Lafourche Parish Libraries

Thibodaux Branch

314 St. Mary St.,

447-4119

Wednesday, April 2, 10:30 am – “Spring”

Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 pm – Storytime at Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

Wednesday, April 9, 10:30 am – “Colors”

Monday, April 14, 5:30 pm – “Ice Cream”

Thursday, April 14, 4:30 pm – Kid Craft – Bookmarks A-Plenty

Wednesday, April 16, 10:30 am – “Wild and Crazy”

Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 am – “Strike up the Band”

Wednesday, April 30, 10:30 am – “Elephant Smellephant”

Choctaw Branch

1887 Choctaw Rd.

985-633-645

Tuesday, April 1, 10:30 am – “Spring”

Tuesday, April 15, 11:00 am – “Picnics”

Wednesday, April 23, 5:30 pm – Kid Kraft Korner – Grasshead Pals (Ages 5-10) Registration required.

Bayou Blue Branch

198 Mazarac St.,

985 580-0634

Monday, April 7, 10:30 am

Monday, April 14, 10:30 am

Wednesday, April 16, 4:00 pm – Open House- Kids can decorate a family picture frame.

Monday, April 21, 10:30 am

Monday, April 28, 10:30 am

Raceland Branch

177 Recreation Dr.,

985 537-6875

Thursday, April 3, 10:30 am – “Spring”

Tuesday, April 15, 5:00 pm – Jazz Craft for Kids

Thursday, April 17, 10:30 am – “Wild and Crazy”

Gheens Branch

153 Leon Drive,

985-532-2288

Tuesday, April 8, 3:30 pm – “April Showers Bring May Flowers”

Tuesday, April 22, 3:30 pm – “Mother Nature Shines”

Lockport Branch

518 Sixth St.,

532-3158

Friday, April 4, 10:00 am – “Spring Into Reading”

Friday, April 18, 10:00 am – Special craft in observance of National Library Week

Larose Branch

Larose Civic Center,

985-693-3336

Thursday, April 10, 10:30 am – “April Showers Bring May Flowers”

Thursday, April 24, 10:30 am – Storytime & Craft

South Lafourche Branch

16241 East Main St.,

985-632-7140

Tuesday, April 8, 10:30 am – “April Showers Bring May Flowers”

Tuesday, April 15 – All-day Storytime with Carolyn and Maggie; Face Painting with Geri (National Library Week Event)

Tuesday, April 22, 10:30 am – “Mother Nature Shines”

Golden Meadow Branch

1501 N. Bayou Dr.,

475-5660

Thursday, April 3, 10:30 am – “Cat and Mouse”

Tuesday, April 15, 5:00 pm- Kids/Parent Computer Game Workshop

Thursday, April 17, 10:30 am – “April Showers Bring May Flowers”

Thursday, April 17, 4:30 pm – Craft Workshop: Making a Caterpillar (All ages)

Wednesday, April 30, 10:30 am – “Mother’s Day”

Teen Activities

Thibodaux Branch

Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 pm – Teen Activity

Thursday, April 24, 4:00pm – Teen Movie Night-Jump In!

Choctaw Branch

Tuesday, April 22, 3:00 pm – Ode to Poetry – Teens will write, recite, and post their poems on Poetry.com

Bayou Blue Branch

Wednesday, April 9, 5:00pm – Tween Zone – Movie Night – The Nanny Diaries Bring your favorite pillow!

Wednesday, April 23, 5:00 pm – Tween Zone – Poetry Cafe – Tweens share poems they have written

Wednesday, April 30, 5:00 pm – Tween Zone – Game Night

Raceland Branch

Tuesday, April 8, 5:00 pm – Teen Movie Night

Lockport Branch

Tuesday, April 15, 3:30 pm – Teen’s Dig In! – Make a dish for sharing with other teens. ..an hour of tasting and fun.

