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Elevenses … a midmorning break for refreshments taken between breakfast and lunch, usually around 11a.m. The ritual of elevenses makes us stop and pace ourselves, providing an opportunity to rest a little and reflect, or just to catch up with ourselves or our friends.

Elevenses …. What a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning at the library, especially if you’re feeling a bit peckish. We invite you to pop in for tea and a chat with

Charlotte Guedry and Czarina Walker as we mingle with friends and neighbors, enjoy a cuppa, and learn all about the finer points of taking tea.

Drinking tea is an everyday occurrence in many cultures and the morning break for tea has long been an integral part of the working day. Charlotte and Czarina share their family customs and traditions with us all as we enjoy a soothing cup of tea and a delightful repast.

The place to be for a nice spot of tea is the Dutchtown location of your Ascension Parish Library. Mark your calendars … Saturday, July 27th at 11 AM , of course!

Whether it’s a cup of tea, a cuppa, or a spot of tea, we’ll have the kettle on.

Please call the library at 673-8699 to reserve your seat.

O ur s p ea ke rs …

C harl ot t e G u ed r y is Editor-in-Chief of The Creole-

Ascension Parish Online Newspaper. Charlotte is from

England, and tea has been a staple in her life since her early years. Family memories will forever be associated with tea somewhere in the picture. From an early age, she knew how to make the “proper cuppa!” She serves it at home and firmly believes that the tradition of tea, from the steeping to the serving, is a part of who she is. It’s about more than the drink to her, it’s about time spent with loved ones and the merriment of conversation.

Cz ari na Wal ker is CEO of InfinEDGE Software.

Another tea enthusiast, Czarina has grown up with the drink via influence from the Pakistani side of her family. With children of her own now, she has turned the tradition of tea into something to share with her children. To Czarina, the traditions she is creating are also all about family. Sharing the drink is a time spent together and the memories of sharing the drink with her family when she was a child are cherished ones now being shared into the next generation.

Please join us at the Ascension

Parish Library in

Gonzales on

Thursday, July

18th, at 6 PM, for a presentation by

Louisiana State

Trooper Jared

Sandifer on

Women's Safety.

Trooper Sandifer will be sharing tips on personal safety for women as well as personal defense in unexpected situations.

Call the library at 647-3955 to register.

Y ou can never get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."

- C. S. Lewis

Donaldsonville

500 Mississippi Street

Phone: (225) 473-8052

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Gonzales

708 S. Irma Blvd.

Phone: (225) 647-3955

Monday—Thursday .... 8:30AM—8:00PM

Friday & Saturday ….. 8:30AM—5:30PM

Galvez

40300 Hwy. 42

Phone: (225) 622-3339

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Dutchtown

13278 Hwy. 73

Phone: (225) 673-8699

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Attendance at library programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for

Ascension Parish Library publicity purposes.

“There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs. “ Henry Ward Beecher

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

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Donaldsonville / 12 Noon

Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Dutchtown / 6:30 PM

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Gonzales / 6:30 PM

In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White

Galvez/ 6:30 PM

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy O. Frost

If you are interested in attending a book club meeting at any location, please call to see if space is available. Registration is required.

Ascension Parish Library cardholders can now download thousands of eBooks for use on a variety of devices including eReaders, tablets, smartphones, and PCs, using our new Freading service.The

Freading service offers unlimited, simultaneous access to all titles, so there is no waiting for another user to return a title before you can borrow it. Access to books is controlled by tokens. Each user is given a weekly allotment of 6 tokens which appears in the upper right hand corner of the home page after login. These tokens are redeemed to borrow books. Visit www.myAPL.org

, click on Digital Media, and try Freading today!

Contest Rules:

 Beginning June 1, stop by your local Ascension Parish Library for a Booklover’s Summer entry form.

 Read or listen to three books between June 1 and July 31

 Record the titles and authors; tell us if you liked the books or not and why.

 Turn in your entry form at any location of the library.

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Your entry form automatically enters you into a

Grand Prize drawing for a chance to win featuring:

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Gardening is easier when you can sit, swivel, and roll! Work from a seated position, so it’s easier on your back and knees. Great for gardening and many other projects.

 L OUISIANA G ARDENER ’ S G UIDE by D AN G ILL and J OE W HITE

This colorful reference guide is packed with recommendations for plants that thrive in Louisiana.

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This easy-to-use book highlights each major plant category using a monthly format for gardening success

all year.

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(One drawing at each library location, August 2)

You will also be eligible to win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card during weekly prize drawings at each library location from Monday, June 10 through Monday, July 29.

You can submit additional entry forms every time you read 3 more books. Each additional entry earns you another chance to win a prize.

~ You must be 18 years or older to participate. ~

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Think nothing in

TWO locations life is free?

Think again!

It’s often said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Do you have a perfectly good item that you’d like to be rid of, or are you in the market for discarded items?

Ascension Parish Library is connecting people who want to get rid of stuff with people who can use it at “Free + Recycling

= Freecycling.”

Bring in gently used, unwanted items, and

Saturday, July 20th

Donaldsonville

&

Saturday, July 27th

Galvez see if there are things that you need or

9 AM — Noon want. Come in and

@ both locations see what’s available! Avoid the hassles of garage sales and thrift stores. Don’t miss this great opportunity to clean out your attic and help the environment at the same time!

APL Gonzales, June 4, 2013 …

In Celebration of National Garden Club Week , members of the Gonzales Garden Club visited the library in

Gonzales with flowers and a book donation. GGC

President Priscilla Monson presented a copy of Secrets to

Great Soil to John Stelly, APL Assistant Director. In the background is a beautiful arrangement of daisies, yellow roses, and lemon slices fashioned by GGC member Joan

Riley for the occasion. Along with the floral display, packets of wildflower seed were available for patrons to bring home. Thanks to the Gonzales Garden Club for brightening up our day with these lovely surprises.

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Juneteenth Festival, June 8, 2013 …

Our booth at the recent Juneteenth Festival in

Donaldsonville was a popular stop for festival goers. Not only could you get an “I’m a

Library Fan” to keep cool, but you could learn all about the many services we provide like the summer reading programs, Dig Into Reading for children and Beneath the Surface, for teens, and A Booklover’s Summer for adults.

We would like to thank the Juneteenth Festival organizers for inviting us to take part in this wonderful celebration by enjoying the company of old friends, making new friends, and telling everyone about YOUR library.

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with National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration's (NOAA) National Severe

Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman,

Oklahoma.

Tornado Alley

What makes Oklahoma so tornado-prone?

The state lies within an area of the Great

Plains known as Tornado Alley, a region that stretches from South Dakota to central Texas.

Tornado Alley occupies a unique geographic position where warm humid air from the Gulf of Mexico, hot dry air from Arizona and New

Mexico, and cool dry air from Canada meet, explained NSSL's Karstens.

"In the springtime, those air masses tend to work together to create environments that we saw [on May 20 and May 31]," he added.

"Sometimes they collide in Oklahoma, sometimes in Texas, and sometimes in

Kansas."

While the United States has perhaps the best historical records for tornadoes, twisters also occur elsewhere, including Italy, India, and South America. Another area with similar conditions to Tornado Alley is

Bangladesh, said Chris Weiss, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech

University. "They have a lot of violent tornadoes - some would argue even stronger

[storms] and tornadoes - over there," Weiss said. "But a lot go unreported because they don't have nearly the observation network over there that we have over here."

