OCTOBER 2017

H H Come Feed Your Brain H H at the Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire®

he Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire® is a FREE family friendly celebration of creative Thobbies and projects from hi- to low-tech with a special 2017 focus on Louisiana Food Culture! It is scheduled 10 a.m.‑ 5 p.m. Saturday, October 21, at the Main Library at Goodwood. Also, you won’t want to miss a special presentation by local chef Jay Ducote! Spending most of his time as a food and beverage writer and speaker, blogger, radio host, video producer and culinary personality, Ducote finished runner-up on Season 11 of the hit reality competition show Food Network Star. Ducote’s 45-minute presentation will start at 10:45 a.m. Come visit and learn how to “make” all kinds of things. For more information, call the Main Library Reference Department at (225) 231‑3750 or visit www.batonrouge.makerfaire.com.

10 A.M. – 5 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 H H H

The 17th Annual Attic Treasures & Collectibles Event Bring your collectibles, antiques and other treasures for expert review at the FREE 17th Annual Attic Treasures & Collectibles Event at the Main Library at Goodwood! It’s very similar to what you see on Antiques Roadshow, which runs on LPB TV. Hundreds of people lined up with their treasures at last year’s event, and everyone in the community is welcome. This is the time to raid your attic, closets and garages for that interesting or antique art, old toys, pottery, jewelry, rifles, war artifacts, small furniture or other item of interest and see what the story is behind it and possibly more. The free event will run 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, October 7, at the Main Library at Goodwood. There is a limit of three items per person at the event, and experts will be on hand to look at your collectibles and antiques. Come for the antiques viewings but bring your Library card to stay and visit our facilities and checkout some of our resources.

Inside: Author-Illustrator Rosemary Wells • Mike Anderson • Read for the Record • and more! It’s Time for the 40th Annual Author- SATURDAY, OCT. 28 Illustrator Program 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Capitol Park • Free Admission with Rosemary Wells! The Author-Illustrator Program is back, and features award-winning LouisianaBookFestival.org author of the beloved Max & Ruby series, Rosemary Wells! Everyone is invited to the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 5, for a FREE program suitable for families Mid City Redevelopment Alliance and anyone who is interested in Wells’ to Host Legacy of Lights at Main Library writings. Stick around after the program The Mid City Redevelopment Alliance (MCRA) will honor Gwen for a reception and an opportunity to Hamilton, interim CEO of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority have your book autographed. There with the Reverend Mary E. Moody Medal of Lifetime Achievement at its will be a book signing period following annual Legacy by Lights event at the the presentation. Only books that are Main Library at Goodwood from 5:30 purchased at each program are eligible until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October for signing, so please do not bring other 26. Other honorees include Steve books. There will be pre-autographed Carville and Rev. Robin McCullough-Bade. The Community of Caring book plates given away while supplies Award will be presented to Capital One Bank, Providence Engineering last. and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge. Tickets are $75, and Teachers, librarians, writers, artists sponsorships are available. For ticket or sponsorship information, call the and children’s literature enthusiasts are Mid City Redevelopment Alliance at (225) 346-1000, or send an e-mail invited to come back to the Library at to [email protected]. Visit the MCRA website at www. 8:30 a.m. Friday, October 6, for a special midcityredevelopment.org. workshop presented by Wells. In this workshop, participants will enjoy a Celebrate the Baton Rouge Bicentennial, more in-depth look into Wells’ writing style and process. Registration and a Send a Postcard! fee of $25 for non-students and $10 for Visit Baton Rouge in collaboration with the students with a valid school I.D. are Louisiana Office of Tourism and 225 Magazine are required for this portion of the program. releasing the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Postcards. Pick up a registration form at any The postcards will be available Sunday, October Library location. Doors open at 8 a.m. 1, and include the required postage. with a continental breakfast, and other Check out the latest edition of 225 to get light refreshments will be served. yours! Baton Rouge residents are encouraged For more information about author to send the postcards to out-of-town family and Rosemary Wells, visit her website at friends inviting them to come experience the Red www.rosemarywells.com. To register Stick this fall or winter. for the October 6 workshop, call the Additional postcards are available at area Main Library Children’s Room at (225) locations, including East Baton Rouge Parish 231-3760 to request a registration form Libraries, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and or visit the Library’s website at www. Visit Baton Rouge. For a full list of additional The Bicentennial ebrpl.com. You also may register the day postcard locations, go online to www. Postcards are available in of the program, from 8 until 8:30 a.m. BatonRouge200.com. four attractive styles.

2 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library To purchase tickets, visit http://brbluesfoundation.org/ and click on the "Blues Gala" tab.

The Red Stick Farmers Market will host a seasonal mobile market at the Main Library at Goodwood from 8 a.m. until noon every Tuesday in October.

Just Fun

th The 9 Annual Community History BR 200 Trivia Festival at Pride Magnolia Cemetery is a four- It’s that time again! The whole family is invited to block cemetery bordered by come enjoy a day of FREE FUN at the Pride-Chaneyville 19th Street, Main Street, 21st Branch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, October 28, for Street and Florida Boulevard. It the 9th Annual Community History Festival! This year’s was established in 1852 and was theme is ‘50s Flashback, and we’ll celebrate a blast from turned over to the Recreation the past that’s loaded with vintage games, fun crafts, and Park Commission for the music, delicious food, a sock hop and more! Activities Parish of East Baton Rouge also will include a live horseshoeing demonstration, farm (BREC) to maintain in 1947. animals, face painting, pumpkin painting, sack races and It now is a National Historic site of course, the Old-Fashioned Cake Walk. Local vendors listed in the National Register will be available for the purchase of homemade and handcrafted items. For more of Historic Places. Many information, call the Circulation Desk at (225) 658-1540. well-known local people are buried there, including mayors, soldiers and doctors, such as Dr. The Library Road Show is on Metro 21! T.A. Walker (1864-1929), Baton The Library Road Show is a 30-minute, once-a-month television show that Rouge’s first African-American features news, events, services and programs available through the East physician. For more Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Parish Library. Watch this program on TV Cox Cable Channel history, visit the Baton Rouge 21 (Metro 21) every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at Room at the Main Library. Get 8 a.m. to find out what’s going on at your East Baton Rouge Parish Library! Bicentennial details online at Missed an episode? Just visit our YouTube page at www.youtube.com/ www.BatonRouge200.com. user/EBRPLibraryTV to check out the archives and catch up on the latest show.

All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 3 THE SAVEDATE! GIS DAY October is Respect Louisiana Our Community GIS stands for geographic information systems. GIS Day is a grassroots Month! educational event created and promoted by the GIS company Esri that enables GIS users and vendors to open their doors to schools, businesses and the Take the Pledge of Respect general public to showcase real-world applications of GIS. with Manners of the Heart! This Join us for a community-based speaker event promoting Louisiana organization has created #BRRespect, a social movement in Baton Rouge, careers in geography! which gives every citizen of our community a weekly good deed to perform for others. The Good Deeds are simple ways to help us connect and become more than people passing on the street. It’s an effort to help us become neighbors and members of a community who care about each other and show it through mutual respect. To take and find out more about the Pledge of Respect and #BRRespect, visit the MOH website at www. mannersoftheheart.org. Here’s this month’s Good Deeds schedule: Week 1: October 2-8 4 – 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 15 • Always meet disrespect with MAIN LIBRARY AT GOODWOOD respect 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Week 2: October 9-15 • Always mind your manners FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Week 3: October 16-22 • Always remember that we all have the same heart needs Week 4: October 23-29 • Always remember your community depends on you to give your very best Business & Legal

SCORE: Simple Steps for Starting Your Business Track Your SCORE Baton Rouge will offer a FREE workshop, Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 3. Library Books Business mentoring also is available at the Main Library every Wednesday for Let the Library Elf help you those with appointments. For appointments and more information, contact the manage your loans and holds. SCORE office at (225) 215-0080. Visit the SCORE website at www.scorebr.org, to Avoid overdues learn more. with email alerts. Check multiple Library cards. Get Free Legal Counsel with the Ask a Lawyer Track books, DVDs, CDs, videos, Program magazines and more! Adults can come to the Library to take advantage of FREE and Join for FREE! individual counseling sessions offered by the Pro Bono Project of www.libraryelf.com the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Area attorneys will be available for one-on-one, 15-minute sessions for legal advice on a first-come, first-served basis at the Baker Branch from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7.

