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MAY 2022
Get Ready for Summer Reading!
Dive right in with East Baton Rouge Parish
Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program,
Oceans of Possibilities! Beginning Wednesday, June 1,
and running through Monday, August 15, enjoy an entire
summer of FREE programs, workshops, storytimes, concerts and
performances for all ages, scheduled throughout the
library system. Find all the program listings on the Library’s
website, www.ebrpl.com/calendar.
Track your reading and earn rewards! It’s easy! First, sign up at your
local Library location or online at ebrpl.beanstack.org starting June 1.
Then, read books and log them into your Beanstack account to earn
virtual badges, as well as entries for weekly prize drawings! There are
reading challenges and incentives for kids, teens, and even adults! The
rules, requirements, badges and incentives vary based on the age
group. In addition to online Summer Reading Challenges for all
ages, there are tons of online programming for family fun with
the Virtual Programming Challenge!
Just keep swimming toward fun events and reading
rewards this summer! Join us for Oceans of Possibilities!
It’s going to be splash-tastic!
INSIDE: Concerts • Community Survey • Gardening Events and more!
FEATURED PROGRAMS
EBR Master Gardeners Series
The East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners Association
(EBRMGA) will present talks on “Orchids” and “Some Like
It Hot” on Thursday, May 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Greenwell
Springs Road Regional Branch. The talks are free and open to
the public. Louisiana Master Gardener (LMG) Kathy Morris will
lead the evening with “Some Like It Hot.” Whether planting annuals,
perennials or small to medium size shrubs and trees, choosing the
plants that thrive in our heat and humidity will save you time and
money. There are many beautiful plants to choose from. LMG’s Dr.
Rehn will follow with a presentation about “Orchids.” Dr. Rehn has
been growing orchids for more than 25 years. The presentation will
discuss how to evaluate the health of the plant, where to place it, and
how to care for it. These simple steps are essential for it to thrive and
Get Organized! rebloom. Local examples of individuals who grow orchids without a
greenhouse will be demonstrated.
Are you clueless about clutter? The EBRMGA invites you to a second group of talks on Thursday,
Join Louisiana’s only Certified May 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Carver Branch. Topics include “Shade
Professional Organizer, Alyssa Plants” and “Perennials.” Louisiana Master Gardener (LMG) Angie
Trosclair, as she helps you Get Wall kicks off the evening with “Made in the Shade!” Get the most out of your
Organized in 2022. Registration for shade plants. Learn the important aspects of shade gardening, including soil
these FREE programs is available in preparation, shade garden design, and which shade plants thrive in the Baton
the Events Calendar at EBRPL.com Rouge area. LMG’s Nancy Jurasinski will complement the evenings presentations
or call 231-3750 for assistance. This with “Perennials.” Are you ready to add some color around your home, but
month’s topics at the Main Library want something with minimal maintenance? Would you love to have something
at Goodwood include: blooming year-round? Then you want to plant some perennials. Come to learn
the difference between woody and herbaceous perennials and how to choose
Organizing which perennial will grow best in your yard. Find out how to get the curb-appeal
a Lifetime of you will love!
Seating and parking are extremely limited. Please register at ebrpl.com/
Belongings calendar. Masks are required.
Life is filled with many stages.
Inevitably, we will all be faced
with dealing with a lifetime of
Garden Discoveries:
our belongings. Whether that is The Right Roses For You
because you are empty nesting, The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a FREE Garden
downsizing, transitioning to an Discoveries series event, “The Right Roses for You” at 10 a.m. on Saturday,
independent living facility, or May 14 at the Main Library at Goodwood led by Dr. Sheldon Johnson of the
choosing to age-in-place in a less Baton Rouge Rose Society. Would you like to learn how to choose the right
cluttered environment, confronting rose to enhance your home garden? Would you like to know how to care for
decades of accumulation is a your roses? This presentation will help you enjoy the roses you select, plant
daunting task. Join Louisiana’s only and care for them without their becoming a burden. The genus
Certified Professional Organizer, Rosa includes over three hundred species and tens of thousands
Alyssa Trosclair, on Monday, May 9 of cultivars. More than 11,000 are commercially available. Roses
at 1 p.m. to learn ways to approach offer a wide variety of flowers and structural forms from
and accomplish the mental and small container patio roses to climbers and ramblers
physical challenges associated with that can cover a large pergola. Some require little
this task. Registration for these care and others are more “high maintenance”.
free programs is available in the Visiting rose gardens such the BREC Independence
Events Calendar at ebrpl.com or call Park Rose Garden can be very helpful in choosing
231-3750 for assistance. your roses. A tour of the Rose Garden will follow the
indoor presentation. 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 231-3750 for
registration assistance.
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CONCERTS Community Connections
with I AM
EBR Schools’ Talented Music String Join us for a FREE Community Connections
Orchestra session at the Main Library at Goodwood on
The Talented Music Sunday, May 15 at 4 p.m. to meet speaker
String Orchestra concert Christy Mensah, Founder & Executive Director
will take place on of I AM. This session is part of the Building
Saturday, May 14 at 2 a Better America Today with AMOA DEI
p.m. at the Main Library at Program, which introduces EBR community
Goodwood. The program members to a diverse array of curated online
will include works such as courses specializing in Empathy, Diversity,
Brahms’ “Waltz,” Bach’s Equity, and Inclusivity, all available for
“Brandenburg Concerto No. 6,” Tschaikowsky’s “Elegy for String FREE through your East Baton Rouge Parish
Orchestra” and more! Library. This interactive
program, coordinated by
Civic Orchestra of the America, My Oyster
Association (AMOA) &
Baton Rouge EBRPL, is designed for
The Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge middle & high school
(COBR) will hold a free community students, college students, and lifelong learners
concert, Soundscapes Around the World, on who want to enrich their understanding
Saturday, May 28 at 3 p.m. at the Main of the fundamentals of diversity, cultural
Library at Goodwood. The orchestra will competency, and empathy. Learn about how
perform works by composers from North you can participate this spring & summer
and South America, Asia, and Europe. through monthly Community Connections
Highlights include “Kaku, Kupala” (Fear sessions with community leaders and through
in Neutral Buoyancy) by Sean Kennedy, taking self-guided courses at your own pace
“Agonia del Crepusculo” by Alejandro through LinkedIn Learning & Gale Presents:
Vega Matus, and the “Overture to The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Udemy. Participants of all completion levels
Rossini. For more information, visit www.civicorchestrabr.org/ will be honored by AMOA & EBRPL at a
events. Recognition Ceremony on Sunday, July 10 at 4
p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood. Learn
Memorial Day Concert more and register at www.theamoa.org or
The Baton Rouge Concert Band will perform a Memorial Day email americamyoysterassociation@gmail.com
concert on Monday, May 30 at 7 p.m. on the Plaza at the Main Library
at Goodwood. Their performance is dedicated to those who made the Why Racism Seems
ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. The band Normal with Maxine
will be playing an assortment of big band
and American Songbook music from the Crump
likes of Stephen Foster, the Gershwins, Maxine Crump is a woman of many firsts.
and Leonard Bernstein. They will Some of her achievements include being the
also be playing marches and patriotic first African-American woman to live on LSU’s
compositions including “Nobles of the campus and the first African-American woman
Mystic Shrine,” “Washington Post,” news reporter on Baton Rouge television. Her
“America the Beautiful,” “Missing objective has always been
Man,” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” to be a part of change in
society. That is why she
started her organization,
Dialogue on Race Louisiana. The mission of
Library Closures
Dialogue on Race is to eliminate racism through
All locations of the education, action, and transformation through
East Baton Rouge a series of conversations. The Library welcomes
Parish Library will be Maxine as part of its Baton Rouge Room series
closed on to talk about her personal story and how issues
Monday, May 30 such as diversity and equal rights are important
in today’s society on Wednesday, May 18 at 6
in observance of
p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood.
Memorial Day.
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FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH
Suicide Prevention Campaign
Join community members from the parishes of East and West
Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Ascension, Iberville and
Pointe Coupee as we gather at the Main Library at Goodwood on
Sunday, May 1, 2-4 p.m. for a vigil to remember loved ones lost
to suicide and learn how we can strengthen our communities to
prevent future suicide deaths. Speakers at the event will include representatives
from the Louisiana Department of Health, faith leaders and community leaders.
2nd Annual Bridging the Gap
Volunteers of The Bridge Center for Hope, in partnership with RI
America Greater International, will once again host its Bridging the Gap
Community Event to raise awareness about the importance of
Baton Rouge mental health and addiction to the citizens and community of
Mobile East Baton Rouge Parish. The event will take place at the Main Library at Goodwood
Outreach Unit on Tuesday, May 17, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. and will provide citizens
and community partners with an opportunity to learn about The Bridge Center
The Volunteers of America for Hope and highlight the agencies and organizations that are providing critical
Greater Baton Rouge Outreach team services addressing mental and behavioral health challenges in our community, as
identifies homeless persons that are well as break down silos, open doors, and form new partnerships in order to heal
living on the streets or places that are the whole person.
not meant for human habitation. We
conduct street outreach four days Mental Health Awareness Deep Dive
a week focusing on places such May is Mental Health Awareness Month. On the InfoGuides section of ebrpl.
as drop-in centers, shelters, and com, visit Mental Health & Substance Use Recovery Resources https://ebrpl.
encampments. Individuals with libguides.com/recovery
unmet physical, emotional, or
mental health needs will be linked Learn more about mental health and find support through
to services. Homeless Outreach these online courses:
Services relies on donation of items
such as, toiletry (personal hygiene) Through Gale Presents: Udemy Through LinkedIn Learning
kits, snack foods, bottled water, ✓ “Breath is Life” Breathwork & ✓ Addiction: A Community Issue
flashlights, and PPEs. Hours of Meditation course ✓ How to Manage Feeling
operation are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. ✓ Addiction & Mental Health Overwhelmed
- 3 p.m. For more information, visit ✓ Anxiety and Stress ✓ Support your Mental Health
www.voagbr.org/outreach, or call During Challenging Times
225-978-5230.
Download these titles through Libby/Overdrive:
Mobile Unit Services:
✓ Are U OK? By Kati Morton ✓ The Unapologetic Guide to Black
Outreach Case Management – ✓ Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mental Health by Rheeda Walker
shelter or housing placement Things We Don’t Want to Talk About ✓ Nobody’s Normal: How Culture
by Ryan Casey Waller Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
Coordinated Entry
✓ Sane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and by Roy Richard Grinker
– needs assessment
the 12 Steps by Marya Hornbacher
Video Conferencing – linkage to
service providers, physicians, and Visit brcitykey.com and click on the Mental Health Index to learn about mental
counselors health statistics in the Baton Rouge area.
Mental Health and Substance Here are some key local resources for mental health support in the community.
Abuse Referrals ✓ To find more resources ✓ Capital Area Human Services:
confidentially, call Library Center for Adult Behavioral
Benefit Specialist Information 225-231-3750. Health 225-925-1906
✓ Baton Rouge Crisis Line ✓ Capital Area United Way: 211
Basic Needs (Snacks / Hygiene Kits 1-844-452-2133 ✓ Family Services of Greater Baton
/ First Aid Kits / PPEs) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Rouge 225-924-0123
1-800-273-8255
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SAVE THE DATE!
• Friday Night Movies on the
Plaza will return to the Main
Library at Goodwood every Friday
night in June at 7 p.m. We will play
a fun movie on the Outdoor Plaza
that the whole family can enjoy!
Featured movies will be announced
in the June Source.
Community Assessment Survey
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is looking forward to the future, and
your ideas will help us make Library services even better than they are today. We
have engaged Management Partners, a consulting firm specializing in assisting
local governments, to help us update our Strategic Plan so we can continue to
provide the services you want in the manner you want them. Please take this
opportunity to share your ideas by visiting ebrpl.com/survey or using the QR • What do you want to be when you
code provided. Your input is appreciated. grow up? Teens are invited to the
You should allow about 10 to 12 minutes to complete the survey and we Main Library at Goodwood during
recommend that you do so in one sitting. Individual responses to this survey are the summer months to learn all
confidential and anonymous. Each response will be sent directly to Management about different Cool Careers. These
Partners. The results will be consolidated and summarized in a report fun, informative programs are
Thank you in advance for your participation. The survey will remain open hosted by EBRPL’s Career Center
until May 10, 2022. and will take place on Wednesdays
at 10:30 a.m.
Citizen Data Academy • The 7th Annual Walker Percy
The City-Parish Citizen Data Academy is a free, citizen- Weekend Summer Literary Festival
focused education and training series Mayor-President Sharon will take place June 3-5 in St.
