Library Board members, meetings.
Families can unplug and play games of all sorts! Bring your own games or choose from ours. Open to all ages.
Monday, October 23
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Main Library
Join our Future Teachers for these special Saturday storytimes! Ages 3 – 6.
Saturdays: 10:00 – 10:30 AM
October 28
South Regional Library
Need help getting started on a school project? Sign up for a one-hour slot for one-on-one help from a librarian. Open to all ages. Call to reserve your time slot. Children/Teens: 261-5778; Adults: 261-5787.
Sundays:
October 29
November 5, 12, …
Play Wii or PS4 games, or bring board/card games from home! Ages 12–18.
Monday: October 30, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Wednesday: November 29, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: December 27, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Main Library
Dr. William Robinson, Professor of History at Southeastern Louisiana University, presents a discussion of Frankenstein from Mary Shelley to Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks and beyond.
Monday, October 30
7:00 – 8:00 PM
South Regional Library
Whispers of My Soul:
Encaustic Art by Trudie Bowden Wolking
June 9 – November 9
Main Library
They Came From the Darkness:
Fused Glass and Encaustic Art by James McDowell
June 9 – November 9
Main Library
Come MAKE with us at the Main and South Regional Libraries! Our Makerspace and Tech Labs offer classes in digital media, paper/textile arts, electronics, robotics, and fabrication (3D Printing, Laser Cutting, etc..).
Join the Friends of the Library for their Annual Author Dinner featuring local author Dianne Dempsey-Legnon. She is the author of Belair Cove and A Louisiana Soldier: Willis A. Fontenot.
Thursday, November 2
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Petroleum …
Step into a winter wonderland with stories, songs, dancing, and an indoor snowball fight! No registration required. Ages 3-12.
Friday, December 22
10:00 – 11:00 AM
South Regional Library
Add a personal touch to this season’s greetings by crafting your own holiday cards. All supplies provided. Adults only, please.
Monday, December 11
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Chenier Branch
Our libraries offer free classes for adults at several public libraries in Lafayette Parish. For a list of the types of classes we offer, and to see dates, times and registration information, click here.
Teens and kids ages 8 and up can attend this class (with a parent) to learn how to use Google Docs to create and share documents with their peers and teachers.
Monday, November 6
4:30 – 6:00 …
UL Lafayette nursing students and Minute Med Urgent Care Clinic will offer a variety of free health screenings: blood sugar, blood pressure, pulse oxygen, body composition, stroke screening, vision and hearing. All ages welcome.
Wednesday, November …
Saunter down to the basement to enjoy board games and tabletop gaming. Feel free to bring your own games. Refreshments provided. Open to ages 15 and up.
Wednesdays:
November 1, 15; December 6, 20
5:30 – 8:30 PM
Main Library
A variety of storytimes are available at many of our branches around Lafayette parish. For information about the types of storytimes available, visit our storytime page.
For a list of all storytimes available through the Lafayette …
We’ll provide the craft. You provide the creativity! Come in and make something amazing! Registration begins Monday, October 23.
Wednesday, November 1; 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, December 6; 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, December 13; 2:00 – …
Come play with us! Drop in and join us for some crafty fun. Ages 5-12.
Wednesday, November 1
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Main Library
Join us for a Shyamalan-athon! Celebrate the modern master of suspense with four of the director’s greatest films. Teens and adults welcome.
All films begin at 6:00 pm:
* November 2: The Sixth Sense (1999, 107 minutes, …
Patrons will build unique brick creations based on a given theme! Ages 5 & up; Registration begins Monday, October 23.
Thursdays: Nov 2 & Dec 7
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Milton Branch
French Table South provides a forum for those wanting to improve their verbal skills in both Cajun and Standard French through casual conversation. Historical documentary films and personal narratives are incorporated to make learning fun! Adults …