4 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Adults, All Ages

Telescope Training Class Adults can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 5, for a brief presentation on how to use and care for the Library’s Dobsonian telescope. This telescope also is available to borrow. All that’s required is attendance at the training class and your Library card. The LSU Disaster Resilience and Recovery Project is Seeking Volunteers The Louisiana State University (LSU) Disaster Resilience and Recovery Project is doing a study on the Great Flood of 2016, and is seeking volunteers to assist. The Project is being conducted by Dr. Katie Cherry, Dr. Matt Calamia and Dr. Emily Elliott of the LSU Department of Psychology. With a goal to understand how disaster stress impacts one’s health and daily life, the Project will consist of interviewing adults Scan this QR code ages 18 and older who live in East Baton Rouge, Livingston with your phone to and Ascension parishes and were exposed to the Great Flood take the brief survey. Adult Coloring of 2016. If you or someone you know relocated to the Baton Rouge area after Sessions at the experiencing loss during Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita, and experienced loss again due to the Flood, we would especially like to hear from you. To get Library involved, send an email to [email protected]. Need to decompress from a long day at the office? Maybe * Join the Acts of Kindness (A.O.K.) Club! you’re just looking for a way to get An act of kindness, whether premeditated or not, is an action designed to offer creative and relieve stress. Either compassion to someone else in the world. The club will be craft-based and used way, we’re here to help! Adults are to bring out the creativity in our patrons. Adults and 20-somethings ages 18-30ish invited to join us at the Library this are invited to the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, month for FREE coloring sessions. to join the Acts of Kindness (A.O.K.) Club. Members will create and design crafts We’ll provide the coloring sheets for an individual of their choice whether that person is a parent, child, relative, and colors, but you should feel free * coworker or complete stranger. Each craft will include an inspirational quote or to bring your own. Registration is motivational text for encouragement. At each meeting, we’ll vote as a group to required for some. Dates, times and determine what craft will be created next. Club members also are encouraged to locations are listed below. keep a journal to reflect on the moment the craft is presented and share them at Main Library at Goodwood the next meeting. • 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 4 Veterans Connect: Coffee & Conversation • 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14 Are you a veteran? We would be pleased to have you join us at the Pride- • 7 p.m. Monday, October 23 Chaneyville Branch at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, for a light breakfast, piping River Center Branch hot coffee and lively conversation. This program is FREE and open to veterans of • 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 2 all ages and branches of the military. Come enjoy the company of fellow veterans in our community. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library thanks you for your Greenwell Springs Road Regional service! Branch • 6:30 p.m. Mondays, October 9 *Feng Shui: An Overview and 23 Are you looking for fresh ideas for enhancing your spatial Bluebonnet Regional Branch arrangement and orientation that will help increase the flow • 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 18 of positive energy in your space? If you answered yes to that question, you’ll want to attend this FREE seminar on Feng Eden Park Branch Shui! Adults can come to the Jones Creek Regional Branch • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, and 2 p.m. Saturday, October 21, for a presentation led by Feng Shui master and All programs are free and open to the public. author of Feng Shui: The Invisible Art of Communication Denise Registration for all programs is encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly. DuBos. You’ll learn the basics of this Chinese philosophical For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. system of harmonizing oneself with the surrounding environment. * Registration required.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 5 Adults, New Online Resources All Ages Two New Resources for Students & Businesses Play Bingo in the Digital Library at the Library! Your Library now offers CQ Researcher and Sage Business Researcher, This game never gets old, so two FREE online resources that cover general and business-related hot topics grab your friends and family and respectively. CQ Researcher would serve well as a companion to Opposing join us each month for a roaring Viewpoints with its award winning in-depth coverage of the most important game of bingo at the Library! Win issues of the day, while Sage Business Researcher guides patrons to a clear prizes and enjoy snacks while you understanding of the most current subjects in business and management. All you * play! Registration is required for need is your Library card to get started using these resources FREE in the Digital some. Bingo game dates, times and Library at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary. locations are listed below. • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 5 Gale Small Business Builder Now in the & Wednesday, October 18, Digital Library Scotlandville Branch The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is pleased to introduce the Gale Small • *11 a.m. Saturday, October 7, Business Builder, which is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, Central Branch managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit. It’s available FREE in the • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 12, online Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary. The program’s intuitive Baker Branch dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration in order to develop a business plan focused on long-term success. • 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, Delmont Gardens Branch These areas include: • *6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26, •Entrepreneur Profile:This tool helps users explore what they can bring to the Jones Creek Regional Branch table as an entrepreneur and assess where they stand in preparing to start a Be sure to wear your favorite business. A one-page summary of them as an entrepreneur is generated. throwback clothes to Jones Creek! •Business Ideation: Users can employ tools such as Lean Canvas, the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats Analysis (SWOT), Porter’s Five Forces and more to plan the high-level framework in which their business will operate. Use your Library card to stream video shorts •Break-Even Analysis: This component delivers insight to determine when a user’s business will be able to cover expenses and begin to realize a profit. & feature films, plus download eBooks & •Business Plans: With this element, users can create a plan that can be presented to potential investors and lenders, including executive summary, lean audio books for FREE! business plan, full business plan and strategic marketing plan. •Financial Projections: A robust analysis of a company’s financial future Award-winning independent films! encompassing capital expenditures, sales, equity and inventory. For patrons exploring the idea of small business ownership, this resource provides a gradual introduction to entrepreneurial concepts and elements. For Download books, music and videos! seasoned business persons or those progressing through the recommended workflow, the focus shifts toward outcome-based activities to support the management and growth of an operation, such as getting a loan, seeking investors, buying new equipment and opening new facilities. To learn more information Awesome audio books! about the Gale Small Business Builder online tool, call (225) 231-3750.

Learn About Libby: Thoughtful Entertainment Downloading Free E-books from Your Library Visit the Digital Library OverDrive is a resource that provides access to downloadable books, music at www.ebrpl.com and video. Recently, the service launched a brand new app called Libby, and today to get started! now’s a great time to learn about how to get FREE e-books and e-audiobooks from your Library! Adults can come to the Carver Branch at 10 a.m. Tuesday, All programs are free and open to the public. October 17, to learn how to download these items onto a smart phone, tablet, Registration for all programs is encouraged. laptop or desktop computer. Another great perk to the app is that there are no To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. fines and the books return themselves! Be sure to bring your own device or see a * Registration required. demonstration with one of the Library’s laptops.