Weston Broome launched in 2020. The series connects City- Francisville. To learn more and for
Parish technology and innovation subject-matter experts with accommodation information, visit
Baton Rouge residents, helping participants understand and www.walkerpercyweekend.org or
unlock the full power of City-Parish data — how to find it, what it includes, email info@walkerpercyweekend.org.
and how to use it to understand trends and improve quality of life in our • Stop by the Main Library at
community. In 2021, Mayor Broome announced the launch of an on-demand Goodwood on Tuesday, June 7
video series designed to take this between 5:30-7:30, to attend an open
same information and distill it into house for the CATS comprehensive
short, convenient YouTube video operational analysis (SmartCATS)
segments that residents can use to navigate the City-Parish’s vast data and GIS project.
resources — regardless of their technical expertise. Access the series at brla.gov/
DataAcademy. • The EBR Master Gardeners will
present a talk about “Propagation”
BR City Key Updates on Thursday, June 9 at the
Bluebonnet Regional Branch and
Visit BR City Key at brcitykey.com,
talks on “Fairy Gardens” and
sponsored by the East Baton Rouge
“Terrariums” on Thursday, June 30
Parish Library, to see new updates on
at the Main Library at Goodwood.
data and statistics that provide tools
For both events, the Plant Health
to understanding the community,
Clinic will begin at 6 p.m.; the talk
social, and health indicators affecting
will begin at 6:30 p.m
the quality of life in East Baton Rouge
Parish.
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2022 EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL
T he Main Library at Goodwood hosted its first Edible
Book Festival on Sunday, April 3. It was a huge success!
The Edible Book Festival is an international celebration of
books, food and bad puns, held on or around April Fools’
Day each year. Participants were invited to choose a book
and create some type of edible representation of its title or a
wordplay on its title to amuse, amaze, or, yes, even disgust.
Onlookers delighted in the creative concoctions submitted by
patrons and staff, and voted for their favorites in categories
such as Best in Show, Most Appetizing, Least Appetizing,
and Wittiest Wordplay. A Director’s Choice Award was
also given. A big thanks to all who brought entries for the
festival! We are already looking forward to next year!
Best in Show: “War and Peas” by Ursula Parkerson —
Wordplay on War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Most Appetizing: “Atchafalaya Mouseboat” by Micki
Talbot — Wordplay on Atchafalaya Houseboat by
Gwen Roland
Director’s Choice: “The Magic Cheese Wittiest Wordplay: “Skittle
House” by Tara Doyle — Wordplay Women” by Amanda Hawk
on The Magic Tree House by Mary — Wordplay on Little Women
Least Appetizing: “Waterchip Down” by Hana Pope Osborne by Louisa May Alcott
James — Wordplay on Watership Down by
Richard Adams
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MAY IS NATIONAL PET MONTH!
“Caturday” with Cat Haven National Pet Month Deep Dive
There’s a stereotype that all librarians own cats, so we Explore the playful world of pets through these
decided to run with it and team up with Cat Haven in 2017 documentaries in Kanopy:
to start a weekly social media post called “Caturday.” Each ✓Cat and Dog Tales ✓Pick of the Litter
Saturday, the Library spotlights a cat that is available for
adoption at Cat Haven with a book from our collection. The ✓Cat Nation ✓The Great Courses:
posts are generally humorous in nature but have a serious ✓Pets: Playful Creatures Dog Training 101
intent to help the cute felines get adopted. You can find these ✓Pets: Secretive Creatures
posts by following @ebrpl on Facebook, Instagram and/or
Twitter! Find the latest pet tips and tricks with these digital
Magazines in PressReader:
✓Best Friends ✓Modern Dog
✓Hobby Farms ✓Urban Chickens
✓Modern Cat
Some serious eBooks available through Overdrive/
Libby…
✓A Street Cat Named Bob ✓Marley & Me
by James Bowen by John Grogan
✓Birds for Dummies ✓Rabbits for Dummies
✓Cesar Millan’s Short ✓The Lion in the Living
Guide to a Happy Dog Room by Abigail Tucker
✓Dewey’s Nine Lives
by Vicki Myron
…And some not so serious eBooks
✓Cat Me if You Can ✓The Cat of the Baskervilles
by Miranda James by Vicki Delany
✓Cat on the Scent ✓The Dog Who Knew Too
by Rita Mae Brown Much by Krista Davis
✓Game of Dog Bones ✓To Fetch a Thief
by Laurien Berenson by Spencer Quinn
✓How to Tell if Your Cat is
Plotting to Kill You
by The Oatmeal
Contact these Local Organizations to volunteer,
donate to the cause, or adopt:
✓Cat Haven 225-636-2680 ✓Friends of the Animals
✓Companion Animal Baton Rouge 225-239-
Alliance 225-408-5360 7368
✓The Capital Area
Be sure to follow the Library’s social media pages to Animal Welfare Society
see our cute #Caturday posts! Also, be on the lookout this CAAWS 225-752-5801
fall for Louisiana Capital City Obedience Club’s annual
“Meet the Breeds” at the Main Library at Goodwood
where trainers will bring their dogs for patrons to meet
and will discuss responsible pet ownership.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2022, The Source 7
Red Stick Farmers ADULT PROGRAMS
Market Returns
The Red Stick Farmers Market returns Jones Creek Aerobics
with FRESH new market hours and an Join us as we exercise with a video guided 30-minute aerobic session,
expanded group of farmers and food every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Jones Creek
artisans. The Red Stick Farmers Market will Regional Branch. Space is limited, so it is first come first served for floor
set up in the parking lot of the Main Library space.
at Goodwood on Tuesday afternoons from
3:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. Fitness in the Stacks
For more information, visit breada.org or Come to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch for Fitness in the Stacks,
follow BREADA at facebook.com/breada. a fun fitness group enthusiastic about staying healthy. Every Monday,
• Bocage Bee & Honey Co. Wednesday, and Friday at 10 a.m., patrons can participate in a beginners’
• City Gelato aerobics video. No traffic, no heat, no excuses! All fitness levels are
• Supper Solutions welcome.
• MicroPharms
• Yes, Chef Yoga in the Library
• Frank Fekete Farm Meet up at the Jones Creek Regional Branch on Mondays, May 2, 9,
and 16 at 10 a.m. for a video-guided yoga session. Please bring your own
• Cutrer’s Meat Market
mat, if you plan to use one. Space is limited, so it’s first come, first served
• Bonnecaze Farms for floor space.
• Dillard’s Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
• Fletcher Family Farm A Bit of a Stretch
• Anne Marie’s Seafood Join the Fairwood Branch every Wednesday
morning in May at 11 a.m. for a video-led
Ask-a-Lawyer beginners’ level yoga stretch. No experience
Get FREE Legal Counsel with the Ask- needed. Some yoga mats will be provided, but we
A-Lawyer Program. Adults can come to encourage you to bring your own.
the Library to take advantage of individual
counseling sessions offered by the Pro Bono Start Your Own Podcast
Project of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. The Innovation Space at the Bluebonnet
Area attorneys will be available for one-on- Regional Branch has various tools you
one, 15-minute sessions for legal advice on can use to create something awesome!
a first-come, first-served basis for advice The Space features audio equipment
on non-criminal matters involving Family, like professional microphones and a
Consumer, Housing, Social Security, soundboard for recording songs and
Employment, Education, and Succession podcasts. Adults and teens ages 10 and up can attend a training course on
law. There will be an opportunity to attend Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. to learn how to start your own podcast! Once
this program each month during 2022. See you have completed the class, you can reserve the room and equipment
dates and branches below. Times are always for personal use on another day. Registration is required. To register,
9:30 -11:30 a.m. visit the events calendar at ebrpl.com.
