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LAFOURCHE PARISH LIBRARIES

January Storytimes Thibodaux Branch * 314 St. Mary St., 985 447-4119

Wed, Jan 3, 10:30 am—“Hats”

Mon, Jan 8, 5:30 pm—“Dog Tales”

Tue, Jan 9, 5:30 pm—at Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

Wed, Jan 10, 10:30 am—“Socks”

Wed, Jan 17, 10:30 am—“Friends”

Thur, Jan 18, 4:00 pm—Craft for ages 5-11 (Come to the branch to sign up.)

Wed, Jan 24, 10:30 am—“Children of the World”

Wed, Jan 31, 10:30 am—“Tickles with Tall Tales”

Bayou Blue Branch * 198 Mazarac St., 985 580-0634

Mon, Jan 8, 10:30 am

Mon, Jan 22, 10:30 am

Raceland Branch * 177 Recreation Dr., 985 537-6875

Thur, Jan 4, 10:30 am

Thur, Jan 18, 10:30 am

Gheens Branch * 153 Leon Drive, 985-532-2288

Tue Jan 9, 3:30 pm

Tue, Jan 23, 3:30 pm

Lockport Branch * 518 Sixth St., 532-3158

Fri, Jan 5, 10:00 am (note new time for 2007)

Fri, Jan 19, 10:00 am

Larose Branch, Larose Civic Center, 985-693-3336

Wed, Jan 10, 10:30 am

Wed, Jan 24, 10:30 am

South Lafourche Branch * 16241 East Main St., 985-632-7140

Tue, Jan 9, 10:30 am—“Roll in the Snow”

Tue, Jan 23, 10:30 am—“Pajama Rama Fun” (Kids can come in their PJs!)

Golden Meadow Branch * 1501 N. Bayou Dr., 475-5660

Wed, Jan 10, 10:30 am—“Birthdays”

Wed, Jan 24, 10:30 am—“Friends”

Thur Jan 18, 4:30pm—Snowman Craft (Ages 5-12)

Teen Activities

Thibodaux Branch

Thur, Jan 18, 4:00pm—10 Things to; Dip in Chocolate (Ages 12-17—At the same time there will be a Sip & Dip event for parents while the teens are dipping.)

Mon, Jan 29, 4:00pm—TLC meeting

Bayou Blue Branch

Wed, Jan 3, 5:00 pm—Sign Language Workshop

Wed, Jan 10, 5:00 pm—Game Night

Fri, Jan 12, 5:00 pm—Movie Night

Wed, Jan 17, 4:00 pm—Cake Decorating Workshop Part 2

Wed, Jan 24, 5:00 pm—Game Night

Wed, Jan 31, 5:00 pm—Game Night

Lockport Branch

Wed, Jan 24, 4:00 pm

Larose Branch

Tue, Jan 16, 5:00 pm—Teen Club Meeting

South Lafourche Branch

Wed, Jan 10, 5:30 pm—Teen Club Kickoff

Wed, Jan 24, 5:30 pm—Popcorn and Trivia

Golden Meadow Branch

Thur, Jan 11, 5:00pm—Deal or No Deal

Tue, Jan 23, 4:00pm—Trivia

January Activities

Jan 9, 1:00 pm—Movie and Popcorn @ Thibodaux Branch-A Street Car Named Desire

Jan 10, 5:30 pm—Scrapbooking @ Lockport Branch

Jan 18, 2:00 pm—Soup for the Soul @ Lafourche Branch

Jan 19, 4:00 pm—Barbie Dolls Collectables Workshop @ Bayou Blue Branch

Jan 18, 4:00 pm—Ten Things to Dip in Chocolate Program @Thibodaux Branch

Jan 11, 1:00 pm—Lib Luv Book Club Meeting @ ThibodauxBranch

Jan 25, 1:00 pm—African American Authors Book Club Meeting @ ThibodauxBranch

Holiday Schedule

All Lafourche Branches will be closed January 15 in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

TERREBONNE PARISH LIBRARIES

Main Branch * 151 Civic Center Blvd., 876-5861

Mondays – Toddler storytime for crawling babies to 19 months – 3 years at 10 a.m.; Preschool storytime for 3 n 5 year olds at 2 p.m. (new day); Babygarten storytime for newborn to 18 months at 6 p.m.

Tuesdays n Babygarten 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.

Jan 27: Winter Fun Craft for 1st n 4th graders at 2 p.m.

Bourg Branch * 4405 St. Andrew St., 594-4717

Jan 4: TWinter Wreath Workshop for pre-k n 6th graders at 2 p.m. Limit 25. Registration required.