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Join the Job Club Networking Group! * The Career Center of the East Baton Rouge Your Pace or Mine Parish Library is sponsoring a 12-week job search Walking Club and networking group for adult job seekers in The Jones Creek Regional professional careers. Job searching can be a lonely Branch adult walking club will and discouraging activity, and this group will provide meet at the Library at 6 p.m. you with a safe space to meet and network with like- every Monday (except October minded professionals who are challenged by the 30), Wednesday and Thursday in same job hunting process. Attendees will share job October, to walk mapped routes search experiences, network tips and encouragement, surrounding the branch. In the and they’ll learn the latest job search techniques and event of evening showers, we’ll so much more. The Job Club began meeting in late walk indoors. All fitness levels are September, but patrons still are welcome to join us welcome to join! at the Main Library at Goodwood from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. October 6, and every Friday thereafter through December 22. It’s FREE Join the Main Library and open to those in professional careers who are seeking employment. Certified Career Coach Anne Nowak will lead the meetings, and topics discussed will Walking & Aerobics differ each week. For more information, call 225-231-3733. To register, go online Club! to https://www.careercenterbr.com/events/. The Main Library Walking Club * has expanded its schedule and Write the Resumé That Will Get the Job! now includes an aerobic workout Lynnette Lee of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Career Center will lead a session. Adults are invited to the FREE workshop for adults on writing a great resumé! Come to the Main Library Main Library at Goodwood four at Goodwood at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, to find out how to structure times per week to get moving! your resumé so that it showcases your most valuable skills. Learn formatting On outdoor walking days, we techniques that will make your resumé look clean and professional. You’ll learn will walk around the Library and about the most common red flags employers look for on resumés and how to through the nearby gardens. Every avoid them. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231-3733 or visit www. fourth Tuesday we will begin by careercenterbr.com/events. climbing stairs to the third floor * before and after a brief walk. Be Work at Home 101 sure to wear comfortable clothes Are you interested in working from the and shoes! Check out the weekly comfort and convenience of your own home? If schedule below. you answered yes to that question, you’ll want to • 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays & join other adults at the Main Library at Goodwood Thursdays, Outdoor Walk at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, for Work at Home 101, a FREE seminar hosted by the Career • 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Center on finding legitimate opportunities to work Outdoor Walk from home. Attendees will learn the pros and • 12:05 – 12:45 p.m. Fridays, cons of these kinds of jobs, plus find out what’s Aerobics & Toning available, how to avoid scams and more. For more information and to register, call the Career Center at (225) 231-3733. To register *Jones Creek Pacers online, visit www.careercenterbr.com/events/. Aerobics Club for Adults Finance As an addition to the Your Pace or Mine Walking Club, the Pacers Aerobics Club for adults will meet Thrifting for Profit: at the Jones Creek Regional Branch The Basics of Online Reselling at 9:30 a.m. every Friday in October, Are you looking to make some extra money? Your Library is here to help! for a session of rhythmic dance Adults can come to the Eden Park Branch at 5 p.m. Thursday, October 12, for a and exercise. All fitness levels are presentation led by Natalie Boone about how to make a profit by selling thrift welcome to join us! store finds online.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 7 Health The Gardening Bug & Wellness Mindful Meditation The Louisiana Master Class Gardeners at the Library! The Louisiana Master Gardeners program is a Relax and retreat from the FREE service and educational activity offered by the Louisiana State holiday frenzy at the Library this University (LSU) AgCenter. Representatives from this group will be at month. Adults can come to the Main the Library this month to present a two-part class for adults on varying Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. gardening topics. Check out the schedule below. Thursday, October 12, to enjoy an hour of relaxation and quiet the mind. Bluebonnet Regional Branch Meditation has proven useful in 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19 stress relief, mental clarity, focus and biofeedback. • Citrus & Blueberries Learn the basics of successfully growing citrus and blueberries in Yoga for Adults your home garden. Need to get a relaxing stretch? • Bug Off: Keep Garden Pests Under Control Join other adults at the Bluebonnet Identify common pests in the home garden and learn how to use Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. companion plants and more to control pest infestations. Wednesday, October 18, for a FREE one-hour yoga class led by experienced yoga instructor Vanessa Parks. Please be sure to bring your yoga mat or towel and water. This Sew Much Fun! class is intended for beginners, but all skill levels are welcome. * Crafting for a Cause at Pride Alzheimer’s If you have unfinished yarn craft projects, you’ll Caregivers Support want to bring them to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at 1 p.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12 and 19, for a chance Group Meeting to complete what you’ve started in the company of Dianne Miller will be at the fellow crafters. All skill levels are welcome. Donations Jones Creek Regional Branch at 1 of yarn, supplies or finished items also are welcome. p.m. Monday, October 16, to lead an information-sharing meeting for Threadheads: A Contemporary Crochet Club adults held with the caregivers of Adults are invited to join us at the Scotlandville Branch at 5:30 p.m. those suffering from Alzheimer’s Wednesdays, October 11 and 25, to craft with other crochet enthusiasts. Each disease or dementia. Alzheimer’s participant will need to bring their own size H or larger crochet hook and a Services of the Capital Area sponsors skein of yarn. Beginners and experienced threadheads both are welcome! this FREE and public program. Chair Yoga for Adults In Stitches at the Main Library Knitting, crochet and tatting (which is lace-making) are relaxing hobbies Adults can come to the Main that you can take anywhere and do at any time. If you’re interested in learning Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. a new craft, or improving your stitch skills, join other adults and teens at the Thursday, October 19, to enjoy a Main Library at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, for the In Stitches gentle, hour-long course designed morning group. Come learn the basics for making decorative items and for relaxation and quiet the mind. clothing! All skill levels are welcome. This type of yoga is practiced using a chair, and is perfect for seniors Bluebonnet Knitting Nook because there is no need to stand, If you would like to learn how to knit, join other adults and teens at the contort or get down on the floor! We’ll Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, October 12 and 26, to also incorporate some stretching and learn how to knit your own projects! We’ll show you how to create all kinds of range‑of‑motion techniques that you items, from dishcloths and scarves, to shawls and blankets! Limited supplies can use at home. If you have a medical are available, so please bring a pair of size 8, 9, 10 or 10 ½ knitting needles and condition, please seek physician at least one ball of yarn. Bring a notepad for any note-taking you may want to approval before attending. do. All skill levels and left-handers are welcome!

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Hand Quilting Basics at Baker *Last-Minute Those interested in learning how to hand quilt Surprise: Quick can join other adults at the Baker Branch at 3 p.m. Wednesdays, October 11 and 25, to learn the Dessert Cooking basics! Enjoy a fun and relaxing atmosphere, work Craft! on your current project, get advice on starting a Friends or family just dropped new one, see how-to demonstrations and more. by unexpectedly? No problem! Questions and ideas are welcome. Participants We’ve got a cooking craft that’s a should bring their own supplies, including fabric, super-easy and very delicious last needle, thread, scissors and pins. minute dessert option. Adults can come to the Jones Creek Regional Off the Hook Crochet Club Branch at 7 p.m. Thursday, October Crochet isn’t just for your grandmother! 5, to make a delectable dump It’s a fun and relaxing way to create something cake! Each participant will make a wonderful. Adults are invited to the Eden Park sample to take home. All supplies Branch at 3 p.m. Thursday, October 12, to join the Off the Hook Crochet Club and will be provided. learn how to make a hat, scarf, blanket or stuffed animal! No skills? Don’t worry, we’ll hook you up! *Wood Burned Floral Bluebonnet Crochet Corner Pin Craft for Adults Join other adults at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Adults ages 19 and older are October 12 and 26, to learn how to make hats, scarves, shawls, sweaters and other welcome at the Bluebonnet Regional items that make perfect holiday gifts! Whether you’re a beginner seeking to learn Branch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the basics of crochet, or an experienced crocheter looking for a fun challenge, this October 11, to make floral pins class is for you. Please bring a US size H, I or J (5.0, 5.5 or 6.0 mm) crochet hook. using the decorative process of Yarn will be provided but participants should feel free to bring their own. wood burning, led by members of the Pelican Woodcarvers’ Guild. Crochet Compassion with Plastic Bags Wooden leaves will be pre-cut Adults are invited to learn how to turn plastic bags into plastic yarn (plarn) and crafters will be given step-by- at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 10 a.m. Thursdays, October 5 and 19. With step instructions on how to safely plarn, we’ll create a lightweight, weather resistant sleeping mat that can be used handle wood burning tools. by those in need. No crochet skills are necessary. Share your compassion by Art Workshop: flattening bags, cutting strips and making balls of plarn. Drawing the Human Face Art & Crafts Have you ever wanted to learn to draw a realistic human face at different angles? If you’re an Halloween Poetry & Spooky Origami for Adults aspiring artist, you’ll want to join We can just smell the pumpkin spice scent in the air. It’s time for all things other adults at the Delmont Gardens fall! Adults can come listen to a reading of eerie poems, perfect for the Halloween Branch at 4 p.m. Fridays, October season at the River Center Branch at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26. We also will 6 and 13, to learn the techniques have origami paper and patterns available to make crafts that’ll help spook up of drawing the human face from any space! varying perspectives. Want more drawing practice? Come back to Chocolate Owl Pops Food Craft for Adults the Library at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Halloween never tasted so good! Join us at the Eden Park Branch at 4:30 p.m. October 16, and Friday, October 27, Tuesday, October 17, to enjoy a fun and festive edible craft tutorial for adults. for a class that will teach you how We’ll use chocolate, apples and candies to make this delectable treat to celebrate to draw the human face at different the season. All supplies will be provided. ages and gender. These classes are intended for beginners, but all skill All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. levels are welcome. To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 9 Art & Crafts Free Films & Fun for All