• May 7 - Zachary Branch
• June 11 - Central Branch
• July 9 - Baker Branch
• August 13 - Bluebonnet Regional Branch
• September 24 - Scotlandville Branch
• October 29 - Delmont Gardens Branch
• November 19 - Eden Park Branch
• December 3 - River Center Branch
Can’t make it in-person? The Baton Rouge
Bar Association also provides assistance
at a distance anytime through their Online
Intake Application. Just visit ebrpl.co/
brbaonlineapp, complete the application,
and a dedicated attorney will contact you
shortly afterwards.
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ADULT PROGRAMS Arm in Arm Poetry
Presentation
Gentle Yoga Catharine Savage Brosman, professor
Gentle Yoga is an introductory course for emerita of French at Tulane University
adults intended to relieve stress and loosen up and prominent in the Republic of Letters
tense, sore muscles. Certified yoga instructor, as an essayist, scholar in French and
Jo Ann Ray, will guide participants through American literature, and, foremost, poet,
several exercises all from the support of a will present her 14th collection of poems,
chair. Join the Delmont Gardens Branch on Arm in Arm, on Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11 at 3 p.m. or Thursday, at the Main Library at
May 26 at 4 p.m. No supplies are needed to Goodwood. Her wit,
attend this program. Registration is required. powers of observation,
To register, call 354-7050 or go online at ebrpl. and depth of feeling
com/calendar. are displayed on page
after page, as she looks
Cricut Workshop: Personalized Beach at the world personally,
phenomenologically (in
Totes food and flower poems,
Learn how to use the Cricut and heat press, and gear up for this year’s for instance), and spiritually. Historical
Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilites!” We will be making figures including Alexander Mackenzie,
beachy tote-bags, and you can earn your badge to use the Cricut for future Samuel Coleridge, Kit Carson, and
projects. See dates/times and locations below. Registration is required. To Grace King rub elbows with imaginative
register, call 274-4450. creations such as “Old Mr. Chauvin” from
Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. – Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch the Louisiana bayou country.
Thursday, May 19 at 6 p.m. – Zachary Branch
Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. – Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch
Citizen Science
You don’t have to be a research scientist in the ‹traditional sense› (white
coats, a lab full of test tubes, a degree in science) to get involved in scientific
projects and research! Come learn how to be a Citizen Scientist on Saturday,
May 14 at 3 p.m. at the River Center Branch. We Learn to Play the
will explore many fun and interesting online Mountain Dulcimer
opportunities to participate in collecting data for Adults are invited to the Bluebonnet
all types of research projects. Regional Branch on Tuesdays, May 3, 10,
17 & 24 at 6:30 p.m. to learn to play the
Fiction Writers Workshop mountain dulcimer! Lagniappe Dulcimer
Are you an aspiring author? Join the Fiction Society members will teach a variety of
Writers Workshop to get feedback on your fiction songs on this easy-to-learn instrument
stories. Email Jordan Courtney at jcourtney@ and open up a completely new world
ebrpl.com to get started. We email new stories out of musical possibilities. The Mountain
once a month. Once you have given feedback on Dulcimer is a stringed instrument, native
at least 2 other members’ stories, you are qualified to the Appalachian Mountains. It is easy
to sign up for a critique of your own writing. Join to learn even if you have no prior musical
us at the in-person meeting on Monday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bluebonnet knowledge. Registration is required. To
Regional Branch to meet other local authors and discuss the stories. register, call 763-2260. Loaner dulcimers
will be available with registration.
Yoga with Addie
You are invited to the Jones Creek Regional Branch for an instructor-led Ochsner Blood Drive
yoga class with licensed yoga instructor, Addie Laughery, of The Sanctuary Ochsner will be at the Main Library
Yoga BR on Monday, May 23 at 10 a.m. For more information about The at Goodwood from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sanctuary Yoga BR, visit thesanctuaryyogabr.com. This class is for adults on Tuesday, May 31 for a blood drive.
ages 18 and up. Please bring your own Yoga mat. Space is very limited, so it Donors must present ID at the time of
is first come, first served for floor space. donation—and be sure to have plenty to
eat and drink before and after! Register
for YOUR donation at bit.ly/donate0531.
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GAMES
Gummy Worms Guessing GUGL: Grown-Up Gaming League
Game Calling all adult gamers! Join us for the return of GUGL, the Grown-
Up Gaming League, at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch. GUGL is a
Every day during the month of May, all ages
monthly game program open to adult players of all skill levels, ages
can come to the Jones Creek Library to guess
18 and older. Sessions may feature games such Catan, Gloom, Coup,
how many candy gummy worms are in the jar.
Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo and Munchkin, just to name a few, along
The person who guesses the correct amount
with some tried and true classic games like Monopoly, Othello, Risk,
will get a prize!
Go, etc. Additional formats include Virtual Reality Headsets, Magic the
GUGL Presents “Dungeon Gathering (TCG), Dungeons & Dragons and more! BYOG – Bring your
Master Tips and Tricks: own games or play using the Library’s sets.
• Wednesday, May 11 at 6 p.m.: Introduction to Catan
Beyond the Rule Books” • Wednesday, May 18 at 6 p.m.: Board Game Night
Calling all adventurers! Are you a grown-
up Dungeons and Dragons fan or a novice who • Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m.: Board Game Night
wants to learn how to play? Join the Bluebonnet
Regional Branch on Saturdays, May 7 and 21 at MOVIES
noon for a friendly, low-pressure environment
for beginning players and veterans alike. We May Day Movie
provide the character sheets; you provide the Adults only are invited to Jones Creek Regional Branch on Sunday,
adventurer. Bring your own dice or borrow May 1 at 2:30 p.m. for a showing of the movie The Wicker Tree (Rated R)
ours. We will focus on acclimating new players for May Day.
to the setting and character creation. Harry Potter Screening
B-I-N-G-O The Jones Creek Regional Branch invites patrons of all ages to a
Adults of all ages are invited to play bingo showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for International Harry
at any one of the following library locations! Potter Day on Monday, May 2 at 5 p.m.
