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AUGUST 2021
It's Time for the 4 th Annual
J
oin us at the Fourth Annual Mid City upcoming exhibition, The Negro Motorist
Micro-Con as we celebrate diverse and Green Book, developed by the Smithsonian
inclusive comics, creators, and fans! Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
This FREE event will take place at the Main (SITES) in collaboration with Candacy Taylor
Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood and made possible through the generous
Blvd., across two afternoons: 12-5 p.m. support of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Saturday, August 7, and 2-5:30 p.m. Sunday,
The weekend’s special guests include
August 8.
graphic novel & television writers Erica
Learn about topics like indie publishing, Harrell & Desirée Proctor, creator & publisher
voice acting, nerdy businesses, and more Jacques Nyemb, voiceover actor Apphia Yu,
from experienced creators on Saturday, creator of Crescent City Monsters Newton
sign up or cheer loud at the Cosplay Contest Lilavois, local artist & writer Antoine
on Sunday, and discover local art and artists GHOST Mitchell, multimedia artist Kevin
in the Arts & Comics Market all weekend McQuarn, and more! For a full schedule
long! Our featured panel discussion will of events, list of participating guests,
take place Sunday afternoon, where Cosplay Contest rules, links to last year’s
creators will explore Creative Worldbuilding session recordings, & more information
& Black History in comics, moderated on authentic representation in comics, visit
by Rodneyna Hart and in collaboration the Mid City Micro-Con InfoGuide at www.
with the Capitol Park Museum and their EBRPL.com/MCMC.
Ziggy's Arts Adventure • BR City Key • Music at the Library • and more!
The Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit at the
Capitol Park Museum
Beginning Saturday, August 21, through Saturday, November 13, the
Capitol Park Museum will feature The Negro Motorist Green Book, an exhibition
developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural
documentarian, Candacy Taylor and made possible through the generous
support of Exxon Mobil Corporation. This nationally recognized exhibition will
offer a visually immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans
in mid-20th century America. The Negro Motorist Green Book was more than a
travel guide—it was a shield, empowering Black people to explore their world
with more dignity than fear, more elegance than embarrassment. For more
information, visit louisianastatemuseum.org. In addition to experiencing the
exhibition, patrons are encouraged to attend a variety of programs offered at the
Capitol Park Museum this month, including, but not limited to:
Say hello • Free Third Thursday Sponsored by the Friends of the Capitol Park Museum, 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, August 19
to LinkedIn • Opening Day of The Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibition, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Learning Saturday, August 21
• Baton Rouge “Downtown East” Historical Bicycle Tour, 9-11 a.m. Saturday,
August 21
From daily tips to lifelong
lessons, improve at • Kiwana McClung: Green Book Architecture & History, 5-6 p.m. Thursday,
every step of your career. August 26
• Junior Cultural Ambassadors’ Program – History – Baton Rouge Blues
Explore courses on Festival, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, August 28
LinkedIn Learning today. • Traveling While Black Film Series & Dialogue: The Green Book: Guide to
Freedom, 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28
• Green Book Club: Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Ramsey, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 31
BRIGHT Green Book Film Screening
Join us at the Main Library at Goodwood at 3 p.m.
by text
Sunday, August 29, for a screening of the 2018 film, Green
free activities, Book, starring Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, and Linda
Cardellini. Set in 1962, the film is inspired by the true story
games, and of a tour of the Deep South by African American classical
resources for and jazz pianist Don Shirley and Italian American bouncer
parents and Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga who served as Shirley’s
caregivers of driver and bodyguard.
children prenatal
to age 5
Text: LPB to 274448
*Message & data rates apply. Take a Walk Down
Memory Aisle with
Author Julie Sternberg
event has been
POSTPONED.
Check the Library's
website for updates.
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Tails and Tales: 2021
Summer Reading
Program is Here, NOW
Through August 15!
There’s still time to join your East
Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Summer
Reading Program for every age group!
This summer has already been packed with great books, exciting programs and
fabulous challenges for children ages 0-5, young readers ages 5-11, teens ages
11-18, and adults ages 18 and up, and the fun hasn’t stopped! NOW through
Sunday, August 15, sign up at your local Library location or online at https://
ebrpl.beanstack.org. Enjoy a variety of online programming and activities, plus
come to any Library location to get a calendar of in-person offerings. For more
information about the 2021 Summer Reading Program for all ages, contact
your Library location directly, or visit us online at www.ebrpl.com.
SAVE THE DATE!
Check Out the One Book One Community Book Talk with
Granddaughter of Dust
2021 Archive! Author Laura Williams
Our One Book One Community Author Event recording with authors 3 p.m. Sunday, September 5
Sarah M. Broom and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton has been moved to Main Library at Goodwood
Vimeo for the next two months, and it is no longer available to watch on
the Library’s YouTube or Facebook. Vimeo is accessible through just about
any web browser. No need to download an app or create an account to
watch. To access the video, patrons can use the credentials listed below.
This information can also be found at ReadOneBook.org, or by visiting the
Events Calendar at EBRPL.com.
• Link: https://vimeo.com/557749679
• Password: OBOC2021
Learn more at
4th
EBRPL.com/MCMC
Annual
Thursday, August 5
6:30 p.m. Holy Trivia, Batman!: Comic Book Trivia
Saturday, August 7
12 - 5pm Arts & Comics Market Living Proof with
12pm Bespoke Cosplay: Programmable LED Headbands Author Donald
1pm Beyond Fandom: Nerdy Businesses Goree Jr.
2pm A Deep Dive into the Many Voices of Apphia Yu Join local author of Living
3pm The Blue-Collar Girls' Guide to a Hollywood Writing Career Proof: How Decisions Affect Your
Life, Donald Wesley Goree Jr. at
4pm Publishing Indie Comics the Main Library at Goodwood at
Sunday, August 8 3 p.m. Saturday, August 14, for a
2-5pm Arts & Comics Market FREE book discussion. In the book,
2:30pm Cosplay Contest & Showcase readers will learn the story of the
decisions that Goree had to face in
3:45pm Creative Worldbuilding & Black History his life and how those decisions,
5pm Cosplay Awards & Recognition good and bad, shaped him into
the man he is today. A question-
Main Library at Goodwood and-answer period will follow the
7711 Goodwood Blvd., BR, LA 70806 @ EBRPL presentation.
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Get Organized Fall Series Be Inspired! BRCC
with Alyssa Trosclair Presents Makeup
Join Louisiana’s only Certified Professional Organizer Alyssa Trosclair for the in History
FREE Get Organized series at the Main Library at Goodwood throughout the fall.
