Author Watch Party & Live Stream Event! - One Book One Community - East Baton Rouge ...
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
MAY 2021
One Book One Community
Author Watch Party
& Live Stream Event!
Join us for a FREE culminating One Book One Community Author Watch Party and
Live Stream event at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, featuring New York Times Best-Selling author
of The Yellow House, Sarah M. Broom, along with award-winning author of The Revisioners,
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. The panel-style program will be presented in-person on the
BIG screen of the Large Meeting Room at the Main Library at Goodwood, virtually via
YouTube live stream, and will include a robust discussion of each author’s book, as well as
the experiences and inspirations that have shaped their work. Go online for the YouTube
live stream the day of the event! Visit the Events Calendar at ebrpl.com to access the link.
For more information about this year’s One Book One Community selection,
visit the InfoGuide at www.ReadOneBook.org.
Genealogy Courses • Virtual Business Forum with Josh Linkner • Red Stick Farmers Market • and more!
Building a Better America with AMOA!
An understanding of diversity, inclusion, and equity are the foundational
building blocks to ensuring a better America for us all! The America, My Oyster
Association (AMOA) is proud to launch Building a Better America Today with
AMOA, an online certification program in conjunction with the East Baton Rouge
Parish Library. The program is designed for high school and college students, and
recent graduates who want to learn more about the fundamentals of diversity,
cultural competency, and empathy. This interactive program will introduce
participants to a diverse array of curated online courses through Lynda.com and
Gale Presents: Udemy Courses, which participants can complete at their own
pace between Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, June 6. Seating is limited for the in-
person orientation session at the Main Library at Goodwood at 5 p.m. Thursday,
The USS Kidd May 6; register in the Events Calendar at EBRPL.com. An in-person study hall
Ship & Veterans session will also be available from 2 until 5 p.m. Saturday, June 5. To celebrate
Museum the close of the program, AMOA will host a small recognition ceremony at the
Main Library at Goodwood at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 19, where participants will
Adults can come to the Large be recognized for their efforts and will receive a certificate of completion. Join us
Meeting Room at the Main Library as we invest in the future leaders of tomorrow and build a better America, today
at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with AMOA! For more information, please visit www.theamoa.org. To register
May 19, to learn the history of the for this FREE month-long online program, contact americamyoysterassociation@
USS Kidd Naval Destroyer that’s gmail.com.
located in downtown Baton Rouge,
in a FREE presentation led by Ship
Superintendent, Tim Nessmith.
Take the City Nature Challenge!
How much nature can you find in your yard? In the park?
The discussion will cover the
At school? Help the Greater Baton Rouge region compete
history of the ship, how it came to
and win in the 2021 City Nature Challenge by taking pictures
be permanently docked in Baton
of nature, like bugs, trees, turtles, plants, birds, mushrooms,
Rouge, and what exhibits and
mammals, frogs — anything wild you can find — and upload
events are planned for the future.
them into the iNaturalist app, or at www.inaturalist.org.
Can’t make it? Enjoy the live stream
There are a lot of fun ways to look for wildlife, like take a
option from the comfort of your
nature walk, watch the bird feeder, check the lights for moths at night, go to
home via Facebook Live. For more
a park or pond, or hunt for bugs in the grass and leaves. The contest will go
information, call (225) 231-3751.
on all over the world through May 3. For more information, visit http://www.
brnaturechallenge.org.
Maximum OverDrive:
E-books for Everyone!
Adults are invited to the Eden Park Branch at 2 p.m. Monday, May 10,
to find out more about switching from hardcopy books, to digital versions
that can be enjoyed on a variety of electronic devices. Bring your personal
Be a Hero, devices, and have a staff member show you how to use the OverDrive and
Give Blood! Libby apps, which are the Library’s FREE e-book services. Stick around to
Would you like to be a hero? have your questions answered about how to use a Kindle, Nook or any other
You can when you give blood to device that supports e-book reading.
help save three lives in only 15
minutes! Come to the Main Library
at Goodwood at any time between
2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25,
to donate blood through Vitalant.
Every donor will receive COVID-19
antibody results, and a text
message letting you know when
your donation was used and how it
made an impact in the community!
For more information or to schedule
a donation appointment, call 877-
258-4825, or visit vitalant.org.
2 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
FREE In-Person & Virtual Class:
*
Decoding Your DNA, Testing & Results
There are many different genealogy DNA tests on the market today,
each with a different set of information, results, and terminology. These
tests have their own unique strengths and weaknesses, and each one will
help to answer some questions about where you came from. Adults are
invited to the second floor Tech Lab of the Main Library at Goodwood at Free Re-Entry
10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, for a FREE class offered in-person, as well as
virtually, that will cover the differences in the available tests, reveal the
Legal Clinics with
basics of how to read test results, and help you decide which one is right for Southeast Legal
you. Seating is limited to five students for the in-person option, and 15
students for the virtual live stream option. To register, visit the Library’s
Services
If you or someone you know
Events Calendar at www.ebrpl.com.
has served at least two months
in jail in the last five years, you’ll
want to attend a FREE Re-Entry
*
Genealogy Fold3 Military Records Legal Clinic brought to you
by Southeast Louisiana Legal
Fold3 is a genealogy database that
Services (SLLS) and the Justice and
specializes in military records. Adults are
Accountability Center. Attorneys
invited to the second floor Tech Lab at
will be available from 10 a.m. until
the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m.
noon Saturday, May 29, to cover
Thursday, May 20, to learn how to track
topics including public benefits like
ancestors and find proof of their military
disability and Medicaid, driver’s
service by searching service records, draft
license reinstatement, family law
cards, pension lists, casualty lists, and other
& child support, consumer issues,
sources. Attendees will also learn about
landlord/tenant issues, TWIC,
Fold3’s tools for keeping track of research
traffic tickets, public benefits,
results, like Annotations and Bookmarks,
and successions. Divorces and
in addition to other features of the website.
expungements will not be covered.
Seating is limited to five for the in-person option, and 15 for the live streaming
Each clinic will serve the first 15
option. Please register online through the Events Calendar at www.ebrpl.com.
attendees to sign in. Masks or
other face coverings are required to
Maps and Land Records attend. If you cannot attend or have
questions about these services, call
Land records are some of the most important
a SLLS representative at (225) 436-
documents available in genealogy research. Using
5716.
maps and land records will help you learn not
only when and where your ancestor lived, but
why he lived there and how he got there. Come
to the second floor Tech Lab at the Main Library
at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Monday, May 3, for a
FREE class that will cover some of the ways your
ancestor could acquire land, including bounty
land warrants, federal patents, inheritance, or
YOUR
private sales. Attendees will also learn how to
use maps to ensure that they are looking in the right places
LIBRARY
ancestors. Seating is limited to five for the in-person option,
and 15 for the live streaming option. Please register online
IS HERE
through the Events Calendar at www.ebrpl.com. FOR YOU
All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged.
To register, call the Library branch directly.
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 3
W H AT ’ S YO U R T H I N G ? G A R D E N I N G !
Your Library aims to help you pursue your hobbies and interests with FREE quality tools and
resources at your fingertips! Go to the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary to
discover a wealth of digital offerings that you can enjoy from the safety and comfort of your
home. All you need is your Library card! Check out this month’s featured items:
Baton Rouge is #8 in the U.S. in terms of gardening in
urban areas, according to LawnStarter.
PressReader Digital Print Gardening Books
Magazines • Gardening in the South
• Easy Gardens • How to Create an Eco Garden
• Gardens Illustrated • How to Get Started in Southern
• Gardeners’ World Gardening
• Kitchen Garden • New Heirloom Garden
• Organic Gardener • Southern Fruit & Vegetable
Gardening
Print Magazines • Successful Southern Gardening
• Better Homes and Gardens • Timber Press Guide to Vegetable
• Birds & Blooms Gardening in the Southeast
• Fine Gardening
• Horticulture
Kids Gardening Books
• Gardening with Emma by Emma
Biggs
Resources for OverDrive E-books
• Gardening Lab for Kids by Renata
• Backyard Homesteading
Gardeners and Those • The Complete Kitchen Garden
Brown
• The Nitty-Gritty Gardening Book by
Who Want to Train Their • Gardening for Geeks Kari Cornell
• Gardening with Native Plants of the
Green Thumb South
• The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs
by Judy Burris
Online Courses • The Indestructible Houseplant • The Ultimate Guide to Gardening
Udemy: • The New Gardener’s Handbook by Lis Amstutz
• Fundamentals of Garden Design • Mastering the Art of Flower
• Growing Microgreens for Gardening
Business and Pleasure • Vegetable Gardening in the What’s Your Thing?
Southeast Continued on next page
Gale Courses:
• Growing Plants for Fun and
Profit
• Start Your Own Edible Garden
CreativeBug Courses:
• Canning Basics: How to Can
Tomatoes
• Painted Terracotta Pots
• Watercolor Painting in the
Garden
The Great Courses:
• How to Grow Anything
• How to Grow Trees and Shrubs
• The Science of Gardening
4 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
W H AT ’ S YO U R T H I N G ? G A R D E N I N G !
• New Story Walks for kids are
Garden Friends added monthly to trails around
• Baton Rouge Green https:// the Main Library at Goodwood,
batonrougegreen.com/ and in Baker at the Baker
• The Capital Area Native Plant Municipal Park. Travel from
Society http://canps.weebly. station to station, reading a
com/ children’s book along the way.
• EBR Master Gardener Association • What could make gardening
https://www.ebrmg.com/ even better? How about listening
• Herb Society of America, Baton to a great Audiobook from
Rouge Unit https://www.hsabr. OverDrive, or streaming some
org/ soothing music through our
• Independence Botanical Gardens Freegal service? Check it out!
https://www.brec.org/index.
cfm/page/BotanicGarden Volunteer Opportunities
• LSU AgCenter https://www. Baton Roots Community Farm
lsuagcenter.com/ • Baton Roots Volunteer
• LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Form: https://
at Burden batonrootsvolunteer.paperform.co/ Baton Rouge Botanic Garden
• https://www.lsu.edu/botanic- • Info about volunteering, email: Foundation
gardens/ shivonne@thewallsproject.org • To volunteer, email:
• LSU AgCenter EBR Parish • Learn more about Baton Roots batonrougebotanicalgardens@
Office / County Agent https:// Community Farm: https://www. gmail.com
www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/ thewallsproject.org/batonroots • Learn more about the Botanic
our_offices/parishes/east%20 • Baton Roots on Facebook & Gardens: https://www.brec.org/
baton%20rouge Instagram: @batonroots index.cfm/page/BotanicGarden
• LSU Hilltop Arboretum https://
HealthyBR Baton Rouge Garden Club
www.lsu.edu/hilltop/index.php
• Geaux Get Healthy, a project • To volunteer, contact: https://
• Southern AgCenter https:// of HealthyBR: http://www. www.lgcfinc.org/contact-lgcf.
www.suagcenter.com/ healthybr.com/geauxgethealthy html
• Facebook: @healthybr Find archives of previous
• Instagram: @healthybrcity Garden Discoveries at
• YouTube: Healthy BR Facebook.com/EBRPL
Red Stick Farmers Market
is Back!
Red Stick Farmers Market will host a
seasonal mobile market at the Main Library
at Goodwood from 8 a.m. until noon every
Events Tuesday in May. Red Stick Farmers Market
is an open air, producer only market, which
Garden Discoveries: Color in the ensures that all produce sold at the Market
Garden is grown locally by each farmer. With more
• 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8 than 50 member farmers, it offers a variety of
Go Public Garden Days locally grown products, including fresh fruits,
• Saturday, May 15 & Sunday, local plants, herbs and vegetables, plus meats,
May16 seafood, artisan breads, homemade pies, honey, milk and cheese and
Celebration at The LSU AgCenter specialty food items. Cash, credit, debit and Louisiana Purchase EBT/
Botanic Gardens located at 4560 SNAP benefits cards all are accepted for payment at every location of the
Essen Ln. Red Stick Farmers Market.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 5
W H AT ’ S YO U R T H I N G ? B O O KS . . . W E LOV E B O O KS !
Book Recommendations access a short video introduction
to Novelist from the Library
& Resources Academy, located to the far right
on each page on the Library’s
Did You Know?
website www.ebrpl.com.
• 20% of readers discover new titles
through recommendations from • NoveList K-8 Plus offers all the
friends? Let the Library help the powerful read-a-likes and tools
other 80% of you find your next from NoveList, but with a focus
great read! on K-8. It provides Accelerated
Reader levels and Lexile Levels
• If you search for a book in Google
offering the perfect way to find
locally, it’s linked to our Library
books that are just right for
catalog listing, and you’re only a
young readers.
click away from reserving it?
• eSequels is a simple search tool
• If you search for a book in the
that lets you find the reading
Library catalog and open up the
order of selected fiction book
book record, you’ll find similar
series.
titles recommended at the bottom
of the page? • Gale Literature has biographical
information, overviews, full-
• Library staff automatically order
text literary criticism, and book
books that are bestsellers, so you
reviews covering writers in all
don’t have to put in a purchase
recommendation?
Quick Books disciplines, from all time periods,
and from around the world.
• The Library lists the new books Lagniappe Express:
• NEW Bestsellers that cannot be • The Columbia Granger’s World
each month under “New Items”
reserved i.e. “Top Ten” books that of Poetry features over 250,000
on the Catalog Search page?
check out for 7 days. Available at poems, along with biographies,
• Reader’s Advisory resources and commentaries.
are included in the Library’s the Main Library at Goodwood.
“Find a Good Book” Infoguide McNaughtons: A Few Books about Books
at https://ebrpl.libguides.com/ • The green label on the spine • 1000 Books to Read by James
books of book with the letters MCN Mustich
• Curated lists are regularly identifies additional copies of
• The Book of Books by Jessica Allen
refreshed in OverDrive? Plus, high-demand, popular books.
the Teens and Kids pages on We’ve added these to the • Books for Living by Will Schwalbe
the Library’s website at www. collection so you can get your • Book Lust by Nancy Pearl
ebrpl.com also point to lists of book quicker! Available at all • Check These Out by Gins Sheridan
recommended titles. branches.
• 40% of readers searching for
books say that genre is the #1 In the Digital Library
factor in why they pick up a • NoveList Plus is a
book, followed by author? Of all comprehensive resource that
genres, mysteries and thrillers provides read-a-likes to your
lead the pack! favorite authors and books, along
• 70% of audiobook readers are with expert recommendations
multi-tasking while they listen for fiction, nonfiction, graphic
to their books … so if you want novels and audiobooks. Novelist
to listen while you drive, garden, also includes the reading
exercise, paint, sew, craft, or just order for books in series as
pet your dog, try a book from well as discussion guides and
our large collection of audio information about the author.
CD books and Playaways, or You can even find books based on
download an e-audiobook from NoveList’s unique story elements
OverDrive. like appeal, time period, genre,
location, and theme. You can
6 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Adult Book Clubs
W H AT ’ S YO U R T H I N G ? B O O KS ! @ Your Library
– Book of the Month –
Main Library at Goodwood
• Mystery Lovers Virtual Book
Club
Noon Tuesday, May 11
We will be reading the ‘purr-fect’
mystery featuring cats!
Please register in the Events
Calendar at ebrpl.com
Bluebonnet Regional
Branch
• *The QUIRKY Ladies’ Book Club
6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20
Porch Lights
by Dorothea Benton Frank
Fairwood Branch
• Books and Brew: Virtual Edition
1 p.m. Monday, May 17
Literary Adventures Favorite Websites Parable of the Sower
• Literary Feuds by Anthony Arthur • Goodreads www.goodreads.com by Octavia Butler
• Literary Rogues by Andrew • Fantastic Fiction www.
Shaffer fantasticfiction.com Greenwell Springs Road
• A Literary Tea Party by Alison Regional Branch
Walsh EXTRA! • *QUIRKY Ladies’ Virtual Book
• Novel Destinations by Shannon • Many authors share information Club
McKenna Schmidt with their readers through 6:35 p.m. Thursday, May 20
active websites, newsletters, or Porch Lights
• Outlander Kitchen by Theresa
FaceBook pages. Publishers such by Dorothea Benton Frank
Carle-Sanders
as Penguin/Random House, Email Lisa at lgehring@ebrpl.com
• Twitterature: The World’s Great for the Google Meet link.