Edited from Discovery News and National

Geographic News

The tornado that struck near the Oklahoma

City suburb of El Reno May 31 was upgraded to an EF5 strength (winds greater

What Tornadoes Have in Common

While tornadoes can differ in their size, than 200 mph) — the strongest rating on the

Enhanced Fujita scale, which is used to decimated the city of Moore, Okla., killing

24 people. Both tornado outbreaks were thunderstorm. And they are all driven by atmospheric instability and by a phenomenon known as wind shear. This happens when measure the strength of tornado winds based on the damage caused. National Weather

Service (NWS) storm surveyors also put the tornado's path at a whopping

2.6 miles (4 kilometers) across outbreak that hit the area around the Friday rush hour and endangered thousands of people

"wind near the ground blows in one direction, but aloft it blows in another

Storm surveyors put

community.

The May 31 outbreak came a little more than a week after another EF5 tornado direction. This creates shear in the airflow," Karstens explained.

"If you produce an updraft at its widest point, making it the widest tornado on record.

The tornado was part of an on local highways. Three storm chasers were killed in the

the tornado's path at a whopping 2.6 miles across at its widest point, making it the widest tornado on

outbreak after a tornado picked up and destroyed their vehicle — an event that has caused some soul-searching in the chaser

record.

within that flow, the updraft will acquire the properties of the air, and the atmosphere begins to spin and rotate."While scientists understand some of the basic setup conditions necessary for tornado formation, there are still many fundamental questions about tornadoes that remain unanswered.

Tim Samaras, one of the tornado chasers killed by the El Reno tornado, was known for getting instruments inside tornadoes to measure pressure and wind speeds. A month before his death, Samaras said in an interview, "We still don't know why some made possible by optimal tornado conditions.

"By pure chance, we had two separate weather systems, both in very close locations and that ended up looking quite similar," said

Christopher Karstens, a research scientist strength, and location, they all share certain characteristics. They are spawned from a type of rotating storm called a supercell thunderstorms create tornadoes while others don't. We're trying to collect as many observations as possible, both from outside and from the inside [of tornadoes]."

Scientists also have a limited understanding

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Karstens said.

Tornado Forecasting

At the moment, tornadoes are much more difficult to forecast than hurricanes. For example, the National Hurricane Center was able to predict the path of last year's

Hurricane Sandy with startling accuracy a full five days before it made landfall. In contrast, even though residents of Moore had advanced warning that a potentially dangerous storm was moving in, they had only 16 minutes after the first warning on

May 20 before the tornado touched down.

Part of the difficulty, Karstens said, is that tornadoes are much smaller than hurricanes.

"It's really a matter of scale," he explained.

"With the hurricane being so large, we're able to populate our models with lots of points to resolve it and we can come up with much more accurate multiday forecasts." Secondly, while current computer models can predict when a supercell storm is likely to form, not all supercell storms give rise to tornadoes.

"That's one of the questions we're struggling with as scientists: which storms will be the ones to go on producing tornadoes and which ones won't?" Karstens said.

Karstens is involved in an NSSL project that aims to predict a tornado's path shortly after it forms, called Warn-on-Forecast. He's optimistic that tornado forecasting will improve as computers and tornado modeling software become more powerful, and as more environmental data such as temperature and dew point measurements are gathered close to tornado-spawning storms by instruments and tornado researchers.

"We've got a long way to go," he said,

"but I think we're making steady progress."

If you would like to learn more about tornadoes, check out these items from the library:

Storm Chaser: A Photographer's Journey

779 REE Jim Reed

Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer

Tornado

363.34 MAT Nancy Mathis

Big Weather: Chasing Tornadoes in the

Heart of America

551.553 SVE Mark Svenvold

The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State

Tornado of 1925

551.553 AKI Wallace Akin

The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm

551.553 GRA Thomas P. Grazulis

Deadliest Tornadoes , (DVD)

V 551.553 DEA

Twister Chasers , (DVD)

V 551.553 TWI

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Resources available include: Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring

* Free Small Business Seminars * Free Small Business Guide to Licenses and Permits * Local and National Website Links * Free APL Databases *

Business Forms on the Web * Business Magazines / Newspapers

Ascension Parish Library and SCORE – Baton Rouge offer free, on-site counseling in Ascension Parish for new business start-ups and mentoring for existing businesses. Counseling sessions are held at two library locations each month by appointment.

SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business is a nonprofit Association and a resource partner of the Small Business Administration.

SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.

Counselors are active or retired business owners and executives with extensive experience, who follow the steps on “How to Start and Manage a Successful Business.

” This includes help on the

Tuesday Wednesday

Business Plan, Financial Forecast, Marketing & Sales, Legal and Accounting suggestions, Business

Insurance needs, and the Bank Loan Package preparation. SCORE counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

This year SCORE will begin expanding its education opportunities in the community for small businesses with a new Simple Steps Program and a stronger Community Alliance Program. These new programs will help SCORE become an even more valuable resource in our community. To learn more, visit the SCORE WEB SITE AT www.scorebr.org.

All counseling sessions are free.

Score counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

July 2

9 – 10 AM

10 – 11 AM

11 – 12 Noon

Tuesday

July 16

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

July 17

9 - 10 AM

10 - 11 AM

11 - 12 Noon

Wednesday

July 24

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

Counseling sessions are by appointment only.

To schedule an appointment, call (225) 381-7130 or toll-free (877) 381-7130 .

Please specify which library location you prefer: Gonzales or Dutchtown.

Counseling sessions last for one hour. Sessions start and end promptly on the hour.

Small business owners can take advantage of the free business consulting the library offers on the second Monday of each month in Galvez and the second Wednesday of each month in Donaldsonville. Persons wanting to start or improve a small business receive private, two-hour consulting sessions designed to provide professional help in areas of financing, marketing, and accounting.

Potential small business owners can obtain individualized, detailed assistance in areas including business plan development, financial projections, marketing, licensing requirements, and site selection.

For those wanting to improve their existing business, assistance with reversing cash flow problems, developing sound accounting practices, producing marketing materials, and packaging loan proposals is available.

This service is sponsored by the Ascension Parish Library and is a partnership program with the U. S. Small Business

Administration (SBA), the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, and the Louisiana Small Business Development

Center at Southern University and A & M College – Baton Rouge. All services are free and confidential. To schedule an appointment, call the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at (225) 922-0998 .

Monday

July 8

Galvez

Wednesday

July 10

Donaldsonville

APL

Databases … Keep up with Business News & Trends from your home or office.

Ascension Parish Library subscribes to a variety of databases to help small business owners stay current with business news and assist with in-depth research. The databases can be used in the library or accessed from your home or office with a current library card. Business Source Complete … This database is the world's largest resource of full text business publications. It contains far more full text business periodicals than any other database currently available.

Business Source® Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886 or the first issue published.

Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and more. To access this database from home or work, click Research Databases on the library’s home page, then enter your Ascension Parish Library card number. Select EBSCO and then select Business Source Complete.

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July 2013

MONday TUESday WEDnesday THURSday

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Teen Spa Day 2p

Galvez

Guy Stuff 5:30p

Dutchtown

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Time Capsules 5:30p

Gonzales & Galvez

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Kokusaika 4p

Gonzales

Wii Afternoon 4p

Donaldsonville

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HAPPY

INDEPENDENCE DAY!

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Mind Games 5:30p

Donaldsonville

5

FRIday

12

Teen Spa Day 2p

Dutchtown

16

Resin Jewelry 5:30p

Dutchtown

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Guy Stuff 5:30p

Gonzales

Teen Book Club 5:30p

Galvez

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Teen Spa Day 2p

Gonzales

Guy Stuff 5:30p

Donaldsonville

Steampunk Circus 5:30p

Galvez

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p

Gonzales

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p

Dutchtown

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Steampunk Circus 5:30p

Donaldsonville

Teen Open Mic 6:30p

Dutchtown

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Last day for photo submissions!

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Teen Spa Day 2p

Donaldsonville

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QUITE SIMPLE!

Register for the 2013

Teen Summer Reading

Program at any location of the Ascension Parish

Library. Registered teens can participate in our summer events and contests!

