Alex P. Allain-Franklin Amelia Bayou Vista Berwick Centerville Patterson West End-Baldwin St. Mary Parish Library Newsletter www.stmary.lib.la.us December 2014 AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!! AMELIA BRANCH For information please call 985-631-2262 *Children of all ages are welcome to join us on Wednesday, December 10th for Picture Bingo at 4:00 p.m. *Word Bingo will be held on Friday, December 19th at 4:00 p.m. All ages are welcome to attend. *Do you want to build a snowman? On Monday, December 22nd at 2 p.m. we will be showing the movie Frozen. You are welcome to wear your comfiest Pajamas and bring your favorite blankets. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. BAYOU VISTA BRANCH For information please call 985-399-9866 *Come join the Bayou Vista Library on December 4th at 3:30 p.m. as we create some homemade holiday fun to add extra color to your décor! (1st Grade & Up) *All ages are welcome to join us for Word Bingo on December 8th at 4:00 p.m. *Join us on Thursday, December 11th at 3:30 p.m. for our Teen Workshop. We will be making these beautiful Vintage Inspired Paper Ornaments. You MUST be able to do with VERY LIMITED help. BERWICK BRANCH For information please call 985-385-2943 *Oh so sweet, but not to eat! Come make a felt Gingerbread Man on Thursday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. (1st Grade & Up) *Make sure to join us on Tuesday, December 16th at 4:00 p.m. to make a Penguin Snow Globe. (1st Grade & Up) Christmas Through Carols Come enjoy an afternoon of Christmas music to be performed by student violinists from Morgan City, Berwick and Patterson. Will be held at the Berwick Library on Tuesday, December 23rd from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. CENTERVILLE BRANCH For information please call 337-836-1717 *Children of all ages are welcome to join us on Tuesday, December 9th at 3:30 p.m. for Christmas Bingo. *Come join us on Tuesday, December 23rd at 3:30 p.m. to make a Christmas Tree craft. All ages are welcome to attend. Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies. For more information please contact the Branch where it is being held.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!! FRANKLIN BRANCH For information please call 337-828-5364 *Come join us on Wednesday, December 10th at 3:30 p.m. for Christmas Bingo. All ages are welcome to attend. PATTERSON BRANCH For information please call 985-395-2777 *All ages are welcome to join us on December 1st and December 15th at 3:30 p.m. for Fall Bingo. Fall Bingo is a word bingo game. Any child who can read a bingo card or has help from a parent, friend, or sibling is invited to attend. Prizes will be awarded to all winners and all participants will receive a snack. *Children in 1st grade and up are invited to participate in a Christmas craft that is perfect for gift giving. Each participant will make a Mason Jar cookie recipe. The program will he held on Thursday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. All supplies will be furnished, and the program is free of charge. Registration is preferred. WEST END BRANCH For information please call 337-923-6205 *Come join us on Tuesday, December 9th at 4:00 p.m. to make a Christmas Color Paint Chip Ornament for the Christmas Holidays and watch a Christmas puppet show provide by the West End Branch Staff. Children of all ages are welcome to attend. Snacks will be provided! *Children of all ages are welcome to join us Thursday, December 18th at 4:30 p.m. for Christmas stories, cookies, cocoa and a special visitor from the North Pole! PUBLIC TODDLER TIME Amelia Branch December 5th and 19th at 10:00 a.m. Bayou Vista Branch December 5th, 12th and 19th at 10:30 a.m. Berwick Branch December 3rd, 10th and 17th at 10:30 a.m. Centerville Branch December 2nd, 9th and 16th at 10:00 a.m. Franklin Branch December 5th and 12th at 10:00 a.m. West End Branch December 3rd, 10th and 17th at 10:30 a.m. December 17th will be our Toddler Christmas Party. Special visitors from the North Pole are expected to arrive by Polar Express. Hope you can join us for some holiday fun. BEDTIME STORY HOUR BAYOU VISTA BRANCH Join us at the Bayou Vista Library on Tuesday, December 2nd from 6-7 p.m. We will be having a Christmas Story hour featuring great Christmas Stories, Santa cookies, and milk. Wear your favorite Pajamas and don't forget your snuggle buddy. After this story hour, you will be ready to snuggle in and dream of Christmas time. For more information please contact the branch at 985-399-9866. FRANKLIN BRANCH Toddlers to 3rd Grade are welcome to join the Franklin Branch for an evening of Christmas stories and fun, Friday, December 19th at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to wear you pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal or doll. For more information please call the branch at 337-828-5364. Page 2 Lagniappe December 2014
