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Local Library Activities

LAFOURCHE PARISH LIBRARIES

MAY STORYTIMES

Thibodaux Branch

314 St. Mary St., 447-4119

Wed, May 9, 10:30 am—“Berries” Mon, May 14, 5:30 pm—“Circus” Tue, May 8, 5:30 pm—at Wendy’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers Wed, May 16, 10:30 am—“Summer Time”

Wed, May 23, 10:30 am—“Garden Treasures” Wed, May 30, 10:30 am—“Airplanes”

Choctaw Branch

1887 Choctaw Rd. 985-6336453

Thur, May 10, 1:00 pm

Thur, May 10, 6:00 pm—Mother’s Day Craft, ages 5- 10. Preregistration required. (“Mommy Mingle”—Moms will mingle and enjoy refreshments while children are making craft)

Fri, May 25, 12:30 pm—Summer Break Blast Off! 1st to 5th graders n games, snacks, door prizes Thur, May 31 6:00 pm—”Stir and Bake”

Bayou Blue Branch

198 Mazarac St., 985 580-0634 Monday, May 7, 10:30 am—Special appearance by David McCormick, author of Lil Bubba and the Big Game

Mon, May 14, 10:30 am—“Summer Vacation” Mon, May 21, 10:30 am—“Let’s Go to the Beach”

Tue, May 29, 10:30 am—“Summer Journey”

Gheens Branch

153 Leon Drive, 985-532-2288

Tue, May 8, 3:30 pm Tue, May 22, 3:30 pm

Lockport Branch

518 Sixth St., 532-3158

Fri, May 11, 10:30 am—“Mother’s Day” Fri, May 25, 10:30 am—2006-2007

Preschool Storytime Ending Celebration

Larose Branch

Larose Civic Center, 985-693-3336

Wed, May 9, 10:30 am—Storytime and Craft

Wed, May 23, 10:30 am—Storytime and Craft

South Lafourche Branch

16241 East Main St., 985-632-7140

Wed, May 9, 10:30 am—Storytime and Craft

Wed, May 23, 10:30 am—Storytime and Craft

Golden Meadow Branch

1501 N. Bayou Dr., 475-5660

Wed, May 9th, 10:30 am—“Mother’s Day”

Thur, May 17, 4:30 pm—Craft (Making a Clown)

Fri, May 18, 10:30 am

Wed, May 23rd, 10:30 am—“Beach Days”

TEEN ACTIVITIES

Thibodaux Branch

Mon, May 14, 4:00 pm—Monday

Movie Madness

Mon, May 21, 4:00 pm—TLC Meeting (tlc_thibodaux@yahoo.com for more information)

Choctaw Branch

Tue, May 15, 4:00 pm—Teen Bingo (ages 11 and up)

Bayou Blue Branch

Wed, May 9, 4:30 pm—Teen Zone, Reality Workshop with a recruiter from the Job Corporation

Thur, May 10, 4:30 pm—Tween Zone, T-Shirt Designing Workshop for Mothers Day

Wed, May 16, 4:30 pm—Teen Zone, Big Fashion Show

Fri, May 18, 5:00 pm—Tween Zone

Movie Night

Wed, May 23, 4:30 pm—Teen Zone workshop for teens to learn how to fill out job applications and how to interview

Fri, May 25, 5:00 pm—Teen Zone Movie Night/Last Day of School Blast

Wed, May 30, 4:30 pm—Teen Zone Game Night

Raceland Branch

Tues, May 8, 5:30 pm—Special Mother’s Day Spoken Word – Poetry for Teens (Open mike)

Thur, May 10, 4:30 pm—Teens assist kids with Mother’s Day crafts

Tue, May 22, 5:30 pm—Spoken Word for teens (open mike)

Lockport Branch

Wed, May 30 5:00 pm— School Ending Celebration

Larose Branch

Tues, May 22, 5:00 pm—Teen Club

South Lafourche Branch

Wed, May 16, 5:30 pm—Teen Program

Golden Meadow Branch

Thur, May 10, 5:00 pm Thur, May 24, 5:00 pm

May Activities

May 1-25, — Jelly Bean Counting Contest (ages 6-17) should stop by the Branch and register their guesses. Winner receives a book bag and t shirt. @ Bayou Blue Branch

May 9, 5:30 pm— Scrapbook Connection @ Lockport Branch

May 8, 1:00 pm— Movies and Popcorn @ Thibodaux Branch-The Horse Soldiers

May 10, 2:00 pmn Mother’s Choice Covered Dish @ South Lafourche Branch

TERREBONNE PARISH LIBRARIES

Main Branch

151 Civic Center Blvd., 876-5861

Toddler storytime for crawling babies to 19 months – 3 years at 10 a.m. Babygarten storytime for newborn to 18 months at 6 p.m.

