Lafayette Public Library Lafayette, Louisiana 2015-04-21T15:26:00Z http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?feed=atom WordPress sdombourian <![CDATA[Fiscal Year 2014-15 Statistics]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19530 2015-03-16T19:37:15Z 2015-03-16T19:33:58Z November 2014 Statistics

December 2014 Statistics

January 2015 Statisticals

First Quarter Statistics

February 2015 Statistics

 

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rprado <![CDATA[Writing Contest Winners Announced]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=3176 2015-04-21T13:44:10Z 2015-02-21T13:13:41Z The Lafayette Public Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Writes of Spring writing contest.  Contest winners along with friends and family are invited to an awards ceremony and reception at the South Regional Library.

The Elementary and Middle School awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 2nd  at 10:00 AM.

The High School awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 PM. The Ceremony will be followed by a reading by YA author Sara Guillory.

All winners will receive an anthology of the winning entries donated by Touche Printing.

The Writes of Spring – Winners

Elementary School

K-2nd  Poetry 

1st -Lucy Baker “Just like the Dragonfly”               Homeschooled
2nd-Madden Richard “All About Fun Days”         St. Pius Elementary School
3rd-Molly Lai “Winter Times”                                    First Baptist Christian School

K-2nd  Fiction               

1st-Aria Hogan “Aria’s Awesome Day”                   Ernest Gallet Elementary School
2nd-Gia Duplechin  “The Beautiful World is a Beautiful Sea”           Plantation Elementary School
3rd-Jillian Kennedy  “The Magic Chick”               Episcopal School of Acadiana

K-2nd  Nonfiction
1st -Eleanor Guidry “Trip to the Beach”               Cathedral Carmel School
2nd-Jeremy Diaz  “Boy Scout Spring Camporee”     Dodson Elementary School
3rd-Maggie Krefft “Moving to Lafayette”             Prairie Elementary School

3rd-4th Poetry
1st-Olivia Faul “Footsteps in the Dark”                 Episcopal School of Acadiana
2nd-Katherine Ashurst “Alone”                               Woodvale Elementary School
3rd-Madison Lightfoot “I Can?t Be Sure, We Are We, The Road of Joy”       Prairie Elementary School

3rd-4th Fiction
1st-Ainsley Hitchcock “A Change in Life”           Woodvale Elementary School
2nd-Anabel Saft  “Gifted by Magic”                        Woodvale Elementary School
3rd-Jessica Wilson “Mixed-Up Magic”                 Woodvale Elementary School

3rd-4th Nonfiction
No Winners

5th-6th Poetry
1st-Emily Wu “Music”                                              Charles M. Burke Elementary School
2nd-Lily Wu-Laudun “Dragon Song”                Episcopal School of Acadiana
3rd-Ian Faul “On this Moonlit Night”              Episcopal School of Acadiana

5th-6th Fiction
1st-Brennan Bailey “Bandit and the Volcano”       Our Lady of Fatima School
2nd-Anthony VanVickle  “A Squire’s Dream”        Homeschooled
3rd-William Patin “The Great Case”                           Our Lady of Fatima School

5th-6th Fiction
1st-Julia Thompson “City of Love”                         Homeschooled
2nd-Evan Savoy  “A Special Memory”                 Our Lady of Fatima School
3rd-Elizabeth Crouch “One More Week”             Our Lady of Fatima School

French- Elementary School                                                                                      

k-2nd French Poetry
1st-braxton Boudreaux    “Un alligator”           Prairie Elementary School
2nd-Isabella Anderson “Oh! Oh”                         Myrtle Place Elementary School
3rd-no winner

k-2nd French Fiction
1st          TBA
2nd-Addison Aucoin “Qui se Cache dans L’oeuf de Paques?”         Myrtle Place Elementary School
3rd-Sinjin Hebert “La Fantome et Le Bonhomme de Neige”           North Lewis Elementary School

5th-6th French Poetry
1st-Alexander Parkhurst “Le Printemps”          Myrtle Place Elementary School
2nd-no winner
3rd-no winner