Earn a stamp on your prize stamp card by attending any teen program or bringing in a completed book review form to any Ascension

Parish Library location.

Turn in a completed stamp card (3 stamps) to win a Summer

Rea d ing Pr ogr am

Completion Prize. Each additional completed stamp card submitted earns you one (1) chance to win an end of summer prize giveaway.

Get ready to have an extraordinary summer!

LOCATIONS

Gonzales

708 S. Irma Blvd

Gonzales, LA 70737

(225) 647-3955

Galvez

40300 Hwy. 42

Prairieville, LA 70769

(225) 622-3339

Donaldsonville

500 Mississippi St.

Donaldsonville, LA 70346

(225) 473-8052

Dutchtown

13278 Hwy 73

Geismar, LA 70734

(225) 673-8699

Online:

www.myAPL.org

Do you like cosplaying, discussing anime and manga, playing Gomoku, folding origami, or writing haiku? How about learning some Japanese language and history? These are some of the things you can be involved in at each meeting of Kokusaika, our Japanese culture club. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 647-3955.

Gonzales July 3 4:00 pm

TEEN OPEN MIC

Calling talented teens—it’s time for another great round of entertainment at the public library.

Bring your talent and 10 minutes of material, or two songs, to perform in front of a crowd. Come listen and play in a supportive setting, and have fun all at once. No registration is required, but time is limited. For more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown at

673-8699.

July 30 6:30 pm Dutchtown

Teen Book Club

Whether you’re a fan of Lauren Oliver, Scott Westerfeld, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, or one of the other zillion authors in the world … come and discuss the book that’s sitting on the floor by your bed. There’s a good chance someone else has read it and wants to talk about it too at the Ascension Parish Library’s Teen Book Club. For more information, call the Ascension Parish

Library in Galvez at 622-3339.

July 18 5:30 pm Galvez

Photo contest

MIND GAMES

From The Tell-Tale Heart to Fraggle Rock, put your

knowledge of all things “Beneath the Surface” to the test!

Donaldsonville July 11 5:30 pm

RESIN JEWELRY

Design and create a one-of-a-kind ring!

July 16 5:30 pm Dutchtown

TIME CAPSULES

There’s nothing like a time capsule to help you capture

the moment and what it means to be you in 2013!

Gonzales & Galvez July 9 5:30 pm

GUY STUFF

Make survival gear, transplant gummy bear heads, and

more at this afternoon of crazy, manly fun!

July 2 5:30 pm Dutchtown

July 18 5:30 pm

July 23 5:30 pm

Gonzales

Donaldsonville

Submit your photographic interpretation of the theme

“Beneath the Surface” between June 1 & July 31 to

enter our photo contest. Photos will be displayed in

the library throughout the summer. Prizes will be

awarded to one photographer at each location.

TEEN SPA DAY

From aromatherapy to facials, we have your easy,

eco-friendly ticket to relaxation!

July 2

July 12

July 19

2:00 pm

2:00 pm

2:00 pm

Galvez

Dutchtown

Donaldsonville

July 23 2:00 pm

Wii AFTERNOON

Gonzales

Bring your friends, and choose from Mario Kart, Super

Smash Bros. Brawl, and more!

July 3 4:00 pm Donaldsonville

Whether a rêveur, steampunk, or just looking for some fun

during the last magical days of summer, come float from

tent to tent enjoying the attractions at your leisure.

July 23

July 24

July 25

July 30

5:30 pm

5:30 pm

5:30 pm

5:30 pm

Galvez

Gonzales

Dutchtown

Donaldsonville

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Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM

Donaldsonville & Dutchtown

Egyptian Dig 2:00 PM

Gonzales

8

Pet Rocks

10:00 AM, 2:00 & 6:30 PM

Gonzales

Mad Science

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Galvez

Dino Party 10:00 AM

Dutchtown

Tween Book Club 4:00 PM

Donaldsonville & Dutchtown

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Mad Science

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Gonzales

Billy Jonas

10:30 AM Dutchtown

2:00 PM Donaldsonville

Old West Afternoon

2:00 PM Galvez

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Lorax Party 2:00 PM

Dutchtown

Steampunk Owls 4:00 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Gonzales

