Storytime @ your library

The Home Page
L a f o u r c h e
P a r i s h
P u b l i c
L i b r a r y
www.lafourche.org
Thibodaux Choctaw Bayou Blue Raceland Gheens Lockport Larose South Lafourche Golden Meadow Outreach
July 2012
FREE summer fun @ your library
Summer Reading brings pets, puppets, and reptiles to your local library
Our Summer Reading Program continues in July, and as always, we’ve got some great events
planned. Here are a few to ponder. There are lots more.
Pet a pooch or two at the Choctaw Branch
Take the family out to the Choctaw Branch at 10:30 a.m. on July 9 for a
lesson in pet care and pet owner responsibility and pet a few cute critters
while you’re there. This program is free and open to the public.
Yay, reptiles! They’re everywhere...
Get up close and personal (or as close as you’d like) to a caiman crocodile,
monitor lizards, turtles, and snakes when Party with Reptiles visits your local
branch. Check out Page 2 for dates and times. It’s free and open to the public.
Audubon Wetland Wildlife Express comes to Thibodaux
The Audubon Zoo’s Wetland Wildlife Express will teach children about
wetlands and the creatures that inhabit them during its visit to the Thibodaux
Branch at 10:30 a.m. on July 25. It’s free and open to the public.
Meet friends or colleagues at the Wi-Fi Cafe
Calliope Puppets to perform
at main library branches
Join us for a great performance when Calliope
Puppets visits our main branches in July.
July 17
South Lafourche Branch
10:30 a.m.
Holy Savior School
Cafeteria in Lockport
2 p.m.
July 18
Thibodaux Branch
10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Children’s Author to Visit SL
July 24, 10:30 a.m.
Grab your laptop, and come
on over for free coffee and
Wi-Fi in a comfortable
environment at the new Wi-Fi
Café (the old Thibodaux
Branch).
Yes, you can talk in the
Library. It's expected.
So join us Mondays
through Fridays from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. at 314 St. Mary Street.
For more information, call
(985) 446-1163.
Children’s author Lynda
Deniger, author of Patti
Pelican and the Gulf Oil
Spill, will read and perform
at the South Lafourche
Branch at 10:30 a.m. on
July 24.
A big thanks to the Louisiana
Division of the Arts and the
Houma Regional Arts Council
for making our 2012 Summer
Reading Program possible.
The Home Page
Page 2
Storytime @ your library
Storytimes begin at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Bayou Blue Branch: July 2 at 10:30, July 2 at 12 p.m., & July 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Biblioteca Hispana Branch: July 6 & 13, at 2:30 p.m.
Choctaw Branch: July 6 & 12
Gheens Branch: July 6 & 12
Golden Meadow Branch: July 3 & 10, 2 p.m.
Larose Branch: July 5 & July 11, at 2 p.m.
Lockport Branch: July 6 & July 12, at 2 p.m.
Raceland Branch: July 5, 10, 11, & 20
South Lafourche Branch:
Storytime: July 3 & 10
Thibodaux Branch:
Storytime: July 5, 11 & 18, at 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.; July 9 at 5:30 p.m.; July
25 at 10:30 a.m.
LapTime (for babies 0 to 24 months): July 12
A children’s craft typically follows Storytime.
Party with Reptiles
Learn more about reptiles and
meet a couple in person.
July 6
Golden Meadow Branch: 9 a.m.
Larose Branch: 10:30 a.m.
South Lafourche Branch: 12:30 p.m.
Lockport Branch: 3:15 p.m.
July 13
Bayou Blue Branch: 9 a.m.
Raceland Branch: 10:30 a.m.
Choctaw Branch: 1:15 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch: 3:30 p.m.
I’m thinking about it...Children throughout the parish
tested their bravery when the Audubon Wetlands Wildlife
Express visited our main library branches with a collection of wetlands creatures for children to get to know a
little better...if they wanted to, that is.
Vol. 5, Issue 7
Page 3
Kids Corner
*Registration is required. Sign up at the library.
Bayou Blue Branch: Party with Reptiles - July 13, 9 a.m.
Biblioteca Hispana Branch:
Craft Times (Ages 5 - 12): July 3 & 10, 3 p.m.