ADULT PROGRAMS WEST END BRANCH Holiday Candy Making Program with Cynthia Price on Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Join us to learn the art of candy making. This is a simple QUICK TAKE on holiday candies for your friends, family or gift giving needs. For more information please call the West End Branch at 337-923-6205. BAYOU VISTA BRANCH Join us on Friday, December 12th at 6:30 p.m. for a night of painting and fun. We will be hosting an Adult Painting with a Twist Program. This is a SIGN-UP only program, spaces are limited. Please call us at 985-399-9866 or stop by to register. Refreshments will be served, alcoholic beverages are NOT allowed. BERWICK BRANCH HO-HO-HO-LIDAY ORNAMENT! Santa Claus is comin to your tree with this adorable ornament! Please join us on Saturday, December 13th at 10:00 a.m. For more information or to sign up for this program, please call 985-385-2943. CENTERVILLE BRANCH Please join us for a good time as we make Angels out of Christmas Bulbs. This will be held on Thursday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. So grab your friends and come pass a good time. For more information please call the Centerville Branch at 337-836-1717. Page 3
BOOK CLUBS THE BOOK HEADS AMELIA YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB The Book Heads will meet on Friday, December 12th at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Anyone interested in joining this young adult book club or would like more information, please contact Jessica at 985-631-2262. SPINE BENDERS BERWICK TEEN BOOK CLUB The Berwick Branch Library Teen Book Club will meet on Friday, December 19th at 4:00 p.m. to discuss the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Anyone interested in joining or for more information, please call the Berwick Branch Library at 985-385-2943. BERWICK BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB The Berwick Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Thursday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the book Atchafalaya Houseboat by Gwen Roland. If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the Berwick Branch Library at 985-385-2943. FRANKLIN BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB The Franklin Branch Library will meet on Thursday, December 4th at 4:15 p.m. to discuss the book The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans. For more information or to register for this book club, come by or call the Franklin Library at 337-828-5364. PATTERSON BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB The Patterson Branch Library Book Club will not meet in December, 2014. The book club s monthly meeting will resume on January 15, 2015. Belair Cove: A Novel of Life, Love, and Loss in a Prairie Cajun Village by Dianne Dempsey-Legnon is the scheduled title for discussion. We are sorry to announce that we are now at our capacity for our Adult Book Club. If you are interested in joining another Adult Book Club please contact the Bayou Vista Branch at 985-399-9866 for more information about theirs. WEST END ADULT BOOK CLUB The West End Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. to discuss the book The 13th Gift by Joanne Huist Smith. All members are invited to bring a Christmas dish. We are sorry to announce that we are now at our capacity for our Adult Book Club. If you are interested in joining another Adult Book Club please contact the Franklin Branch Library or the Centerville Branch at for more information about theirs. BAYOU VISTA BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB WEST END BRANCH YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB Bayou Vista Adult Book Club will meet on Friday, January 9th at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the book Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright. The West End Branch Library Young Adult Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 17th at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book club is open to the public. If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please contact the Bayou Vista Library at 985-399-9866. If you are interested in joining or would like more information please call the West End Library at 337-923-6205. Page 4 Lagniappe December 2014
Memorials & Donations In Memory Of: Elsie Dumesnil Dr. Roland Degeyter Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aid Exam Chelly Mendoza Dr. Roland Degeyter Eyewitness To World War II Lloyd Pitts Dr. Roland Degeyter Jamie & Jimmy Chauvin The Joy of The Gospel The Complete Photo Guide To Candy Making Homemade Candy & Chocolate Recipes David Rose Ray & Barbara Luke Sons of Encouragement Maggie Tillman Dr. Roland Degeyter The Complete Bible Answer Book: Collector s Edition Donations: Hardcover Books Mary Horton Softcover Books Mary Horton Magazines Mary Horton Page 5
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do something @ St. Mary Parish Library 206 Iberia Street Franklin, LA 70538 LIBRARY CLOSING On Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, December 26th all branches of the St. Mary Parish Library will be closed for the Christmas Holidays. We will re-open for our regular scheduled hours on Saturday, December 27th. Also, all branches of the St. Mary Parish Library will be closed for New Year s Eve on Wednesday, December 31st and New Year s Day on Thursday, January 1st. We will reopen for our regular scheduled hours on Friday, January 2nd. Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season! Page 8 Lagniappe December 2014