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Lorax Party

10:00 AM & 6:30 PM

Gonzales

2

Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Galvez

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Galvez

Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM

Gonzales

9

Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Galvez

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Galvez

Pajama Storytime 6:30 PM

Donaldsonville & Dutchtown

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Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Galvez

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Galvez

Tween Book Club 4:00 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Donaldsonville

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Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Galvez

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Galvez

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3

Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Donaldsonville &

Dutchtown

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales & Dutchtown

Flower Fun Bingo

9:30 & 11:30 AM Galvez

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Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Donaldsonville &

Dutchtown

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales & Dutchtown

Debris Art with Trish Ransom

Pt. 1 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

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Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Donaldsonville &

Dutchtown

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales & Dutchtown

Debris Art with Trish Ransom

Pt. 2 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

Pet Rocks 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Galvez

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Toddler Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Donaldsonville &

Dutchtown

Preschool Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales & Dutchtown

Lorax Party 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

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Lorax Party 2:00 PM

Galvez

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Lapsit Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Galvez & Dutchtown

Bilingual Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales

Pajama Storytime 6:30 PM

Gonzales & Galvez

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Pet Rocks

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

Egyptian Dig 2:00 PM

Galvez

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Lapsit Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Galvez & Dutchtown

Mad Science 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Donaldsonville

Playmakers 2 PM

Galvez

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Dutchtown

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Pet Rocks

10:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Dutchtown

Tween Book Club 4:00

PM Gonzales

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Lapsit Storytime 10:00 AM

Gonzales, Galvez & Dutchtown

Bilingual Storytime 11:00 AM

Gonzales

Comedy Hour 6:30 PM

Galvez

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Part 1: Wednesday July 10 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

Part 2: Wednesday July 17 10:30 AM Gonzales

2:00 PM Dutchtown

From trash to treasure … Trish Ransom returns this summer to help children create a stunning piece

of art with recycled materials. Using bottlecaps, hammers, and a lot of imagination, children will

create their own “debris art” fish. This is a two-day workshop. Participants should plan to attend

both parts of the program. This program is limited to children entering grades 2 and above. Space is

limited to 20 participants, and registration is required.

For more information, or to register, please call the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 647-3955 or in Donaldsonville at

473-8052.

Registration begins on

Thursday, May 23.

At registration, you will

receive a Summer Reading log , calendar, bibliography bookmark, and a button.

After 100 minutes of reading, you will receive a tote bag, certificate, bookmark, pencil

and a free hamburger from

Whataburger.

For each additional 100 minutes of reading, you will receive a chance to win the weekly Summer Reading

Program t-shirt giveaway!

Reading logs must be turned in by Wednesday, July 31, to be redeemed for prizes.

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Monday July 15 10:30 AM Dutchtown

2:00 PM Donaldsonville

Throw out the rules when Billy Jonas hits the stage! It's a musical conversation …

a sonic celebration … a splendiferous gathering of old and young, because at a

Billy Jonas show, the ensemble is … everyone!

In his music, Billy mixes conventional

instruments (guitar, bass, marimba) with

homemade creations (using buckets and

barrels, keys and cans, bells and body

percussion). This isn’t the kind of

performance that you sit and watch.

Before you know it, you will be stomping

your feet, clapping your hands, and singing

along. You are a part of the show!

No registration required. For more

information, please call the Ascension Parish

Library in Dutchtown at 673-8699 or in

Donaldsonville at 473-8052.

Thursday July 18 2 PM Galvez

Playmakers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s only professional theatre for young audiences, have done it again! Get ready for a crazy, zany, and wacky performance all about this summer’s theme, Dig Into Reading . When Playmakers are on stage, the fun doesn’t stop.