Choctaw Branch: 4th of July Spinning Mobile Craft - July 2, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30
p.m. A walk-in craft. *Little Kids Craft - Ages 3 to 5. July 3, 2 p.m. *Big Kids
Craft - July 5, 2 p.m. Hope for Animals Pet Program - July 9, 10:30 a.m. Kids
Bastille Day Celebration - July 11, 2 p.m. Enjoy French snacks and Frenchthemed crafts. Party with Reptiles - July 13, 1:15 p.m. *Sundae Fun Day - July
17, 2 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Enjoy ice cream sundaes with all the toppings. Board
Games Afternoon - July 19, 2 p.m. Ages 3 and up.
Golden Meadow Branch: Party with Reptiles - July 6, 9 a.m.
Larose Branch: *Arts and Crafts (Ages 6 - 10): July 5, 12, & 19, 10:30 a.m.
Party with Reptiles - July 6, 10:30 a.m.
Lockport Branch: Party with Reptiles - July 6, 3:15 p.m. *Arts and Crafts
(Ages 4 to 8 & Ages 9 to 12): July 11 & 18, 10:30 a.m. La Bon Vie - July 14, 10
a.m. - 12 p.m. Enjoy Cajun stories, music, a craft, an art exhibit, and refreshments. Calliope Puppets - July 17, 2 p.m., at the Holy Savior Catholic School
cafeteria.
Raceland Branch: Patriotic Independence Parade 4th o’ July / Bastille Day:
July 3, 2 p.m. Party with Reptiles - July 13, 10:30 a.m.
South Lafourche Branch:
Crafts for Children Ages 4 to 7: July 5, 12, & 19, 10:30 a.m. Crafts for Children
Ages 8 to 12: July 6, 13, & 20, 10:30 a.m. Party with Reptiles - July 6, 12:30
p.m. Bastille Day: Celebration of Our French History - July 11, 3 p.m. Calliope
Puppets - July 17, 10:30 a.m. Children’s Author & Storyteller Lynda Denigen July 24, 10:30 a.m.
Thibodaux Branch: *4th of July Craft - Ages 5 - 11. July 3, 1 p.m. Wii Just
Dance Party - July 13, 2 p.m. Party with Reptiles - July 13, 3:30 p.m. Comme
C’etait Cajun Band Performs - July 14, 1 p.m. Movie Screening of Swapping
Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - July 14, 2:30 p.m. *Kids Craft - Ages 5—
11. July 16, 3:30 p.m. Calliope Puppets - July 18, 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Kids
Movie - July 20, 2:30 p.m. Fantasia. Audubon Wetland Wildlife Express - July
25, 10:30 a.m.
The Thibodaux Branch celebrated Children’s Book
Week in May with a special guest reader at
Storytime, Miss Thibodaux, Louisiana Karlie
Adams.
Origami Workshop, Ages 8 - 12
Registration is required.
Check with your branch for details.
Golden Meadow Branch: July 9, 1 p.m.
South Lafourche Branch: July 9, 3 p.m.
Lockport Branch: July 10, 10:30 a.m. & July
12, 10:30 a.m.
Larose Branch: July 10, 1:30 p.m.
Raceland Branch: July 11, 1 p.m.
Bayou Blue Branch: July 11, 3:30 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch: July 12, 1 p.m.
Choctaw Branch: July 12, 3 p.m.
Magician Glen Gihardi and a Lockport Branch patron try to
charm a snake out of the basket during Gihardi’s performance
at the library in June.
Headquarters and all library
branches will be closed on
July 4.
The Home Page
Page 4
Tween & Teen Programs
Bayou Blue Branch: *Crafts - July 6, 13, & 20, 12:30 p.m. Registration
required. Sign up at the library. Party with Reptiles - July 13, 9 a.m. Wii
Games - July 27, 12:30 p.m.
Biblioteca Hispana Branch: Crafts - July 3 & 10, 3 p.m.
Join us for our summer closing programs!
Bayou Blue Branch
July 23, 10:30 a.m. “Stories by the
Campfire.” Join us for storytime and
fireside snacks. Play the Question &
Answer game. Place each correct
answer, along with your name and
age, in the box for a chance to win a
prize. One drawing for each category
of listeners, readers, and teens.
Choctaw Branch
July 26, 10:30 a.m. All children
who have participated in the Summer Reading Program
are invited to attend. We will have drawings for prizes
and refreshments.
July 27, 12 p.m. Teen Finale - Teens who have
reached their summer reading goals are invited to attend. We will have prizes and refreshments.
Gheens Branch
July 26, 10:30 a.m. Celebrate summer and get your
reading certificates.
Larose Branch
July 25, 2 p.m. Enjoy stories, games, refreshments,
prizes, and the drawings for the summer’s grand prizes.