South Lafourche Branch

Wednesday, April 23, 5:30 pm – Your Image in Clay

Golden Meadow Branch

Wednesday, April 9, 5:00 pm – Teen Program

Tuesday, April 15, 5:00 pm- Kids/Parent Computer Game Workshop

Thursday, April 17, 4:30 pm – Craft Workshop: Making a Caterpillar (All ages)

Wednesday, April 23, 5:00 pm – Teen Program

Some programs may require registration. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information call any branch.

April Activities

Thibodaux Branch

Wednesday, April 2, 4:30 p.m. – Cross Stitching with Marie (call to register).

Friday, April 4, 1:00 p.m. – Lib Luv Book Club reads Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

Wednesday, April 16, 4:30 p.m. – Cross Stitching with Marie (call to register).

Monday, April 21, 6:00 p.m. – Adult Craft – Pressed Flower Bookmarks (call to register).

Choctaw Branch

Monday, April 14, 10:30 a.m. – Book Talk.

Raceland Branch

Tuesday, April 22, 5:00 p.m. – Night @ the Library, entertainment & door prizes.

Lockport Branch

Monday, April 7, 5:30 p.m. – Scrapbook Connection- work with challenge number 3 for their Book About Me.

Wednesday, April 16, 5:30 p.m. – Scrapbook Connection – learn to make your own tag shaker for your page.

South Lafourche Branch

Thursday, April 3, 2:30 p.m. – Line Dancing.Monday, April 7, 5:30 p.m. – Quilting Club with instructor Francis Delaune. Call for supply list.

Tuesday, April 8, 4:00 p.m. – Genealogy Club.

Saturday, April 12, 1:30 p.m. – Quilting Club will instructor Francis Delaune. Call for supply list.

Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 p.m. – La Table Francais. Participate in French or just come to listen and learn.

Thursday, April 24, 2:30 p.m. – Line Dancing.

National library week April 13-19

Thibodaux Branch

Monday, April 14, 6:00 p.m. – Lockport author Janet Lucoco will talk about her book “Self Publishing”.

Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 p.m. – Teen Activity.

Wednesday, April 16 – Open House all day.

Wednesday, April 16, 4:00 p.m. – Library Forum and Chocolate Dipping.

Thursday, April 17, 4:30 p.m. – Kid Craft – Bookmarks-A-Plenty.

Choctaw Branch

Wednesday, April 16 – Open House all day.

Bayou Blue Branch

Wednesday, April 16, 4:00 p.m. – Open House and Recipe Swap.

Raceland Branch

Wednesday, April 16, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Open House.

Gheens Branch

Wednesday, April 16, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Open House.

Lockport Branch

Tuesday, April 15, 3:30 p.m. – Teens Dig In. Teens make a dish for sharing with other teens.

Thursday, April 17, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Annual Recipe Swap.

Larose Branch

Wednesday, April 16 – Open House all day (light refreshments and door prize from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.).

South Lafourche Branch

Monday, April 14, 6:00 p.m. – Cajun Music Performance.

Tuesday, April 15 – All day storytime with Carolyn and Maggie and face painting with Geri.

Wednesday, April 16, 3:00 p.m. – Come pass a good time with Mr. Robinson Guidry and his “Weath of Knowledge”.

Thursday, April 17, 2:30 p.m. – Food for Thought Recipe Exchange.

Friday, April 18 – Library Tours all day.

Golden Meadow Branch

Thursday, April 17, 4:30 p.m. – Spring Craft Workshop (all ages).

Thursday, April 17, 5:00 p.m. – Kids & Parents Computer Game Workshop.

Friday, April 18, 1:00 p.m. – Library and Historic Center Tours.

Exhibits

Bayou Country Coin Club display from April 7-19 at the Thibodaux Branch.

Native American Exhibit during the Month of April. The exhibit will include Houma and Chitimacha tribe examples of weaving, moss dolls, headdresses, regalia and cast nets at the South Lafourche Branch.