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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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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with B
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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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G
ARDENING IN
L
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by D
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This easy-to-use book highlights each major plant category using a monthly format for gardening success
all year.
 A N ASSORTMENT of GARDENING ACCESSORIES .
(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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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
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
outbreak after a tornado picked up and destroyed their vehicle — an event that has caused some soul-searching in the chaser
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.
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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
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Counseling sessions are by appointment only.
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To schedule an appointment, call (225) 381-7130 or toll-free (877) 381-7130 .
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Please specify which library location you prefer: Gonzales or Dutchtown.
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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
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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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
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Teen Spa Day 2p
Dutchtown
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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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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!
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
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
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
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
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
Design and create a one-of-a-kind ring!
July 16 5:30 pm Dutchtown
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
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.
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
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
16
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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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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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
12
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
19
Pet Rocks
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
Dutchtown
Tween Book Club 4:00
PM Gonzales
25
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.
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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
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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Not sure of the next book in the series you’re reading?
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Found a book you love and now want more like it?
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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!

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Job Searching on the Internet
6 PM Gonzales
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SCORE Free Small Business Counseling &
Mentoring - Gonzales
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Introduction to Microsoft Publisher
10 AM Gonzales
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Galvez
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Donaldsonville
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Library Closed
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Library Book Clubs
12 noon Donaldsonville
6:30 PM Dutchtown, Gonzales & Galvez
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Internet Basics
10 AM Gonzales
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Dutchtown … 673-8699
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel
6 PM Gonzales
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Counseling & Mentoring -
Dutchtown
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Women’s Safety Seminar
6 PM Gonzales
Registration required
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Free + Recycling
= Freecycling
9 AM
Donaldsonville
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Counseling & Mentoring -
Dutchtown
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Introduction to
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6 PM Gonzales
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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
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Introduction to Windows 7
10 AM
Donaldsonville
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Free + Recycling
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Elevenses
Let’s Talk Tea
11 AM
Dutchtown
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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.
@ T H ELI BR ARY