SEPTEMBER 2021

•SAVE THE DATE• The 44th Annual Virtual Author-Illustrator Program ~ Featuring ~ SALINA YOON

ark your calendar now! Join us virtually for the Teachers, librarians, writers, artists and children’s MFREE 44th Annual Author-Illustrator Program literature enthusiasts are invited to reconnect with the featuring award-winning children’s author and Library via Zoom at 10 a.m. Friday, October 8, for a illustrator Salina Yoon! A special FREE virtual workshop presented by Yoon. In Geisel Honor-winner, Yoon this workshop, “Creating a Culture of READERS!”, is author and illustrator of Yoon will highlight how to inspire students to find a dozen picture books and those books that they can connect to, and show early readers, and nearly 200 educators/librarians how to create their own concept innovative novelty books, book using their creative thinking skills, which is an with more than 4.5 million activity they can recreate in their classroom and use books sold worldwide. Kiki & with their students. Yoon will also share the many Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of different ways to create a culture of readers, for today, Friendship, which was released tomorrow, and the future. To register for the Friday, in November 2019, is a picture October 8 virtual workshop, call the Main Library book she co-authored and illustrated with international Children’s Room at (225) 231-3760, or sign up on the tidying superstar and bestselling author, Marie Kondo. Events Calendar. The workshop will be archived Yoon’s other awards include the Award for Excellence and freely accessible to all registered participants in a Picture Book for Found, the New York State Reading for two weeks. Association Charlotte Award for Penguin and Pinecone, Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Selected books by Yoon will be Award for Duck, Duck, Porcupine!, available for purchase throughout and many more. October. For more information, contact Children's Services at (225) Everyone is invited to join 231-3760. Pre-autographed book us via Zoom at 9 a.m. Thursday, plates will be included with book October 7, for a FREE program sales. This program is sponsored suitable for children and anyone by Children’s Services of the East who is interested in Yoon’s work. Baton Rouge Parish Library and Pre-registration is required. Visit the Patrons of the Public Library. the Events Calendar at www. For more information about ebrpl.com to register. A Zoom link author and illustrator Salina Yoon will be sent to registrants before and her books, visit her website the program. at www.salinayoon.com.

Get Organized • Business Forum with Todd Graves • Michelangelo • and more! September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Don’t forget, September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Your East Baton Rouge Parish Library (EBRPL) is joining with the American Library Association (ALA) and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a FREE Library card. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the Library perform better in school, and they can turn to the Library for materials, programs and knowledgeable Library staff to support academic achievement. This year, Marley Dias, author, executive producer, and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks is teaming up with the ALA to encourage everyone to get this all access pass to FREE use of online databases and training resources, print books and magazines, Say hello e-books and online magazines, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and BluRay, streaming movies, to LinkedIn online homework help, genealogy research, workforce development, Arduino kits, Learning children’s storytimes, meeting rooms, free computer classes, programs and events on all kinds of subjects and so much From daily tips to lifelong more! For more information about Library Card Sign-Up Month, signing up for lessons, improve at a free East Baton Rouge Parish Library card or for general information about the every step of your career. Library, call (225) 231-3750, pick up a copy of our monthly newsletter The Source or visit the Library’s website at www.ebrpl.com. Explore courses on LinkedIn Learning today. Saturday Science: Physics in Sports! Everyone is invited to the Main Library at Goodwood at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 18, for a FREE talk led by Dr. David Young, about the physics of amazing athletic feats! Consider how divers, gymnasts, figure skaters, high jumpers, and pole vaulters can launch their bodies into the air and rotate them into all kinds of configurations, only to stick LABOR the landing at the end. It may look like they’re defying the laws of physics but not so. In this talk, we’ll, look at some specific examples of athleticism, discuss the physics involved, and then assess what would be required, from DAY a physics perspective, for these athletes to take it to the next level! HHH

LIBRARY CLOSURE All locations of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library will be closed Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. The Digital Library is always open at ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary

2 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Get Organized Fall Series with Alyssa Trosclair Join Louisiana’s only Certified Professional Organizer, Alyssa Trosclair, at the Main Library at Goodwood as she discusses how the EMEND organizing method can help you tackle your clutter and your calendar to help you Get Garden Discoveries: Organized in the last months of the year! To comply with social distancing Trees in Independence guidelines, in-person seating is limited and registration is required to attend. Registration will be available in the Events Calendar at www.ebrpl.com, or call Park (225) 231-3750 for registration assistance. This month’s topics include: The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a FREE Garden • Beyond a Will: Organizing Your Online Footprint Discoveries series at the Main Library 3 p.m. Sunday, September 12 & 1 p.m. Monday, September 13 at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Saturday, Learn how to create a home inventory for emergency and insurance September 11, led by Dr. Zhu H. purposes. This goes beyond basic emergency preparedness and guides you Ning, Professor of Urban Forestry at through documenting physical items in your home that may be destroyed in Southern University, and Dr. Brian a natural disaster or stolen in a home invasion. Watkins, Assistant Director of the BREC Park Operation. Adults are invited to • Creating a Home Inventory discover how trees in your garden and 3 p.m. Sunday, September 19 & 1 p.m. Monday, September 20 neighborhood help prevent floods, What happens when you are no longer around to administer your online remove air pollutants, store carbon, accounts? Would the members of your estate know which online accounts and produce oxygen. Dr. Ning and Dr. you have and how to manage them? From healthcare records, banking, Watkins will focus on trees that thrive in email, and social media accounts, our lives are more and more in the digital Independence Park adjacent to the Main world (sometimes with no paper trails to give clues). Learn about succession Library at Goodwood. Dr. Ning will planning for your digital information and help you prepare for the future! demonstrate how trees in the park and around the city contribute to the health • Get Organized: Understanding Hoarding of our Baton Rouge community and 1 p.m. Monday, October 18 & 3 p.m. Sunday, October 24 introduce some important tree books • Get Organized: Teaching Children to Organize found in the library. Dr. Watkins will 3 p.m. Sunday, November 21 & 1 p.m. Monday, November 22 then lead an outdoor, guided walking tour of the trees in the Baton Rouge • Get Organized: Organizing a Lifetime of Belongings Botanic Gardens and Independence 3 p.m. Sunday, December 12 & 1 p.m. Monday, December 13 Park.

Watch the Replay Did you miss out on the 4th Annual Mid City Micro- Con? Have no fear–recordings are here! Access recordings of the panels, presentations, workshops, and cosplay contest at ebrpl.com/mcmc or check out the video playlist at YouTube.com/EastBatonRougeParishLibrary!

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East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 3 Summer of Ceramics at LSU Museum of Art Two Exhibitions Open Now! LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is excited to present two exhibitions showcasing the ceramic art of teaching, creating, and collecting. Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection and The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection will both be on view at LSU MOA now, through October 17. Visit LSU Museum of Art’s Facebook and Instagram pages @lsumoa regularly for program announcements and exhibition updates. For more information, visit www.lsumoa.org. (Left) Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed earthenware; Akio Takamori (Japanese- American, 1950–2017), Head Vase, c. 1990–1999, polychrome glazed porcelain; Book Talk with Granddaughter Val Cushing (American, 1931–2013), of Dust Author Laura Williams Spittoon-shaped Vessel, c. 1990, glazed 3 p.m. Sunday, September 5 stoneware; (right image from L to R) Peter Main Library at Goodwood Voulkos (American, 1924–2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; (right) Paul Soldner (American, 1921–2011), Pedastal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed raku fired earthenware; Ceramic works from the E. Responding to John Bullard Collection. Addiction September is National Recovery Month! As opiate addiction Survey: How Fast is Your Internet Service? continues to grow in our community Do you experience slow internet speeds, yet high prices for services? and across the nation, it’s more Feeling like you don’t have any choices? Join the fight for fair, affordable important than ever to know how internet service. All you need is a copy of your home internet bill and a few to respond. Adults can come to the minutes to answer some questions. To get started, you will create a FREE Main Library at Goodwood at 5:30 Consumer Report membership account. Let’s do this! p.m. Sunday, September 12, to join Just go to the survey website at https://www.consumerreports.org/upload/ Dr. Brian Benson and MJ Russo broadband from your personal device, while connected to your home internet for a FREE seminar, as they lead a to perform the speed test. You will be prompted to enter your name and email discussion on the ways to recognize address. After you hit start, the speed test will begin automatically, and you addiction and learn how and where will get your results within a minute or less. The next step is to upload a copy to get help. of your monthly internet bill, before answering a few simple questions. That’s Be Inspired! BRCC it! This information will be used to determine if consumers across America are really getting the speeds that they pay for, and what communities really have Presents: access to high speed internet. Surviving Shakespeare Is Shakespeare a mystery? Learn the musical nature of speaking and reading Shakespeare and poetic verse and why he is the most important speaker of the English language and how, like rap, the rhythm reveals expression and meaning, presented by Baton Rouge Community College Professor of Theatre Arts Dr. Tony E. Medlin. This fall series is presented by BRCC faculty and will explore a variety of topics to inspire you from makeup to performing arts to history. Join us at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, and be inspired!