Come for the fun! All winners will be awarded Movie Morning
a small prize.
Adults are invited to the Eden Park Branch on Wednesday, May 4 at
• Friday, May 13 at 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to watch Mr. Church, starring Eddie Murphy.
Delmont Gardens Branch
• Thursday, May 19 at 3 p.m. Evolution of CGI
Baker Branch Come to the Carver Branch on Monday, May 9 at 3 p.m. for the
• Monday, May 23 at 11 a.m. Carver Branch fifth installment of our series that examines the evolution of computer-
generated graphics in cinema. This month’s movie is the classic family
Cards and Coffee film, Shrek.
Meet up at the Fairwood Branch on Tuesday, Baton Rouge Film Club
May 17 at 1 p.m. for a progressive rummy card Join the Baton Rouge Film Club as they begin a new movie
game while enjoying some coffee. series starring legendary actor James Cagney. Adults are
Greenwell Springs invited to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch on Monday, May 9 at 6:15
p.m. to watch the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy. Cagney stars as George
Chess Club M. Cohen in this biopic about the “Man Who Owned Broadway.”
The Greenwell Springs Chess Club welcomes
players of all skill levels and ages to join them Horror Film Screenings
on Saturdays, May 14 & 28, 2-4:30 p.m. at the Mother, May I? Adults, come to the Main Library at Goodwood for
Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch. We’ll the never-ending horror show—featuring thrilling themes of horror for
provide the boards, and if you don’t know how each month of the year! Warning: Viewer Discretion Advised.
to play, we’ll teach you! Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. – Psycho (R, 1960)
Sudoku Monday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. – Rosemary’s Baby (1978)
Try your luck with some Sudoku number
puzzles on Thursday, May 26 at 6-8:30 p.m. at Crime Biopic
the Jones Creek Regional Branch. Present your Come to the Delmont Gardens Branch on Tuesday, May 24 at 2 p.m.
completed Sudoku puzzle to receive a prize. to watch the movie Judas and the Black Messiah. This intense crime biopic
Easy, intermediate and challenging levels will follows the story of Fred Hampton, Black Panther activist, as he is
be available. betrayed by FBI informant William O’Neal. Only adults will be allowed
to view this movie as it is rated “R.”
10 The Source, May 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryCRAFTS AND HOBBIES
Crochet Basics Decorative
Come join other adults at the Delmont Gardens Branch on Monday, May 2 at Pinwheels
4 p.m. to learn the basics of crochet. All skill levels are welcome, and supplies are Celebrate Memorial Day with
provided! Learn how to construct your first chain stich or crochet a basic granny the Jones Creek Regional Branch
square. Registration is required. To register, call 354-7050, or visit the Events on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Calendar at www.ebrpl.com. by making patriotic, decorative
pinwheels.
Coloring for Adults
All adults are welcome to come to the Eden Park Branch on Wednesday, DIY Lotion
May 4 at 2:30 p.m. to relax and unwind by coloring. Colors and coloring sheets Join the Delmont Gardens
will be provided. Branch on Thursday, May 26 at
3 p.m. to learn how to mix three
Crafting for a Cause simple ingredients together for a
Come learn a new skill and join other adults at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch nutrient-rich body lotion. Then
every Thursday, May 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 1 p.m. for a chance to create something make your own batches from the
beautiful and enjoy the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels are welcome. comfort of home! The program
Donations of yarn, supplies or finished items are welcome. features a demonstration with
samples for attendees. Registration
‘Fraid Knot Crochet Club is required. To register, please
Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet? Join the ‘Fraid Knot Crochet call 354-3050 or visit ebrpl.com/
Club on Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jones Creek Regional Branch. All calendar.
experience levels are welcome. Beginners will learn the basics while the more
experienced will learn new, more complicated stitches. Supplies will be provided ADULT GRAB &
for the first 15 people, but you are welcome to bring your own supplies and/or
projects. Registration is strongly encouraged. To register, call 756-1150.
GEAUXS
• Monday, May 2 - Sunday, May 8
Wildflower Seed Bomb Jones Creek Regional Branch
Join the Delmont Gardens Branch to create Mother’s Day Cards and Paper
your very own seed bombs on Saturday, May 14 Flowers
at 4 p.m. The seeds will contain a mix of native
plants and should grow well in our climate. • Saturday, May 7
Registration is required. To register, please Jones Creek Regional Branch
call 354-3050 or visit ebrpl.com/calendar. Family Star Party Constellation
Kit
Mandala Window Cling • Monday, May 9
Come to the Jones Creek Regional Branch on Main Library at Goodwood
Monday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. to relax and create Boho Collage Coaster
by coloring and/or painting your own mandala
window cling. • Monday, May 9
Pride-Chaneyville Branch
Crochet Compassion Memorial Day Patriotic Flowers
Join us at the Jones Creek Regional Branch on Saturday, May 21 at 3:30 p.m.
• Monday, May 23
for Crochet Compassion. We will make plarn and crochet it into plastic sleeping
Fairwood Branch
mats for the homeless. We need to make a lot of plarn, so come out to lend a
American Flag Pin
helping hand for a great cause! We will also be participating in Knitted Knockers
to make handmade, soft, and adjustable breast prosthesis for people who have
undergone mastectomies. More information about Knitted Knockers can be
found at www.knittedknockers.org. Crochet experience is not necessary. For
more information, call 756-1150.
Acrylic Art Workshop
Make beautiful, Louisiana-inspired art while learning the basics of acrylic
painting on Wednesday, May 25, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. at the Jones Creek Regional
Branch. Registration is required. To register, call 756-1150.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2022, The Source 11CAREER CENTER
Get FREE, Certified
Professional Career & Job
Search Help Virtually!
Did you know that your East Baton Rouge Parish
Library’s Career Center has a YouTube channel? All
the career and job search help you need is at your
fingertips when you visit www.CareerCenterBR.com/
YouTube to see FREE video seminars on cover letter Work @ Home 101 – How to
and résumé writing, job interview tips, computer
skills and more. The collection is updated weekly,
find legitimate work-at-home
with new offerings becoming available regularly. opportunities
Check out these videos: We will teach you the good, the bad, and the ugly about
working from home. In this workshop you will learn what
How Teens Can Answer, “How kind of work-at-home jobs are available, how to avoid
the scams, and how to find legitimate opportunities. The
Would You Handle an Angry workshop will take place Wednesday, May 11 at 11:30 a.m.
Customer?” at the Main Library at Goodwood. Registration is required.
