Special thanks to noted author John Lafleur II for being the Genealogical and Historical Society’s guest speaker for Saturday’s meeting.

Also, special thanks to Friends of the Library and its president Paula Lafleur for providing meeting attendees with Friends Book Lovers calendars and information about the Friends.

The Genealogical and Historical Society will meet Saturday July 20th at the Main Library at 9:30 a.m.   Everybody is welcome: you do not have to be an experienced researcher to join.  Come learn more about the group, hear fascinating guest speakers, and share family information and research ideas.  Refreshments will be served.

CenturyLink will award a special prize to ONE reader, age 8 through 16, who reads the most books in the library’s summer program this year.  Readers at all of the six library facilities are eligible for this award.  In the event of a tie, the winner will be selected by a drawing.

To be eligible, the reading logs MUST be turned in by the deadline.  For Turkey Creek Summer Readers, the deadline is before close of business Thursday July 18th.  For all other Evangeline Parish Summer Readers, the deadline is before close of business Friday July 19th.  Reading logs must be turned in at the location where the participant registered for the Summer Reading program.

If you have any questions, please call 363-1369, or the branch nearest you.

Attention, ALL Summer Readers:  The deadline to turn in reading logs for prizes, etc. is before close of business Thurs. July 18th at Turkey Creek, and for all other branches and the main library the deadline is before close of business Friday July 19th.  Sorry, no exceptions.

Each library branch is featuring a branch manager’s special program, with times and dates as follows: Tues. July 16 at 10 a.m. Turkey Creek and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Ville Platte; Wed. July 17 at 10 a.m. Pine Prairie and 2 p.m. Mamou, and Thurs. July 18 at 10 a.m. Basile and 3 p.m. Chataignier.  Please call the branch nearest you for more information.