November 2015 - St. Mary Parish Library

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St. Mary Parish Library Newsletter
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November 2015
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FRANKLIN BRANCH LIBRARY
November 17th at 6:00 p.m.
“Footsteps in Time” presented by Gayle Breaux Smith
Footsteps in Time will take you on a journey through France, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts and
Louisiana with Gayle Breaux Smith as she traces her ancestor Vincent Brault and his descendants.
She shares the stories she has uncovered about her immediate ancestors with surnames such as
Breaux, Dugas, Bourgeois, Boudreaux, and Leblanc, as well as her personal experiences piecing
together the lineage of her ancestry. Along with her own family, she also recounts the struggles of
all Acadian families that were exiled during the 18th century.
Breaux’s Footsteps in Time program has been featured at the Breaux de Monde gathering in Canada, at the Louisiana
State Museum in Baton Rouge and also during Louisiana Day in 2014.
Please join us for this special presentation on November 17th at 6:00 p.m. at the Alex P. Allain Branch. For more
information please call: 337-828-5364.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!!
AMELIA BRANCH
BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
For information please call 985-631-2262
For information please call 985-399-9866
*Word Bingo will be on November 13th at 4:00 p.m. All ages are
welcomed.
*All ages are welcome to join us on November 20th at 4:00 p.m.
to make a cute Happy Scarecrow just in time for
Thanksgiving!
*Help mom with the fall decorating. Join us
to create a Rustic Table-Scape for the dinner
table on November 11th at 3:30 p.m.
(1st grade & Up)
*Children of all ages are welcome to join us
on November 12th at 4:00 p.m. for Word
Bingo.
BERWICK BRANCH
CENTERVILLE BRANCH
For information please call 985-385-2943
For information please call 337-836-1717
*Bring your sweet tooth and come make a Candy
Corn Turkey with us on November 10th at 4:00
p.m. All ages welcomed!
*No beans about it! All ages welcome to come make Mosaic
Pumpkins with us on November 19th at 4:00 p.m.
*Children of all ages are welcome to join us to
watch “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” on
November 9th at 3:30 p.m.
*Word Bingo will be held on November 17th at 3:30 p.m. All
ages are welcome to attend.
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies .
For more information please contact the Branch where it is being held.
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AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!!
PATTERSON BRANCH
WEST END BRANCH
For information please call 985-395-2777
For information please call 337-923-6205
*Thanksgiving/Fall Word Bingo will be held on November 9th and
30th at 3:30 p.m. Any child who can read a bingo card or has help
from a parent, friend, or sibling is invited to attend. Prizes will be
awarded to winners and all participants will receive a snack.
*Children in 1st grade & up are invited to make “harvest bowls”.
These bowls are great to hold fruit, candy, nuts, snack mixes, or
decorations such as pines cones and harvest vegetables. They will make
a great centerpiece or display for Thanksgiving. The program will be
held on November 10th at 3:30 p.m. Participation is free of charge and
registration is preferred but not required.
FRANKLIN BRANCH
*US Fish & Wildlife Service will present a program
about Turtles on November 12th at 4:00 p.m. Open
to all ages!
*Gobble-licious Bingo will be held on
November 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Children of all
ages are welcome to attend.
PUBLIC TODDLER TIME
For information please call 337-828-5364
*Thanksgiving Bingo will be held on November 9th at 4:00 p.m.
All ages are invited to attend.
*Children 1st and Up are welcome to join us on November 10th
at 4:00 p.m. to create a Duct Tape phone case, pencil holder,
wallet or book marks.
Amelia Branch
November 5th and 19th at 10:00 a.m.
Bayou Vista Branch
November 6th, 13th and 20th 10:30 a.m.
Berwick Branch
November 4th, 11th and 18th at 10:30 a.m.
Franklin Branch
November 6th, 13th and 20th at 10:30 a.m.
West End Branch
November 4th, 11th and 18th at 10:30 a.m.
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies .
For more information please contact the Branch where it is being held.
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BOOK CLUBS
“THE BOOK HEADS” AMELIA YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Book Heads will meet on Friday, November 13th at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother
gave him as a present and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent’s divorce. But now
Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair it will take all his know how and determination, and more
courage than he knew he possessed, to survive.
