Lafourche Parish Libraries

Lainey Chatagnier
August 2, 2010
Stubbs adjusting to life as head coach
August 4, 2010
Lainey Chatagnier
August 2, 2010
Stubbs adjusting to life as head coach
August 4, 2010

*Events requiring registration.

Children’s activities

Thibodaux Branch

314 St. Mary St., 447-4119

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. – Storytime: “It’s Time for School”; “Frogs and Toads”; “Berries”; & “We All Work.”

Friday, Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. – “Picnic.”

Thursday, Aug. 12 & 26, 10:30 a.m. – Laptime Storytime: “Counting” & “Colorful Shapes.”

Thursday, Aug. 19, 4 p.m. – Kids Craft*: Ages 5-11.

Bayou Blue Branch

198 Mazerac St., 580-0634

Mondays, 10:30 a.m. – Storytime.Friday,

Choctaw Branch

1887 Choctaw Rd., 633-6453

* Events requiring registration will be in-person registration only. Sorry, no phone calls.

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 4 p.m. – Storytime: “Back to School.” For all ages.

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31, 11 a.m. – Storytime: “Picnic”; “Lions Roar”; “Going Buggy”; & “Going Bananas.”

Wednesday, Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m. – *Kids Kraft Korner: “Back to School Picture Frames.” Ages 4-8. Register at the front desk.

Monday, Aug. 16, 4:30 p.m. – Kids Mini-Movie: “Miss Nelson has a Field Day.” All ages. Treats will be served.

Golden Meadow Branch

1501 N. Bayou Dr., 475-5660

Thursday, Aug. 5, 19 & 26, 4 p.m. Storytime: “Back to School”; “Traveling to Space”; “Buggy about Storytime.”

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 4 p.m. – Storytime: “Ocean Commotion.”

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 4 p.m. – Craft Workshop: “Whale of Tail.”

Larose Branch

Larose Civic Center, 693-3336

Thursday, Aug. 12, 19 & 26, 10:30 a.m. – Alphabet Soup Story Hours: “Friends of the Library”; “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”; & “Going On A Lion Hunt.”

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 4:30 p.m. – Babes In Storyland Story Hour and Craft: “Recess is My Best Subject.”

Lockport Branch

720 Crescent Ave. 985-532-3158,

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m. – *Audubon Zoo’s BugMobile will visit the Lockport Branch to conduct a program for children in Pre-K and up. This program is limited to 35 children. Call the library to register.

Thursday, Aug. 5, 2 pm. – Storytime: All ages.

Thursday, Aug. 12 & 26, 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Storytime: Stories, activities and a lot of fun. Thursday, Aug. 19, 4 p.m. – *Children’s Craft Program: All ages.

Raceland Branch

177 Recreation Dr., 537-6875

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 4:30 p.m. – Back to School Craft: All Ages.

Thursday, Aug. 5 & 19, 10:30 a.m. – Pre-school Puppet Storytime.

South Lafourche Branch

16241 East Main St., 632-4963

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24, 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Storytime: “Clowns”; “Music”; “Friends”; & “National Dog Day.”

Saturdays, 1 p.m. – Kids Movie: “Where the Wild Things Are”; “Wall-E”; “Muppets from Space”; & “Mee-Shee.” Popcorn and lemonade will be served.

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 5:30 p.m. – Schooler’s Storytime: “Back to School.” (For school-aged children.)

Pre-teen & teen Activities

(To participate in Tween Zone or Teen Zone activities, one must be a member. Membership is free. See library staff for details. Tween Zone is ages 8-12)

Thibodaux Branch

Monday, Aug. 2, 4:30 p.m. – Tween Wii Night.

Thursday, Aug. 5, 4 p.m. – Teen Wii Night.

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 4:30 p.m. – *Tween Back-to-School Scavenger Hunt.

Thursday, Aug. 12, 4 p.m. – Teen Movie: “The Goonies.”

Thursday, Aug.19, 4 p.m. – *Teen Craft: Candy Sushi.

Thursday, Aug. 26, 4 p.m. – Teen Book Club: “Far from Xanadu.”

Thursday, Aug. 26, 5 p.m. – Tween Book Club: “The Bad Beginning.”

Bayou Blue Branch

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 4 p.m. – Teen Zone Movie Night.

Thursday, Aug. 19, 4:30 p.m. – Tween Zone Game Night.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, p.m. – Tween Zone Storytime.

Choctaw Branch

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 4:30 p.m. – Tween Poems: “Celebrate Bad Poetry Day.” Test your skills at writing poems (good or bad). Ages 9-12.

Thursday, Aug. 26, 4:30 p.m. – Teen Personalized Notebooks. Ages 13 and up. Register at the front desk.

Golden Meadow

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 3 p.m. – Teen Wii Game.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 4 p.m. – Teen Wii Game.