Chauvin Branch * 5500 Highway 56, 594-9771

Jan 9: “Tip Toe Toddler” Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds at 10 a.m.

Jan 25: “Let It Snow” Storytime for pre-school n 3rd grade at 5 p.m.

Dularge Branch * 837 Bayou Dularge, 851-1752

Jan 22: Winter Wonderland Storytime for pre-k n 4th grade at 4 p.m.

Gibson Branch * 6363 Bayou Black, 575-2639

Jan 10: “I Have a Dream” Storytime for pre-k and kindergarten age children at 10 a.m.

Jan 22: After School Club for 1st and 2nd graders will hold book discussions, do crafts, play games, and give homework help from 3 – 4:30 p.m. Limit 15. Registration required.

Jan 24: After School Club for 3rd & 4th graders will hold book discussions, do crafts, play games, and give homework help from 3-4:30 p.m. Limit 15. Registration required.

North Terrebonne Branch * 4130 West Park, 868-3050

WednesdaysnPreschool storytime at 10 a.m.

Jan 10: Kwanzaa Crafts for children in kindergarten and older at 6 p.m. Limit 25. Registration required.

Exhibits at Main Branch

•Louisiana Decoy display by Roger Bourgeois can be viewed in the foyer display cases.

•Designs in Textiles by Clair Fenton will be displayed in the cases on the 2nd floor.

Teen Activities

Main Library

Jan 3: PKnit Wits Knitting Group for tweens & teens will be taught basic stitches to complete a simple project from 4 n 5 p.m. Bring size 10 knitting needles and ball of yarn.

Jan 13: Tie-Dye T-shirts workshop for tweens & teens at 3 p.m. Bring a clean white t-shirt. Registration required. Limit 20.

Jan 18: Chess Club from 6-8 p.m.

Jan 25: The Dead Poets Society from 6 n 8 p.m.

Chauvin Branch

Jan 11: Beads & Bobbles Workshop for 12 years old and older at 4:30 p.m.

Adult Activities

Bourg Branch

Jan 26: Oral History Program with a guest speaker and covered dish from 11 a.m. n 1 p.m.

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: 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.

Jan 8: Eager Readers Book Discussion will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts.

North Terrebonne Branch

Jan 13: Free movie feature “Da Vinci Code” (rated PG-13) at 2 p.m.

Jan 17: Book Discussion Group will discuss Sophie’s Choice by William Styron at 6:30 p.m.

Main Branch

Jan 9: Thinking Out Loud Book Discussion will discuss The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini at 6:30. Daryl Homes is the facilitator.

Friends Activities

Jan 14: Team Trivia Contest at 2 p.m. at the Coffee Zone ($1.00 reg. if not a Friends member)

ST. MARY PARISH LIBRARIES

West End Branch * P.O. Box 309 Baldwin, 337-923-6205

Jan 11: John Paul Darden will display his skills and speak about the designs of Chitimacha basketry at 5:30 p.m.

Jan 16: Food Way Traditions – Cajuns, Creoles and African Americans at 5:30 p.m.

Jan 25: Meet the Author – Roger Stouff will autograph copies of his book.- Native Waters: A Few Moments in a Small Wooden Boat at 5:30 p.m.

Patterson Branch * P.O.Box 57, Patterson, 985-395-2777

Jan 18: Book Discussion – Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly at 5:30 p.m.

Bayou Vista Branch * 1325 Belleview Drive, 985-399-9866

Jan 29: Herb Program – learn about growing and cooking with herbs with the Bayou Vista Garden Club at 6 p.m.

Alex P. Allain Memorial * 206 Iberia Street, 337-872-5364

Jan 30: Film Maker Leads Discussion – film will be Good For What Ails You: Healing Secrets of the Cajuns, Creoles and Bayou Indians at 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits at West End Branch

John Paul Darden, a Chitimacha tribal basket weaver, will speak about this craft that has been handed down for generations. Join St. Mary Parish Library’s West End Branch Library in Baldwin as we welcome Darden at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 11. The program is open to the public free of charge. This project is part of the library’s Key Ingredients: America By Food complimentary programming to the Smithsonian exhibit. The exhibit, made possible through a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities will be on view at the library from Jan. 10 to Feb. 21.

To learn more, please contact any branch of the library system.

Local Library Links:

Terrebonne Parish Library; http://www.terrebonne.lib.la.us/

St. Mary Parish Library; http://www.stmary.lib.la.us/

Lafourche Parish Library; http://www.lafourche.org/