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St. Mary Parish Library Newsletter
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October 2015
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OCTOBER IS FIRE PREPAREDNESS MONTH
THE ST. MARY PARISH LIBRARY SYSTEM WILL HOLD FIRE SAFETY AND
PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY HAMMERHEAD INDUSTRIAL
SPECIALTIES AT SEVERAL BRANCHES DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM HAMMERHEAD WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
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DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE TYPES AND SIZES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, SMOKE AND CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARMS AND OTHER ITEMS USEFUL FOR FIRE PREPAREDENESS.
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DEMONSTRATE AND TEACH HOW TO PROPERLY HANDLE AND USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER,
SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS.
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HANDS ON AUDIENCE PARTCIPATION USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT A REAL FIRE!
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WILL INSPECT PERSONAL EXTINGUISHERS FREE OF CHARGE.
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WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PARTICIPANTS MAY HAVE.
EVERYONE FROM SENIOR CITIZENS TO GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN (WITH PARENTS) ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND. HOT DOGS AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED!
THE PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING BRANCHES:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH AT 6:00 P.M.
AMELIA BRANCH
985-631-2262
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH AT 6:00 P.M.
BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
985-399-9866
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND AT 6:00 P.M.
BERWICK BRANCH
985-385-2943
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT 6:00 P.M.
PATTERSON BRANCH
985-395-2777
PLEASE JOIN US! THE SAFETY OF YOUR FAMILY IS WORTH IT!
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU MAY CALL ONE OF THE BRANCHES LISTED ABOVE.
8920 HWY. 182 EAST, M.C.
985-385-5511
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!!
AMELIA BRANCH
For information please call 985-631-2262
*Please come join us on October 14th at 4:00
p.m. to make a cute Paper Roll Owl. (All Ages)
*Word Bingo will be held on October 23rd at 4:00 p.m.
(All Ages)
BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
For information please call 985-399-9866
*Children of all ages are welcome to join us on October 15th
at 4:00 p.m. for Word Bingo.
*Come join us to create a fall themed chalkboard using a
serving tray on October 29th at 3:30 p.m. (All Ages)
*Movie Day and Costume Contest will be on
October 29th at 3:30 p.m. We will be showing the
movie “Hocus Pocus”, which is rated PG so a
permission slip will be required! (All Ages)
BERWICK BRANCH
CENTERVILLE BRANCH
For information please call 985-385-2943
For information please call 337-836-1717
*Children of all ages are welcome to come join us on October
13th, at 4:00 p.m. to read some spooky stories and make a
goofy BLACK CAT!
*Children of all ages are welcome to join us for Fall Bingo
on October 20th at 3:30 p.m.
Meow!
*Come join us on October 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to make Coffee
Filter MONSTERS! (All Ages)
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies .
For more information please contact the Branch where it is being held.
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AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES!!!
PATTERSON BRANCH
For information please call 985-395-2777
*Halloween Word Bingo will be held on October 5th at 26th at 3:30
p.m. Any child who can read a bingo card or has help from a parent,
friend, or sibling is invited to attend. Prizes will be awarded to winners and all participants will receive a snack.
*Children in 1st-3rd grades are invited to make
a kooky Halloween can of their choice to fill
with their favorite Halloween treats and they
make a perfect decoration. The program will be
held on October 20th at 4:00 p.m. Participation
is free of charge and registration is preferred but not required.
WEST END BRANCH
For information please call 337-923-6205
*All ages are welcome to join us for Fall Bingo on
October 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
*Our Annual Pumpkin Painting Program For All Ages will be
held at 4 p.m. on October 29th. Bring your pumpkin and
create your own masterpiece. Refreshments will be served.
*Young adults 4th grade and up are invited to join us
to make a Halloween Jar Head that lights up for a
spooky effect and they are perfect for decorating. The
program will be held on October 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
Due to limited supplies, registration is preferred.
PUBLIC TODDLER TIME
FRANKLIN BRANCH
For information please call 337-828-5364
*Afterschool Halloween Movie “Hotel Transylvania”
Rated PG will be on October 22nd at 3:30 p.m. A
permission slip must be signed! (Ages 7 & Up)
Amelia Branch
October 14th and 28th at 10:00 a.m.
Bayou Vista Branch
October 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th 10:30 a.m.
Berwick Branch
October 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th at 10:30 a.m.
Franklin Branch
*Come join us on October 29th at 4:00
p.m. for our Halloween Pumpkin Painting
Program. You must provide YOUR OWN
PUMPKIN of any size. Halloween treats
will be served! (All Ages)
October 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th at 10:30 a.m. (On
October 30th your child is invited to dress in
their Halloween costume and to bring a small
pumpkin to paint.)