4 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Celebrate International Read an eBook Day! International Read an eBook Day is Saturday, September 18! Be a part of the celebration of modern storytelling, and join the festivities by checking out your favorite ebook from your East Baton Rouge Parish Library, and get in on the conversation by sharing what you’re reading, and stories about why you love ebooks. Be sure to use the hashtags #ebookLove and #ebrpl on social media.

FAQs about eBooks at the Library

?: How long has the Library had eBooks? ?: How do I search for titles? This is not a simple question A: The names of the platforms might have changed over the A: There is a help tab on Libby and OverDrive. years, but the Library has offered eBooks and eAudiobooks Go to https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/2094.html since 2005! We currently offer more than 200,000 titles in the Digital Library, and library patrons have downloaded / ?: May I reserve a title? checked out these digital books more than 5.75 million times A: Yes. since we first began. Our premiere platform is OverDrive, Visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0031.html which contains eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, and even streaming media. Digital platforms such as EBSCO, ?: Why aren’t there downloadable audiobooks to match Britannica, AB-CLIO, Gale, and Credo Reference also every eBook? contain eBooks for research use. Additional magazine titles A: Sometimes an audiobook is only available as an are available through Flipster. abridgement. We choose not to purchase abridgments for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. There are also authors ?: What is the difference between OverDrive and Libby? and publishers who make exclusive agreements with A: OverDrive is the company who designed and engineered companies like Audible Books. These companies choose a platform for public libraries to be able to lend digital not to share with public libraries, because we make the titles audiobooks and ebooks to our patrons. We have been free to use for our patrons. Thus, less revenue for Amazon. working with OverDrive since 2007. At the beginning things were a bit clunky, but they have made a lot of ?: Why doesn’t the Library have the eBook I heard progress with their new Libby App. Libby was created and advertised on the radio and on Amazon? is powered by OverDrive. A: There are several scenarios when this happens. One is that the title does not have any professional reviews. Many ?: How many eBooks/digital audiobooks can I checkout authors and publishers choose not to have their titles and download at a time on OverDrive/Libby? reviewed and just advertise on TV, radio, social media, A: Patrons may borrow up to 15 titles at a time. etc. This sells more books to the public verses them providing libraries with reviews or review copies prior to ?: Why are some of the books missing from a series? publication date. A second is that the title is self-published A: There are instances when a publisher does not make all and does not have any professional reviews. A third is that the titles available in a series. But, there is such interest in Amazon who is a large publisher of self-published books the series we will buy it although incomplete. does not have agreements with OverDrive and other public There are also instances when a series no longer has the library digital vendors to make all of their self-published interest it once did, we do not renew the license for these titles available. As more established authors are moving items. If interest resurges we can add back. over to Amazon as a publisher, these titles are also lost to Another situation occurs when the publisher decides to public libraries because of exclusive agreements that the no longer make a title available. At that point, we may not author makes with Amazon. The bottom line is; Amazon is renew our 2 years lease(license) agreement. a business. The public library sharing things for free is not their priority.

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East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 5 EBRPL Kurzweil Exploring the Library’s Grants Resources 3000 Literacy Are you starting a non-profit, or already have one, and are looking for funding? Maybe you’re interested in funding for further schooling? You may be aware that Technology the Library has FREE resources related to grants, but we’d like to tell you what Training they are! Come to the River Center Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25, Kurzweil 3000 is a reading, for a FREE seminar that will explore the Library’s grants resources, plus enjoy a writing and literacy technology for demonstration on how to search the database. users of all ages. It reads virtually * any text out loud, has built-in Innovation Space Badging Classes dictionaries, language translation, The Innovation Space at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch writing tools, study tools and has various tools you can use to create something awesome! much more. Patrons of all ages The Space features audio and video recording and editing are invited to enjoy a FREE online equipment like a GoPro camera, green screen, professional training session for this resource microphones and mixer, and an iMac loaded with iMovie at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 9. and GarageBand, all available for patron use. Another tool is Find out how to access Kurzweil the 3D printer, which patrons can use to print things like an iPhone case, earrings, 3000 on computers, tablets, phones, toys and more. Reserve your spot by registering online on the events calendar at Chromebooks, and get an overview www.ebrpl.com. Once you have completed the class, you will be able to reserve of its features. Find the webinar the room and equipment for personal use on another day. Adults and teens ages link in the EBRPL online events 12 and up can attend a training course on one of the following days: calendar at www.ebrpl.com. To request a FREE Kurzweil account, • 2 p.m. Saturday, September, 3D Printer Class send an email to Andrew Tadman • 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25, Audio Equipment Class at [email protected]. Record Swap Day Adults can come to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, September 4, for Record Swap Day, where vinyl record collectors can trade with each other for different records. Local record stores and vendors will also be present with tables of records to browse. If you are a vendor and would like to have a table at this event, please email [email protected] for further details.