Lockport Branch
July 26, 2 p.m. Celebrate summer and get your summer reading certificates.
Raceland Branch
July 25, 10:30 a.m. We’ll award summer reading prizes, and members of the Cajun Rollergirls will conduct a
demonstration and be available for photos. Bring your
cameras.
South Lafourche Branch
July 24, 10:30 a.m. Drawings for summer reading
prizes will be held, and children’s author Lynda
Deniger will visit.
Thibodaux Branch
July 25, 10:30 a.m. The Audubon Wetland Wildlife
Express will visit.
Choctaw Branch: 4th of July Spinning Mobile Craft - July 2, 10:30
a.m. - 5:30 a.m. A walk-in craft. Hope for Animals Pet Program - July
9, 10:30 a.m. Kids Batille Day Celebration - July 11, 2 p.m. Enjoy
French snacks and French-themed crafts. Party with Reptiles - July 13,
1:15 p.m. *Sundae Fun Day - July 17, 2 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Enjoy ice
cream sundaes with all the toppings. Registration is required. Sign up at
the library. *Craft - July 18, 2 p.m. Ages 10 and up. Rolled Bead Bracelets. Registration required. Sign up at the library. Board Game Afternoon - July 19, 2 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Wii Own the Night Dance Party July 20, 1 p.m. Ages 10 and up. Library Fun Day - July 24, 2 p.m. Ages
3 and up. Relay-type games. Win yummy treats.
Golden Meadow Branch: Party with Reptiles - July 6, 9 a.m. Teen
Duct Tape Pillow Workshop - July 12, 3 p.m. Teen Program - July 26,
3 p.m.
Larose Branch: Party with Reptiles - July 6, 10:30 a.m. Wiitime
Wiimers - July 10, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Lockport Branch: Teen / Tween Wii Games - July 2, 3 p.m. Party
with Reptiles - July 6, 3:15 p.m. La Bon Vie - July 14, 10 a.m. Enjoy
Cajun stories, music, a craft, an art exhibit, and refreshments. Movie
Matinee - July 16, at 1 p.m., and July 24, at 10:30 a.m.
Raceland Branch: Patriotic Independence Parade 4th o’ July / Bastille Day - July 3, 2 p.m. Monster Tissue Box Craft - July 12, 3 p.m.
Party with Reptiles - July 13, 10:30 a.m. Camping S’more & Craft July 19, 3 p.m. Wii Own the Night - July 24, 3 p.m.
South Lafourche Branch: *Teen Craft - July 3, 2 p.m. Steampunk
beaded cuffs. Registration required. Sign up at the library. Party with
Reptiles - July 6, 12:30 p.m. *Torn Comic Pages Bookmark - July 10, 2
p.m. registration required. Sign up at the desk. Bastille Day: Celebration
of Our French History: July 11, 3 p.m. Join Cajun musician Jerry
moody for a bit of history on our French heritage and on the accordion.
*Manga Drawing - July 14, 10 a.m. Registration required. Sign up at the
library. *Teen Craft - July 17, 2 p.m. Minimalist movie poster. Registration required. Sign up at the library.
Thibodaux Branch: Bingo - July 2, 5:30 p.m. Ages 13 and up. *Tween
Craft - July 9, 4 p.m. Lunch Bag Tree. Registration required. Sign up at
the library. Wii Just Dance Party - July 13, 2 p.m. Party with Reptiles July 13, 3:30 p.m. Comme C’etait Cajun Band Performs - July 14, 1
p.m. Movie Screening of Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana July 14, 2:30 p.m. New Movie Madness - July 17, 4 p.m. Ghost Rider:
Spirit of Vengeance. Pictionary - July 19, 3 p.m. Ages 12 and up. *Teen
Craft - July 23, 4 p.m. Zombie Felties. Registration required. Sign up at
the library. Audubon Wetland Wildlife Express - July 25, 10:30 a.m.
*Own the Night Lock-In: Ages 12 - 16. July 28, 8 p.m. Registration is
required. Call the library at 447-4119 to register or for more information.
Teenreads. Facebook Discussion - July 30, 4 p.m. Miss Peregrine’s
Home for Peculiar Children.
Vol. 5, Issue 7
Page
Programs for Adults
*Registration required. Sign up at the library.
Bayou Blue Branch
*Craft - July 19, 1:30 p.m. Duct tape beach bags.
*Lock-In (Ages 12 - 16)
Thibodaux Branch
Sat., July 28, 8 p.m. - Sun., July 29, 8 a.m. Registration required.