Have you ever wondered
Here’s the schedule:
what people used as makeup
• Get Organized: Beyond a Will: Organizing Your Online Footprint hundreds of years ago? How did
3 p.m. Sunday, September 12 & 1 p.m. Monday, September 13 the Egyptians get their eyes lined
so finely without modern twist up
• Get Organized: Creating a Home Inventory pencils? How did the Elizabethans
3 p.m. Sunday, September 19 & 1 p.m. Monday, September 20 get their lips so brightly colored
red? Join us at the Main Library at
• Get Organized: Understanding Hoarding Goodwood at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
1 p.m. Monday, October 18 & 3 p.m. Sunday, October 24 August 25, and be inspired! This
vividly imaged presentation will
• Get Organized: Teaching Children to Organize
take a whimsical look at some of
3 p.m. Sunday, November 21 & 1 p.m. Monday, November 22
the history of makeup, touching
• Get Organized: Organizing a Lifetime of Belongings on Egypt, ancient Greece, Asia,
3 p.m. Sunday, December 12 & 1 p.m. Monday, December 13 and medieval Europe. Baton Rouge
Community College History Dept.
Associate Professor Lisa Namikas
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Writing in Color: will look at practices and habits
End of Workshop Sharing used by both men and women
to do what they thought would
Session make themselves look better, show
Join us for this FREE and open to the public End who they were in society, and be
of Workshop Sharing Session, the culminating more confident. This fall series is
event of the Writing in Color workshop series presented by BRCC faculty and will
which took place in July. Participants will display explore a variety of topics to inspire
their photography and literary works of art and you from makeup to performing
share their experiences at the Main Library at arts to history.
Goodwood at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 5. This
Creative Aging program is presented by the
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and is
part of the Catalyzing Creative Aging program
of the National Guild for Community Arts
Education. Catalyzing Creative Aging is a multi-
phase program provided in partnership with
Lifetime Arts, a nationally recognized leader in designing and disseminating
model creative aging programs for active older adults, with support from Aroha
Philanthropies, St. David’s Foundation, and other generous supporters. For more
information visit www.artsbr.org/creative-aging.
Learn About the
Natural Hair: Baton Rouge City
A Workshop with Dr. Sarah Webb Key!
Dr. Sarah Webb will join us at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at Are you curious about health
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, to present a FREE workshop about natural hair. and quality of life in Baton Rouge?
Dr. Webb is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Modern Join us online at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Languages at the University of Illinois Springfield where she teaches creative August 18, to explore the data and
writing, literature, and cultural studies. Dr. Webb also created and founded resources at http://www.brcitykey.
colorismhealing.com, an educational resource to discuss colorism and all if com/, a publicly available data
its effects on society. This is a hybrid event. Participants are welcome to attend hub where you can discover and
either in-person or online via Zoom. A discussion will follow the presentation. download data to support your
For Zoom login information, call (225) 274-4450. research, grant applications, and
community health improvement.
All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. To register for this FREE virtual
To register, call the Library branch directly. event, visit events calendar at
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
www.ebrpl.com.
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Summer of Ceramics at LSU Museum of Art
Two Exhibitions Opening July 8
LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is excited to present two exhibitions
showcasing the ceramic art of teaching, creating, and collecting. Form & Fire:
American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection and The Boneyard:
The Ceramics Teaching Collection will both be on view at LSU MOA now, through
October 17. Visit LSU Museum of Art’s Facebook and Instagram pages @
lsumoa regularly for program announcements and exhibition updates. For more
information, visit www.lsumoa.org.
Let’s Eat for the
Health of It!
Are you interested in learning
more about living a healthier
lifestyle? Do you often need
creative ways to stretch your
food dollars? If so, please join
us at the Baker Branch at 5:30
p.m. Wednesday, August 4, for a (Left) Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed
FREE Let’s Eat for the Health of earthenware; Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, 1950–2017), Head Vase, c. 1990–1999,
polychrome glazed porcelain; Val Cushing (American, 1931–2013), Spittoon-shaped Vessel,
It nutrition workshop, a research-
c. 1990, glazed stoneware; (right image from L to R) Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–
based nutrition education class 2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; (right) Paul Soldner (American, 1921–2011),
which coincides with the USDA Pedastal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed raku fired earthenware; Ceramic
Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate works from the E. John Bullard Collection.
Food Guidance System, brought
to you by the Southern University
Agricultural Center. These fun and Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic
informative lessons are hosted by
one of SU Ag Center’s well-versed Associations Forum
Nutrition Educators, Sharnet The Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations will host a
Nixon, who has more than five comprehensive Drainage Forum at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6:30 p.m.
years of experience in the field of Thursday, August 12. Federal, state, and local government officials will address
nutrition and enjoys helping others the impact of recent floods as well as the changes which must be enacted now
with their healthy lifestyle journey. to help reduce future flooding risk. The meeting is open to the public, but
only Federation members may ask questions. For more information about the
Be a Hero, Give Federation or the Drainage Forum, please contact President Ed Lagucki at (225)
315-1206, or view the organization’s website at www.fgbrca.org.
Blood!
