Yearly Archives: 2015

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.  

Pics from Friends of Library Open House2015-10-22T15:43:15-05:00

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 [...]

GuteKunst Collection: Preserving Louisiana’s Past2020-10-21T15:07:35-05:00

Spooky Story Contest

In celebration of Teen Read Week in October,  we are hosting our annual Spooky Story Contest. The grand prize is an iPad!!! Hurry and get your stories submitted before it is too late. Full rules and details are posted below.    

Spooky Story Contest2015-09-30T14:32:40-05:00

Calling all Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fans!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is hosting a "Read-A-Thon Challenge". Fans of the book series are invited to compete for a chance to meet Jeff Kinney in person! The deadline for entries is October 17th. To learn more, visit wimpykid.com/readathon/. Good luck to all of our readers!

Calling all Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fans!2015-09-02T09:37:54-05:00

State of Louisiana’s Readers’ Choice Programs

It's that time of year again! Time to start reading titles nominated for the State of Louisiana's Readers' Choice Programs. Louisiana Young Readers' Choice and Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice are programs designed for students in grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.  Students are invited to participate by reading a minimum of 3 titles from one of the lists and then voting for their favorite title. The time to start reading is now; votes are due no later than February 1, 2016. All nominated titles are available at your St. Martin Parish Library. Additionally, we [...]

State of Louisiana’s Readers’ Choice Programs2015-09-30T14:36:02-05:00
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