Notice: The main library in Ville Platte will be closed on Tuesday, November 8^th as it is a polling place for the Election. All of the branch libraries will be opened.   

Additionally, the main library and all branches will be closed on Friday, November 11^th and Saturday, November 12^th to celebrate Veterans Day.

Save the date: Library Fest on November 19^th from 8 am to 1 pm on the grounds of the main library at 916 W. Main Street, Ville Platte, LA. New participants this week are: Author Julia Beth Davis, Cook Ava Jean serving BBQ, Owner Crystal Fuqua dba Cash Cow Payday Loans, and author Latonya Leary. This is a FREE outdoor event for our patrons to meet new authors and vendors, sample food dishes, and to buy Friends of the Library books! Please get the word out! Questions can be directed to Suzy Lemoine: [email protected] or Lakeishia Ford @ [email protected] or by calling 337-363-1369.

There are many other programs going on at the main library and the branches so we encourage all to visit the Facebook pages of each to get the current information.

A little information from our weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal about the Bestselling Books: Non-Fiction: “Beyond the Wand” by Tom Felton, Fiction: “The Boys From Biloxi” by John Grisham. Nonfiction Ebooks: “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” by Samin Nosrat & Wendy MacNaughton. Fiction Ebooks: “It Starts With Us” by Colleen Hoover, and Business: “Atomic Habits” by James Clear.In the event that we don’t own a copy of a title that you would like to read, we can always request it through ILL or Overdrive.

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.   

Happy Halloween to one and all! The main library and all branches have wonderful Halloween books waiting to be checked out and many have wonderful backdrops for family pictures! Visit “your library” to discover some surprises too!

Library Fest is a few weeks away on November 19^th!

New participants this week are: Food by “Trio Sweets” and craft items by vendor Gioconda Olivas who will sell angel crochet and macramé plant hangers. Please note that October 31^st is the last day to sign up as an artist or vendor for the festival. This is a FREE outdoor event for our patrons to meet new authors and vendors, sample new Food Truck dishes, and to buy Friends of the Library books! Please get the word out that participant forms can be picked up at any library in the parish and by emailing Suzy Lemoine: [email protected] or Keishia Ford @ [email protected]. It’s still early, but we are promoting our participants now.    

Because there are so many different programs going on at all of our branches with different dates and times, Facebook is the place to visit for all the current happenings at the main library and all branches We encourage our patrons to visit the Facebook page of their favorite library to learn about the unique programs being offered!

You can always call the main library @ 337-363-1369 or email [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.   

VILLE PLATTE MAIN: On Tuesday, October 25^th, Attorney Allison Vidrine will provide free individual consultations on legal issues from 11am to 1 pm and on Wednesday, October 26^th, Attorney Alex Chapman.

MAMOU: Thursday, October 27th, Attorney, Pamella Hall will provide free individual consultations on legal issues from 11am to 1 pm at the main library. Signing up is required to book your consultation.

We have discovered a unique way to bring the story of “Evangeline” to Evangeline Parish through a scholarly  program developed by Dr. Elista Istre called “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden.”   This FREE program will help our patrons appreciate the unique fact that the namesake of our parish is Evangeline, the heroine in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie”.  The details of her mythical journey exemplify much of the cultural and historical experiences that shaped southern Louisiana and we feel that offering this particular program to our patrons will be of great interest, particularly to those who are unaware of Evangeline’s story or the reason her name was chosen for our parish.  

Beginning on October 18, 2022, Dr. Istre will present a lecture at each library branch dressed in period costume to answer the question, “Who was Evangeline?” In an engaging program that blends historical research with personal experiences, Dr. Istre will shed light on the creation and enduring legacy of Evangeline, the Acadian exile’s best-known heroine who never lived.  Retracing the literary evolution of Evangeline and her local iterations, this program will address how and why Evangeline became such an important character in the Acadian saga, as well as how Louisiana Cajuns have both adopted and rejected her as one of their own. Additionally, she will illuminate why our Founding Fathers chose that name for a parish that they fought to wrestle from Imperial St. Landry in the early 1900’s.

DATES & TIMES:

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 @ 10 am:  Ville Platte Main Library

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 @ 10 am: Turkey Creek Branch Library

Thursday, October 20, 2022 @ 10 am: Basile Branch Library

LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING AGENDA

SPECIAL MEETING

****** REVISED 10/13/22

Monday, October 17, 2022

12:00 p.m. at Ville Platte Main Branch

916 West Main Street, Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586

1. Opening Business

1. Call to Order, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval/Amendment of Agenda
4. Public Comments on Agenda Items

1. Special Business

1. Approval to postpone the main library expansion project until a new director is in place.
2. Update on the progress of the purchase efforts of the Fournerat property in Basile to build a new library.
3. Approval to accept the revised lease with Quint West for use of property located adjacent to the Pine Prairie branch library.
4. Discuss the proposed fiber broadband extension by Conterra Networks from the Bayou Chicot area to Turkey Creek library. The estimated cost to the library would be $40,000 reflecting a 90% discount of $400,000 through the Erate program. We could amortize the cost over 4 year to provide fiber to the branch.
5. Approval of the promotion of Mrs. Emily Fontenot to Business Manager / Administrative Assistant / Circulation Manager, Step 19, 40 hours per week, with a rate of pay of $16.85 per hour, effective at the beginning of the next pay period.
6. Approval of the purchase of 2 uniforms for each staff member at the main library and all branches for an approximate cost of $750.

1. Adjournment