Would you like to be a hero? You
can when you give blood to help
save live in just a few minutes! Come FREE Concert with
to the Main Library at Goodwood
at any time between 2 and 6 p.m. Harpist Ginna Paredes
Tuesday, August 10, to donate Ecuadorian harpist Ginna Paredes
blood through LifeShare. Donors will come back to the Main Library at
must present a valid ID at the time Goodwood at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 15,
of donation. Please be sure to have to perform a FREE concert for patrons
plenty to eat and drink before and of all ages! With more than 30 years of
after your donation. For more classical repertoire and improvisation
information, go online to https:// experience, Paredes has played with
www.lifeshare.org/, or call 800-256- several orchestras in Ecuador, as well
5433. Schedule your appointment at as in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.
https://donor.lifeshare.org/donor/ Enjoy some of her personal pieces, along
schedules/drive_schedule/225881, with a selection of contemporary music.
or in the Events Calendar at www.
ebrpl.com.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
Week 2021
The Registrar of Voters Office will conduct a voter
registration drive during Voter Registration Week, Monday,
August 23, through Friday, August 27. Citizens who need to
register to vote or update their registration may do so online
at www.GeauxVote.com, or in person at the Registrar of
Voters office, or at the voter drive conducted at East Baton Survey: How Fast
Rouge Parish Libraries. Applicants registering to vote in person should
bring valid identification that establishes identity, age, and residency. You
is Your Internet
must submit your current Louisiana driver’s license, if you have one, or your Service?
birth certificate or other documentation which reasonably and sufficiently Do you experience slow
establishes your identity, age, and residency. If you have no picture ID, you internet speeds, yet high prices for
may bring a utility bill, payroll check, or government document that includes services? Feeling like you don’t
your name and address. To cast a ballot in the upcoming Saturday, October have any choices? Join the fight for
9 election, the last day to register to vote in person or by mail is Wednesday, fair, affordable internet service. All
September 8. The last day is the last day to register to vote online through you need is a copy of your home
the www.GeauxVote.com website is Saturday, September 18. Early Voting internet bill and a few minutes
will be held Saturday, September 25, through Saturday, October 2. Voters to answer some questions. To get
may check the status of their registration at www.GeauxVote.com or by started, you will create a FREE
calling the Registrar of Voters Office at (225) 389-3940. In order to provide Consumer Report membership
East Baton Rouge Parish citizens an opportunity to register to vote near account. Let’s do this!
their home or workplace, the Registrar’s office will visit Library locations Just go to the survey website
from 1 until 6 p.m. on the following dates: at https://www.consumerreports.
org/upload/broadband from your
Monday, August 23 personal device, while connected to
• Bluebonnet Regional Branch, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. your home internet to perform the
• River Center Branch, 250 North Blvd. speed test. You will be prompted to
• Scotlandville Branch, 7373 Scenic Hwy. enter your name and email address.
After you hit start, the speed test
Tuesday, August 24 will begin automatically, and
• Central Branch, 11260 Joor Rd. you will get your results within a
• Fairwood Branch, 12910 Old Hammond Hwy. minute or less. The next step is to
• Zachary Branch, 1900 Church St. upload a copy of your monthly
internet bill, before answering a
Wednesday, August 25 few simple questions. That’s it!
• Carver Branch, 720 Terrace St. This information will be used to
• Delmont Gardens Branch, 3351 Lorraine St. determine if consumers across
• Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. America are really getting the
speeds that they pay for, and what
Thursday, August 26 communities really have access to
• Pride-Chaneyville Branch, 13600 Pride-Port Hudson Rd. high speed internet.
• Eden Park Branch, 5131 Greenwell Springs Rd.
• Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd.
Friday, August 27 YOUR
• Jones Creek Regional Branch, 6222 Jones Creek Rd.
• Baker Branch, 3501 Groom Rd. LIBRARY
IS HERE
All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. FOR YOU
To register, call the Library branch directly.
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
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Gardening with Central Bloomers
Adults are invited to the Greenwell Springs Road
Regional Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, for a FREE
presentation by the Central Bloomers, with Chris Cooper of
Baton Rouge Green. Learn how to use and care for native trees
in your landscaping.
Garden Discoveries: Attracting
Butterflies & Other Pollinators
Volunteers of The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a FREE
America Greater Garden Discoveries series event for school-age children at 10 a.m.
Baton Rouge Saturday, August 14, at the Main Library at Goodwood. Attendees
must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Carol Paine of the
Mobile Outreach EBR Master Gardeners Association’s Gardens4Schools Committee
Unit will lead the program. Children will enter the world of Pollination,
The Volunteers of America the Who, What, Where, Why and How of this miraculous natural
Greater Baton Rouge Outreach process which allows plants to produce seeds and fruits necessary for
team identifies homeless persons our survival. Paine will show how pollination works and explain how
that are living on the streets or to attract pollinators to your garden. Following her presentation, we will explore
places that are not meant for different stations in the BR Botanical Gardens, such as the ‘Butterfly Garden’, and
human habitation. We conduct ‘Sensory/Herb Garden’, to find LA native flowers that best attract pollinators
street outreach four days a such as birds, butterflies, bees and other insects. We will make seed-starter pots
week focusing on places such out of newspapers, and attendees will have seeds and a plant to take home.
as drop-in centers, shelters, and Register for limited in-person seating, or enjoy the program virtually on Facebook
encampments. Individuals with Live! Go to the Events Calendar at www.
unmet physical, emotional, or ebrpl.com to register, or call
mental health needs will be linked (225) 231-3750 for assistance.
to services. Homeless Outreach Viewers can watch the live
Services relies on donation of items stream at 10 a.m. Saturday,
such as, toiletry (personal hygiene) August 14, by visiting www.
kits, snack foods, bottled water, Facebook.com/EBRPL.
flashlights, and PPEs. Hours of
operation are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 3
p.m. For more information, visit www.
GEAUX GET VACCINATED!
voagbr.org/outreach, or call (225)
978-5230. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is faster and more convenient than ever. The
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is now available to people 12 years of age
Mobile Unit Services: and older. For more information visit, https://www.brla.gov/2579/Geaux-
Get-Vaccinated. To get scheduling assistance or to ask questions of a healthcare
• Outreach Case Management - professional, please call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-855-453-0774. Check out the
shelter or housing placement upcoming schedule:
• Coordinated Entry – needs • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
assessment Bon Carre Business Center
7306 Harry Drive
• Video Conferencing – linkage to
service providers, physicians, • 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
and counselors Mall of Louisiana
6401 Bluebonnet Blvd.
• Mental Health and Substance First Floor main entrance (former
Abuse Referrals Williams-Sonoma store)
• Benefit Specialist
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
• Basic Needs (Snacks / Hygiene LSU Tiger Stadium
Kits / First Aid Kits / PPEs) South End Zone
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.
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Zen Coloring
Sessions at the
Library
Need to decompress from a long
day at the office? Maybe you’re just
looking for a way to get creative and
relieve stress. Either way, we’re here
to help! Adults are invited to join us
at the Library this month for FREE
coloring sessions. We’ll provide the
coloring sheets and colors, but you
should feel free to bring your own.