Books in Twenty Tweets or Less by Hachette, Harper Collins, and
McMillan, Scholastic, St. Martin’s
Alexander Aciman Jones Creek Regional
Press, and Simon and Schuster,
• What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Branch
as well as book sellers such as
Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool • Historical Book Society
Barnes & Noble and City Lights
regularly share new titles and 11 a.m. Thursday, May 27
Literary Magazines authors on Facebook as well as The Storm on Our Shores
(on shelves) offer newsletters, podcasts, and by Mark Obmascik
• Country Roads virtual events. Mystery lovers are Pride-Chaneyville Branch
• Firsts: The Book Collector’s especially fond of the Poisoned
Pen Bookstore (newsletter, • Like it or Not Book Club
Magazine 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22
• New York Times Book Review virtual events for mystery lovers)
https://poisonedpen.com. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
• Writer by Holly Jackson
• In addition to Barnes & Noble
• Writer’s Digest
bookstores, visit local book
stores such as Cottonwood LSU Press hosts FREE
Literary Digital Magazines Books (3054 Perkins Road, also book readings at
(in OverDrive) on Facebook); Cavalier House 2 p.m. every Tuesday
• The New York Review of Books Books (100 N. Range Street in and Thursday! Authors
• The Paris Review Denham Springs or https:// of books on topics
• The Writer www.cavalierhousebooks.com/, from history to poetry read from
and our newest bookstore, Red their works, and answer audience
• Writer’s Digest
Stick Reads (541 S. Eugene Drive questions. Visit the LSU Press
• Oxford American or https://redstickreads.com/). Facebook page to learn more.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 7
Presents
Join Jon Gordon as he hosts this monthly webcast featuring
America’s top business minds and thought leaders.
BE OUR GUEST. REGISTER FREE.
Go to: BusinessForumUSA.com/batonrouge
Creativity and Innovation in Business
JOSH LINKNER
• No. 1 Most Booked Innovation
Keynote Speaker
• World-renowned innovation expert
+ five-time tech entrepreneur
• New York Times bestselling author of
Disciplined Dream: A Proven System
to Drive Breakthrough Creativity and
The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive
Disruption and Accelerate Transformation
MAY 12
11 AM CDT
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
8 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Plein Air Artists
at the Library
The Baton Rouge Botanic
Garden Foundation will host
19 Baton Rouge middle school
students at a plein air workshop
Saturday, May 1, to be conducted
by professional plein air artist
Moderna David Gary and members of
the Thursday Plein Air Artists.
COVID-19
Students have been selected by art
teachers from McKinley Middle
School, Woodlawn Middle School
Vaccine Clinic and Glasgow Middle School. You
will see their paintings on display
at the Main Library at Goodwood
Join the East Baton Rouge Parish Library and Open Health Care in May and June!
Clinic for a community COVID-19 vaccine clinic! The Moderna
vaccine will be made available at no cost to eligible adults 18 and
older. To register, just go to https://bit.ly/ohcc_vaccine, and fill
out the short form. Open Health nurses will call you to schedule
your appointment at the Scotlandville Branch on Monday, May
10. It's that easy! You can also call (225) 655-6422 to schedule an
appointment. #preventandprotect All these are FREE in
the Digital Library!
✔ H
omework Louisiana
provides FREE online
tutoring & test prep via
Tutor.com
✔ Learning Express
REMINDER ✔ Access Science
Book donations ✔ TumbleBookCloud
are postponed at this time. ✔ Gale Interactive Science
✔ Gale Literary Source
✔ AND SO MUCH MORE!
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 9
Thank you for joining us for this year’s
One Book One Community program
series, our parish-wide exploration of
Sarah M. Broom’s The Yellow House!
Through a combination of virtual programs and
socially-distanced in-person events this Spring 2021, we
have sought to provide a safe way for patrons to engage
and celebrate this powerful memoir. To view recordings
of the events, visit YouTube.com/EastBatonRougeParishLibrary! Reading The
Yellow House together as a community has inspired book discussions, programs,
crafts, and classes throughout the library system, including:
The Art of Seating: • Black Baton Rouge Yesterday & Today: Looking Back to
Two Hundred Years Effectively Move Forward was a virtual discussion between
co-authors Dr. Lori Martin and Chris Tyson, facilitated by
of American Design Reverend Raymond Jetson. Together, we looked at the rich
On view now through Sunday, history of the Louisiana capitol from the perspective of its
June 6, at the LSU Museum of Art, see Black community members.
The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years
• Place: How Historic Resources Define Significance in
of American Design which features a
Our Cultures was a conversation between Rodneyna Hart
selection of more than forty iconic
of the Louisiana State Museum, Nicole Hobson-Morris and
and historic chairs reaching back
Emily Ardoin of the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, and Maegan A.
from the mid-1800s to pieces from
Smith of the Louisiana Division of Archaeology. They examined how Louisiana
today’s studio movement.
highlights the spaces, structures, and cultural resources that help preserve the
histories of our communities.
Pregnancy 101 • From Home Maker to Culture Shaper: Black Women's Creative Legacy. Dr.
Expectant mothers are invited
Sharbreon Plummer shared how quilting and fiber arts within the home served
to attend a FREE virtual class to
as one of the earliest forms of creative expression and cultural preservation for
learn how to provide their baby
Black women.
with the best possible environment
for growth and development. This • DIY Oral History Workshop. Melissa Eastin
class highlights nutrition, exercise showed us how to record and preserve the
and normal physical discomforts memories and stories of our loved ones.
throughout pregnancy. You will get • Healing Words: Telling Stories & Poems
an overview of the services offered at to Find Purpose Again in the Years After
Woman’s Hospital as well as a short Katrina. A panel made up of Baton Rouge
exercise session presented by one Community College faculty surveyed
of our very own Woman’s Wellness The Yellow House through a dynamic
Center trainers. Register as soon as combination of poetry and cultural critique.
you learn you are pregnant. Monday • Book discussions including a virtual book
classes are held from 6:30 until 8 discussion with Dr. Robyn Merrick
p.m., and Zoom virtual meeting
• Genealogy classes
information will be emailed to
registrants. To register, go to • Crafts & more
http://www.womans.org/classes-
and-events/childbirth-preparation-
classes/pregnancy-101.