West End Branch
October 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th at 10:30 a.m.
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies .
For more information please contact the Branch where it is being held.
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BOOK CLUBS
“THE BOOK HEADS” AMELIA YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Book Heads will meet on Friday, October 30th at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book Eighth Grade Bites by
Heather Brewer.
Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school. Thirteen-year
-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes
prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was vampire. With no
idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a
substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a
much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer.
Anyone interested in joining this young adult book club or would like more information, please call the library at 985-631-2262.
BERWICK BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Berwick Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Thursday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. to discuss
the book The Whip by Karen Kondazian.
The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of
her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track
the killer.
Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her. Charley was the first known woman to vote
in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the Berwick Branch Library at 985-385-2943.
CENTERVILLE BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Centerville Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Wednesday, October 28th at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the book
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah.
Tully Hart has always been larger than life, a women fueled by big dreams and driven by memories of a painful past. She thinks
she can overcome anything until her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tully tries to fulfill her deathbed promise to Kate to be there for
Kate’s children, but Tully knows nothing about family or motherhood or taking care of people.
Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother’s death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family
together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to
matter to her until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous,
shadowy world.
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the Centerville Branch Library at
337-836-1717.
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BOOK CLUBS
FRANKLIN BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Franklin Branch Library will meet on Thursday, October 8th at 4:15 p.m. to discuss the book The Sunflower by
Richard Paul Evans.
“It has been said, ‘Seek not your destiny for it is seeking you. “So begins this new and powerful novel from Richard Paul Evans,
#1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box, The Walk series, and more.
In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman
whose fiancé broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room
doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation, and beautiful fiancée are cruelly snatched from him one fateful,
snowy Christmas Eve. Deep in the Amazon jungle, against a backdrop of poverty and heartbreak, they must
confront their deepest fears and, together, learn to trust and love again.
For more information or to register for this book club, come by or call the Franklin Library at 337-828-5364.
PATTERSON BRANCH ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Patterson Branch Library Book Club will meet on Thursday, October 15th at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamat.
Anita Diamant’s “vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood”, follows the life of one woman, Addie
Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant
Jewish family, born in 1900 to parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters.
Growing up in the North End of Boston, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie’s intelligence and
curiosity take her to a world her parents can’t imagine, a world of shorts skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new
opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true
love. From the one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at
a neighborhood settlement house, to her first, disastrous love affair, to finding the love of her life, eighty-five-year-old Addie
recounts her adventures with humor and compassion for the naïve girl she once was.
We are sorry to announce that we are now at our capacity for our Adult Book Club.
WEST END ADULT BOOK CLUB
The West End Branch Library Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, October 20th at 5:00 p.m. to discuss
the book The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister.
Once a month, eight students gather in Lillian’s restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young
woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by
loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple
whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect.
The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian’s soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks
a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they
create.
If you are interested in joining or for more information, please call the West End Branch at 337-923-6205.
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ADULT PROGRAMS
PUMPKIN DECORATING PROGRAM
WEST END BRANCH LIBRARY
Come join us on Monday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m. for a fun time decorating your own pumpkin.
Please bring your own pumpkin and we will provide the paint and embellishments.
Registration is required. Please call 337-923-0625 or come by the library to register.
Memorials & Donations
In Memory Of:
Harold Allemond
Donated by
Dr. Roland Degeyter
Fiberglass Boat Repairs Illustrated
Ernest Bray
Donated by
Dr. Roland Degeyter
How To Make A Kite
Mary Kay Oakley DelaHoussaye
Donated by
Butch & Buggie Bailey
Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors,
and Gardens of New Orleans’ Most Celebrated Estate
Sylvia Rodriguez Landry
Donated by
Lionel & Irma Rodriguez
Southern Comfort: The Garden District of New Orleans Humanities Series
Judge James McClelland
Donated by
Butch & Buggie Bailey
Margaret “Peggy” Mire
Donated by
Dr. Roland Degeyter
Hummingbirds
Evelyn Robison
Donated by
Dr. Roland Degeyter
Love Unveiled: The Catholic Faith Explained
Jack B. Thibodaux
Donated by
Ray & Barbara Luke
Unbroken A World War II Story Of Survival Resilience, and
Redemption
Donations:
Hardcover Books
Jordan Robichaux
Katie Scelfo
Softcover Books
Jordan Robichaux
Katie Scelfo
Youth Sport and Spirituality Catholic Perspectives
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KIDS CORNER!
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St. Mary Parish Library
206 Iberia Street
Franklin, LA 70538
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Library Closing
On Friday, October 16th, all St. Mary Parish Libraries
will be closed for Staff Training Day. We will resume our
regular schedule hours on Saturday, October 17th.
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