Here’s the schedule:
• 3 p.m. Monday, August 2,
River Center Branch
Recycled Reads Books Sale is Back! • 2 p.m. Monday, August 9, Eden
We know you’ve been waiting for the next opportunity to get good books Park Branch
at low prices, and we’re pleased to announce that the Recycled Reads Book
• 6 p.m. Thursday, August 19,
Sale, located at 3434 North Boulevard, has reopened from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.,
Zachary Branch
with its next sale happening Saturday, August 28! In the interest of safety
and COVID-19 precautions, the sale will operate with certain restrictions • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21,
on occupancy, the length of time available for browsing and purchase, and Fairwood Branch
the total amount purchased per person. Masks or other face coverings are • 2 p.m. Saturday, August 21 &
required. Here are the Recycled Reads guidelines: Wednesday, August 25, Main
Library at Goodwood
• Purchases will be limited to $20 per person.
• All purchases are cash only. Writers
• Due to limited capacity, each person must PRE-REGISTER on the Rendezvous
Library’s Online Calendar of Events at https://ebrpl.evanced.info/signup/ Calling all writers!
calendar. Come to the Fairwood Branch at 6 p.m.
• Reservations will be available for each hour of service: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 Tuesday, August 10, to join the group,
a.m., 12 p.m., & 1 p.m. Please register for one time slot only. get feedback on current projects, and
challenge yourself with new ones.
• Occupancy will be limited to 50 persons per hour.
• Each person entering must have a reservation; if you plan to attend with a
Flower Napkin Vase
friend or family member, please be sure that each person is registered. Craft
Adults are welcome at the Eden
• If you are unable to make your own online reservation, please call (225)
Park Branch at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
231-3750, and Library staff will make the registration for you.
August 11, to get crafty and decoupage
• Registrants will be contacted via email, text or phone regarding the status flowers from napkins, onto a vase. All
of their reservation. supplies will be provided.
• Book donations will not be accepted at Recycled Reads. Please bring
your donations to any Library location.
DIY Superhero
Bookends Grab
& Geaux
Let these tough superhero
bookends use their super strength
to hold up your books! Come to the
Pride-Chaneyville Branch at any time
throughout the month to get your grab
& geaux kit! Plus, these are sure to get
you in the spirit for the upcoming
Mid-City Micro Con.
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Immigration and Genealogy:
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Naturalization Census Non-Population Schedules
Records in Depth If you’ve ever wondered what your
great-great grandfather’s farm looked like
Whether your ancestor was a
or if you might be able to find out what
Pilgrim or an Italian arriving at Ellis
happened to that ancestor who died in
Island in the early 20th century, you
1859, this is the class for you! Come to
can probably find an immigrant in
the Main Library at Goodwood at 3 p.m.
your family tree. Adults are invited
Tuesday, August 10, to get census basics.
to the Main Library at Goodwood
Genealogists are all familiar with the U.S.
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August
28, for a FREE Immigration and Population Census conducted every ten years. The census counts far more than
Naturalization Records in Depth just people, and these figures are compiled on non-population schedules. In this
class. Learn how to uncover your class, we will cover state censuses, territory censuses, mortality schedules, and
agricultural and farm schedules, among others. We will also discuss how this can
immigrant roots with naturalization
help you with your genealogy research. Seating is limited to 10 attendees for the
and immigration records—from
in-person program, with 10 virtual slots available for the livestream. To register,
Declarations of Intent and Oaths of
call (225) 231-3751, or visit the events calendar at www.ebrpl.com.
Allegiance to Passport Applications.
You’ll also discover resources for
finding passenger lists and the ships Introduction to Genealogy Software
your ancestors sailed on to America, & Organization
plus learn how to keep your paper Genealogy software can help you become a more efficient researcher by
sources organized in binders and conveniently displaying information and aiding with organization of sources.
digitally on your computer. Seating Come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, to learn
is limited to 10 attendees for the how to add people to your family tree, add facts, cite sources, and attach pictures
in-person program, with 10 virtual or other digital documents. You’ll also learn how to keep your paper sources
slots available for the livestream. To organized in binders and digitally on your computer. Seating is limited to 10
register, call (225) 231-3751, or visit attendees for the in-person program, with 10 virtual slots available for the
the events calendar at www.ebrpl. livestream. To register, call (225) 231-3751, or visit the events calendar at www.
com. ebrpl.com.
Marble Tile Art for Adults
Are you interested in making a unique art piece for your home or office? Do
you like the look of swirled contrasting or complementing colors? If you said yes,
you’ll want to join other adults at the River Center Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
August 28, to make a piece of tile art to take home. Each piece will be as unique
as you are! Supplies are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
The 1779 Battle of Afternoon Bingo at Delmont
Baton Rouge After more than a year, bingo is finally b ack at Delmont G ardens! A re t he
Did you know that in September numbers in your favor? To find out, join us at 4 p.m. Thursday, August 26, for an
1779, there was a battle of the hour of fun. Winners will be allowed to choose from a number of small prizes!
American Revolution fought in
Baton Rouge? When Spain declared
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Innovation Space Badging Classes
war on England, Louisiana The Innovation Space at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch has various tools
Governor Bernardo de Galvez was you can use to create something awesome! The Space features audio and video
allowed to lead an attack on the recording and editing equipment like a GoPro camera, green screen, professional
British in Baton Rouge and he was microphones and mixer, and an iMac loaded with iMovie and GarageBand,
victorious. Adults are welcome at all available for patron use. Another tool is the 3D printer, which patrons can
the Main Library at Goodwood at use to print things like an iPhone case, earrings, toys and more. Reserve your
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, spot by registering online on the events calendar at www.ebrpl.com. Once you
to enjoy a presentation led by John have completed the class, you will be able to reserve the room and equipment
Hickey, a member of the Canary for personal use on another day. Adults and teens ages 12 and up can attend a
Islanders Heritage Society, that will training course on one of the following days:
cover the battle and the events that
led up to it. For more information, • 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, Audio Equipment class
call the Special Collections • 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, 3D Printer class
Department at (225) 231-3751.
10 The Source, August 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryCivic Orchestra String Ensembles
Everyone is invited to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2 p.m. Saturday,
August 28, for a free concert performed by the Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge
(COBR), showcasing string quartets and other chamber music works. COBR
is a nonprofit, all volunteer, adult orchestra whose mission is to provide
educational concerts to the greater Baton Rouge community. Learn more at www.
civicorchestrabr.org.
