2nd annual “Lawyers in Libraries” program to be held Oct. 29
St. Martin Parish Library Partners with La. State Bar Association and La. Library Association to Host Legal Advice Program on Oct. 29 The St. Martin Parish Library, in partnership with the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) and the Louisiana Library Association (LLA), is presenting its second annual “Lawyers in Libraries” statewide program on Thursday, Oct. 29. Attorney Jennifer Maybery will present an Ask-a-Lawyer Program beginning at 10:00 AM in the library’s public meeting room and ending at 12:00 PM. The program is free and open to the public, but those [...]
Library Card Sign up Month winners announced
The month of September was “Library Card Sign up Month”. This year, a grand total of 75 students signed up for their very first library cards during September’s library card drive. Out of these 75 students, Cecilia Primary had the largest percentage of their students (5%) sign up for a library card. For this achievement, Cecilia Primary school library was awarded a $50 travelers check. In addition, student names were randomly drawn for prizes. Click here to see photos of the 2015 Library Card Sign up winners!
Pics from Friends of Library Open House
The Open House hosted by the Friends of the St. Martin Public Library was a great success!!! Many library users learned more about what important role the Friends play in helping to fund our programs. If you enjoy using the library or coming to our programs, now is the perfect time to consider joining the Friends group! Pictures taken during the event have been posted to our website. Pictures can be viewed by clicking here.
GuteKunst Collection: Preserving Louisiana’s Past
St. Martin Parish Library is working to preserve, catalog and make available a collection of survey maps and plats of Southwest Louisiana. Charles and Octave GuteKunst worked as Parish Surveyors and local land agents for over seventy years. Their maps cover St. Martin Parish and various lands west of the Mississippi River. The surveyors were known for their knowledge of the Atchafalaya Basin. Charles Richard GuteKunst, born in Germany, studied civil engineering in Germany and France before immigrating to Louisiana in 1870. Working as a surveyor GuteKunst lived in Pointe [...]
