Join the Lafayette Public Library as we celebrate the first Big Library Read, sponsored by OverDrive! The Big Library Read is a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their patrons. …

Get practical, the Acadiana way! Sustain your household by consuming less and saving more. In our Urban Self-Reliance series, featuring speakers from the Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners, you’ll learn how to help your garden grow …

Join us at the South Regional Library on the third Tuesday at 6:30 PM for the SRL Sleuths Mystery Book Club!
May 21
Shinju
by Laura
Joh Rowland
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Mixed Media by Shirley Gauthier, Kay Jeansonne, Ann Ella Joubert, Mary Oakley and Theresa Trahan
Exhibit Dates: April 24-June 25
Galerie Lafayette in the Jefferson Street Branch
“Friends in Art”
began in the spring of 2011 as a group of five …

Saturday, June 1
1:00-2:00 pm
South Regional Library Auditorium
Daniel Hammer from the Williams Research Center in New Orleans will discuss the history and architecture of the Big Easy’s oldest and most iconic cemeteries, which date back as …

Dr. David T. Palmer, a professor of anthropology at UL Lafayette, will discuss the results of two field seasons of archaeological research on the Marsh Sugar Plantation, an antebellum agro-industrial complex on Avery Island.
Wednesday, June 5
6:30-7:30 pm
South Regional …

Thursday, June 6
6:00-7:00 PM
North Regional Library
Dig out from under the clutter in 45 days! Become a busy bee this summer and discover easy groundbreaking tips from “Be Organized” specialist Lisette Moses. Learn how simple steps can help us make …

All ages! This contest is fun for the whole family! Beginning June 11, spot the gnomes (like the one pictured here) at various locations throughout Lafayette Parish, and you will be entered in a drawing …

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month for the South Regional Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club!
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 pm, South Regional Library
June 11
Uncertain Places
by Lisa Goldstein
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July 9
After the …

Local attorneys Greg Landry and Sachida Raman with nonprofit law firm Acadiana Legal Service Corporation will speak (and answer your questions) on the following topics.
Wednesday, June 12
6:30-7:30 pm
North Regional Library
Wills and Estates
(Greg Landry, Sr. Attorney, …

Join us as we discuss great mysteries at our South Regional Sleuths Mystery Book Club on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM.
June 18
Grave Secrets
by Kathy Reichs
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Sunday, June 23
1:30-4:00 PM
South Regional Library
Meet and support local authors as they gather to sell and sign their books. Authors may reserve a table at the South Regional Library by calling 981-1028. Reservations must be …

“The Soul of Louisiana”
Collage, Mixed Media by Bryant Benoit
Exhibit Dates: June 26 – August 27, 2013
Galerie Lafayette in the Jefferson Street Branch
Bryant Benoit is a self-taught artist, born and raised in Lafayette. His multi-layered collages …

Thursday, July 11
6:00-7:00 PM
North Regional Library
Discover how everyday items from your pantry can be made into dozens of useful (and groundbreaking) treatments for wellbeing in this innovative workshop presented by Master Gardener and Herbalist Lanier …

Thursday, July 11
7:00-8:00 pm
South Regional Library
This Acadiana Resource Conservation and Development Council Lecture Series event will include presentations by representatives from Lafayette Utilities System and the Lafayette Consolidated Government. Join us to discover the benefit of …

Premier dulcimer player Mike Anderson will present a program on the mountain dulcimer – a flat, hourglass-shaped, 4-stringed American musical instrument said to have developed in the Appalachian Mountains to accompany the singing of the …

Sunday, July 28
2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm)
Alexandre Mouton House/Lafayette Museum, located at 1122 Lafayette Street
Alexandre Mouton House/Lafayette Museum and the Lafayette Public Library System present Walter Dobie as he discusses Antique Maps. Traveling worldwide …

Martin
Cooperson, Electronic Resources Librarian, will conduct free classes for adults at several public libraries in Lafayette. For a complete list of programs and times click on the following link. Registration information will be …

The Lafayette Public Library is pleased to offer Mango Languages which can be accessed from within the library or from outside of the library with a Lafayette Public Library card.   If you are an iPhone / iPad …