We've Got the Tools You
Need to Succeed!
Got Homework?
Your East Baton Rouge
Parish Library can help you
with the tools and resources
available FREE
in the Digital Library!
10 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryOur Louisiana Now On View at LASM
Our Louisiana, on view until January 14,
2024, explores Louisiana’s history and culture
through objects from LASM’s permanent
collection. Featuring artwork in a variety
of media by Louisiana-born and Louisiana-
based artists, the exhibition is divided into the
categories of Nineteenth Century Art; Modern
Art; Contemporary Art; Baton Rouge Art; and
Self-Taught Art, Folk Art, and Craft. Organized
by the Louisiana Art & Science Museum and
curated from its collection, Our Louisiana is on
view on the first floor of the main gallery.
Summer Reading!
EAST BATON ROUGE
PARISH LIBRARY
www.ebrpl.com - www.facebook.com/ebrpl
Sign up at your local branch or online at ebrpl.beanstack.org Grab & Geaux
Programs are available for all ages! Crafts for Adults
Li'l Ones: for non-readers or ages 0 to 5 Adults can head over to their
Young Readers: for readers or ages 5 to 11 local Library branch to pick up
Teens: for ages 11 to 18 a Grab & Geaux craft kit! Check
Adults: for ages 18 and up the Online Calendar to see what
crafts are available at branches
June 1 through August 15 throughout the month, while
supplies last. For more information,
call the Library branch directly.
Here’s the schedule:
• Abstract Painting
All month long, Eden Park
Branch
Join us through Beanstack online for our
• Oyster Shell Trinket Dish for
Children's Virtual Programming Activities Mom
Enjoy lots of online programming and activities through June and July! All month long, Pride-
Stop by your local library for the in-house calendar of events. Chaneyville Branch
• Terracotta Pot Wind Chimes
3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, River
Center Branch
Can't make it to the Library?
Get a Computer Use Only Card!
Just call the Main Library
All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged.
Circulation Desk at (225) 231-3740
To register, call the Library branch directly. for assistance.
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 11Writers’ Garden Discoveries: Color in the Garden
Rendezvous The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden
Foundation will host a FREE Garden
Calling all writers! If you’re
Discoveries series event for families at
geared up to get some words on
the Main Library at Goodwood at 10 a.m.
the page, join other adults at the
Saturday, May 8, led by Josette Lester &
Fairwood Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Juliette Chappo. Attendees can register for
May 11, for the Writers’ Rendezvous
limited in-person seating or attend virtually
meeting. This informal group is
on Facebook Live! Color in the Garden in
designed for writers to meet, share
May is just popping! Join us as we begin
ideas and get feedback on current
with a presentation of selected colors used
projects.
in gardens and why you’d choose them,
Crafting for a Cause followed by a meander through the Botanic
Garden at Independence Park to look at the
Adults are invited to the Pride- colors shown by flowers, shrubs, and herbs.
Chaneyville Branch at 1 p.m. every Even a green plant without flowers has a
Thursday in May for a chance to color to offer! And a walk through the Rose
create doilies like grandma used Garden will show you how many colors
to make, and enjoy the company can be used in one place. The gardening fun doesn’t stop there! Mark your
of fellow crafters. All skill levels calendar now for Garden Discoveries: Be a Bee with Kevin Langley, scheduled
are welcome. Donations of yarn, for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 12.
supplies or finished items are
welcome. • To attend in-person: To comply with social distancing guidelines, in-person
seating is limited and registration is required to attend. Registration is
available in the Events Calendar at EBRPL.com or call (225) 231-3750 for
registration assistance.
• To attend virtually: View this event virtually on Facebook Live at Facebook.
com/EBRPL at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8. A recording will be available at
Facebook.com/EBRPL and YouTube.com/EastBatonRougeParishLibrary
after the event.
A Garden of Stories
The East Baton Rouge
Parish Library’s Main Library
at Goodwood has partnered with
BREC, and its Baker Branch has
Zen Coloring teamed up with the City of Baker,
to bring you Garden Stories in two
for Adults locations! Families are invited to
Touted as a therapeutic source the BREC Gardens at Independence
of creativity and relaxation, people Park, and the Baker Municipal
everywhere are rediscovering Park, to take a stroll through the
coloring! Come to the River Center beautifully serene area and enjoy
Branch at 3 p.m. Monday, May 3, to reading stations where one-to-
release stress with other adults, as two pages of a children’s book can be read. Story titles will
we color inside and outside of the change each month. This month, read through My Busy Green Garden
lines. Coloring sheets and colorful by Terry Pierce, at the Main Library, and I Am Every Good Thing by
pencils will be provided. Derrick Barnes, in Baker.
Play Bingo
at the Library! Audubon Native Plant Sale Pickup
This game never goes out of Audubon Delta will be in the parking lot of the Main Library at Goodwood
style! Join other adults at the Main from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, to offer pickup services for their online
Library at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Native Plant Sale. If you purchased a plant online, you can conveniently drive
Tuesday, May 18, to test your luck in through their setup to pick them up! For more information, visit gonative@
a few rounds of Bingo. audubon.org or call (662) 252-1155.
