‘The King’ will give you a ‘Blue Christmas’

Published: Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 30, 2012 at 4:49 p.m.

You can start your holiday season by having a “Blue Christmas!”

Dave Ehlert, a professional Elvis impersonator from Branson, Mo., will perform at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

The performance is funded by a grant from the Houma Regional Arts Council.

Prenatal Yoga

Tuesdays in December, prenatal yoga classes are scheduled for 2 p.m. at the East Houma Branch Library, 778 Grand Caillou Road. Devi Guerrero will instruct a safe and healthy way to exercise. For information, call 876-7072.

The branch also offers Zumba classes at 5:15 p.m. Saturdays.

Book Sale

Do you have readers on your holiday gift list? The Friends of the Library’s book sale continues from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Main Library. The books cost $1.50 per inch and are in excellent condition.

Art Show

“Showing Off on the Bayou,” an art show and reception, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Dularge Branch Library, 837 Bayou Dularge Road. Paintings, quilts, stained glass and floral arrangements made by library customers who took art classes at the branch are on display. The event is free and open to the public.

Facebook

Library System staff members get many questions about the workings of Facebook. Ross Mays, a reference librarian for the Library System, is leading a “Getting Started with Facebook” program. The class is hands-on. You will learn how to sign up, use the functions, connect with family and friends while maintaining privacy and security. The class is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Main Library’s computer lab.

Computer Class

A holiday card design workshop with Microsoft Publisher is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the Grand Caillou Branch Library, 200 Badou Drive, Dulac. A Pinterest party is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the branch. For information, call 563-2014.

24-Hour Access

The Library System is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. With a library card in good standing, you can access services. You can renew items and request items, along with searching the catalog. If you need a book to read, you can download e-books and audiobooks. If you want new music on your MP3 player, just access Freegal. To keep up with the latest events in the Library System, check out the Library System’s Facebook page or Bayou Reference Blog. All these services happen on the Library System’s website, www.mytpl.org.

Christmas Parade

Look for Library System staff members and the Reading Well van in the Christmas Parade on Friday in downtown Houma. The staff will be dressed in Christmas shirts, along with red Santa hats.

Reading Improvement

The Library System’s website, www.mytpl.org, has three databases that can help your child improve his or her reading skills. Tumble Books, Tumble Talking Books and Tumble Readers are located under online catalogs on the Library System’s web page. These three databases are collections of books from early readers to high school classics. Your child can read the books silently or have books read aloud. Many of the books are accelerated readers. These databases will help improve vocabulary, reading comprehension and reading speed.

Exhibits

Dr. Maurali Davuluri is exhibiting his collection of wood-burning drawings by Joseph P. Boudreaux at the Main Library.

Ethel Fields is displaying her American doll collection at the North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Gray.

Artwork by Terrebonne Parish School System art students are on display through Dec. 14 at the Main Library.

Closed

The Library System will close Dec. 14 for the system’s annual technology training for the staff on new services in 2013.

The Library System will close Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1.

Mary Cosper LeBoeuf is director of the Terrebonne Parish Library System. She can be reached at 876-5158.

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