Upcycled Book Page Halloween ‘Spooktacular’ Movie on the Plaza! Pumpkins Ghouls, ghosts and goblins of all ages can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Friday, October 13, to Get into a festive swing of things watch Hocus Pocus, the 1993 Halloween classic film starring with a fun project! Adults can come Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as the to the Delmont Gardens Branch at 6 bewitching Sanderson sisters. On Halloween night after 300 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, to make years, a trio of witch sisters are raised from the dead in Salem, an upcycled book page pumpkin Massachusetts, and it’s up to two teenagers, a young girl and craft. We’ll use repurposed items an immortal cat to put an end to their reign of terror once that you may already have in and for all. Feel free to bring your lawn chair or blanket to your home. You should feel free sit comfortably while you watch. The film also will be simulcast in the Large to use pages from an old copy of Meeting Room for those who prefer an air conditioned option. Local vendors and your favorite book to help spruce food trucks will be on site for the purchase of refreshments. Be there, if you dare! up your space and celebrate the season! Scary Movies & Super Creeps! Nimble Fingers Let the Library help you get into a haunting mood! Adults and 20-somethings ages 18-30ish are invited to the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 6 p.m. Paper Folding five times this month to watch Halloween-themed movies. Here’s the schedule: Society • Thursday, October 5, Shaun of the Dead Come learn about the Japanese • Thursday, October 12, An American Werewolf in London arts of origami and kirigami! Adults will make folded and cut • Tuesday, October 17, The Silence of the Lambs paper sculptures at the Eden Park • Wednesday, October 25, Funny Games Branch at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October • Tuesday, October 31, The Exorcist 31. Create something beautiful and unique to display in your favorite space! Halloween Movie Night at * Delmont Gardens Crafting at the Will they live scarily ever after in monstrous Creek for Adults matrimony? Come find out at the Delmont Join other adults at the Jones Gardens Branch at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, when you watch Tim Burton’s Creek Regional Branch at 6:30 Corpse Bride. In this 2005 animated drama film, a shy groom rehearses his p.m. Monday, October 16, to make wedding vows in the presence of a dead woman. Though this was unintentional, fabulous a wreath just in time for the his words cause her to rise from the grave assuming he has married her. festive season! Be sure to bring your own 12-inch chenille stem wreath Friday Afternoon Movie at Delmont base, plus any other must-have Come to the Delmont Gardens Branch at 3 p.m. Friday, October 20, to watch decorations and embellishments. Kong: Skull Island, the 2017 action-adventure film that follows a team of scientists All other supplies will be provided. who explore an uncharted island in the Pacific. When they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong, they find themselves in a fight to escape! *Crafty Wednesday: Saturday Morning Movie at Central Do-It-Yourself Bath & Join us at the Central Branch at 11 a.m. Saturday, October Body Craft for Adults 21, to watch The Girl with All the Gifts, the 2016 dramatic horror- Adults are invited to the Central thriller film that follows a special young girl named Melanie, Branch at 3 p.m. Wednesday, who along with a scientist and a teacher, embarks on a journey October 4, to create a nourishing of survival living in a dystopian world. Enjoy popcorn and and luxurious bath craft. All punch while you watch! supplies will be provided. Monday Movie Matinee at Carver All programs are free and open to the public. Join other adults at the Carver Branch at 11 a.m. Monday, October 9, to Registration for all programs is encouraged. watch The Shack, the 2017 drama-fantasy film in which a grief-stricken man is To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. mysteriously invited to meet with God at a place called “The Shack.” Bring your * Registration required. favorite snack to enjoy during the movie!

10 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Free Films & Fun for All Special Interest

Lunchtime Matinee at Baker The Natural Join other adults at the Baker Branch at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, October Hair Support 12, to watch The Zookeeper’s Wife, the 2017 biographical drama film that tells the story of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, as they Group helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German attack. Going natural? Your Bring your favorite snack to enjoy during the movie! Popcorn and bottled East Baton Rouge Parish water will be served. Library wants to help you on the journey! It does not matter what Stephen King Movie Night stage of transitioning from relaxed or Are you itching for a scare? Adults are welcome processed hair to a natural curl pattern at the Delmont Gardens Branch at 4 p.m. Monday, you are, we’d like you to join us at October 30, to watch It, Stephen King’s 1990 classic the Greenwell Springs Road Regional horror story. The film follows seven tween outcasts Branch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October who fight an evil child-killing clown in 1960. Thirty 18, and 3 p.m. Saturday, October 28, years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for the Natural Hair Support Group for all when it returns to their hometown. meeting. Each month, we’ll discuss topics like deciding whether to big chop The Baton Rouge or not, maintenance, hairstyles and techniques, products and more. Come Film Club express the joys and frustrations of the Adults are invited to the Greenwell Springs Road journey with others in the city and make Regional Branch at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 12, for the Baton some new friends along the way! Rouge Film Club screening of the 1992 comedy horror film Army of Darkness. Forced to lead a makeshift Dark Ages army *Photography against the demonic Deadites who possess all the deadly magic of hell, the shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed, reluctant 20th Century Workshops time traveler Ash must save the living from the dead, rescue his medieval at Jones Creek girlfriend and get back to his own time. Are you overwhelmed by your digital photo collection and feel clueless TGIF Movie for Adults at Jones Creek when it comes to organizing them all? Thank goodness it’s Friday! Adults are invited to the Jones Creek Maybe you just need to learn the basics, Regional Branch at 3 p.m. every Friday in October, to watch a different like how to get your pictures onto a movie each week. Kick back at the Library and let the movie reel relax you computer. Adults are invited to the into the weekend. Enjoy delicious popcorn and punch while you watch. Jones Creek Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, October 3 and 17, to get Sunday Afternoon Movie at Jones Creek instruction on transfer devices, backup Join other adults at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 3 p.m. every and storage options, available services Sunday in October, for a feature-length movie. Popcorn and punch will be and subscriptions and more in a FREE served. presentation led by local photographer, Sharon Turner. The solutions and FREE Movies for Teens knowledge you’ll acquire can help put Teens are invited to the Library this month to enjoy awesome movies! your digital photo frustrations to rest! Enjoy refreshments while you watch. Check out the show times below. Woodcarving 101 • Teens choose the movie If you want to learn to do 4 p.m. Thursday, October 26, Fairwood Branch woodcarving projects, join other adults at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, October 11 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 28, Baker Branch 25, to learn the basics. Experienced • The Night Before Christmas woodcarver Clyde Sandifer and 3 p.m. Monday, October 30, River Center Branch others will be at the Library to guide you through the beginning stages of • Boo! A Madea Halloween woodcarving, and share how to get 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, Delmont Gardens Branch quality tools at an affordable price.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 11 Writing & Authors

The Fonville Winans SAVE THE DATE! Cookbook with Authors Melinda Risch Winans My Brother’s Keeper & Cynthia LeJeune Book Talk with Author Nobles Chris Russo Blackwood Adults are invited to get a taste Author and original founder and publisher of of Louisiana during a FREE book InRegister magazine Chris Russo Blackwood will be talk with Melinda Risch Winans and at the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Sunday, Cynthia LeJeune Nobles, the authors November 5, to discuss her of The Fonville Winans Cookbook at book My Brother’s Keeper: One the Main Library at Goodwood at 3 Man’s 30-Year Quest to Catch Two Killers. The true p.m. Sunday, October 8! The recipes crime/memoir book investigates the cold case included in the cookbook range from murder of Baton Rouge Sonic Drive-In franchise Cajun to Mexican and Chinese cuisine. owner Gary Kergan in 1984. A question-and- A question-and-answer period will answer period and book signing will follow the follow the presentation. presentation. Poetry Time at Scotlandville *The Fiction Writers’ Workshop Are you a poet who’d like the Adults can come to the Greenwell Springs Road chance to share your work? Come to the Regional Branch at 7 p.m. Thursdays, October 5 Scotlandville Branch at 3 p.m. Saturday, and 19, to join a fun group of local authors! You can October 21, to express yourself with share your works of fiction and get feedback and other poets in the community. You encouragement. We’ll be doing writing exercises to should feel free to recite or read your spark your creativity. To get started, send an email writing aloud, and/or pieces from to Jordan Courtney at [email protected]. your favorite poet. Bring a friend! Writers’ Rendezvous Calling all writers! If you made History & Archives a resolution to write more this year, now’s the perfect time to join other adults at the Fairwood Branch at 6 p.m. Discover the History of Oldest Tuesday, October 10, for the Writers’ Rendezvous meeting. This informal Baton Rouge Cemeteries with group is designed for writers to meet, Author Faye Phillips share ideas and get feedback on current In celebration of the Baton projects. Rouge Bicentennial, the East * Baton Rouge Parish Library Adult Creative Writing Special Collections Department will host a FREE book Group discussion for adults featuring Baton Rouge Cemeteries Are you ready to write? It doesn’t author Faye Phillips at the Main Library at Goodwood matter if you’re just starting out or at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, detailing the history you’re already a published author, this of some of Baton Rouge’s oldest cemeteries. Author writing group is for everyone! Adults and historian Faye Phillips is a former associate dean of are invited to the Zachary Branch at libraries at Louisiana State University, and has written 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, for a several books about Baton Rouge. Phillips’ Baton Rouge Cemeteries is a part FREE writing group led by author of the Images of America book series. It also is one of her more popular works. of Blackbird Summer Emily Shotwell. You’ll meet others who love the written All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. word as you discuss, learn and grow in To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit . * Registration required. your craft. www.ebrpl.com