12 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryFREE Computer
Classes at the
Library
Adults are invited to the Library
this month for FREE computer
classes. Registration is required
for all. For more information and
to register, call the Library location
directly. Check out the schedule:
Introduction to Computers
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, Delmont
Gardens Branch
*Introduction to Computers
10 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, Zachary Branch
*How to Use Facebook
3 p.m. Thursday, May 20, Zachary
Branch
Introduction to Microsoft Word
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 25
Now through May 2021
Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the
National Building Museum’s
Evicted exhibition brings visitors
into the world of low-income
renter eviction. The exhibition
challenges visitors to face the
enormity of one of 21st-century
America’s most devastating
problems, while providing context
for the crisis and a call to action.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 13CAREER
FREE Virtual Seminar:
*
How to Pay for College
College is getting more expensive by the year. Families are invited to join
the Library’s Career Center staff online via Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 11,
for a FREE virtual seminar that will cover the Taylor Opportunity Program
for Students (TOPS) for Louisiana residents, financial aid options, grants and
scholarships, and more. Learn what tools and support is out there to help you
Need e-books for afford a college education, and strategies to maximize financial awards. Find out
how and where to research the right scholarships for you, and how to successfully
a distraction? apply for them. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231-3733, or visit
Visit the Digital Library www.careercenterbr.com/events.
at www.ebrpl.com/
DigitalLibrary
Get FREE, Certified Professional
to get started Career & Job Search Help Virtually!
• Did you know that your East Baton Rouge
Parish Library’s Career Center has a YouTube
e-books & e-audiobooks
channel? All the career and job search help you
for Reading on the Go
need is at your fingertips when you visit www.
• CareerCenterBR.com/YouTube to see FREE video
Popular Digital seminars on cover letter and résumé writing, job
Magazines interview tips, computer skills and more. The
collection is updated twice weekly, with new
•
offerings becoming available regularly. Check out
Music Downloads these videos:
of Popular Artists
• Introducing the En Espanol Playlist
Streaming Videos Esta lista de reproducción incluye algunos de
& Concerts nuestros videos más populares en español. Si tiene
sugerencias para un seminario o vídeo específico
•
en español, póngase en contacto con André de la Fuente en adelafuente@ebrpl.
Recipes & Craft Tutorials com. Los vídeos incluyen:
•
• Cómo Conseguir un Correo Electrónico en Gmail
AND MORE!
• Cómo Crear Las Contraseñas Buenas
•
All you need is your • Cómo Solicitar un Trabajo con Walmart
Library card!
Google Career Certificates
•
In this video, we discuss a valuable low-cost educational opportunity: Google
www.ebrpl.com/
Career Certificates. Google Career Certificates provide training in high-demand
DigitalLibrary
technical skills which can qualify you for entry-level jobs in information
technology. These certificates typically take less than 6 months to complete and
cost less than $300, and they are well regarded by technology companies.
BRCC and IBM Skills Builder
dwood
In this video we introduce a brand new initiative sponsored by the BRCC
Main Library at Goo
ARD
(225) 231-3750 Community Foundation and IBM. They teamed up to give members of the
LIBRARY C
Text-a-Li brar ian
Text @ 66746
(start your question
with eref) greater Baton Rouge area access to IBM badge and certificate courses for FREE.
Website
www.ebrpl.com
You can complete online certification courses for a number of in demand tech
disciplines such as data analytics, cyber security or agile methodology. They also
offer personal development classes like critical thinking, decision making and
communication.
14 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibrarySOCIAL MEDIA ROUNDUP IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Engage with your Library on social media every day
of the week with fun posts and activities you’re sure Missed the Virtual Mid City
to enjoy! Check out the weekly schedule: Micro-Con livestream?
No problem! Go to ebrpl.com/MCMC to
MO N D AY view all the session recordings, explore the works of this year’s
creators and presenters, and much more!
We’ll highlight a poem from a book in the
Library’s collection. #poemoftheweek
Garden Discoveries
If you missed the Garden Discoveries Butterfly Gardening
T UE S D AY livestream, or the Container Gardening program in October,
you can experience them any time, when you watch the
Check Facebook video to find out a Library
recording at Facebook.com/EBRPL.
staff member’s favorite book, and why they
enjoyed it. #BookIt
Stir the Pot with Chef Jay
Chef Jay Ducote cooked live in October,
W E D N E S D AY preparing his recipe for a Pork and Brussels
Sprouts Cast-Iron Bake! If you missed it, you
Each Wednesday we highlight a cookbook
can watch the recording at https://youtu.be/
in our collection. Staff members have
ipv64jial6U.
been cooking and baking recipes and
sharing a picture of the final product
with the cookbook. We hope they
Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire
Get the link to see this year's Baton Rouge Mini
inspire you to try something new!
Maker Faire livestream recording at batonrouge.
#WhatchaCookinWednesday
makerfaire.com!
T HU R S D AY Author Talks
Find archived videos of virtual author talks including those
On Thursdays, we share a photo from
with Libby Copeland, Stephen Andes, Gail Carriger and more,
the Baton Rouge Room’s digital archive.
by visiting the Library's YouTube channel at youtube.com/
It’s always interesting to take a look
EBRPLibraryTV.
back at the history of Baton Rouge!
#ThrowbackThursday
LITERACY IS A
F R I D AY FAMILY AFFAIR!
The New York Public Library started
#BookfaceFriday in 2014. Since then libraries Have you read to a child today?
around the world have started sharing their
bookfaces on Friday with that hashtag - ............................
including ours! It’s a fun challenge that we Get family activity prompts
enjoy sharing every week! #BookfaceFriday
& ideassent right to your mobile phone
every Thursday evening!
SAT U R D AY
We teamed up with Cat Haven in 2017 to Are you interested in developing your child's
spotlight the cats they have for adoption
reading skills? Your East Baton Rouge Parish
with a book from our collection. Who
doesn’t love a cute cat picture? #Caturday Library Special Literacy Projects o ffers quick &
easy ideas for e
ncouraging literacy at homethrough
a new text message service.
