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The Newsletter of the Lafourche Parish Public Library
www.lafourche.org
February 2013
Thibodaux
Lockport
South Lafourche Bayou Blue Biblioteca Hispana Choctaw Gheens
Raceland Youth Services & Adult Outreach Wi-Fi Café
Golden Meadow
Larose
Laissez les bon temps rouler at your library’s Mardi Gras parades
All Children
are invited to participate in the Lafourche Parish Public
Library’s Mardi Gras parades.
Children can come in costume and can walk or be pulled in plain or decorated
strollers or wagons. To ensure children’s safety, no motorized vehicles are
allowed. Children should bring their own throws.
No registration is required. For more information on any of our parades, please
call the library branch that is hosting it.
Thibodaux Branch
Golden Meadow Branch
Larose Branch
Krewe of Bookworms
Krewe of Li’l Readers
Krewe de Fantasia
February 6, 10 a.m.
February 6
February 7
Warren J. Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Lockport Branch
South Lafourche Branch
Krewe of Once Upon a Time
Krewe des Petits Enfants
February 7, 10:30 a.m.
February 8
Bayou Side Park
10:30 a.m.
Raceland Branch to host Mt. Zion
Baptist Church gospel performance
February 20, 4 p.m.
Join the Raceland Branch as it welcomes Martin Luther
Charles, director of the Mount Zion Baptist Church of
Raceland, and the church’s Senior and Youth Gospel
Choir for a special performance in observance of Black
History Month at 4 p.m. on February 20.
This program is free and open to the public.
Looking to drop some pounds? Exercise with us.
Get fit at your library.
The New Year is here, and
you’ve had a bit of a break,
so now it’s time to make good on all
those health & fitness resolutions you made
while splurging over those holiday dinners.
Many of our library branches have group
exercise programs. See Page 4 for
participating branches & programs.
The Lafourche Parish Public Library will be closed on February 11 and February 12 for the Mardi Gras holidays.
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Storytime @ your library
Bayou Blue Branch: Feb. 4, 18, & 25, at 10:30 a.m.
Biblioteca Hispana Branch: Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m.
Choctaw Branch: Feb. 5, 19, & 26, at 11 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.; & Feb. 7 at 10:30 a.m.
Golden Meadow Branch: Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m.
Larose Branch: Feb. 14, 21, & 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Lockport Branch: Feb. 14 & 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Raceland Branch: Feb. 7 & 21 at 10:30 a.m.; Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m.
South Lafourche Branch:
Storytime: Feb. 5 & 19, at 10:30 a.m.
BabyTime (for ages 0 to 24 months): Feb. 6 & 26, at 10 a.m.
Thibodaux Branch:
Storytime: Feb. 13, 20, & 27, at 10:30 a.m.; & Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
LapTime (for ages 0 to 24 months): Feb. 7 & 21 at 10:30 a.m.
A children’s craft usually follows Storytime.
Children’s workshops to teach love of reading, appreciation for diversity
Story Tapestries will host two children’s workshops this month, one
at the Golden Meadow Branch; the other at the South Lafourche Branch.
To register, call the library hosting the workshop.
Golden Meadow Branch - (985) 475-5660
The Giggling, Wiggling Book Worm: Feb. 27, 4 - 6 p.m.
Pre-K - 1st Grade Students & their parents
Help your child build a love of reading & writing. Children will read, write,
draw, dance, make music, & tell stories.
South Lafourche Branch - (985) 632-7140
The Fastest Plane: Around the World in 45 Minutes: Feb. 28, 5 - 7 p.m.
2nd - 5th Grade Students
Discover similarities and differences between diverse cultures — America, Mexico, & India — during this multi-lingual workshop.
These workshops are sponsored by the Houma Regional Arts Council’s Coastal Communities Youth Arts Project, which
is supported by a grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Coastal communities Fund.
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Vol. 6, Issue 2
Your library...Out and About
More Kids’ Stuff
*indicates registration is required.
Bayou Blue Branch
Children’s Dental Health Craft: Feb. 19, 3 p.m.
Heart Healthy Activity: Feb. 26, 3 p.m.