Baton Rouge Film Club
The Baton Rouge Film Club is hosting a series on movies starring Greenwell Springs
legendary actor Robert Mitchum this month! Adults can come to the Outdoor Chess Club
Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 6:15 p.m. Monday, August 9, to watch Everyone is invited to the
to watch the 1955 film noir classic The Night of the Hunter. Mitchum Greenwell Springs Road Regional
stars as a religious fanatic who marries a gullible widow whose young children Branch at 2 p.m. Saturdays, August
are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he’d stolen in a 7 and 21, for an outdoor meeting
robbery. Bring your own snacks to enjoy with the movie and stick around for a of the Chess Club. Players of all
round-table discussion afterward. skill levels and ages are welcome
to join! We’ll provide the boards
and an instructor; all you need to
bring is an interest in chess, and
prior knowledge of the game is not
required. Gloves and a mask are
required for all players, and will be
provided by the Library for those
who do not bring their own. Social
distancing will also be observed.
Fans will be provided to keep
players ventilated.
Play Chess at
*
Delmont Gardens
Would you like to play a
few games of chess? Adults of
all skill levels can come to the
Delmont Gardens Branch at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 18, to join the
Chess Club for some board gaming
fun!
Crafting for a
Cause
Adults are invited to the Pride-
Chaneyville Branch at 1 p.m. every
Thursday in August for a chance
to create something beautiful,
and enjoy the company of fellow
All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. crafters. All skill levels are welcome.
To register, call the Library branch directly. Donations of yarn, supplies or
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
finished items are welcome.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library August 2021, The Source 11CAREER
Get FREE, Certified Professional Career &
Fitness in the Job Search Help Virtually!
Stacks Did you know that your East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Career Center
Join other adults at the has a YouTube channel? All the career and job search help you need is at your
Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 10 fingertips when you visit www.CareerCenterBR.com/YouTube to see FREE video
a.m. every Wednesday and Friday seminars on cover letter and résumé writing, job interview tips, computer skills
in August, for Fitness in the and more. The collection is updated twice weekly, with new offerings becoming
Stacks, a FREE, fun fitness group available regularly. Check out these videos:
enthusiastic about staying healthy.
Come get fit by participating in • Introduction to Data Axle for Entrepreneurs
a beginner aerobics video. No If you’re starting a business, you
traffic, no heat, no excuses. All need information about your
fitness levels are welcome! If you competition and your consumer
have a condition that may be base. Data Axle (formerly
impacted by your participation, called Reference USA) can be a
please consult your physician great resource for finding that
before attending. information. In this video, we
demonstrate how to use the
Walking at the Data Axle database, available for
Main Library for free to East Baton Rouge Parish
Library cardholders.
Adults
Need some exercise? Adults • Cold Call and Pain Letters – How to Get a Job when They’re Not Hiring
are invited to meet in front of the How do you apply for a job that doesn’t exist? A well-written cold call or pain
Main Library at Goodwood at 12:30 letter could potentially convince employers to make room for you and your
p.m. every week day this month, unique skillset. In this video, we explain cold call and pain letters, including
(Monday-Friday) to walk through how to format them, what content to include, and when they’re appropriate.
the nearby park and gardens. We
• How to Apply for a Job at AutoZone
walk at a steady pace, but we do
In this video, we demonstrate the process of applying for a job with
not jog, stopping about every 10
AutoZone, a retail chain specializing in automotive equipment.
minutes to do a brief stretching
exercise. When the weather is • Check Out the Job Search Websites Playlist!
too hot, we will walk inside the Nowadays, the newspaper classified ads of old have been replaced by
Library building. Please note that aggregate job listing websites. These websites are a useful resource, especially
the walking path is uneven in some for savvy jobseekers who know how to get the most out of them. In this new
places, and walkers should wear a series, we take a close look at several popular job search websites. Each video
hat or sunglasses, as we will go in focuses on a particular website, explaining what types of jobs are available on
and out of direct sunlight. For more that site, the dos and don’ts of building a profile, and special features that can
information and to register, call assist in your search. The playlist includes:
Pabby at (225) 939-3794, or send her
an email to parnold@ebrpl.com. ✔How to Use Indeed for the Job Search: We take a detailed look at the ins and
Energizing outs of the largest job search website in the US.
Exercise at River ✔How to Use Glassdoor for the Job Search: Glassdoor is better known for its
company reviews and salary information, but it also has a useful job search
Center feature.
Are you feeling tired or run
down from your day at work? ✔How to Use SnagaJob for the Job Search: Snagajob focuses on hourly
Looking for a pick me up? Join other positions only, which can help jobseekers zero in on the right job for them.
adults at the River Center Branch at
4 p.m. every Monday in August for
a FREE short video exercise. Come All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged.
up to the fourth floor and get your To register, call the Library branch directly.
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
workout on!
12 The Source, August 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library*
Write the Résumé That Will Get the Job! Book Clubs
Lynnette Lee of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Career Center will lead
a workshop for adults on writing a great résumé! Come to the Main Library at @ Your Library
Goodwood at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 14, to find out how to structure your – Book of the Month –
résumé so that it showcases your most valuable
skills. Learn formatting techniques that will make Bluebonnet Regional
your résumé look clean and professional. You’ll learn Branch
about the most common red flags employers look for
on résumés and how to avoid them. Registration is • The QUIRKY Ladies’ Book Club
required. To register, call (225) 231-3733 or visit www. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 19
careercenterbr.com/events. Peace Like a River
by Leif Unger
Online Job Search Seminar Central Branch
Certified Job and Career Transition Coach and head of EBRPL’s Career Center,
Anne Nowak will lead a FREE online job searching seminar for adults at the • Community Book Club
Delmont Gardens Branch at 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 24. The seminar will provide 11 a.m. Thursday, August 26
information about the best (and worst) ways to search for a job, how to avoid The Orphan’s Tale
online scams, and the hidden job market. Come get the tools that’ll help boost by Pam Jenoff
your job hunting skills! Fairwood Branch
*
Work from Home 101 • Books and Brew
1 p.m. Monday, August 16
If you’d like to learn how to find legitimate work-from-home opportunities,
The Newcomer
you’ll want to join other adults at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m.
by Mary Andrews
Wednesday, August 25, to get insight on the good, the bad, and the ugly about
working from home. In this workshop you will learn what kind of work-at- Greenwell Springs Road
home jobs are available, how to avoid the scams, and how to find legitimate Regional
opportunities. Registration is required. For more information and to register, call
• *VIRTUAL QUIRKY Ladies’
(225) 231-3733. You also may register online at http://www.careercenterbr.com/
Book Club
events/.