Playmakers of Baton Rouge have been touring south Louisiana with the Summer

Neighborhood Tour since 1983. The production is written, designed, and performed by local artists from the community. No registration required. For more information, please call the Ascension Parish Library in Galvez at 622-3339.

* These programs are supported in part by a Decentralized Arts

funding Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in

cooperation with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural

Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and

Louisiana State Arts Council.

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Introduction to Windows

July 26 - 10 AM - Donaldsonville

This workshop is intended for people with little or no computing experience. With hands-on practice, participants will become familiar with how to use the basic components of a computer, as well as how to open files and programs in Windows, the world's most popular operating system.

Recommended for beginners.

Internet Basics

July 11 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Internet Basics is intended for people with little or no experience with the Internet or the World Wide Web. Participants will be introduced to the Internet, learn how the

World Wide Web works, and learn how to explore the World Wide Web using

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Discovering E-Mail

July 31 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Write letters and instantly send them anywhere in the world with the touch of a key? It is possible! Welcome to the world of e-mail! The workshop will cover a brief history of e-mail, discuss its uses, cover the various types of e-mail (such as online service, web-based e-mail, pop-mail, etc.), discuss the features found in e-mail, and feature hands-on e-mail practice. Already having some internet and computer experience will be helpful to participants.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

July 24 - 6 PM - Gonzales

Participants will become familiar with and practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Word, such as the basic elements of the

Word screen, ruler and toolbar; how to select and modify text; how to cut, copy and paste text selections; how to alter typeface, font size, line spacing, and margins; how to use the spell check and grammar check functions; how to save and print documents; and how to make use of

"Help".

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

July 16 - 6 PM - Gonzales

Participants will become familiar with the uses of a spreadsheet and practice using the basic features of Microsoft Excel, including the Menu Bar, Tool Bar and

Computer Training

Seminars @ the Library

Formula Bar; selecting single cells and groups of cells; entering text and data; calculating sums; and formatting the spreadsheet.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher July

2 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Participants will become familiar with and practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Publisher. Learn how to easily create, customize, and publish materials such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

July 30 - 6 PM - Gonzales

This program is designed for individuals who want to learn how to enhance presentations by using one of the most popular presentation software programs available. Attendees will create a presentation, make formatting changes, insert clip art, and apply designs, transitions and effects to a presentation.

Basic computer and word processing skills are needed.

Job Searching on the Internet

July 1 - 6 PM - Gonzales

Learn how to use the Internet as a vital tool in your job search. Post resumes on the

Internet, send them in your e-mail, find listings of job openings, research companies and careers, and communicate and network with others in your job field.

These are a few of the advantages of using the Internet in your job search.

In this workshop, we will show you how to make the Internet one of your most valued tools in searching for a job. We will cover how to send your resume over the Internet via the Web, Usenet, or E-mail, and demonstrate how to find a mailing list or access newsgroups via the Web.

A Guide to Writing Resumés

July 25 - 6 PM - Gonzales

This workshop is designed for first-timers and for those looking to breathe new life into their current resumés. Resumé writing is an essential skill for job seekers. Learn how to write and format a resume that will stand out and create your own resumé using the library’s Career Cruising

Database.

Databases are available in the library or from your home computer using your library card to log in. To access our databases, visit www.myAPL.org

, click on the Research

Databases button or on the navigation menu, scroll down and click on the desired database. For additional information, please contact the library or ask any staff member.

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Looking for more books by your favorite author, or want to explore similar authors?

Not sure of the next book in the series you’re reading?

Found a book you love and now want more like it?

On a hold list for the newest best-seller and need something to read while you wait.

Have an Ascension Parish Library staff member show you our newest databases,

NoveList and

NoveList K-8 , great resources for finding your next favorite book.

NoveList and

NoveList K-8 are a readers’ advisory service that provide access to information on over 180,000 fiction titles, appealing to readers of all ages and reading levels. The databases helps readers find their next book by offering helpful tools such as author read-alikes, reading lists, reviews, recommendations, book discussion guides, and more.