Choctaw Branch
Mardi Gras Craft: Feb. 6, 4:30 p.m. Ages 3 to 9. Wii
Games: Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m. Ages 3 to 9. Mario Cart.
Golden Meadow Branch
Youth Services staff members, from left, Lisa Whitman,
Allison Clark, and Emily Serigne recently served as judges in
the St. Charles Elementary School’s Book Character Contest.
The judges reviewed children’s costumes and asked them
questions about their favorite book before selecting winners.
For All Ages/ Family Programs
Kids’ Craft: Feb. 13, 4:30 p.m.
Lockport Branch
*Children’s Craft: Feb. 21, 4 p.m.
Raceland Branch
Valentine Hearts Craft: Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m.
African Kente Cloth Craft: Feb. 19, 4:30p.m.
South Lafourche Branch
Children’s Craft: Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. Kids’ Bingo:
Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m.
Bayou Blue Branch: Board Games: Feb. 1, 3 p.m. St. Catherine’s
Grief Support Group: Wednesdays, 2 p.m.
Choctaw Branch: *Painted Canvas Library Bags Craft: Feb. 13, 2
Thibodaux Branch
p.m. Sign up at the library. Valentine Craft & Library Lovers’ Day
Celebration: Feb. 14, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Kids’ Movie: Feb. 9, 2 p.m. Peter Pan. *Kids’ Craft:
Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m. Ages. 5 - 11.
Larose Branch: Movie Matinee: Feb. 14, 1 p.m.
Book
Lockport Branch: Scrapbooking: Feb. 6, 5 p.m.; & Feb. 23, 2 p.m.
Family Movie Matinee: Feb. 14, 4 p.m. Popcorn & drinks served.
Raceland Branch:
Mardi Gras King Cake Party: Feb. 8, 4 p.m. African
Kente Cloth Craft: Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m. History of African American Music
Presentation: Feb. 25, 4:30 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch: Black History Month Movie Matinee: Feb. 5, 2
Thibodaux Branch
All Day Free Book Day
February 14
All book sale books are free Feb. 14.
p.m. The 5 Heartbeats. Board Game Night: Feb. 5 & 19, 5 p.m. Tech
Wednesdays: Feb. 6, 13, 20, & 27, 5:30 p.m. New Movie Madness: Feb.
21, 4:30 p.m. Black History Month Movie Matinee: Feb. 22, 2 p.m. Beasts
of the Southern Wild.
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Don’t just diet...exercise at your library
Choctaw Branch - Walk Away the Pounds
February 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27, at 10 a.m.
Lockport Branch - Wii Fit
February 13, 1 p.m.
Raceland Branch - Moving Free DVD Workout
February 6 & 27, at 10:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.
South Lafourche Branch - Walk Away the Pounds
February 1, 6, 13, 15, 20, 22, & 27, at 2 p.m.
February 4, 18, & 25, at 10 a.m.
Thibodaux Branch - Group Workout
February 6, 13, & 20, at 5:30 p.m.
Bayou Health & Wellness Seminar with Kandi Singleton: Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch
Larose Branch
(South Lafourche Branch cont.)
Senior Strikers
Wii Bowling
February 4 & 18, 10 a.m.
Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m.
*Cuttin’ Up Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking
February 19, 1 p.m.
Feb. 23, 9 a.m.
Trading Titles Book Club
Thibodaux Branch
February 26, 10:30 a.m.
LIB LUV Book Club
Lockport Branch
Feb. 1, 1 p.m.
Wii Games: Wii Fit.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
An * indicates registration is required
to attend.
Feb. 13, 1 p.m.
*Basic Genealogy Assistance
*Craft
Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m.
Bayou Blue Branch
Feb. 19, 5 p.m.
Call 447-4119 to register.
*Valentine’s Day Pins Craft
Raceland Branch
*Crochet & Quilting
February 7, 12 p.m.
*Love Flower Craft
Feb. 18, 5 p.m.
*Craft
Feb. 4, 10:30 a.m.
Coupon Exchange
February 21, 1:30 p.m.
Canvas Creations
Feb. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Choctaw Branch
Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m.
*Craft
Sweat Treats Bingo
South Lafourche Branch
Feb. 25, 5 p.m.
February 6, 10:30 a.m.