12 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library History & Archives Genealogy

*How to Do Research in an Archives *HeritageQuest The Society of American Archivists has proclaimed & Other Online October as American Archives Month! Have you ever wondered what an archives is? Did you know that your Resources East Baton Rouge Parish Library has one called the Come to the Main Library at Baton Rouge Room Archives that is searchable online Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, and in person? If you love Baton Rouge history or any October 18, for a genealogy online kind of history, you’ll want to sign up to join other resource class. Adults will explore adults at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6:30 p.m. HeritageQuest, a Library database Tuesday, October 17, for this interactive archives class that has several key genealogy that’ll cover all you need to know about the Archives and how to use them. If you collections, including census are working toward your Certified Genealogist credential, this class will count as records, the PERSI Periodicals an elective. For more information and to register, call (225) 231-3752. Index and the U.S. Serials Set. Additionally, we will explore other *Digitize Your Memories on Scan Day! online resources that can aid in The Baton Rouge Room is making its high quality scanner available to patrons genealogy research. who would like to digitize their personal photographs, art and/or records in a FREE Scan Day at the Main Library at Goodwood! This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with a professional scanner, to ensure the long-term preservation of your treasures and to travel down memory lane. Each patron will be allotted 45 minutes on the scanner. Directions will be provided and staff will be available to answer questions and assist with the process. Registration is required for all. For more information, call Emily Ward in the Special Collections Department at (225) 231-3752. To register, call (225) 231-3751. Here’s the Scan Day schedule: • 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 12 • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, October 14 • 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 26

Genealogy

*The Advocate’s Historical Newspaper Archive The East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Advocate Historical Newspaper database is home to millions of pages of full scans of Baton Rouge and New * Orleans newspapers dating from 1832 to 1996. Adults are invited to the Main Analyzing Records Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Monday, October 2, to learn how to search and & Standards of Proof sort this large amount of information and uncover stories about the people, Come to the Main Library at places and things in your ancestors’ community. Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, * October 11, to learn how to analyze Researching Female Ancestors and interpret information from Adults are invited to the Main Library at Goodwood at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, genealogical records found during October 25, to explore some common problems that arise when researching the course of your research. female ancestors. In this class, attendees will discover effective search techniques, Adults will be introduced to the navigate records that were created by women and learn about resources that are Genealogical Proof Standard and helpful guides to genealogical research. how it can help resolve issues involving conflicting evidence. Your Library offers a variety of classes to help you With the Genealogical Proof in your genealogy research on a monthly basis. Standard, you can build a case for *Registration is required for all classes. the veracity of your research even To register, call (225) 231-3751. though you may lack clear evidence of a person’s identity or parentage.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 13 Free Fun 20-Somethings & Games * *Let’s Dabble Pumpkin Painting Craft If pumpkin carving isn’t your jam, we’ve got a in Scrabble! fun and equally festive solution! Adults ages 18-30ish If you’re a word game are welcome at the Zachary Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, enthusiast, you’ll want to join other October 24, to paint pumpkins and get a jumpstart on adults at the Jones Creek Regional their Halloween and fall decorations. All supplies will Branch at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday be provided. in October, to play Scrabble and find out who’ll be the word master! Splatter Paint & Skittles If you’d prefer a fast-paced game Join other adults ages 18-30ish at the Fairwood Branch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, with less strategy, we invite you October 18, to enjoy creating unique designs with a fun splatter art technique! to play Quiddler. If you don’t Enjoy some sweet treats while you make your art. All supplies will be provided. know how to play, don’t sweat it. Instructors will show you how. Scary Movie Night at Eden Park Prizes will be awarded. Michael is coming for a visit. Brave adults ages 18-30ish are welcome at the Eden Park Branch at 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, to watch the 1978 classic slasher film Halloween. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night in 20-Somethings 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield for a fresh kill. Can you keep your eyes open? Join us if you dare! *Dulcimers & Desserts for Marshmallow Monsters & Movie Adults ages 18-30ish are invited to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 6:30 20-Somethings p.m. Wednesday, October 25, to learn how to make tasty Halloween treats! We Come join other adults ages 18- will be making Frankenstein marshmallow pops while watching a haunting 30ish at the Bluebonnet Regional Halloween movie. All supplies will be provided, just bring your friends and your Branch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, sweet tooth! October 11, for beginner dulcimer lessons! The Lagniappe Dulcimer 20-Somethings Tuesday Night Movie Society will give a short concert If you’re looking for something haunting to do, look no further than the Baker and then divide attendees into Branch at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 24! Adults ages 18-30ish are invited to watch small groups for lessons. Student The Amityville Horror, a chilling 2005 horror mystery film. A newlywed couple dulcimer instruments will be moves into a mansion, unaware of what they will discover. Soon, demonic forces provided and sweet treats will be begin to terrorize them, as they have made their home on the site of a horrific served. mass murder that took place just one year before. Autumn Do-It-Yourself: Cider & Crafts! Come enjoy hot apple cider and a fun craft with other adults ages Just for Teens 18-30ish at the River Center Branch at 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 23. #Cyberbullying: Strategies for Prevention We’ll use various craft materials to October is National Cyberbullying Prevention Month. To help further the effort create fall leaf mason jar luminaries! to unite communities around the world in education and awareness of bullying All supplies will be provided. prevention, Miss Black Louisiana USA Talented Teen 2017 Larelle B. Matthews will be at the Zachary Branch at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 22, to discuss her own cyberbullying experiences with teens, and offer tips to help prevent it. For more information about National Cyberbullying Prevention Month, go online to www. pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/. Bluebonnet Teen Book Club Teens, are you looking for some good Accelerated Reader (AR) books? Come to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 7, to enjoy light refreshments while hearing about new AR reads!

14 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library * Tween Graphic Novel Technology Club Bring your friends with you to the Zachary & Making Branch at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 14, to for Teens discuss Ghosts by Raina Telgmeier with other tweens in grades 6-8. Later, we’ll complete a ® fun activity based on the book! LEGO My Spherobot Rockin’ Reads Book Club In this two-day program, for Teens teens will work together to build Hey, teens! Come to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at a LEGO® maze for a Spherobot 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, for the Rockin’ Reads to solve! Come to the Eden Park Book Club meeting. This month, we’ll enjoy a variety of Branch at 3 p.m. Monday, October awesome reads and make a fun craft afterwards! 9, and Tuesday, October 10, to build and then program the Spherobot to Teen Book Club: Horror/Thriller successfully run the maze. Join the Teen Book Club the Central Branch at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, to discuss horror/thriller Build a Zombie books! Afterwards, make a Halloween-themed corner Teens are invited to the Eden bookmark craft. Park Branch at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, to create their own feltie zombie craft! Don’t know how to sew? No problem. We’ll show you Free Fun & Games for Teens an easy technique that will get you sewing jagged stitches in no time! The Witches of Breakout for Teens Teen STEAM Club You’re invited to our Halloween Escape Room! Join other teens at the Jones The Witches held their convention in our Teen Room Creek Regional Branch at 2:30 last night, and they plan to turn everyone into a p.m. Saturday, October 14, for rat or a bat. The spell is locked in the Breakout box the monthly Teen STEAM Club and we have just 45 minutes to open it and break meeting. At each gathering, we’ll the spell! Think you’ve got what it takes? Come to explore programming, robotics the Main Library at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and more when we target topics in October 28, to find out! science, technology, engineering, art and math. This month, put the Eden Park Teen Gaming Club: Library’s Sphero robots through an Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed obstacle course! Run rings around the competition! Come show your skills at the Eden Park Branch at 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, when you play Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for the Nintendo Wii-U gaming system with other teens. Game Time at Jones Creek Teens are welcome at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 9, to compete with their friends in Splatoon on the Library’s Wii-U gaming system. Enjoy delicious refreshments while you play! is published monthly by the Public Relations Department of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Breakout EDU at Bluebonnet: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Halloween Edition (225) 231‑3710 To receive a hard or electronic copy Teens, come to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, October of The Source, or update your mailing 31, for a special Halloween program! You’ll have to figure out clues and solve address, email the Public Relations puzzles to break open a locked box in order to escape the room! Department: [email protected] The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is a All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. community service organization that connects our To register, call the Library branch directly. citizens with information, resources, materials, technology and experiences in order to make * For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. Registration required. a positive difference in their lives.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 15 Art & Crafts for Teens