Handling upset customers can be difficult for For more information and registration, call 231-3733 or
even a seasoned professional, so this question may register at careercenterbr.com/events.
intimidate less experienced applicants. In this video,
we show how teens can answer this question in a way Resumé Writing Seminar
that highlights their customer service and problem- Lynnette Lee, of the EBRPL Career Center, will lead a
solving skills. workshop on writing a great resumé. Learn to structure
your resumé so that it showcases your most valuable skills.
Salary Negotiation for Women Learn formatting techniques that will make your resumé
look clean and professional. Learn the biggest red flags
Negotiating your salary can be particularly employers look for on resumés and how to avoid them. Join
challenging if you’re a woman. Unfortunately, us at the Main Library at Goodwood on Saturday, May 14
behavior which seems “confident” and “assertive” in at 10 a.m. Registration is required. For more information
men is often seen as “pushy” or “greedy” in women. and registration, call 231-3733 or register at careercenterbr.
In this video, we discuss a different approach to salary com/events.
negotiation which tends to work better for women.
This Month’s Spotlight:
12 Items You Must Know about
The Job Search Websites Playlist
Employment and Financial
If you’d like some help Background Checks
finding job postings online, Running a background check on potential employees
please check out this playlist. has become a standard part of the hiring process. Could
This series explores and there be something in your background that is hurting your
reviews different job search chances of being hired? Alexis Anderson, former Human
engines, including Indeed, Resources Director and founder of the non-profit PREACH,
Zip Recruiter, Glassdoor, and will discuss what types of information can be found in these
more. Each video provides background checks, and what a job-seeker can do to improve
information about how the their situation. The program takes place on Thursday,
website works, what sorts of May 19, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood
jobs you can find there, and (This session is rescheduled from January 19). Registration
the dos and don’ts of using it. is required. For more information and registration, call 231-
3733 or register at careercenterbr.com/events.
12 The Source, May 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryBRAC Launches Jobs GENEALOGY
Portal
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber Analyzing Records
(BRAC) announces the launch of brworks. and Standards of
org, a regional jobs portal for the Capital
Region featuring technology to match Proof
jobseekers with local jobs and regional Join the Genealogy Dept. on
training opportunities, plus resources for Thursday, May 19 at 6 p.m. at the
both job seekers and employers. BR Works Main Library at Goodwood to
is built on data provided by national labor learn how to analyze and interpret
market analytics firm Emsi. Visitors to the information from genealogical
site can complete a simple skills assessment records found during the course of
or upload a resumé to be matched to open your research. You’ll learn about the
jobs in the region, ranked by compatibility. Genealogical Proof Standard and
Alternatively, job seekers can browse all how it can help you resolve issues
available regional jobs, sorting by job title involving conflicting evidence.
or industry sector. With the Genealogical Proof
Standard, you can build a case
for the veracity of your research
even though you may lack clear
evidence of a person’s identity or
parentage. The class will be in the
tech lab on the second floor. Seating
is limited to 10 in-person, with 15
virtual slots available. To register
for this class, call 231-3751 or find
us in the Events Calendar at www.
ebrpl.com.
Introduction to
Family Search
Start your genealogy journey!
FamilySearch is a free genealogy
website brought to you by
FamilySearch International, a
nonprofit organization affiliated
with the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints. In this
class, you will learn how to use
FamilySearch to search or browse
U.S. and international records,
view user submitted genealogies,
read free genealogy eBooks, use
FamilySearch’s wiki pages, and add
and attach records to your family
tree. Join us on Saturday, May
21 at 1 p.m. at the Main Library
at Goodwood to start searching!
Seating is limited to 10 in-person,
with 15 virtual slots available. To
register for this class, call 231-3751
or find us in the Events Calendar at
www.ebrpl.com.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2022, The Source 13AROUND THE TOWN
Art, Jazz and
Pizzazz
EBR Fine Arts
Department and Magnet
Programs invite you to
a celebration of art and
music on Sunday, May 1,
1-4 p.m. at Galvez Plaza in
Downtown Baton Rouge.
Art, Jazz, and Pizzazz will
LASM's Space Opera showcase the best of the
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum best art and music in EBR
and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium are Schools! You will be treated
pleased to announce their newest full-dome to live performances
planetarium show, Space Opera. The discovery including choral, orchestral,
of a flying disc beneath the earth allows band, and dance, and enjoy
passengers to take off from the Earth and visit a concert starring EBR Jazz
an entire solar system. The planetarium theater students performing with
acts as the interior of an alien spaceship where Southern University Band.
a guide facilitates the journey and provides Over 500 students’ works
information on each galactic stop. Space Opera of art will be exhibited in
is therefore an artistic, philosophic, scientific five venues:
and cinematic experience all at the same time • EBRPL River Center Branch • LSU Museum of Art
and indeed a unique experience. The journey Library
in Space Opera is designed and harmonized • LASM
entirely with Gustav Holst’s “The Planets, • Shaw Center for the Arts • Old State Capitol
Op. 32,” which is one of his most beloved and
Magnet Schools with availability for the 2022-23 school year will
admired works. Space Opera is a forty-minute
also be featured.
long show and will be included in the price
of admission to the Museum. To check for
show times, visit www.lasm.org/planetarium/ River City Jazz Masters:
schedule-admissions/.
Donald Harrison
City Year Baton Rouge's The Arts Council of Greater Baton
Rouge and the River City Jazz Coalition
School House Rock Fest invite you to immerse yourself in the
Join City Year Baton Rouge for School innovative stylings of Donald Harrison
House Rock Fest, a family-friendly outdoor as part of their River City Jazz Masters
festival for our champions, donors, and their Series on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30
families, on Saturday, May 14, 4-8 p.m. at p.m. at the Manship Theater. New
Galvez Plaza in Downtown Baton Rouge. Orleans born saxophonist Donald
School House Rock aims to inspire Harrison is a musician/composer who
Baton Rouge’s corporate, master musicians consider a master
civic and philanthropic of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and
leaders by showcasing a composer of orchestral classical music. Harrison has appeared as
the power and potential an actor/musician in 9 episodes of Treme, Oscar-winning director
of City Year corps Johnathon Demme’s film Rachel Getting Married, Spike Lee’s When The
members to make a Levee’s Broke documentary, and Marvel’s Luke Cage. This talented artist
difference for children is the recognized Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans
and their communities. culture and was made a Chief in 2019 by Queen Diambi Kabatusuila
Funds from this event will in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Visit www.artsbr.org to
allow City Year Baton Rouge to sustain and purchase tickets or for more information.
grow our programs and have a deeper impact
on the schools and communities we serve. For All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is
more information, visit www.cityyear.org/ encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly.