Anyone interested in joining this young adult book club or would like more information, please call the library at
985-631-2262.
BERWICK BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Berwick Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Thursday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the book
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom.
In this gripping New York Times bestseller, Kathleen Grissom brings to life a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before
the Civil War, where a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate.
Orphaned during her passage from Ireland, young, white Lavinia arrives on the steps of the kitchen house and is
placed, as an indentured, servant, under the care of Belle, the master’s illegitimate slave daughter. Lavinia learns
to cook, clean, and serve food, while guided buy the quiet strength and love of her new family.
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the Berwick Branch Library at 985-385-2943.
CENTERVILLE BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Centerville Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Wednesday, November 18th at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the book
The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins.
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to
feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason, “ she calls them. Their life as she sees it is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed.
Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what
happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the Centerville Branch Library at 337-836-1717.
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BOOK CLUBS
FRANKLIN BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Franklin Branch Library will meet on Thursday, November 12th at 4:15 p.m. to discuss the book Dewey The Library Cat: A
True Story by Vicki Myron & Bret Wittler.
In the tradition of Marley: A Dog Like No Other, this is the story of a cat who was more than a pet, and the amazing effect he had
on the people around him. Abandoned in a library book drop slot in the dead of winter, this remarkable kitten miraculously endured the coldest night of the year. Dewey Readmore Books, as he became known, quickly embraced his home inside Spencer’s
public library, charming the struggling small town’s library goers, young and old. As word of Dewey’s winning
tail, or rather his tale, spread, the library cat gained worldwide fame as a symbol of hope and proof positive that
one small cat could change a town, one reader at a time.
For more information or to register for this book club, come by or call the Franklin Library at 337-828-5364.
PATTERSON BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Patterson Branch Library Book Club will meet on Thursday, November 19th at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book
Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal.
When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric
grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. Fannie’s New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever
been and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie’s black
cook, Queenie, and her smart mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South,
both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.
For Fannie’s own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown
mansion. It will take Ibby’s arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbaby’s
hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places.
We are sorry to announce that we are now at our capacity for our Adult Book Club.
WEST END ADULT BOOK CLUB
The West End Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, November 17th at 5:00 p.m. to discuss the book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Scoiety by Mary Ann Shaffer.
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society born as a spur of the moment alibi when its
members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast
of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in
books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she set sail
for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the West End Branch at 337-923-6205.
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ADULT PROGRAMS
AMELIA BRANCH
Inviting all adults to join us for Let’s Talk and Walk on Tuesday, November 17th
at 10:00 a.m. It’s a low impact DVD and a great way to relieve stress while walking
your way to better health.
ADULT COLORING CLUB!
While drawing between the lines was once reserved for children, coloring is now
being used as a form of alternative therapy to help adults relieve stress and anxiety.
So come relieve some stress at our Adult Color-Rama on Monday, November 30th
at 10:00 a.m.
Memorials & Donations
In Memory Of:
Nancy Miguez Boye
Donated by
Jimmy & Jamie Chauvin
New Lace Knitting: Design For Wide Open Spaces
Patsy Gaston
Donated by
Patricia Boudreaux
The Friends Of Jesus
Clyde Hahn
Donated by
Rebecca Ashley
Of Air Force Combat Controllers: What It Takes To Join The
Elite (Military Jobs)
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Chad James McFarlain
Donated by
Uncle Carl & Aunt Catalene
Strong Curves A Woman’s Guide To Building A
Better Butt And Body
Genevieve “Jenny” Petitfils
Donated by
Erin Matheny & Michael Mosby
Lost New Orleans
From Cradle To Grave: Journey Of
The Louisiana Orphan Train Riders
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KIDS CORNER!
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St. Mary Parish Library
206 Iberia Street
Franklin, LA 70538
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LIBRARY CLOSING
In observance of Thanksgiving, all St. Mary Parish Libraries will
be closed on Thursday, November 26th, Friday, November 27th
and Saturday, November 28th. We will re-open for our regular
scheduled hours on Monday, November 30th. Have a safe holiday!
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