Play zombie tag, make GITD slime, “cook” s’mores during our scary
movie marathon, bring your camera & learn night photography, & more.
There’s only room for 20. Get your permission slip quick!
St. Catherine’s Grief Support Group - July 11,
at 1 p.m., and July 25, at 2 p.m.
Choctaw Branch
Adult Get Together - July 23, 1 p.m. Classic
board games.
Larose Branch
Senior Strikers - Wii bowling for seniors. July 9
& 23, 10 a.m. *Larose Cuttin Ups Scrapbooking
- July 17, 1-6 p.m. Learn to scrapbook. Supplies
provided. Call 693-3336 to register.
Lockport Branch
We’re celebrating our heritage…
Every day we’re open, but especially now.
Check these out.
Bayou Blue Branch:
Enjoy a French-themed Storytime and craft at
noon on July 2 with “To France, We Go!”
Choctaw Branch:
Bring the kids out for the library’s Kids’ Bastille
Day Celebration. Enjoy French snacks and French-themed crafts at 2 p.m.
on July 11.
Lockport Branch:
Celebrate “the good life” at “La Bon Vie” from
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 14. Enjoy Cajun stories, music, a craft, an art
exhibit, and refreshments.
South Lafourche Branch: Join us for our Bastille Day
Celebration of all things French. Join Cajun musician Jerry Moody for
an informative program on French history and the accordion at 3
p.m. on July 11.
Raceland Branch: You’re invited to the library’s celebration of 4th
of July and the French national holiday Bastille Day with a
Patriotic Independence Parade at 2 p.m. on July 3.
Thibodaux Branch: Enjoy live Cajun music with Comme C’etait
at 1 p.m. on July 14. Afterwards, at 2:30 p.m., stick around for a
showing of Swapping Stories: Folktales from
Louisiana, a collection of oral tales.
Wii Social - July 2, 1 p.m. La Bon Vie - July 14,
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Enjoy Cajun stories, music, a
craft, an art exhibit, and refreshments. Scrapbooking Memories - July 18, at 5:30 p.m., and July 28,
at 1:30 p.m. Louisiana Department of Veterans
Affairs will be available to talk to local veterans at
9 a.m. on July 10 and July 24. Movie Matinee July 16, at 1 p.m. and July 24, at 10:30 a.m.
Raceland Branch
Felt Toy Monster - July 9, 10:30 a.m. Seed
Papermaking Nature Craft - July 16, 10:30 a.m.
South Lafourche Branch
Crafts - July 11, 10:30 a.m. Bastille Day: Celebration of Our French Heritage - July 11, 3 p.m.
Cajun musician Jerry Moody will discuss our
French history and the history of the accordion.
Genealogy Volunteer Interest Group - July 12,
5 p.m. La Table Francaise - July 17, 4 p.m. Wii
Bowling - July 18, 10:30 a.m.
Thibodaux Branch
Bingo - July 2, 5:30 p.m. Ages 13 & up. Board
Game Night - July 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31, 5 p.m.
Movie Date Night - July 5 & 26, 7 p.m. Ages 18
and up. LIB LUV Book Club - July 6, 1 p.m. All
the King’s Men. Top 100 Romance Novel Book
Club Interest Meeting - July 11, 5:30 p.m.
*Basic Genealogy Assistance - July 12, 9:30 a.m.
Call 447-4119 to register. Comme C’etait Cajun
Band Performs - July 14, 1 p.m. Movie Screening of Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - July 14, 2:30 p.m. New Movie Madness July 17, 4 p.m. Ghost Rider - Spider of Vengeance.
Coupon Exchange - July 17, 5:30 p.m. Pictionary - July 19, 3 p.m. Ages 12 and up. Learn
about Houseplants - July 23, 5:30 p.m. Banned
Books Club - July 28, 2 p.m. *Craft - July 30, 5
p.m.
The Home Page
Page 6
Explore the world…
from your desk.
Sign up for our
free computer
classes for
beginners.
Bayou Blue Branch
Introduction to Computers: July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Larose Branch
Introduction to Computers: July 11, 10:30 a.m.
Microsoft Word 2010: July 18, 10:30 a.m.
Internet and Email: July 25, 10:30 a.m.
Lockport Branch
From left, Staff members Nina Derouen, Tangella Bergeron, Library
Director Susanna LeBouef, Jennifer Nunez, and Doris Dixon received honors from the Lafourche Parish Council for the library’s
participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the council’s meeting on June 25.