SU N D AY
On Sundays we highlight a new book in our Simply text LITERACY
collection that our staff recommends. This is to (225) 400-1336.
a great way to discover a new book that you
might enjoy! #SundaySelection Unsubscribe at any time by texting OPT OUT.
Standard message & data rates may apply.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 15GRAB & GEAUX KITS FOR 20-SOMETHINGS
Adults ages 18-30ish are invited to come into their local Library branch to pick up a
Grab & Geaux bag filled with a fun project! Check the Online Calendar to see what
crafts are available at branches throughout the month, while supplies last. For more
information, call the Library branch directly. Here’s the schedule:
• Saturday, May 1, Baker Branch, Every Good Thing
• Saturday, May 1, Baker Branch, Felt Pennants
• Saturday, May 1, Pride-Chaneyville Branch, May the 4th
Be with You! Painted Rocks
• Monday, May 3, Greenwell Springs Road Regional
Branch, Origami Flower Pots
• Monday, May 3, Main Library at Goodwood,
Kusudama Flower
• Thursday, May 6, Central Branch, Crepe Paper Flowers
• Thursday, May 6, Zachary Branch, Chocolate Kiss Roses
• Friday, May 7, Main Library at Goodwood,
DIY Foam Stamp
• Wednesday, May 19, Bluebonnet Regional Branch,
• Monday, May 10, River Center Branch, Blackout Poetry
Faux Vintage Tool Wrap
• Monday, May 24, Carver Branch,
• Wednesday, May 12, Scotlandville Branch, CD Mosaics Fleur De Lis Bead Mosaic
• Thursday, May 13, Delmont Gardens Branch, • Monday, May 24, Jones Creek Regional Branch,
Upcycle Magazine Trinket Box Paracord Bracelet
• Monday, May 17, Eden Park Branch, • Tuesday, May 25, Fairwood Branch,
3D Paper Succulent Plants Dandelion Embroidery
TEEN GRAB & GEAUX PROJECTS
Each week, we invite teens to come into their local Library branch to pick up a
Grab & Geaux bag filled with the project of the week. Check the Online Calendar to
see what crafts are available at branches throughout the month, while supplies last.
For more information, call (225) 231-3770. Here's the schedule:
• Saturday, May 1, Baker Branch, ACT Practice Test • Tuesday, May 4, River Center Branch,
Embroidered Constellations
• Saturday, May 1, Baker Branch, Floam If You Want To
• Wednesday, May 5, Fairwood Branch, Mug Rug
• Saturday, May 1, Baker Branch, Snowball Earrings
• Wednesday, May 5, Pride-Chaneyville Branch,
• Saturday, May 1, Bluebonnet Regional Branch,
DIY Mother’s Day Gift Bag
Exam Prep Tool Kit (magnetic bookmark)
• Wednesday, May 5, Scotlandville Branch,
• Saturday, May 1, Main Library at Goodwood,
OBOC Fleur-de-Lis Mardi Gras Bead Mosaic
Roule Beads Bracelets
• Saturday, May 8, Main Library at Goodwood,
• Monday, May 3, Greenwell Springs Road Regional
Go Fly a Kite! (Tetrahedral Kites)
Branch, Mother’s Day Pop Up Bouquet Card
• Monday, May 10, Greenwell Springs Road Regional
• Tuesday, May 4, Central Branch,
Branch, A Short Tension Span
May the Fourth Baby Yoda KeyChain
• Monday, May 10, Jones Creek Regional Branch,
• Tuesday, May 4, Delmont Gardens Branch,
Stress Balls
Mother’s Day Pop Up Bouquet Card
16 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryTEEN GRAB & GEAUX PROJECTS – CONTINUED
• Tuesday, May 11, Carver Branch, Paper Flowers Craft • Friday, May 28, Delmont Gardens Branch, Glitter Bottles
• Tuesday, May 11, Zachary Branch, Duct Tape Pens • Saturday, May 29, Main Library at Goodwood,
Summer Dream Jar
• Wednesday, May 12, Bluebonnet Regional Branch,
Rotating Paper Fidget Ring • Saturday, May 29, Main Library at Goodwood,
Camp Half Blood Necklace
• Wednesday, May 12, River Center Branch,
R2D2 Luminary • Monday, May 31, Eden Park Branch, Cloud Lamps
• Saturday, May 15, Main Library at Goodwood,
Avatar The Last Airbender Silhouette Art
• Monday, May 17, Carver Branch, Magnetic Bookmarks!
• Monday, May 17, Central Branch, Dot Painting
• Monday, May 17, Greenwell Springs Road Regional
Branch, 3D Origami Strawberry
• Monday, May 17, Jones Creek Regional Branch,
Cloud Lamp
• Tuesday, May 18, River Center Branch, Painted Bookends
• Wednesday, May 19, Pride-Chaneyville Branch,
Draw Manga!
• Thursday, May 20, Fairwood Branch,
Geometric Paintings
*
Teen Virtual Book Club
Teens are invited to join staff from the Greenwell
Springs Road Regional Branch on Google Meet for
a discussion on a new book challenge each month.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, so to celebrate, we will read and highlight
books featuring Asian and Pacific Islander authors
and characters. Call the Teen Department at (225)
274-4470, to find out how to join the Book Club
online.
Get a Jump on Success,
Take the ACT® Practice Test!
For the entire month of May, teens can drop by the
• Friday, May 21, Main Library at Goodwood, Baker Branch at any time to pick up a FREE American
Spring into STEM College Testing (ACT®) practice exam packet. The
kit includes one practice test, along with instructions
• Monday, May 24, Greenwell Springs Road Regional on how to take it, and how to access other practice
Branch, Kumihimo test for FREE from the comfort of home.