6:35 p.m. Thursday, August 19
Peace Like a River
FREE Computer Classes at the Library by Leif Unger
Adults are invited to the Library this month for FREE computer classes. *Please call the branch for virtual
Registration is required for all. For more information and to register, call the login information.
Library location directly. Check out the schedule: Jones Creek Regional
Branch
Bluebonnet Regional Branch
• Historical Book Society
Audio Badging Class
11 a.m. Thursday, August 19
4 p.m. Wednesday, August 4
Jefferson’s Daughters: Three Sisters,
Introduction to Word White and Black, in a Young America
10 a.m. Wednesday, August 11 by Catherine Kerrison
Introduction to Internet
10 a.m. Wednesday, August 18 Main Library at Goodwood
3D Printer Badging Class • Mystery Lovers Book Club
4 p.m. Wednesday, August 25 Noon, Tuesday, August 10
Cold Weather Mysteries
Delmont Gardens Branch Please register on our calendar at
Introduction to Computers ebrpl.com
10 a.m. Tuesday, August 10
Pride-Chaneyville Branch
Introduction to Word
10 a.m. Tuesday, August 17 • Like it or Not Book Club
10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 14
Zachary Branch A Discovery of Witches
*How to Use Email by Deborah Harkness
10 a.m. Tuesday, August 10 • Crafting for a Cause Book Club
1 p.m. Thursday, August 26
Group Choice
East Baton Rouge Parish Library August 2021, The Source 13GRAB & GEAUX KITS FOR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR
20-SOMETHINGS 20-SOMETHINGS
Adults ages 18-30ish are invited to come into their local Library • Fantasy Genre Writing
branch to pick up a Grab & Geaux bag filled with a fun project! 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12
Check the Online Calendar to see what crafts are available at Bluebonnet Regional Branch, call (225) 763-2270 to
branches throughout the month, while supplies last. For more register
information, call the Library branch directly. Here’s the schedule:
• Sunday, August 1, Baker Branch, Macrame Plant Hangers • Virtual Book Club:
The Plague by Albert Camus
• Sunday, August 1, Pride-Chaneyville Branch,
No-Sew Gold Fringe Cuff 11 a.m. Saturday, August 14
Greenwell Springs Road
• Monday, August 9, Main Library at Goodwood, Regional Branch, call (225)
Hobbit Door Pin 274-4450 to register
• Wednesday, August 18, Central Branch,
Beaded Wind Chimes
IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FOR 20-SOMETHINGS
• 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, Scotlandville Branch, • 6 p.m. Thursday, August 26, Main Library at Goodwood,
Movie Night: The Ghost and the Darkness Game Night
• Noon Monday, August 9, Carver Branch, • 11 a.m. Saturday, August 28, River Center Branch,
Upcycled Plant Hangers Wearable Tech LED Circuit Cuff
• 4 p.m. Thursday, August 12, Delmont Gardens Branch, • 4:30 p.m. Monday, August 30, Zachary Branch,
Book Flowers Personalized Canvas Tote Bags
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, Jones Creek Regional • 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 31, Fairwood Branch,
Branch, Snarky Embroidery Pour-fect Painting
• 3 p.m. Monday, August 16, Eden Park Branch,
DIY Hexagon Shelves
FOR TEENS
*
Get a Jump on Success, Take NOVAC Film Camps
the ACT Practice Test! Once again, NOVAC: BR has partnered up with your
Your Library will offer a FREE American College Testing Library to bring FREE filmmaking summer camps to teens
(ACT®) practice exam at two Library locations this month. ages 13-17. Throughout June, students learned the basics
Spots are limited, so you must register. Please note that of video production, including design, storyboarding,
preference will be given to teens who are currently enrolled production, effects, and
in high school, and middle school students who wish to take more through the hands-on
the test will be permitted to do so only if there are still spots process of creating a video,
available five days before the test date. The paper practice under the guidance of an
test will be administered by Library staff through the experienced local filmmaker, via virtual teaching sessions.
Homework Louisiana database. Calculators or permitted. The final projects for each camp will premiere at the Main
Results will be sent to students via email; please allow 7-10 Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Thursday August 5. Join us
days to receive scores. Registration is required. To register, to see some cool work from awesome teen filmmakers!
call the Library location directly. Here’s the schedule:
• 9:20 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, Baker Branch,
limit 7 students All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all
• 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Carver Branch, programs is encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly.
For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.
limit 8 students
14 The Source, August 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibrarySpring into STEAM *
Maker Workshop:
Teens can come to the Jones Creek Regional Branch Sew a Pencil Case
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28, to explore a science, Teens do you want to learn how to sew? Come to the
technology, engineering, art & math-related project! Use River Center Branch Makerspace at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday,
physics and more to build a spring-powered catapult. For August 17, to make a pencil case. By the end of this
more information, call the Library location directly. workshop, you will have learned the basic operations of the
sewing machine, and how to cut patterns, sew a straight
Teen Movie Night line, and install a zipper! Registration is required and
Join other teens at the River Center limited to six participants. To register, call (225) 389-4960.
Branch at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August
4, to watch Soul, the 2020 computer- Teen Virtual Book Club
animated fantasy comedy-drama that Join other teens along with Greenwell Springs Road
follows Joe Gardner, a pianist and Regional Branch staff online at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August
middle school music teacher living in 25, for a book club meeting. To register, call (225) 274-4470.
New York City, who dreams of playing
jazz professionally. Find out what happens when Joe finds
himself as a soul heading into the “Great Beyond”.