Larose Branch

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 4:30 p.m. – Wiitime Wiimers.

Lockport Branch

Monday, Aug. 2, 1:30 pm. – Tween Wii Games. Ages 9-12.

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:30 pm. – Teen Wii Games.

Raceland Branch

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 4 p.m. – Tween Wii Games.

Tuesdays, Aug. 10 & 31, 4 p.m. – Teen Wii Games.

Wednesday, Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m. – Tween Beading Keychain Craft.

Monday, Aug. 16, 4 p.m. – Tween Wii Games.

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 4 p.m. – Teen Movie Night.

South Lafourche Branch

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 4 p.m. – Tween Craft: Duct Tape Lunch Bag.

Thursday, Aug. 5, 4 p.m. – Teen Craft: Duct Tape Lunch Bag.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 4 p.m. – Wii Games.

Adult Activities

Thibodaux Branch

Tuesdays, 5 p.m. – Board Game Night.

Fridays, 1 p.m. – Classic Movie Matinée.

Thursdays, Aug. 5 & 12, 10:30 a.m. – Computer Classes: Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word; & Introduction to the Internet.

Friday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m. – LIB LUV Book Club: “The Awakening.”

Saturday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m. – Event Horizon Sci Fi/Fantasy Book Club.

Monday, Aug. 23, 5.pm. – *Adult Craft: Paper Weights.

Saturday, Aug. 28, 2 p.m. – Banned Books Club: “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.”

Monday, Aug. 30, 4:30 p.m. – New Movie Madness: “Furry Vengeance.”

Bayou Blue Branch

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 5 p.m. – Computer Class.

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2 p.m. – Adult Cooking Tips.

Friday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m. – Adult Job Search.

Choctaw Branch

Monday, Aug. 23, 1 p.m. – *Computer Class: Basic Internet. Register at the front desk.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 4 p.m. – Adult Craft: Picture Frame Decorating. Register at the front desk.

Golden Meadow Branch

Friday, Aug. 13, 1 p.m. – Adult Scrapbooking.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1 p.m. – Computer Class.

Larose Branch

Mondays, Aug. 9 & 23 10 a.m. – Senior Strikers.

Wednesdays, Aug. 11, 18 & 25, 1 p.m. – Computer Classes.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1 p.m. – Larose Cuttin Ups Scrapbooking. Join the Larose Cuttin Up Scrapbookers for a fun day of scrappin’. Scrapbookers are encouraged to attend and work on their own pages. Supplies will be available.

Friday, Aug. 20, 12 p.m. – Cajun Culture Café: The Larose community is invited to the Larose Branch to discuss times gone by on the Bayou. Reminisce about the “Good Ole Times.” Bring pictures and old artifacts relating to Larose to share.

Lockport Branch

Monday, Aug. 16, 11:30 a.m. – Adult Wii Social. Please join us, bring a friend and enjoy yourself.

Tuesdays, Aug. 17 & 31, 5 p.m. – *Adult Computer Class: Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word & Internet, Email, & the Library homepage. Any adult interested can call 532-3158 to register for the free library computer classes.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 5:30 p.m. – *Adult Scrapbooking Memories. Registration required. There is a limit of 20 participants for this program who will work on a special pet page.

Saturday, Aug. 28, 1:30 p.m. – Adult Scrapbooking Memories.

Raceland Branch

Thursday, Aug. 12, 1 p.m. – Computer Class.

Friday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m. – Scrapbooking for Adults.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. – Diabetes Education Class.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2 p.m. – *Social Networking Workshop for Adults. Need some help navigating Facebook? Join us. Register at the front desk.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 3 p.m. – *D’n’D Alliance: For Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts. Register at the front desk.

Thursday, Aug. 26, 4 p.m. – *Ani-Marvel-DC Fan Club: For fans of anime, Marvel and DC comics. Register at the front desk.

Friday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m. – Adult Coffee Break.

South Lafourche Branch

Saturdays, 1 p.m. – Movie Afternoon: “Walk the Line”; “Coal Miner’s Daughter”; “Urban Cowboy”; and “Crazy Heart.” Popcorn and lemonade will be served.

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 11 & 18 – *Computer Classes.

Wednesday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m. – *Adult Crafts.

Saturday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m. – Quilting Club.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. – La Table Francaise.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 5 p.m. – Coastal Zone Management Meeting.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 10:30 a.m. – Wii Games.

Saturday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m. – Biloxi-Chitimacha Meeting.

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 5:30 p.m. – Résumé Writing.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 10 a.m. – Lagniappe Craft: “Leaf Picture Frame.”

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m. – Talking Books Book Club.

Friday, Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m. – Parent Chat. Give us your opinion of the Summer Reading Program and let us know what programs you would like the library to hold.