• Monday, May 24, Jones Creek Regional Branch,
Grab and Geaux Geode Grow Paint a Bookend,
• Tuesday, May 25, Main Library at Goodwood, Earn a Volunteer Hour
Totoro Feltie (Totoro-ly Awesome) Teens who would like to get creative and earn
• Tuesday, May 25, Zachary Branch, DIY Boomerang one volunteer hour can come to the River Center
Branch at any time Tuesday, May 18, to pick up a
• Wednesday, May 26, Main Library at Goodwood, bookend, take it home, and paint their unique design
Hydraulic Jack (Do You Even Lift?) on it. The artistic possibilities are endless! Receive
• Wednesday, May 26, Scotlandville Branch, your volunteer hour when you return your painted
Paper Airplane Day bookend to the Library.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 17Digital Resources
for Everyone!
The Digital Library is open 24/7, and its robust collection
of resources are all freely available patrons of all ages with
a current East Baton Rouge Parish Library card. Just visit
https://www.ebrpl.com/digital.html to get started!
Browse and borrow e-books & audiobooks
with OverDrive via the Libby app.
OverDrive's digital collection now includes
all e-books & audiobooks formerly on the
RBdigital platform for one-stop shopping.
Kanopy offers streaming films, perfect to
watch some of your favorites! For even
more screen time, check out IndieFlix!
For digital magazines, browse Flipster
& RBdigital online magazines.
Crank up the tunes and rock out with Freegal,
the free and legal downloadable & streaming
music resource. Enjoy unlimited streaming,
and download up to seven songs per week!
18 The Source, May 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryEast Baton Rouge Parish Library COVID-19 Response Plan
Step 3: To Be Announced
STEP 3 For more information, visit the COVID-19 InfoGuide at
https://ebrpl.libguides.com/coronavirus
Re-Opening Step 2: June 1 through current
Libraries open doors daily to the public to provide limited use of PCs, Wi-Fi,
and fresh checkouts of materials! Masks or face coverings are required.
• Between opening up on June 1 and December 31, a • 560,309 reference questions had been answered
STEP 2 total of 432,984 patrons had visited their libraries • Bookmobile Outreach staff had made 678 visits
• Patrons had logged on to public computers inside • Temporarily modified hours of operation at all
the Library 100,264 times locations:
• Patrons had logged on to Library Wi-Fi 380,861 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Thursday
times 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday
• 617,264 items had been picked up and physically 2 – 6 p.m. Sunday
checked out • Curbside, lobby or Drive Through pickup is
• 620,664 e-books had been downloaded available at all locations.
Step 2.1 Step 2.3
• October 1: Library programs, including indoor • October 1: Specific branch libraries resumed use
and outdoor programs, resumed in October with of one or more meeting rooms/conference rooms
limited attendance to allow for social distancing. on a limited basis, with schedule times, frequency
Masks or face coverings are required at all and room capacity determined to allow for social
indoor programs, and encouraged at all outdoor distancing and special cleaning. Many meeting
programs. rooms are still in use for Quarantine Books,
to house furniture which has been removed
Step 2.2 from the public service floor to allow for social
• October 1: Book Stacks opened for browsing at all distancing, or to store special cleaning or other
14 Library locations. supplies; we will open up rooms as we are able.
Re-Opening Step 1: May 20 through May 31
Libraries extend hours for telephone and eref assistance as well as resume
Call Ahead/ Drive Through, Curb-side, or Lobby Pickup
STEP 1 • Patrons placed holds on 22,574 new items • Patrons downloaded more than 270,410 books
• By May 31, patrons had used the Call Ahead Pick between March and May 31
Up service to checkout 17,329 new items • Patrons called in over 28,800 reference questions
• Patrons had returned 28,432 items
Stay at Home: March 17 through May 19
• Libraries are closed to the public • 10,860 questions answered
• Telephone and electronic service provided • 174,736 e-book downloads
Monday through Friday • More than 64,000 Wi-Fi logins
NOTICE: Call Library Information at (225) 231-3750 for COVID-19 vaccine
location information, or come in to a branch
for assistance making a vaccination appointment online.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2021, The Source 19Main Library at Goodwood
Director, Spencer Watts
7711 Goodwood Boulevard (225) 231‑3740
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
7711 Goodwood Boulevard • Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
A Department of City‑Parish Government
Sunday, 2 – 10 p.m.
Baker Branch Library
3501 Groom Road (225) 778‑5940
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library
9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard (225) 763‑2240
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Carver Branch Library
720 Terrace Street (225) 389‑7440
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Central Branch Library
11260 Joor Road (225) 262‑2640
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Delmont Gardens Branch Library
3351 Lorraine Street (225) 354‑7040
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Eden Park Branch Library
5131 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 231‑3240
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Fairwood Branch Library
12910 Old Hammond Highway (225) 924‑9384
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Greenwell Springs Road
Regional Branch Library
11300 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 274‑4440
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Jones Creek Regional Branch Library
6222 Jones Creek Road (225) 756‑1140
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Pride‑Chaneyville Branch Library
13600 Pride–Port Hudson Road (225) 658‑1540
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. COVID-19 Step 2 Hours of Operation
River Center Branch Library
250 North Boulevard (225) 389‑4967
for all locations:
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Thursday
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday
Scotlandville Branch Library
7373 Scenic Highway (225) 354‑7540 2 – 6 p.m. Sunday
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
Zachary Branch Library
1900 Church Street (225) 658‑1840
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m.
RECYCLED READS – Closed until further notice.
Library Information Visit us at: 3434 North Blvd.
(225) 231‑3750
www.ebrpl.com Text a Librarian (225) 361-8476You can also read