baton-rouge/events/. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
14 The Source, May 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryAROUND THE TOWN
Veterans’ Yoga at the USS KIDD
Strong & Calm Warrior Yoga is back! Join USS KIDD, the Mayor’s
Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs, and Yoga with Brandi for our free
monthly partnership yoga class designed for Veterans, Active Military, and
First Responders, along with their supporters and families. Dates for the
remainder of the year are Saturdays, May 7, June 4, August 6, September 10,
October 1, November 5, and December 10. This basic functional yoga class
combines easy and accessible postures with relaxation techniques focused on Witness to Change:
breathing, stretching, strengthening and stability for all bodies, all abilities,
all skeptics, and is adaptable to injuries. No previous yoga experience is
Community
required, so it’s perfect for beginners. Admission is free and open to the Conversations on
public. Come for yoga, then stay downtown for the monthly Arts Market Coastal Impacts
and weekly Farmers Market. The LSU Libraries – Special
Collections is pleased to be hosting
In Empathy We Trust Witness to Change: Community
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum Conversations on Coastal Impacts,
(LASM) is proud to present In Empathy We a book discussion program funded
Trust, an exhibition of works by artist duo by the Louisiana Endowment for the
E2 – Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, Humanities. This adult reading and
sponsored by La Capitale. A reception and discussion program offers participants
public program with artists E2 will be held the opportunity to learn more about
Friday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. at LASM. Kleinfeld issues arising from the complex
and Julien developed In Empathy We Trust and changing human relationship
based on a shared interest in social issues, and to water. See how these issues are
racial and socioeconomic equality and from the both local and global, and join your
shared experiences of each artist. The exhibit, neighbors in an exploration of how
which will be displayed until October 30, others are adapting to our changing
takes aim at iconic images from Art History. world. Sarah Rosser, Instructor of
The photographically reimaged scenes are Ode to van Eyck’s English at LSU, will lead a discussion
recast with figures of varying races, genders, Arnolfini by E2 of The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
and experiences represented to expand and broaden the way society views on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m. The
historical images. This important exhibit connects art and social science in event will be held in person in LSU’s
a unique way, celebrating diversity through the arts and showcasing the Hill Memorial Library. Parking is
outstanding talent native to Louisiana. available in the Indian Mounds or
Peabody parking lots adjacent to
Yes We Cannibal Artist Residency and the library. To register, visit news.
Exhibit blogs.lib.lsu.edu/category/events/.
For more information, contact
Erin Woodbrey, a New
Amanda Hawk at special@lsu.edu or
England-based artist whose
call 225-578-6544.
body of interdisciplinary work
The Arts Council of Greater Baton
utilizes sculpture, printmaking,
Rouge, partnering with Southern
photography, and time-based
University, is also hosting two Witness
media, will be in residence at
to Change events in May. Funded by
the Yes We Cannibal gallery at
BHP, these programs are free to the
1600 Government St. for one
public. There will be a discussion of
week starting May 9th, making
the book Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn
a site-specific work inspired by
Ward on Thursday, May 19 at 6 p.m.
her recent bodies of work The Woodbrey’s The Continuing and Spreading
at the Cary Saurage Art Center, and a
Carrier Bag Series (2022) and Results of an Event or Action (2021)
discussion of The Water Knife by Paolo
The Continuing and Spreading Results of an Event or Action (2021). A reception
Bacigalupi on Thursday, May 26 at 6
with the artist will be held on Sunday, May 15, 4-6 p.m., and her artwork
p.m. at the J.S Clark Administrative
will be on exhibit until June 12. Woodbrey’s work seeks to parse the fused
Annex. To register, visit www.artsbr.
and knotted qualities of the current global environmental crisis as examined
org/witness-to-change. For more
through objects, the landscape, and the relationships between bodies and
information, contact the Arts Council
architectures.
at info@artsbr.org.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2022, The Source 1520-SOMETHINGS AVAILABLE ON THE
DIGITAL LIBRARY
Study Hall for Finals Week
If you need a quiet place to study for finals during Concentrated Study New DigitalLearn
Week, come to the Jones Creek Regional Branch. We will have a meeting
room open for college students, May 1 – 8, to come and study for finals
Content
while the library is open. Meeting room space is limited, so it is first come In partnership with AT&T, the
first served. We will also provide stress balls! Public Library Association (PLA)
has developed 12 new or revised
Calling All Potterheads DigitalLearn modules, available in
The Jones Creek Regional Branch invites patrons of all ages to a showing both English and Spanish. Visit ebrpl.
of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for International Harry Potter Day on digitallearn.org to check out the
Monday, May 2 at 5 p.m. following new courses:
Movie Night • Navigating a Website
• Basic Search
Join us for the next installment of the Scotlandville Branch’s Movie
Night! On Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m., we will watch Ju-on: The Grudge, • Intro to Email
a chilling Japanese horror film. • Intro to Email 2: Beyond the Basics
Cricut Workshop • Getting Started with a Computer
Visit the River Center Branch Makerspace on Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m. • Using a PC (Windows 10)
to create a pop-up card using the Cricut Maker! After taking this workshop, • Using a Mac (OS 11)
you will learn the basics of using a Cricut and become eligible to reserve • Basics of Video Conferencing
and use the Cricut on your own. Registration is required. Call 389-4960 to • Using a Mobile Device (Android)
reserve your spot.
• Online Fraud and Scams
Board Games • Accounts and Passwords
Meet up at the River Center Branch on
Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. to play your favorite
board games with us!
Game Night at Main
It’s time to bust out the games! Join us for an evening of fun, relaxation,
and board games on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. at the Main Library at
Goodwood. We’ll have plenty of games to play, but feel free to bring one of
your own. For more information, call 231-3770.
Family Movie Day
Families and children of all ages are invited to “just keep swimming,
just keep swimming” to the Baker Branch on Saturday, May 28 for a day of
ocean movies! Finding Nemo will screen at 11 a.m., and the sequel, Finding
Dory, starts at 3 p.m. Kick off this year‘s “Ocean of Possibilities” Summer
Reading Program with a splash! Say hello
20-SOMETHINGS GRAB & GEAUXS to LinkedIn
Monday, May 2 – Fairwood Branch Monday, May 9 Learning
May the Fourth Be with You! Pride-Chaneyville Branch
Painted Rocks Crane Mosaic From daily tips to
Monday, May 2 lifelong lessons, improve at
Monday, May 16 – Carver Branch
Main Library at Goodwood every step of your career.
Clothespin Photo Holder
Baby Yoda Keychain
Monday, May 16 Explore courses
Thursday, May 5
Main Library at Goodwood on LinkedIn
Scotlandville Branch
Mini-Watercolor Painting Learning today.