Bingo
Black History Month Trivia Contest
Golden Meadow Branch
Feb. 1, 15, & 22, 10 a.m.
Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m.
Bingo
Quilting Club
Winner will receive a $25 gift certificate.
February 5, 11 a.m.
Feb. 9, 9 a.m.
Bayou Health & Wellness
Scrapbooking
*Craft
February 22, 1 p.m.
Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m.
La Table Francaise
Banned Books Club
Feb. 19, 4 p.m.
Feb. 23, 2 p.m.
For Adults
with Kandi Singleton
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Vol. 6, Issue 2
Get your taxes done...for free
@ your library branch
Volunteer tax preparers will be
out in our libraries to file simple
returns for those making less than
$50,000.
Appointments are required at
those branches marked with an *.
To schedule an appointment, call
the library branch where you
would like to have your taxes
done. See Page 8 for branch
phone numbers.
*Bayou Blue Branch
*Larose Branch
South Lafourche Branch
Wednesdays, 1 - 5 p.m.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesdays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
*Choctaw Branch
Lockport Branch
*Thibodaux Branch
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*Golden Meadow Branch
*Raceland Branch
Mondays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Don’t get frustrated...Just take a computer or tech class at your library
Computer Classes @ your library
Bayou Blue Branch (10:30 a.m.)
Raceland Branch (10 a.m.)
Intro to Computers: Feb. 6
Computer Basics: Feb. 1
Microsoft Word: Feb. 20
The Internet: Feb. 27
South Lafourche Branch (5:30 p.m.)
The Internet: Feb. 7
Choctaw Branch (1 p.m.)
Email: Feb. 14
OverDrive eBooks: Feb. 5 & 26
Microsoft Word 2010: Feb. 21
The Internet: Feb. 19
Thibodaux Branch (2 p.m.)
Tech Wednesdays
@ the Thibodaux Branch
Larose Branch (10:30 a.m.)
Intro to Computers: Feb. 7
Intro to Computers: Feb. 20 & 27
Microsoft Word 2010: Feb. 14
The Internet: Feb. 21
Got a few minutes?
Lockport Branch (11 a.m.)
Each Wednesday at the Thibodaux
Branch, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., we’ll
be teaching something new.
Microsoft Publisher 2010: Feb. 5
Stay for just a few minutes & learn
how to check your account online,
use Facebook, & much more.
Computer Basics: Feb. 19
Email: Feb. 28
Most computer classes require registration
to attend. Check with your library branch
for more information.
Got questions about your eReader, iPad, or other device? Ask @ your library.
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Teens & Tweens
Bayou Blue Branch
Lockport Branch
*Sweetheart Picture Frames Craft
Wii Games
Feb. 6, 3 p.m.
Feb. 13, 4 p.m.
Presidential Trivia Game
*Anime Club
Feb. 15, 3 p.m.
Feb. 16, 2 p.m. Ages 11 - 17.
Heart Healthy Activity
Watch classic anime & eat Japanese snacks.
Feb. 26, 3 p.m.
*Eat Your Heart Out Zombie Bingo
Biblioteca Hispana Branch
Feb. 20, 4 p.m. Ages 11 - 17.
Tween & Teen Movie
*Comic & Manga Drawing Class
Feb. 21, 4 p.m.
Feb. 27, 4 p.m. Ages 11 - 17.
Choctaw Branch
*Forensics Unit Club
Chocolate Tasting Party
Feb. 28, 4 p.m.
Feb. 15, 2 p.m. Ages 10 & up.
Learn CSI techniques.
*Canvas Painting
Raceland Branch
Feb. 21, 4:30 p.m. Ages 10 & up.
Valentine Hearts Craft
Golden Meadow Branch
Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m.
Craft
Just Dance Wii Game
Feb. 7, 4 p.m.
Feb. 26, 4:30 p.m.
Keep Calm & Game On
South Lafourche Branch
Feb. 14, 4 p.m.
Crafts & Games
Larose Branch
Feb. 2, 2 p.m.
Comic & Manga Drawing Class
Thibodaux Branch
Feb. 5, 4 p.m. Ages 11 - 17.