Halloween Origami Eyeball Pencil Topper Craft for Teens Your teacher may want you to keep your eyes on your own paper, but we Pumpkins, bats and skulls, oh my! want you to put an eye on your pencil! Teens and their friends are welcome Join your friends and other teens at at the Central Branch at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, to let their creative the Baker Branch at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, monster out by making a creepy eyeball pencil topper craft. All supplies will October 3, for an evening of Halloween be provided. origami. All supplies will be provided. Halloween Pom-Pom Craft Movable Mummies Create spooky Halloween mini pom-poms in the shape of ghosts, eyeballs and more using colorful yarn with other teens at the Jones Creek Regional & Painted Pumpkins Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 28! Crafts for Teens It’s time for fall, ya’ll! Come to the Puffy Paint Bracelet Craft for Teens Main Library at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Teens can create a stunning leather bracelet using a large selection of Saturday, October 7, to create a cute little puffy paints during the Community History Festival at the Pride-Chaneyville mummy buddy for your desk using Branch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, October 28! floral wire and muslin. Afterwards, teens can paint a festive miniature pumpkin. Teen Anime Apothecary Jar Craft Turn empty vitamin bottles into a Anime Lovers Unite! haunting work of art! Teens can come If you’re an “anime-niac”, you’ll want to join hang out at the Greenwell Springs others at the Library to enjoy your favorite movies! Road Regional Branch at 3:30 p.m. Teens are invited to watch anime on the Library’s Wednesday, October 11, to transform Crunchyroll account. Is there a rumble in your tummy? this ordinary item into an apothecary jar We’ve got you covered with delicious Asian foods to snack on while you with a creepy motif. watch! Here’s the schedule: Teen Bookmark • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 14, Main Library at Goodwood Bonanza! • 3 p.m. Thursday, October 26, Bluebonnet Regional Branch What kind of bookmarks suit you Cosplay Anime Night for Teens best? Have all the choices! Come to Fairwood Branch at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Come to the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, to make three different October 31, to watch Soul Eater on the Library’s Crunchyroll account. Teens are styles of place-holders. Use washi tape encouraged to come in cosplay or any other costume to celebrate Halloween! to decorate them with your own flair! T-Shirt Tote Bag Craft Teen Advisors Let your imagination run wild! Come to the River Center Branch at Zachary Teen Council Meeting 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, to make and decorate a T-shirt tote to carry all Teens in grades 6 and up can bring their friends to the books you’re planning to read! All the Zachary Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, for supplies will be provided. the Teen Council meeting. Share your ideas on how to make the Library a better place, help put the final Zombie Cat Feltie Craft touches on the annual Open Mic Night, play games and have tons of FUN! Meow. Grab your friends and New members are welcome. bring them with you to the Greenwell Bluebonnet Teen Council Springs Road Regional Branch at 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 23, to sew and Are you interested in having your voice heard when it comes to the decorate a zombie cat feltie craft. All planning of teen Library programs? If you said yes to that question, you’ll supplies will be provided. want to join the Bluebonnet Teen Council. We’ll meet at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 3 p.m. Monday, October 2. We can’t wait to see you there! 16 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Program! Thousands of young readers have * enrolled in the 1,000 Books Before Enjoy an Interactive Showing of Harry Potter Kindergarten reading program since it and the Sorcerer’s Stone started! Parents have commented that To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter’s while 1,000 books is an intimidating first day at Hogwarts, children and teens ages 6-18 only number to begin with, when you break are invited to the Main Library at Goodwood at 6:30 it down to just a few books a night, p.m. Friday, October 27, to watch Harry Potter and the it’s easy to reach the goal. Already Sorcerer’s Stone! Attendees will follow along with a script this year, almost 100 kids as the film plays and relive the magic as Harry discovers have completed reading he’s a wizard! Everyone will receive a gift bag packed 1,000 books! If you haven’t with props to help act out the scenes in the movie. One signed your child up for the lucky audience member’s gift bag will contain the Golden Snitch! Only program, it’s never too late to adults who are accompanying young children are permitted to enter. start. Talk to your Children’s Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite Library-appropriate Librarian today. Hogwarts or Harry Potter costume. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for sorting into Houses, and instructions will be given promptly at 6:15 p.m. Mike Anderson Registration is required. To reserve your spot at the Library’s Hogwarts, Presents Fun Stories! please call the Main Library Children’s Room at (225) 231-3760! Mike Anderson, also known as the Dulcimer Guy, will present Halloween Read for the Record: Quackers by Liz Wong and fall-themed stories for children at Jumpstart’s national campaign, Read for the Record, the Library in October! Stories about mobilizes millions of children and adults to celebrate Halloween will be just a little eerie, not literacy by participating in scary. Check out the schedule below for a shared reading experience. presentation descriptions, dates, times This year’s selection is Quackers and locations. by Liz Wong. Join other children Fall-themed stories & music ages 2-7 at most Library locations for programs and for ages 3-11 activities that center on this year’s book. Some programs are part of Storytimes and some may include crafts. For • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 26, more information, call the Library location directly. Check out the program Delmont Gardens Branch schedule below. • 10 a.m. Monday, October 30, • 10 a.m. Monday, October 16, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Scotlandville Branch • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, Fairwood Branch • 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 30, • 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 17, Jones Creek Regional Branch Baker Branch • 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, Baker Branch • 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, Bluebonnet Regional Branch Eerie, not scary Halloween stories for ages 6-11 • 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, Central Branch • 6:30 p.m. Monday, October 30, • 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, Eden Park Branch Main Library at Goodwood • 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, Jones Creek Regional Branch • 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, Pride-Chaneyville Branch * • 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, Scotlandville Branch American Girl Doll • 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. & 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, Zachary Branch Tea Party • 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 19, Carver Branch Doll lovers ages 5-10, bring your • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 19, Delmont Gardens Branch favorite American Girl Doll to the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 11 a.m. • 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 19, Fairwood Branch Saturday, October 21! We’ll discuss • 12-4 p.m. Thursday, October 19, Main Library at Goodwood American Girl Doll history, read • 11 a.m. Thursday, October 19, River Center Branch excerpts from the book series, have a tea party and make decorative button hair All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. holders for both children and dolls. To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 17 Learning is Fun with Book Clubs for Kids TumbleBooks! October is Computer Learning Month! Children in kindergarten *Central Bookworms Book Club through third grade can join others After listening to spooky stories in verse from at the River Center Branch at 4 p.m. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex at the Wednesday, October 4, to learn Central Branch at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26, more about TumbleBooks, online kids can play a game of rolling dice to create their books and more! Kids in third own Frankenstein monster craft using paper! through sixth grade can come to the Library at 4 p.m. Wednesday, *The Artsy Smartsy Book Club October 18, to have learning This month, children ages 6-11 are invited to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at fun with TumbleBookCloud Junior. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, to read books about the 1950s. Together, we will Together, we’ll read, watch and read In Due Time by Nicholas O. Time. After the story, children will create a sock learn! hop kid craft for a bulletin board display. * FREE Computer *Fairwood Awesome Bookworms Book Club Class for Kids Kids ages 7-11 can come to the Fairwood Awesome Bookworms (FAB) Book Are you a computer whiz? Club meeting at the Fairwood Branch at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 24! We’ll be Join other children ages 9-11 at the reading parts of I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 and I Survived the Eruption of Greenwell Springs Road Regional Mount St. Helens, 1980, both by Lauren Tarshis. Later, each child will create their Branch at 5 p.m. Wednesday, own “tornado in a bottle” craft and watch a demonstration of a “glitter volcano” October 25, for the Webpage Great erupting! Reads: Links & Tools computer * class. There’s no end to what you Zachary Zealous Bookworms Book Club can discover! Get spooky with pumpkins at this month’s Book Club meeting! Children ages 8-11 can come to the Zachary Branch at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, to hear a reading of excerpts from The Box Car Children: The Pumpkin Head Mystery by Free Fun Gertrude Chandler Warner and discuss the mystery. Afterwards, we’ll ramp up & Games the fun by making a 3D paper pumpkin craft and playing a pumpkin toss game. for Kids Cookies and lemonade will be served. * * High Five Book Club Fall Chess Book Club members ages 9-11 will discuss Club CSI by David Lewman at the for Beginners Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19. We’ll talk about Children ages 8-13 who are the plot of the story, how evidence is gathered and career traits of crime scene beginners and have never played investigation (CSI) professionals. Later, children will make inked fingerprints chess, as well as those who are on an and learn to identify the varying types, plus use their enlarged fingerprint to intermediate level are being offered create a colorful design! FREE chess classes this fall. Come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 14, for Movies for Kids lessons. Come back to the Library Saturday, October 28, for the novice tournament. Please arrive by 9:45 Two Monsters Movies for Kids a.m. for each. Brave adults are Come hang out with other kids and some cool monsters! welcome, but younger children Children ages 5 and older are invited to the River Center must have permission from the Branch at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 22, to watch Monsters, chess coach and be accompanied Inc., a 2001 animated comedy film. To power their city, monsters have to scare by an adult. Kids ages 9-11 can go children so that they scream. Find out what happens next! Want more monsters? to the Delmont Gardens Branch Kids of all ages can head over to the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 6:15 p.m. those same days and time for a Monday, October 30, to watch Monsters University. Wear your favorite Library- chance to learn and compete! appropriate pajamas to Jones Creek and bring your own snacks to munch on while you watch.

