continue at their usual times.

We are grateful to our September “Artist of the Month”, Pamela  Bertrand, and are now anxious to find a new artist for October. If you or someone you know would like to have their art displayed for a month at the main library, just call or email Suzy Lemoine @ 337-363-1369 or [email protected].  On a side note, Ms. Bertrand is working on an interior mural in the kids’ area of the Mamou branch library. We are grateful and can’t wait to see the finished full-wall mural!

We invite you to drop by the main library in Ville Platte to see some of the changes of late:  The Genealogy Room has been reconfigured to allow more work space for our patrons and we’ve moved the genealogy newsletters and local yearbooks to the room next to it to encourage folks to sit and enjoy taking a look at years gone by. Also, we have expanded our “Library & Community News” area in the foyer to better promote all of the good things that are available in our parish.

Visit the Facebook page of your favorite library branch to see information about programs unique to them. Also, visit our website www.evangelinelibrary.org for updates. You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine

The library will resume normal working hours tomorrow, Tuesday, 9/19/23. We appreciate your support and understanding. Please share.

The main library in Ville Platte is offering an opportunity for young readers to enter a September Reading Contest for cool prizes! Each time a young reader checks out a book their name will be entered to win a prize. The more visits and checkouts, the more chances to win!! Please promote this fun program with us.  

Tuesday, September 19th, The main library will host a Medicare Information Program at 9:30 until noon. It will be followed by our usual French program @ 1 pm then a Hospice Information program hosted by La Hospice & Palliative Care @ 3pm.All of these programs are FREE to the public. Please share. 

 A Kids Craft Fun event at the main library in Ville Platte will be held on September 18th @ 4 pm. Seating is limited. For information about all of the fun and diverse programs , visit the Facebook page of your favorite library. There is so much variety! 

Early Notices: Family Bingo is slated for September 25^th @ 4 pm. Seating is limited to 30. Please share this good news.  Beginning in October. The library has received a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities that will fund the opportunity to bring a culture bearer and scholar, Dr. Elista Istre, to some middle grades to share the story of “Evangeline” with a program titled, “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden”. One of the goals of this partnership is to help our youth see the significance of their parish being named after the famous heroine, Evangeline, in the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie”.  Dr. Istre will be in the following schools on these dates: Evangeline Reimagine Academy on 10/17/23, James Stephens Montessori on 10/24/23, Mamou Junior High on November 7th, Chataignier Elementary on November 14th, Vidrine Elementary on December 5th, and Bayou Chicot Elementary on December 12th. 

Visit the Facebook page of your favorite library branch to see information about programs unique to them. Also, visit our website www.evangelinelibrary.org for updates. You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine