April Monthly Bulletin
We have a very busy month coming up. Please join us for a program or just to check out the displays at your local branch.
KATC Interview for National Library Week
March 29, 2019
Susan Naquin, Head of Programming, was interviewed on KATC’s Good Morning Acadiana to promote St. Martin Parish Library and National Library Week. Click link for full story and video: https://katc.com/community/gma/2019/03/29/national-library-week/
In two weeks … libraries across the country will be honored for their role in educating the community.
St. Martin Parish Library wants to make sure you know about the free services they offer throughout the year. All St. Martin Parish branches will celebrate National Library Week April 7-13th.
They plan to increase their presence in the community and remind people of all of the free services and events at the library. They offer e-books and audio books, online computer tutorials, crafts, story times, movies, lectures, book clubs, etc. Outreach and off-site story times for those who cannot visit library.
April is also Fine Free Month. The St. Martin Parish Library will run a month long free campaign to encourage the return of overdue materials to its shelves.
In May they kickoff their Summer 2019 reading program “A Universe of Stories”.Registration for St. Martinville Patrons 2019 Summer Reading Program opens Saturday, May 18th.
An active Facebook page where we interact with the community. And the upcoming summer reading program theme is A Universe of Stories, where we will be offering a variety of space-related activities.All registered participants will need a Summer Reading Booklet and a Reading Log. These items can be picked up at a local branch or can be printed from the website.
https://stmartinparishlibrary.org/site.php
St. Martinville Kiwanis Egg Hunt
We will be at Magnolia Park Saturday morning. Stop by to say hi or to make a quick craft.
April is Fine Free Month
During April, the St. Martin Parish Library will run a month-long fine free campaign to encourage the return of overdue materials to its shelves. Late fees will be waived for any overdue item returned to a St. Martin Parish Library branch. This campaign applies to library users of all ages whether a book is one day late, one year late, or more. If an item is reported permanently lost or returned damaged, users will be responsible for paying only the replacement cost for that item. The fine free campaign applies [...]
2018-2019 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Winners Announced
2018-2019 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Winners Announced BATON ROUGE, La. - The State Library of Louisiana is excited to announce the winners of the 2018-2019 Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards, which include graphic novels winning both the grade 3-5 and grade 6-8 lists, and for the first time ever, a tie for first place for the teen readers' choice list. With the program in its 20th year, Louisiana's young people read more than 72,276 books and cast 22,741 votes this year alone. The 2018-2019 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice winners are: [...]