5th-6th French Fiction
1st-Jacob LeBlanc “Une Reve”                           Prairie Elementary School
2nd-Dylan Adam “L’histoire d’Azlir”               Prairie Elementary School
3rd-Caleb Fumuso “ Le hold-up de Jack”     Myrtle Place Elementary School

Middle School

7th-8th Poetry   

1st-Kate Manuel “Earth, Sun, Moon”           Paul Breaux Middle
2nd-Ian Eldredge “The Gulf Stream”          St. Pius Elementary School
3rd-Elise Diebold “Novel”                              Paul Breaux Middle School

7th-8th Fiction
1st-Morgan Munzing “Silver Tongue And Red Fire”             Paul Breaux Middle School
2nd-Anna Lantier “Temporary”                    Our Lady of Fatima School
3rd-Andrew Comeaux  “My Ghost Story”  St. Pius Elementary School

7th-8th Fiction        
1st-Megan Hamilton “The Princess Dinner”             Homeschooled
2nd-Nathan Thompson “My European Vacation” Homeschooled
3rd- no winner

High School

9th-1oth Poetry               

1st-mary Broussard “The Man Who Fell In Love With Time”           John Paul The Great Academy
2nd-Victoria Latiolais “Sane: An Echo Poem, Afterlife, & Poetic Prayer”  Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
3rd-Hope Johnston “Flying White”                           Lafayette High School

9th-1oth Fiction              

1st-Aidan Fletcher “Nightmares”                              John Paul the Great Academy
2nd-Maddie Hamilton “Alayda”                                Homeschooled
3rd-Teddie Swize “The Ominous Trial of the Esteemed Dr. Janswell”          Episcopal School of Acadiana

9th-1oth Nonfiction                                                                                      

1st-Breigh Rodriguez “The Poky Little Granddaughter”     Episcopal School of Acadiana
2nd-Cameron Baker “Hadrian’s Wall”                     Episcopal School of Acadiana
3rd-Arib Qureshi “Ramadan: The Identity of an American Teenager”          Episcopal School of Acadiana

11th-12th Poetry

1st-Gerard Drake “The Journey”                             St. Thomas More Catholic High School
2nd-Elise LaFleur “A Quiet Moment”                    St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Lindsey Zehnder “Cleansing”                           St. Thomas More Catholic High School

11th-12th Fiction                                              

1st-Bennett Narby “The Refrigerator of Amozerelda”          Iota High School
2nd-Brayden Dupuy “The Golden Eyes”            St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Seth Jones “The Phantom”                             Iota High School

11th-12th Nonfiction                                                                                                      

1st-Michelle Mahtook “A Jack of All Trades”          St. Thomas More Catholic High School
2nd-Brennan Higginbotham “Fatherly Advice”     St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Austin Mose “Symphony of Smacks”                 Comeaux High School

French- High School

9th-10th  French Poetry

1st-Anne-Elyse Pitre “A New York”            St. Thomas More Catholic High School
2nd-Bellaÿ LaBruzzo “Mes Reves”               St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Rachel Rudasill “Ma journee”               St. Thomas More Catholic High School

11th-12th  French Poetry
1st-Zachary Alfonso “A Paris”                      St. Thomas More Catholic High School
2nd-Sophia Verret “Au Mexique”               St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Paul Guilliot “Au Colorado”                  St. Thomas More Catholic High School

11th-12th  French Fiction
1st-Alexandra Gjertson “La Petite Etoile”                               St. Thomas More Catholic High School
2nd-Janine LeBlanc “Ma Cousine et Moi”                                St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3rd-Benjamin Mouton “Le Plus Beau Cadeau”                       St. Thomas More Catholic High School

 

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eguillory <![CDATA[SPARK Lab Classes]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=17386 2015-04-21T15:02:00Z 2015-02-21T13:11:36Z

3D Print a Frog VaseWednesday, April 22
4:30 – 6:00 PM
South Regional Library

Learn the basics of 3D design and printing by making a 3-D frog vase. Open to ages 9 and up. Register beginning April 13 using the link above.

