This Thursday, February 2nd, we will offer our monthly FREE Computer Tutor opportunity at each branch. Take note of the dates and times and share with anyone who may need some one-on-one help with their cell phone, notebook, Ebook reader, etc. Remember to call your branch of choice to make an appointment.  Tobin DeVille with DeVille Training Connection will be at the main library in Ville Platte at 9am; Turkey Creek branch @ 10:30 am; Pine Prairie branch @ 12 noon; Mamou branch @ 1:30 pm; Basile branch @3 pm and Chataignier branch @ 4:30 pm. Walk-ins are welcomed if time allows.  

New at the Ville Platte main library is a weekly Chess Club in the multipurpose room on Thursdays @ 4 pm. Staff member Matthew Hebert will be available to play Chess with anyone who is interested in the learning or just playing the game. We are hoping to develop a club with many players who will meet regularly to compete. Please share this good news! The first game gathering is Thursday, February 2^nd @ 4 pm. Please get the word out.  

Ville Platte main will host a Brillant Butterflies painting craft program on Wednesday, February 1^st @ 4pm. This program fills up quickly so call Keishia Ford to reserve your spot.  

The Mamou branch library now offers an Adult Bingo game the first Wednesday of each month at 10 am.  This month it is slated for February 1^st. Please get the word out, The prizes are great! 

Remember to visit the Facebook page of your branch to see the many good things that are going on throughout the month.  

We’d like to extend a “Thank You” to Mr. J.C. Webb of Crowley who took the time to mail an artifact that he came across recently about the first Ville Platte Jaycee Fishing Rodeo & Outboard Boat Races that took place at Chicot State Park on the weekend of July 3-4, 1966! It’s a fine addition to our Vertical Files as it identifies many of the vendors of days gone by such as Starlite Roll-A-Rena, Bruce’s 5 & 10 Cents Store, Lasalle Style Shop, and Evangeline Furniture Company to name a few. It is available at the main library in Ville Platte to anyone who wants to see it in person. 

For more information call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information.  Visit our main library and branch library Facebook pages or www.evangelinelibrary.org for all of the weekly, monthly and upcoming events and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine, Outreach Coordinator.  

New for the kiddos and the teens in their respective areas at all branches are “Doodle Tablets” also known as Erasable Electronic Painting Pads! These colorful devices will spark imaginations regardless of age while they are in the library. This is our way of showing kids and teens that there is more to libraries then just computers and the internet! Also, in the very near future we will be unveiling our first “The Little Free Giving Library” at the Ville Platte branch. This “free library” has a different purpose than our current “Little Free Library” (donated by Cabot Corporation). It was designed to make reading materials available to anyone at any time for Free.  The purpose of this second library, “The Little Free Giving Library”, is to give our patrons an opportunity to engage with ART and creative expression in a number of ways that involve both creating and sharing art. Stay tuned for updates on this new Ville Platte branch project.

Wednesday, January 25^th, the Ville Platte branch will host Bingo at 4 pm. Seating is limited so please come early.

Reminder: The fourth Tuesday of each month the Ville Platte branch library host a grief counseling opportunity @ 2 pm for anyone in need. This service is FREE of charge and is offered by Louisiana Hospice & Palliative Care counselor Delilah Elmore. The session is in the Genealogy room and is set up as a first-come, first-serve basis. This month the date is January 24, 2023.  If this date doesn’t work for you, here is the number to reach out to someone to speak to: 337-948-8835.

The next time you are in Basile, look for a new 4 x 8’ two-sided sign on the corner property of our Future new Basile Branch which is 3026 Stagg St. where it intersects with Ryan St. The building committee recently met with our parish engineer, Ronne Landreneau, and the process has begun! The sign reads: “Future Home of the Evangeline Parish Public Library, Basile Branch. Thank you to our Voters! Your tax dollars at work!” The colors of the sign are Red, White and Blue too!

You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information.  Visit our main library and branch library Facebook pages or www.evangelinelibrary.org for all of the weekly, monthly and upcoming events and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine, Outreach Coordinator.   

Good news to kick off 2023 with…. plans are in the works for a new Basile Branch Library! 

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control met on January 9, 2023 for their first meeting of the New Year. One of the exciting bits of business was the announcement that the vacant property located at 3026 Stagg Street (corner of E Stagg and S. Ryan St.) in Basile has finally been purchased and the plans for designing a new branch library will begin! We will keep the public posted on the progress of this building project. Also, an election of officers was conducted: the new president is Ms. Sandra Salazar and the new vice-president is Ms. Rella Joseph. Many thanks were offered to past president Ms. Katy Marcantel and past vice-president Gaynell Coates who remain on the board. The minutes of the meeting are posted in the Board of Control Meeting Minutes (-2023) section of our webpage. Also, please visit our Pine Prairie branch library to see the huge new fenced in limestone parking lot that will soon be available to the public when they attend  the wonderful programs that branch manager, Angie Henry, puts on! Also, thank you to Mayor Quint West for his support in our efforts to serve the interests of the public safely. 

Closure Notice: The main library and all branches will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 16^th, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All branches resume their normal operating hours on Tuesday, January 17^th.  

Wednesday, January 18^th, the main library will host a “Books & Beyond” Craft event. There is limited space so please contact Keishia Ford @337-363-1369 to reserve a spot. Leave a message if necessary.  

Saturday, January 21^st, the Evangeline Genealogical & Historical Society will have its first meeting of 2023 @ 9:30 am in the multipurpose room of the Ville Platte main library. Their guest speaker is Carla C. Deville who will present information about the Grange-Fontenot family. New members are always welcomed.  

There are programs going on at all of our branches around the parish on various days at various times, so please visit their Facebook page to see the latest postings! 

You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or send an email to [email protected] for more information or www.evangelinelibrary.org for all of the weekly, monthly and upcoming events and never forget that libraries do change lives…. even in the cloud! Suzy Lemoine, Outreach Coordinator.  

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control met on January 9, 2023 for their first meeting of the New Year. One of the exciting bits of business was the announcement that the vacant property located at 3026 Stagg Street (corner of E Stagg and S. Ryan St.) in Basile has finally been purchased and the plans for designing a new branch library will begin! We will keep the public posted on the progress of this building project. Also, an election of officers was conducted: the new president is Ms. Sandra Salazar and the new vice-president is Ms. Rella Joseph. Many thanks were offered to past president Ms. Katy Marcantel and past vice-president Gaynell Coates who remain on the board. The minutes of the meeting are posted in the Board of Control Meeting Minutes (-2023) section of this webpage.

The libraries around the parish will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.