Introduction to Computers & Microsoft Word:
July 11, 2 p.m.
Introduction to the Internet & Email: July 18, 2 p.m.
Raceland Branch
Introduction to Computers: July 6, 10 a.m.
South Lafourche Branch
Introduction to Email: July 12, 5:30 p.m.
Introduction to the Internet: July 19, 5:30 p.m.
Introduction to Microsoft Word: July 26, 5:30 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch
In May, the Lafourche Parish
Public Library participated in
World Book Night 2012, a
global event to give away free
books and get more people reading.
Shown right is Raceland Branch
Assistant Jennifer Nunez as she
went out into the community,
handing out free books.
Introduction to Computers: July 5, 2 p.m.
Microsoft Word 2012: July 12, 2 p.m.
Introduction to the Internet: July 19, 2 p.m.
Introduction to E-mail: July 26, 2 p.m.
Registration is required.
Call your library branch to register.
Mrs. Diana Uzee
reads to students from
Larose
Lower
Elementary during
their visit to the
Larose Branch in
June.
Vol. 5, Issue 7
Page 7
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Ms. Maria was bombarded with stuffed animals in June for the South Lafourche Branch’s first Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Nearly 80
stuffed animals spent the night at the library, made new friends, read and played games, and, yes, got into a little mischief.
Join us after Storytime on July 10 to see what they got into overnight. Here’s a preview.
*Painting Workshop with Frank Kelley Jr.
South Lafourche Branch
July 9 - 12, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. For ages 6 and up.
This workshop provides an opportunity to learn painting techniques and practice communication
skills while exploring their heritage and career opportunities. Registration is required.
Sponsored by the Houma Regional Arts Council’s Coastal Communities Youth Art Project,
Funded by a grant from the
Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Lafourche Parish Public Library
Library Headquarters /
Martha Sowell Utley
Memorial Branch
314 St. Mary Street
Thibodaux, LA, 70301
(985) 446-1163
(985) 446-3848 (FAX)
Thibodaux Branch
Choctaw Branch
Bayou Blue Branch
Raceland Branch
705 W. Fifth Street
1887 Choctaw Road
198 Mazerac Street
177 Recreation Drive
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Thibodaux, LA
Houma, LA 70364
Raceland, LA 70394-2915
(985) 447-4119
(985) 633-6453 (Ph. & FAX) (985) 580-0634 (Ph. & FAX) (985) 537-6875 (Ph. & FAX)
(985) 449-4128 (FAX)
Mon - Th., 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Mon - Th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Mon - Th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Mon -Th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Fri & Sat, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Allison Reed
Luticia Cortez
Tangella Bergeron
Jessica Cassel
Branch Associate II
Manager
Branch Associate I
Branch Associate II
Gheens Branch
Lockport Branch
Larose Branch
South Lafourche Branch
Golden Meadow Branch
153 N. Leon Drive
720 Crescent Avenue
305 E. Fifth Street
16241 E. Main Street
1403 North Bayou Drive
Gheens, LA 70355
Lockport, LA 70374
Larose, LA 70373
Cut Off, LA 70345
Golden Meadow, LA
Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Susanna LeBouef,
Director
Regina Lauland
Assistant Director/
Director of Operations
70357-2513
(985) 532-2288 (Ph. & FAX) (985) 532-3158
(985) 693-3336 (Ph. & FAX) (985) 632-7140
(985) 532-0270 (FAX)
(985) 632-4963 (FAX)
(985) 475-5660 (Ph. & FAX)
Mon - Thurs., 2 - 6 p.m.
Mon- Th, 9 a.m.– 7 p.m.
Mon - Th, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Mon-Th, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Mon - Th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Fri., 1 - 5 p.m.
Fri & Sat, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri & Sat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Betty Sampey
Brenda Bascle
Daryle Hamblin
Patricia Boatman
Patricia Boatman
Manager
Manager
Branch Associate II
Branch Librarian
Branch Librarian
Lafourche Parish Public Library
314 St. Mary Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
www.lafourche.org
Susanna LeBouef, Director
Regina Lauland, Assistant Director
Newsletter Editor, Katina Gaudet
Library Board
Board President, Lynette Fossum
Vice-President, Harvey Clement
James Cantrelle
Bennie Smith
Shane Hebert
Eva Shanklin
Selma Malcombe
Aaron Caillouet, Parish Liaison
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide residents of
Lafourche Parish access to books and
other resources and services for their
educational, information, and recreational
needs.