All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required.

18 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Storytime at the Library Storytime gives children an excellent introduction to books your child. We offer seven different Storytime and the Library, increases their attention spans and develops formats. Since children develop at different their social skills by involving them in stories, poetry and songs. rates, you may talk with one of our Library The Children’s Services staff hopes Storytime will be an enjoyable staff members to place your child in a younger or older group. experience for each child, leading to a lifelong love of books For more information, call your local Library. Organized groups and reading. You are always welcome to attend Storytime with must reserve a date and time other than those listed below.

Lapsit – birth through crawling Bluebonnet 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24 Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Main Library 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Zachary 10 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Toddler Time – for walking children through 2 years old Bluebonnet 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Carver 10 a.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Central 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Fairwood 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Greenwell Springs 10 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Main Library 10 & 11 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Pride-Chaneyville 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Scotlandville 10 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Zachary 10 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25

Preschool Storytime – for children 3 to 5 years old Baker 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Bluebonnet 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Carver 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Central 11 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Delmont Gardens 10:30 a.m. Mondays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Fairwood 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Greenwell Springs 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Main Library 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Pride-Chaneyville 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 River Center 10 a.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Scotlandville 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Zachary 10 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25

PJ or Night Storytime Central 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 5 Greenwell Springs 6 p.m. Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Jones Creek 7 p.m. Wednesdays, October 4, 18 Main Library 7 p.m. Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Family Storytime Eden Park 4:30 p.m. Mondays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 19 ~ STORYTIME & CRAFT ~ torytimes are free age- and developmental-specific opportunities for bringing Schildren and books together in a happy, meaningful way by combining stories, rhymes and songs. Story/Crafts provide a literacy-based social setting to get creative! Hear a book read while making something interesting. Check out the schedule below for Story/Crafts taking place this month. *Registration is required for some. To register, call the Library location directly.

Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity Description & Age Group

*4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, Lin Yi’s Lantern: A Moon Festival Tale Design and make a paper lantern craft to Central Branch by Brenda Williams celebrate the Chinese autumn festival, & Benjamin Lacombe ages 4-7

*4 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, The Princess and the Pony King Make a sparkly jeweled crown using a Delmont Gardens Branch by Kate Beaton craft pipe cleaner and other supplies, ages 6-8

*10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, Melvin and the Boy Construct a turtle craft using a paper plate Zachary Branch by Lauren Castillo and other supplies, ages 2-5

*10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7, There Was an Old Witch Make a Halloween bat painting craft, Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Howard Reeves ages 5-9

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7, Clifford’s Halloween Complete and color a paper word picture Greenwell Springs by Norman Bridwell match game, ages 4-5 Road Regional Branch

*10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 10 Step Guide to Living with Your Monster Make a colorful tie-dyed monster face Jones Creek Regional Branch by Laura Numeroff craft, ages 3-6 If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberly

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 7, If You Were Me and Lived in Norway Create a snowman puppet craft, Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Carole Roman ages 4-6

3 p.m. Monday, October 9, Bartholomew and the Oobleck Make your own oobleck, ages 7-11 River Center Branch by Dr. Seuss

*4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, Confronting the Dragon Take turns with other kids Central Branch by Mark Cheverton playing Minecraft on the Library’s Xbox 360, ages 8-11

*4 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, The Ghosts Go Scaring Make a funny ghost craft using crepe Delmont Gardens Branch by Chrissy Bozik paper, ages 8-11

*4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask Make a monster mask craft that’ll scare the Carver Branch by R.L. Stine candy out of your neighbors, ages 9-11

*3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 14, Pumpkin Hill Make a miniature pumpkin out of yarn, Baker Branch by Elizabeth Spurr ages 9-11

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 14, Rosie Revere Engineer Make a hovercraft using a paper plate, Greenwell Springs by Andrea Beaty ages 8-11 Road Regional Branch

*10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, Fall Leaves Fall Make a decorative leaf sun catcher using Jones Creek Regional Branch by Zoe Hall fall colored craft tissue paper, ages 2-5

20 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity Description & Age Group

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 14, The Barn Owl Make a fall owl craft, ages 8-11 Main Library at Goodwood by Sally Tagholm

*4 p.m. Monday, October 16, The Three Bears Complete fun activities using the Fairy Carver Branch by Paul Galdone Tales science, technology, engineering & math (STEM) kit, ages 3-5 The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

*4 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, Fall Mixed Up Use a paper plate to make an owl craft, Delmont Gardens Branch by Bob Raczka ages 5-8

*4 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, The Three Billy Goats Gruff Construct a bridge, ages 5-7 Scotlandville Branch by Jerry Pinkney

*4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19, When a Monster is Born Design your own monster character stick Carver Branch by Sean Taylor puppets, ages 5-7

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 21, Plumpy, Dumply Pumpkin Use craft tissue paper to make pumpkins, Central Branch by Mary Serfozo ages 3-7

*3 p.m. Saturday, October 21, Anansi Decorate and paint your own African Fairwood Branch by Gerald McDermott mask craft, ages 7-11 Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 21, Stellaluna Paint a Halloween picture featuring black Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Janell Cannon bats, ages 6-11

*11 a.m. Saturday, October 21, First chapter of Build a Star Wars-inspired creation with Zachary Branch Beware the Power of the Dark Side LEGO® pieces, ages 8-11 by Tom Angleberger

*10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 The Ghosts Go Scaring Create a ghost puppet, ages 3-6 & Thursday, October 26, by Chrissy Bozik River Center Branch

*4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, The Ghosts Go Scaring Make a paper plate ghost craft, Carver Branch by Chrissy Bozik ages 5-8

*4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26, The Little Shop of Monsters Create a monster mask with a paper plate, Baker Branch by R.L. Stine ages 5-8

*4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 26, Circuits Complete a fun project with Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Theodore Buchanan Snap Circuit kits, ages 8-11

*10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 28, Where’s My Mummy? Make a not-so-scary paper mummy craft, Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Carolyn Crimi ages 3-7