Tuesdays nBabygarten storytime for newborn to 18 months at 10 a.m. Family storytime for pre-kindergarten n 3rd grade and their parents at 6:30 p.m.

May 12: Mother Daughter Tea Party for girls 6+ years old at 2 p.m. Limit 15. Registration required.

May 17: Chess Club for 9-12 year olds from 6 n 7 p.m.

May 19: Teddy Bear Picnic for pre-k n 3rd graders at 11 a.m. Bring a favorite stuffedbear

Bourg Branch

4405 St. Andrew St., 594-4717

May 10: Mother’s Day craft workshop for pre-k n 6th graders at 4 p.m. Limit 25. Registration required.

Chauvin Branch

5500 Highway 56, 594-9771

2nd & 4th Tuesdayn Tip Toe Toddler Storytime for 3 & 4 year olds at 10 a.m.

May 10: Picture frame workshop for 10 n 13 year olds at 4:30 p.m. Limit 12. Registration required.

May 19: Spring Tea Dress-up for Mothers and Daughters (5-8 years old) at 11 a.m.

Dularge Branch

837 Bayou Dularge, 851-1752

1st Fridayn Preschool Storytime for 3 & 4 year olds at 10:30 a.m.

May 18: Pajama Party & Movie Mania for pre-k n 4th graders at 6 p.m.

Gibson Branch

6363 Bayou Black, 575-2639

May 9: After School Club for 3rd & 4th graders will hold book discussions, do crafts, play games, and get homework help from 3-4:30 p.m. Limit 15. Registration required.

May 16: May Flowers storytime for kindergarten age at 2 p.m.

Montegut Branch

1135 Hwy 55, 594-4390 4th Tuesdayn Preschool storytime at 10:30 a.m.

May 10: Mother’s Day craft workshop for children of all ages from 3:30 n 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits at Main Branch

•Louisiana Decoy display by Roger Bourgeois can be viewed in the foyer display cases until May 19th.

TEEN ACTIVITIES

May 8: T-shirt Dyeing workshop from 4 n 5:30 p.m. Bring a clean white t-shirt. Limit 25. Registration required @ Bourg Branch

May 9: “Dance, Dance, Revolution” Competition at 6 p.m. Limit 20. Registration required. @ North Terrebonne Branch

May 11: Mother’s Day Gift Craft at 4 p.m @ Montegut Branch

May 16: Tweens & Teens Craft-summer bug banner from 4:30 n 5:30 p.m. Limit 10. Registration required.@ Gibson Branch

May 21: T-shirt painting workshop for tweens at 4 p.m. Bring a washed, white tshirt@ Dularge Library

May 24: Beads & Bobbles Jewelry Making Workshop at 4:30 p.m. @ Chauvin Branch

May 24: Chess Club for 13-19 year olds from 6 – 8 p.m. @ Main Branch

May 26: Teen Summer Job Fair from 9 a.m. n noon @ Main Branch

ADULT ACTIVITIES

Dularge Branch

Tuesdays: Adult oil painting class conducted by Gail LeCompte from 10 a.m. n 2 p.m. Limit 20. Registration required. Bring a blank canvas, easel, and a bag lunch. Wednesdays: Mexican Train Domino competition at 1 p.m Thursdays: Sew So Good Sewing Club meets at 10 a.m. to make crafts and quilts. Bring a sewing project.

May 14: Eager Readers Book Discussion will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Madame Toussaint’s Wedding Day by Thaddeus St. Martin

North Terrebonne Branch

April 18: Poet’s Café is back. Come read your original or a favorite poem or just come to listen at 7 p.m.

Main Branch

May 7 & 14: Financial Fitness Workshop continues from 6 n 8 p.m. in the 2nd floor DE classroom. North Terrebonne Branch

May 16: Book Discussion will meet to discuss White by Ken Follett at 6:30 p.m.

May 17: May Candy Flowers workshops at 10 a.m. Limit 12. Registration required. Friends Activities

May 13: Team Trivia Contest at 2 p.m. at the Coffee Zone ($1.00 registration if not a Friends member)

Local Library Links:

Terrebonne Parish Library www.terrebonne.lib.la.u

St Mary Parish Library www.stmary.lib.la.us

Lafourche Parish Library www.lafourche.org