God’s Eye Wall Hanging
Tuesday, May 17 – Zachary Branch
Moon Mirror
16 The Source, May 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryTEENS TEEN GRAB &
GEAUXS
Kids on Bikes
Kids on Bikes is a tabletop roleplaying game similar • Monday, May 2 - Sunday, May 8
to DND, but with modified rules and a preset list of Jones Creek Regional Branch
characters. Come to the Delmont Gardens Branch on Mother’s Day Cards and Paper
Monday, May 2, 4-5:30 p.m. to check out the town of Flowers
Undecided, a small town where nothing weird ever
• Wednesday, May 4
happens. No monsters in the woods, no robots in the
Bluebonnet Regional Branch
bowling alley, and definitely no aliens.
Crepe Paper May Flowers
Gaming Galore • Thursday, May 5
Come hang out and play video games at the Scotlandville Branch
following library locations: Yarn Mug Rug
Thursday, May 5 at 3 p.m. – River Center Branch
• Monday, May 9 – Baker Branch
Tuesdays, May 10, 24 & 31 at 3:30 p.m. – Scotlandville Branch Rubber Band and Bead Bracelet
Thursday, May 26 at 4:30 p.m. – Carver Branch
• Monday, May 9 – Carver Branch
Movie Time Rubber Band Bracelet
Grab your popcorn and settle in for these movies at the following locations: • Monday, May 9 – Greenwell
• Saturday, May 21 at 3:30 p.m. – Baker Branch: Aquaman (PG-13) Springs Road Regional Branch
Papier Maché Lantern
• Tuesday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. – Fairwood Branch: Freaky Friday (PG)
• Tuesday, May 10
Make It and Take It Fairwood Branch
Time to get crafty! Express your creativity at these in-person programs! Superhero Bookmark
• Wednesday, May 4 at 4:30 p.m. – Central Branch • Tuesday, May 10
Celebrate May the Fourth by making a Baby Yoda key chain or necklace. Zachary Branch
Paper Clip Bow and Arrow
• Tuesday, May 10 at 4 p.m. – Pride-Chaneyville Branch
Fold a transfixing paper fidget ring from six slips of paper. • Wednesday, May 11
Bluebonnet Regional Branch
• Wednesday, May 11 at 3 p.m. – River Center Branch Straw Rocket
Create a felt succulent bookmark.
• Saturday, May 14
• Thursday, May 19 at 4 p.m. – Delmont Gardens Branch Jones Creek Regional Branch
Learn some sewing basics and create a cool pokeball plush. Perler Bead Earbuds
• Thursday, May 26 at 2:30 p.m. – Main Library at Goodwood
• Monday, May 16 – Greenwell
Watch a Bob Ross episode, then recreate a landscape in your own style.
Springs Road Regional Branch
• Saturday, May 28 at 2 p.m. – River Center Branch Retro Zipper Pull
Make pixelated perler bead creations from a ready-to-go design or create your
• Tuesday, May 17
own.
Central Branch
Hidden Initial Art
Louisiana Youth Writing Contest • Saturday, May 21
LA Writes, in partnership with the Louisiana Center for Jones Creek Regional Branch
the Book in the State Library of Louisiana, is sponsoring a Woven String CaiZong
writing contest for kindergarten through 12th grade students.
Louisiana students may submit poetry, fiction, and nonfiction • Tuesday, May 24
in both French and English. Electronic entries will be accepted Pride-Chaneyville Branch
through May 31. Winners will be notified by September 1 and will be honored DNA Double Helix Bracelet
at a ceremony held during the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge on
October 29. Entry/release forms with further information are available on the • Saturday, May 28
Louisiana Writes website at www.lawrites.org. Submissions should be sent to Jones Creek Regional Branch
Dr. Ann B. Dobie, contest director, at louisianawritescontest@gmail.com Cute Concrete Planter
East Baton Rouge Parish Library May 2022, The Source 17KIDS
Press Start! Ready, Set, Read!
Stop by the Children’s Room of any library
location to pick up your Press Start! booklet! The
month of May is brought to you by the letters A, B,
C & D; the number 4; and the Square! Each month’s
booklet introduces basic concepts with fun activities
for ages 2-4 that you can fit into your daily routine.
Story Walk Fun
Literacy and exercise go together! Visit one of our Story Walks today! There
are numbered stations near each of the locations below. Each station has 1-2
pages of a children’s book, plus a suggestion for physical activity as you travel to
the next station. At the last station, there will be a story-related worksheet for the
children to take home. See below for branches and May story titles:
Children’s Book
Week! • Baker Branch: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean
Celebrate Children’s Book • Carver Branch: The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken by Helen Lester
Week during the first week of May! • Main Library at Goodwood: Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki
Come by the Library to take a
picture with your favorite book and
to be entered into a drawing to win
Book Clubs
a free book! Contact the Library Children ages 6-11 are invited to the Artsy Smartsy Book Club on Saturday,
location nearest you for specific May 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch. We will be reading and
days and times of this program. discussing the book World’s Worst Parrot by Alice Kuipers. It is not necessary
Celebrate with the Greenwell to read the book ahead of time! Participants will also make a hanging tropical
Springs Road Regional Branch on parrot and an origami parrot. Registration is required. To register, call 658-1560.
Monday, May 2 – Thursday, May 5, High Five Book Club members will meet on Thursday, May 19 at 4:30
4-8 p.m. by finding and reading a p.m. to browse and select books for summer reading from a Book Buffet of
book about an animal to a librarian. recommendations. Information on the 2022 Summer Reading programs and
Then, color a Tales and Tails poster incentives will be provided. Then, members will make a chalkboard memo board
to hang up in the Children’s Room. for themselves, decorating it with a variety of items. Registration is required. To
register or for more information, call 763-2260.
Chess Lessons
Richard Jones will teach beginning chess
lessons to children each Saturday morning in May
at the Carver Branch. Join us on May 7, 14, 21 &
28, 10:30 a.m.- noon. Each lesson will build on the
previous one. Come out to learn one of the world’s
oldest games! Registration is required. Please call
389-7440 to register.
Screen-Free Week Music Together
Not only is the first week of Join local teacher and professional violist Sonia Feres-Lloyd
May Children’s Book Week, it’s also for a music and movement class for infants, toddlers and
Screen-Free Week! So put down preschoolers on Thursday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. at
your phones and tablets, step away the Bluebonnet Regional Branch. For additional
from your video games, and stop information, please visit childrenmusicstudiola.com.
by the Library to pick up a grab and Limit 15 participants. Registration is required.
geaux craft kit with cookie cutters To register, please call 763-2260.
and instructions on creative ways
to use them for some hands-on fun!
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