Create Your Own Video Game
Friday, April 24
4:30 – 6:00 PM
South Regional Library

Learn how to create your own video games using GameMaker Studio from yoyogames.com. Open to teens ages 12 –19. Register online by clicking the link above.

Open Lab
Wednesday, April 29
4:00 – 6:00 PM
South Regional Library

Open Lab for library patrons who have completed the Intro to 3D Design and 3D Printing or one of the computer programming classes.  Patrons are invited to practice creating 3D objects or to do some coding during Spark Lab open time. No registration required.

Open Lab
Monday, May 11
4:00 – 6:00 PM
South Regional Library

Open Lab for library patrons who have completed the Intro to 3D Design and 3D Printing or one of the computer programming classes.  Patrons are invited to practice creating 3D objects or to do some coding during Spark Lab open time. No registration required.

3D Print a Bird Feeder
Tuesday, May 19
4:30 – 6:00 PM
South Regional Library

Learn the basics of 3D design and printing by making a 3-D bird feeder. Open to ages 9 and up. Register beginning May 5 using the link above.

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eguillory <![CDATA[Recycled Book Wreath]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19225 2015-02-23T18:30:03Z 2015-02-21T12:56:53Z Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22. Get closer to nature with these programs!

Tuesday, April 21
1:00 – 3:00 pm
South Regional Library

Use book pages and ribbon to make a beautiful wreath. All supplies will be provided. Registration starts Monday, April 6 using the above link.

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eguillory <![CDATA[Tech Tuesdays]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19118 2015-04-15T12:26:27Z 2015-02-21T12:54:57Z eDevice Help Session

Learn how to use your tablet, eReader or smartphone!

South Regional Library
May 5

Jefferson Street Branch
May 12

North Regional Library
April 21, May 19

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eguillory <![CDATA[Birds of Spring]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19197 2015-04-08T12:16:55Z 2015-02-21T12:52:12Z Join us for our April craft! We’ll be making adorable birds using paper plates, feathers, and crepe paper. Tweet tweet! Register beginning March 23 using the links below.

Tuesday, April 21
4:00 pm
Jefferson Street Branch

Tuesday, April 21
4:00 pm
Youngsville Branch

Wednesday, April 22
4:00 pm
Milton Branch

Tuesday, April 28
4:00 pm
North Regional Library

Take It and Make It Craft
Pick up a craft kit, while supplies last, April 20 – 24 at these libraries: Broussard, Butler, Chenier, Duson, and Scott.

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eguillory <![CDATA[SRL Sleuths Mystery Book Club]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=18597 2015-03-18T12:13:13Z 2015-02-21T12:50:06Z Join the SRL Sleuths Mystery Book Club! We discuss mysteries on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the South Regional Library.

April 21
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin

May 19
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

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eguillory <![CDATA[Festival International Closures]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19228 2015-04-17T15:48:34Z 2015-02-21T12:48:49Z Due to Festival International in downtown Lafayette, the Jefferson Street Branch will operate at an amended schedule. For details about Festival, click here. The Buchanan Street parking lot will be unavailable throughout the duration of Festival International.

Wednesday, April 22: Jefferson Street closes at 5 pm.
Thursday, April 23: Jefferson Street closes at 4 pm.
Friday, April 24: Jefferson Street closes at 4 pm.
Saturday, April 25: Jefferson Street branch closed.
Sunday, April 26: Jefferson Street branch closed.

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eguillory <![CDATA[Teens Go Green with Recycled Crafts!]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19230 2015-02-23T18:29:36Z 2015-02-21T12:46:57Z Thursday, April 23
6:00 – 7:00 PM
North Regional Library

Celebrate Earth Day by re-purposing old magazines and wall calendars into unique coasters and envelopes. Registration begins Sunday, April 12.

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eguillory <![CDATA[Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder]]> http://lafayettepubliclibrary.org/?p=19194 2015-04-08T12:15:13Z 2015-02-21T12:44:11Z Children ages 5 – 12 are invited to make a popsicle stick bird feeder to use this spring! Birds will love eating their meals out of this cute creation! Register using the links below.

Friday, April 24
4:00 pm
South Regional Library

Registration begins Wednesday, April 1.

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