2-4 p.m. Saturday, October 28, Hallo-Weiner Make a paper craft of your choice between Fairwood Branch by Dav Pilkey a Halloween bat, Frankenstein or a jack-o’- Other Halloween-themed stories lantern, ages 3-8

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 28, What Was I Scared Of? Create your own boo glasses craft, ages 5-8 Main Library at Goodwood by Dr. Seuss Other Halloween-themed stories

*4 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, Electronics for Kids Explore with the Library’s Snap Circuit Delmont Gardens Branch by Oyvind Dahl kits, ages 8-11

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 21 Adult Book Clubs @ Your Library – Book of the Month –

Baker Branch Delmont Gardens Branch Main Library at Goodwood • Baker Evening Book Club • Horror Book Club • Mystery Lovers Book Club 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 3 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 11 Noon Tuesday, October 10 A Perfect Manhattan Murder It: A Novel Books set during World War I by Tracey Kiely by Stephen King • RENEW Book Club • Baker Morning Book Club • Urban Book Club 7 p.m. Tuesday October 17 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 9 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 25 A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, The Whistler A Lesson Before Dying and the Struggle for Redemption in the by John Grisham by Ernest J. Gaines Inner City by Jonathan Schuppe Bluebonnet Branch Eden Park Branch • Science Fiction Book Club • Best Sellers Blues Book Club • EDEN Adult Book Club 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 31 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 18 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 17 Watchmen Origins One Perfect Lie by Alan Moore by Dan Brown by Lisa Scottoline Pride-Chaneyville Branch • The QUIRKY Ladies’ Book Club Fairwood Branch 6:35 p.m. Thursday, October 19 • Crafting for a Cause • FYA Book Club The Rosie Project 1 p.m. Thursday, October 12 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 17 by Graeme Simsion Augusta Goodnight mysteries The Night Circus by Mignon Ballard Carver Branch by Erin Morgenstern • LIKE IT OR NOT • Gumbo Book Club Jones Creek Regional Branch 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14 1 p.m. Saturday, October 21 • Historical Society Book Club Before We Were Yours Bring your favorite! 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 by Lisa Wingate Central Branch My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who • Central Book Club Helped Win the Great War 11 a.m. Thursday, October 26 by Andrew Carroll Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain • Persons of Interest Book Club 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19 For great book suggestions, The General’s Niece: The Little Known visit our Novelist database online DeGaulle Who Fought to Free Occupied in the Digital Library France at . www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary by Paige Bowers

The Baton Rouge Chorus of Sweet Adelines Int’l presents SAVE THE DATE! with The Red Stick Sound Chorus & The Bayou Brass Quintet – Diane Deaton, Emcee 2 p.m. Saturday, November 4 Main Library at Goodwood 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Tickets: $15 (225) 341-1608 Benefitting www.batonrougechorus.org Operation Homefront, Serving America’s Military Families [email protected]

22 The Source, October 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Library COMPUTER CLASSES @ THE LIBRARY

In addition to free online classes in Gale Courses, Learning Express, Atomic Training, Treehouse, Lynda and our newest resource DigitalLearn, the following computer classes will be held throughout the month of October. Registration for some classes is required. For Visit a Library branch near you for more information or to register, call the Library branch directly or log on to www.ebrpl. free WiFi and computer use! com/DigitalLibrary for free resources and downloads. Baker Branch Fairwood Branch Scotlandville Branch *Introduction to Computers Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction to E-mail 11 a.m. Saturday, October 14 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 4 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 4 *Introduction to the Internet Introduction to E-mail Introduction to Microsoft Word 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 25 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 11 *Gmail E-mail Greenwell Springs Road Computer Tutoring 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 24 Regional Branch 1 p.m. Monday, October 16 Bluebonnet Regional Branch *Computer Basics Computers without Fear 1 p.m. Monday, October 23 *Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 3 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 *Introduction to Microsoft Word 2016 Zachary Branch Computers without Fear 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 10 a.m. Thursday, October 19 *Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016 10 a.m. Thursday, October 12 *Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 17 Introduction to Computers 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 *Introduction to Gmail 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 24 Introduction to Microsoft Word Main Library at Goodwood 10 a.m. Thursday, October 26 *Introduction to Typing 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 31 Introduction to Microsoft Word 2013 Carver Branch 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 3 *One-on-One Computer Tutoring Jones Creek Regional Branch 2 p.m. Saturday, October 7 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 10 *Introduction to Computers Computers without Fear 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 16 10 a.m. Thursday, October 5 9 a.m. Wednesdays, October 4 & 18 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 18 *Introduction to Microsoft Word 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 11 Kanopy 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 25 * 9 a.m. Monday, October 9 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 31 Introduction to the Library’s Catalog E-mail Delmont Gardens Branch & Databases 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 10 Choose Your Own Digital Learn *Introduction to Microsoft Excel DigitalLearn Computer Course 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 2 p.m. Saturdays, October 14 & 28 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 2 *Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Computers without Fear 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 31 2013 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12 Pride-Chaneyville Branch 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 Practice Basic Computer Skills Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 17 *Computer Tutoring 9 a.m. Monday, October 23 11 a.m. Saturdays, October 7 & 21 Using Microsoft Word for Your Introduction to the Internet Resumé River Center Branch 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 23 Introduction to the Library’s Online Tables: Intermediate Microsoft Word Eden Park Branch Catalog 2013 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 11 Computers without Fear 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 24 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7 Introduction to Pinterest Newsletters: Intermediate Microsoft Introduction to Microsoft Word 11 a.m. Thursday, October 19 Word 2013 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 31 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 13 Get FREE basic computer Introduction to Facebook tutorials with Digital Learn. *Indicates that registration is required. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 21 All you need is your Library card! Bring Your Own Devices Go online to the Digital Library at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 24 www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library October 2017, The Source 23 Main Library at Goodwood PRSRT STD Director, Spencer Watts U.S. POSTAGE 7711 Goodwood Boulevard (225) 231‑3740 Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. 7711 Goodwood Boulevard • Baton Rouge, LA 70806 PAID Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. A Department of City‑Parish Government Sunday, 2 – 10 p.m. PERMIT NO. 55 Baker Branch Library 3501 Groom Road (225) 778‑5940 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard (225) 763‑2240 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Carver Branch Library 720 Terrace Street (225) 389‑7440 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Central Branch Library 11260 Joor Road (225) 262‑2640 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Delmont Gardens Branch Library 3351 Lorraine Street (225) 354‑7040 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Eden Park Branch Library 5131 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 231‑3240 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. OnView at the Library Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Fairwood Branch Library 12910 Old Hammond Highway (225) 924‑9384 Main Library at Goodwood Jones Creek Regional Branch Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Ofrenda: Day of the Dead Altar Society of Decorative Painters Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. David Hernandez displays his art in Members of the Magnolia Chapter of the Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. celebration of the Mexican holiday Day of Society of Decorative Painters display Greenwell Springs Road the Dead. acrylic, oil and watercolor art. Regional Branch Library 11300 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 274‑4440 The Bicentennial Celebration of Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Baton Rouge Zachary Branch Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Louisiana Photographic Society will Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. LSU! display images celebrating Baton Rouge's Jones Creek Regional Branch Library Local collector Conner Cresap and others 6222 Jones Creek Road (225) 756‑1140 200th birthday. display various LSU memorabilia. Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bluebonnet Regional Branch Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Pride‑Chaneyville Branch Library Historic Architectural Landmarks 13600 Pride–Port Hudson Road (225) 658‑1540 Local artist Stan Routh displays his Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. art depicting historic architectural Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. landmarks. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. River Center Branch Library 447 Third Street (225) 389‑4967 Delmont Gardens Branch Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Halloween RECYCLED READS Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Books about Halloween and related Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. 3434 North Blvd. themes will be on display. Scotlandville Branch Library 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 7373 Scenic Highway (225) 354‑7540 Of Importance This Month Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Information detailing important events Saturday, October 28 Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and causes that have national awareness Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. The Recycled Reads Book Sale or remembrance in October will be on Zachary Branch Library display. will be closed in 1900 Church Street (225) 658‑1840 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Steven King Display November & December Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. A collection of horror books and quotes for inventory. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. written by Stephen King will be on display. Library Information Visit us at: (225) 231‑3750 Text a Librarian (225) 361-8476 www.ebrpl.com