TEEN IN-PERSON PROGRAMS
• 3 p.m. Monday, August 2, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, • 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, Greenwell Springs Road
Fandom Journals Regional Branch, Game Day
• 3 p.m. Monday, August 2, Eden Park Branch, Cork Boats • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Baker Branch,
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 3, Greenwell Springs Road ACT Practice Test
Regional Branch, DIY School Planners • 1:45 p.m. Saturday, August 21, Baker Branch,
• 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, River Center Branch, ACT Practice Test
Movie: Soul • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Carver Branch,
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 7, Jones Creek Regional ACT Practice Test
Branch, Burnished Leaf Relief • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21,
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 7, Main Library at Goodwood, Main Library at Goodwood, Anime Club
Hand Painted Canvas Tote Bags • 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, Bluebonnet Regional Branch,
• 4 p.m. Monday, August 9, Baker Branch, CD Mosaics Snap Circuits
• 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 10, Central Branch, • 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, Zachary Branch,
Duct Tape Pencil Cases Popsicle Stick Puzzle
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 10, Greenwell Springs Road • 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, Carver Branch,
Regional Branch, Paracord Lanyards Game Nation
• 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, Pride-Chaneyville Branch, • 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, Pride-Chaneyville Branch,
Personalized Canvas Case A Short Tension Span
• 3:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, Scotlandville Branch, • 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, River Center Branch,
Teen Movie Club: Jurassic Park Switch Game Day
• 10 a.m. Saturday, August 14, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, • 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, Scotlandville Branch,
Earbud Holders Pokemon Perler Bead Pixel Art
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 14, Jones Creek Regional • 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 26, Central Branch,
Branch, Paracord Lanyards Anime & Emoji Magnet
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 14, Main Library at • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28, Jones Creek Regional
Goodwood, [Au]some Ratios Branch, Spring into STEAM
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, River Center Branch, • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28, Main Library at
Maker Workshop: Sew a Pencil Case Goodwood, Pull Some Strings: Tiny Crossbow
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, Scotlandville Branch, • 3 p.m. Monday, August 30, Eden Park Branch,
Teen Gaming Club Teen Gaming Club
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, Zachary Branch,
DIY Taco Earbud Holder TEEN GRAB & GEAUX PROJECTS ON NEXT PAGE ➥
East Baton Rouge Parish Library August 2021, The Source 15East Baton Rouge Parish Library System
TEEN GRAB & Tween/Teen Online Resources
GEAUX PROJECTS
HOMEWORK LOUISIANA Homework Louisiana is a FREE online tutoring
• Sunday, August 1, All locations, PoweredBy
HOMEWORKLA.ORG
resource for 40 subjects and academic resources
tutor.com
Comic Silhouettes (as part of Mid
TM
for ACT prep, as well as core courses.
City Micro-Con)
• Sunday, August 1, Baker Branch, Learning Express Library contains
ACT Practice Test online tutorials, eBooks, and practice tests
designed to help students and adults learn basic
• Monday, August 2, Main Library
skills, improve their knowledge of common
at Goodwood, Attack on Titan
subjects, and prepare for entrance exams.
Papercraft
• Tuesday, August 3, Main Library Overdrive/Libby is our free resource which offers
at Goodwood, Fire Away: Avatar individuals access to eBooks, audiobooks, and
Headband videos.
• Wednesday, August 4, Main
Library at Goodwood, View The Mango Languages is a language-learning
Force resource which helps patrons learn 72 languages
online and through the app.
• Thursday, August 5, Main
Library at Goodwood, 8Bit Mario Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn
Keychain any of 105 languages with self-directed lessons,
personalized courses, movies, music, and more.
LITERACY IS A Gale in Context: Biography contains magazine
and journal articles, primary sources, videos,
FAMILY AFFAIR! audio, podcasts, and images about people from
history, and people currently in the public eye.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
covers today’s hottest social issues, from capital
punishment to immigration.
Gale Literary Sources searches all of the Gale
literary databases including what was formerly
Gale Literary Resource Center, Artemis, Litfinder,
etc. It provides credible literary reference
Have you read materials for students
to a child today? These Resources and More Available at
Get family activity www.ebrpl.com/digitallibrary
prompts & ideassent
right to your mobile
phone every
FOR CHILDREN
Thursday evening! A Garden of Stories at Three Locations!
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Main Library at
Simply text Goodwood has partnered with BREC, and its Baker Branch has
LITERACY teamed up with the City of Baker, to bring you Garden Stories.
Now, the Carver Branch offers a fun story walk! Families are
t o (225) 400-1336. invited to the BREC Gardens at Independence Park, and the Baker
Unsubscribe at any time Municipal Park, to take a stroll through the beautifully serene
by texting OPT OUT. area and enjoy reading stations where one-to-two pages of a children’s book can
be read. Story titles will change each month. This month, read through Knuffle
Standard message & data
Bunny by Mo Willems at the Main Library, and My Busy Green Garden by Terry
rates may apply.
Pierce, in Baker, and Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae, at the Carver Branch.
16 The Source, August 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryLeap into Science for Kids
Join us for Leap into Science, which are open-ended science activities
integrated with children’s books, developed by the Franklin Institute Science
Museum. Kids can explore the science of light and shadow through hands-on
activity workshops at Libraries throughout August and September. Here’s the
schedule:
Preschool Workshops for Ages 3 to 5
• 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, River Center Branch The Planetary
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, River Center Branch
Premiere of Ziggy’s
• 10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Main Library at Goodwood
Arts Adventure!
Hey parents! Louisiana Public
• 10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Fairwood Branch Broadcasting and the East Baton
Rouge Parish Library invite you
• 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, Jones Creek Regional Branch and your kids to the Main Library
• 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 1, Delmont Gardens Branch at Goodwood from 5 until 7 p.m.
Sunday, August 1, to be among
• 5 p.m. Thursday, September 2, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch the first earthlings to see a FREE
• 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, Fairwood Branch sneak peek of the first two episodes
of Ziggy’s Arts Adventure ahead of
its television premiere August 2!
This all-new LPB production stars
Elementary Workshops for Ages 6 to 11 Ziggy, a 9-year old alien who comes
to earth in search of art – something
• 10 a.m. Saturday, August 14, Eden Park Branch
not found on his home planet. In
• 2 p.m. Saturday, August 14, Scotlandville Branch addition to seeing the planetary
premiere of Ziggy’s Arts Adventure,
• 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, River Center Branch you and your family will hear live
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, River Center Branch music by trumpeter extraordinaire,
John Gray, performing with Ziggy’s
• 2 p.m. Saturday, August 28, Scotlandville Branch Junkyard Band, and enjoy out-of-
• 10:30 a.m. Friday. September 3, Fairwood Branch this-world food at the food truck
round-up! LPB Kids Club members
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 4, Main Library at Goodwood can have their photos taken with
superstar Ziggy at a special meet
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, Delmont Gardens Branch
and greet! Learn more at lpb.org.