NoveList and

NoveList K-8 offer coverage of thousands of fiction series, making it easy to find other series similar to ones you have read and enjoyed.

Who doesn’t love a good list? Top ten, best of favorites, and award winners’ lists are some of the most used features in NoveList and NoveList K

-8 . There are Recommended Reads, Grab and Go, Award Winners, and much more.

These make it really easy for readers to quickly find lists of great books to read.

Ask a staff member how you can start your book search today!

Sun Mon

1

Job Searching on the Internet

6 PM Gonzales

Tue

2

SCORE Free Small Business Counseling &

Mentoring - Gonzales

Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher

10 AM Gonzales

3

7 8

LSBDC

Free Small

Business

Consulting

Galvez

Call 922-0998 for appointment

9

Wed

10

LSBDC

Free Small Business

Consulting

Donaldsonville

Call 922-0998 for appointment

4

Thu

Library Closed

11

Library Book Clubs

12 noon Donaldsonville

6:30 PM Dutchtown, Gonzales & Galvez

Registration required

Internet Basics

10 AM Gonzales

12

5

Fri Sat

6

Phone ...

Gonzales … 647-3955

Donaldsonville … 473-8052

Galvez … 622-3339

Dutchtown … 673-8699

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14 15 16

SCORE Free Small Business Counseling &

Mentoring - Gonzales

Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

6 PM Gonzales

17

SCORE Free Small Business

Counseling & Mentoring -

Dutchtown

Call 381-7130 for appointment

18

Women’s Safety Seminar

6 PM Gonzales

Registration required

19 20

Free + Recycling

= Freecycling

9 AM

Donaldsonville

21 22 23

Atención patrocinadores de habla Hispana: Si usted tiene preguntas con respecto a los programas o servicios de la biblioteca, por favor llame a la biblioteca al 647-3955 y hable con Lloyd.

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SCORE Free Small Business

Counseling & Mentoring -

Dutchtown

Call 381-7130 for appointment

Introduction to

Microsoft Word

6 PM Gonzales

25

A Guide to Writing Resumes

6 PM Gonzales

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Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

6 PM Gonzales

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Discovering Email

10 AM Gonzales

Last day for

A Booklover’s Summer entries

Last day for TEEN

photo submissions

Last day to turn in

Summer Reading Logs

Library Board Meeting

6 PM Galvez

26

Introduction to Windows 7

10 AM

Donaldsonville

27

Free + Recycling

= Freecycling

9 AM Galvez

Elevenses

Let’s Talk Tea

11 AM

Dutchtown

Registration required

Ascension Parish Library

708 S. Irma Boulevard

Gonzales, LA 70737

NON PROFIT

US POSTAGE

P A I D

GONZALES, LA

PERMIT # 32

ADULT FICTION

Inferno

BRO Dan Brown

In his international blockbusters The Da

Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and The

Lost Symbol , Dan

Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest stakes novel to date. In the heart of Italy,

Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante's Inferno .

Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a

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landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science.

Drawing from Dante's dark epic poem,

Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.

ADULT NON-FICTION

Whitey Bulger : America's Most Wanted

Gangster and the Manhunt that Brought

Him to Justice

364.1092 CUL Kevin Cullen

Raised in a South Boston housing project,

James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston

Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley

Murphy follow Whitey's extraordinary criminal career-from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders.

Based on exclusive access and previously undisclosed documents, Cullen and

Murphy explore the truth of the Whitey

Bulger story. They reveal for the first time the extent of his two parallel family lives with different women, as well as his lifelong paranoia stemming in part from his experience in the CIA's MKULTRA program. They describe his support of the

IRA and his hithertounknown role in the

Boston busing crisis, and they show a keen understanding of his mindset while on the lam and behind bars.

The result is the first full portrait of this legendary criminal figure-a gripping story of wiseguys and cops, horrendous government malfeasance, and a sixteenyear manhunt that climaxed in Whitey's dramatic capture in Santa Monica in June

2011.

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