*Tween Mardi Gras Mask Craft
Wiitime Wiimers Wii Games
Feb. 4, 5 p.m.
Feb. 15, 1 p.m.
Teen Anti-Valentine’s Day Celebration
Games Galore
Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 26, 4 p.m.
Anime Movie: My Neighbor Totoro
Feb. 15, 3 p.m.
*Teen Craft
An * indicates registration is
required. Sign up at the library.
Feb. 28, 5 p.m.
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Vol. 6, Issue 2
Help the local food bank restock its shelves
The South Lafourche, Golden Meadow, and Biblioteca Hispana branches will be
collecting food items to help the Catholic Community Center’s food bank restock its
shelves after the holidays.
Want to help? Bring any of the items below to our participating branches.
The food bank needs:
Canned vegetables &
fruit
Canned beans
Soup
Tomato sauce
Sugar
Macaroni & cheese
Canned juice & milk
Sardines
Dried cereal
Oatmeal
Cooking oil
Instant potatoes
Canned tuna
Spaghetti
Jelly & jam
Canned spaghetti dinners
Crackers
Canned meat
Flour
Peanut butter
Ramen noodles
Corn bread / biscuit mix
Sloppy Joe sauce / chili
Grits
Skillet dinners
Rice
Around your library...a few of the sights
The Purple Diamonds
Red Hatters met
recently at the South
Lafourche Branch
Sandra Boudreaux of the Lafourche Heritage Society,
right, presents Helen Brunet, Lafourche Parish Public
Library acquisitions librarian, a plaque and donation in
memory of Doris Mae N. Ledet. Mrs. Ledet was very
active in local genealogy and was a long-time genealogy
researcher and instructor at the Thibodaux Branch.
Lafourche Parish Public Library
Library Headquarters
Regina Lauland, Interim Director
Claire Cheramie, Assistant Director
314 St. Mary Street, Thibodaux, LA, 70373
(985) 446-1163
FAX: (985) 446-3848
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thibodaux Branch Library
Allison Reed, Branch Associate I
705 W. Fifth Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 447-4119
FAX: (985) 449-4128
M - Th: 9 am.. - 7 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Choctaw Branch Library
Luticia Cortez, Manager
1887 Choctaw Road, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Ph. & FAX: (985) 633-6453
M - Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lockport Branch Library
Jasmine Richard, Branch Librarian
720 Crescent Avenue, Lockport, LA 70374
(985) 532-3158
FAX: (985) 532-0270
M - Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Larose Branch Library
Brenda Bascle, Manager
305 E. Fifth Street, Larose, LA 70373
Ph. & FAX: (985) 693-3336
M - Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
South Lafourche Branch Library
Patricia Boatman, Branch Librarian
16241 E. Main Street, Cut Off, LA 70345
(985) 632-7140
FAX: (985) 632-4963
M - Th: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bayou Blue Branch Library
Golden Meadow Branch Library
Tangella Bergeron, Branch Associate I
Patricia Boatman, Branch Librarian
198 Mazerac Street, Houma, LA 70364
1403 N. Bayou Drive, Golden Meadow, LA 70357
Ph. & FAX: (985) 580-0634
Ph. & FAX: (985) 475-5660
M - Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
M - Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Raceland Branch Library
Biblioteca Hispana Branch Library
Jessica Cassel, Branch Associate II
Patricia Boatman, Branch Librarian
177 Recreation Drive, Raceland, LA 70394
1403 N. Bayou Drive, Golden Meadow, LA 70357
Ph. & FAX: (985) 537-6875
Ph. & FAX: (985) 475-5660
M - Th: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
M - Th: 2 - 6 p.m.; Fri: 3 - 5 p.m. (in the Golden Meadow Branch)
Gheens Branch Library
Jasmine Richard, Branch Librarian
153 N. Leon Drive, Gheens, LA 70355
Ph. & FAX: (985) 532-2288
M - Th: 2 - 6 p.m.; Fri: 1 - 5 p.m.
Library Board
Lynette Fossum, President
Harvey Clement, Vice President
James Cantrelle
Shane Hebert
Selma Malcombe
Eva Shanklin
Bennie Smith
Aaron Caillouet
Parish Council Library Liaison