• 5 p.m. Thursday, September 9, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch
• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Jones Creek Regional Branch
Family Workshops for Families with Children Ages 3 to 11
• 5 p.m. Monday, August 9, Jones Creek Regional Branch
• 11 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Bluebonnet Regional Branch
• 10 a.m. Saturday, August 28, Eden Park Branch
• 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, Bluebonnet Regional Branch
• 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch
• 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, Delmont Gardens Branch
• 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Main Library at Goodwood
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 August 2021, The Source 17Back to School Safety
B i ng o
*
Children ages 5-8 are invited to the Greenwell Springs
Road Regional Branch at 5 p.m. Thursday, August 5, to
hear an East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS)
Transportation representative discuss the expectations,
rules, safety, and information-to-know about riding the
Back to School Bingo
school bus. Included in the program, children will listen Before students ages 6 and up head back to school, the
to stories, It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship by Mickey whole family is invited to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch
Rapkin, and Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh, then put at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 14, to play a lively game of
together a popsicle stick school bus craft. All children under bingo. Join us for the fun!
the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.
Make & Take Ozobots STEM Craft
Giraffe Craft Children ages 6-11 can come to the
Children ages 2-11 can stop by the Zachary Branch at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Zachary Branch at any time Wednesday, August 21, for a fun get your science,
August 11, to pick up a giraffe make technology, engineering and math-
and take craft kit. Supplies available related (STEM) project. Learn the
while they last. basics of programming using Ozobot
mini robots.
Storytime & Craft
Storytimes are age- and developmental-specific opportunities for bringing children and books together
in a happy, meaningful way by combining stories, rhymes and songs. Story/Crafts provide a literacy-based
social setting to get creative! Hear a book read while making or doing something interesting. Check out the
schedule below for Story/Crafts taking place this month. *Registration is required for some. To register, call
the Library location directly.
Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity
Description & Age Group
*3:30 p.m. Monday, August 2, Click, Clack, Quack to School Have fun with magic color scratch apple
Carver Branch y Doreen Cronin
b art, ages 5-7
11 a.m. Wednesday, August 4, Maisy Goes to Preschool Color your own fuzzy apple wreath,
Fairwood Branch y Lucy Cousins
b ages 3-7
Kindergarten is Cool!
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
*4 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, Under the Plum Tree Make a clothespin embellished elephant
Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch y Sufiya Ahmed & Reza Dalvand
b craft, ages 6-11
Festival of Colors
by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal
10 a.m. Wednesday, August 4, It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship Make a school bus craft, ages 2-5
Zachary Branch y Mickey Rapkin
b
*4 p.m. Saturday, August 7, Monsters 101 Create a monster bookmark, ages 6-11
Baker Branch y Cale Atkinson
b
*11 a.m. Saturday, August 7, Daddy’s Back-to-School Shopping Have fun with magic color scratch apple
Bluebonnet Regional Branch Adventure art, ages 5-7
by Alan Sitomer
Oliver and His Alligator
y Paul Schmid
b
18 The Source, August 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish LibraryTime, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity
Description & Age Group
*10 a.m. Saturday, August 7, Back to School with Bigfoot Take home an apple wreath to color, ages
Main Library at Goodwood y Samantha Berger
b 5-7
*2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 7, Captain Freddy Counts Down to School Use paper scraps to make an apple collage,
Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Elizabeth Shreve ages 4-8
Applesauce Day
by Lisa Amstutz
11 a.m. Saturday, August 7, Miss Nelson is Missing Use a craft kit to make an apple wreath,
Zachary Branch by Harry Allard ages 6-11
*4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, Surprise in the Meadow Make a sunflower craft using your
Carver Branch by Anna Vojtech handprint, ages 5-7
*4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship Create a fuzzy apple wreath, ages 4-7
Central Branch by Mickey Rapkin
Bling Blaine: Throw Glitter, Not Shade
by Rob Sanders
*11 a.m. Saturday, August 14, One Watermelon Seed Use construction paper to make a
Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch by Celia Barker Lottridge watermelon windsock, ages 3-5
*10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 14, Happy Tails Lodge Build pet forts with cardboard & the
Main Library at Goodwood by Dee Romito Library’s NEW MakeDo STEM kit,
ages 6-11
*4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, While You’re Away Create a nature scene with oil pastels,
Carver Branch by Thodoris Papaioannou ages 8-11
*4 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, The Apple Orchard Riddle Have fun with magic color scratch apple
Scotlandville Branch by Margaret McNamara art, ages 6-11
The Poisoned Apple: A Fractured Fairy
Tale
by Anne Lambelet
*10 a.m. Wednesday, August 18, Be Who You Are Use paper to make a craft of your own
Main Library at Goodwood by Todd Parr face, ages 2-5
10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, What is a Scientist? Experiment with light & shadow using a
Fairwood Branch by Barbara Lehn flashlight, ages 3-5
*10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, Blackout Experiment with light & shadow using a
Main Library at Goodwood y John Rocco
b flashlight, ages 3-5
*4 p.m. Saturday, August 21, My Life as a Book Practice doodling with inspiration from
Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Janet Tashjian the book’s illustrations, ages 8-11
*4:30 p.m. Monday, August 23, A Perfect Day! Paint the book’s main character, ages 6-11
Carver Branch by Lane Smith
*4:30 p.m. Monday, August 23, The Very Last Leaf Color a fall bookmark, ages 7-11
Central Branch by Stef Wade
Lawrence in the Fall
by Matthew Farina
*4 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to Make a 3D school bus craft, ages 3-7
Scotlandville Branch School, Don’t!
by Elise Parsley
*10 a.m. Saturday, August 28, Tugboat Bill and the River Rescue Use LEGO® pieces to build a boat,
Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch by Calista Brill ages 4-7
Boats Float
by George Ella Lyon & Benn Lyon
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