EBRPL Small Adult Coloring Sessions Business Service at the Library Need to decompress from a long day at the office? Maybe Presents: How to you’re just looking for a way to get creative and relieve stress. Get Government Either way, we’re here to help! Adults are invited to join us at the Library this month for FREE coloring sessions. We’ll provide the coloring sheets and colors, Contracts but you should feel free to bring your own. Here’s the schedule: The Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (LA • 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, Delmont Gardens Branch PTAC) provides specialized and professional procurement • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Fairwood Branch technical assistance to Louisiana businesses who are actively Zen Coloring for Adults seeking and/or performing on Touted as a therapeutic source of creativity and contracts and subcontracts with relaxation, people everywhere are rediscovering the U.S. Department of Defense coloring! Come to the River Center Branch at 3 p.m. and other federal, state and local Monday, September 13, to release stress with other governments. Adults are invited adults, as we color inside and outside of the lines. to the Main Library at Goodwood Coloring sheets and colorful pencils will be provided. at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25, for a FREE informational session that will cover what the no-cost All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. LA PTAC services can do for your To register, call the Library branch directly. small business. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required.

6 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Blackout Poetry ~ GENEALOGY ~ for Adults Adults can come to the Historical Louisiana Newspapers at LSU Eden Park Branch at 2:30 p.m. The Library’s Special Collections Lecture Series presents Hans Rasmussen, Wednesday, September 8, to grab Head of Special Collections Technical Services at LSU’s Hill Memorial Library. a handmade poetry booklet and Join other adults at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Wednesday, create blackout poetry! September 15, hear from Rasmussen, who is the Louisiana Newspapers Librarian, as he shares about the LSU Library’s historical newspaper collections. Many of these thousands of Louisiana newspapers are accessible on microfilm or online. For more information, call (225) 231-3752. *Tracing Your Sicilian Ancestry Many Louisianans today are descendants of immigrants who arrived in the United States from Sicily. What occurred to make these families want to leave their homeland for a new start in a brand new country? Adults can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, for a *’Fraid Knot FREE class that will cover some events occurring in Sicily at the time, plus give instruction on how to locate birth, marriage, and death records of your Sicilian Crochet Club ancestors. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231-3751. Do you have crochet experience? Would you like to learn? If so, join *Researching Female Ancestors other adults and 20-somethings ages Historically, the records and details of the lives of 18-30ish at the Jones Creek Regional women have been difficult to find, whether due to name Branch at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, changes at marriage or to lack of engagement in public September 16, for a crochet craft life. Come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. group. Enjoy creative support, Saturday, September 18, for a FREE class that will explore inspiration and good company! some common problems that arise when researching Supplies will be provided to the female ancestors. We will discuss research techniques, learn about records first 15 crafters to arrive, but all created by women, and highlight resources to guide you in your attendees should feel free to bring their supplies and/or projects. genealogy research. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231-3751. *Louisiana Resources for Genealogy At Grandma’s ou may have ancestors who were in Louisiana more than 300 years ago, House: Preserve and many more have come to settle here since that time. These people have Family Recipes produced an abundance of records of their lives and their relationships. Join other adults at the Main Library at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September with Decoupage 25, for a FREE class, where you’ll learn what resources the Library has on Recipe Boxes! Louisiana history, from the French and Spanish eras to the modern day, and Due to public health and how you can use them to research your family’s past. We will look at early safety precautions in relation to records, plantation records, and contemporary sources of information. Seating the rise in area COVID-19 cases, is limited to five students for the in-person option, and 15 students for the the Pride-Chaneyville Branch virtual option. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231-3751, or go Community History Festival has online to the Events Calendar at www.ebrpl.com. been postponed until Saturday, April 2, 2022. However, we still are Genealogy: Think Like a Reporter taking a step back in time this year, Would you like to learn about how more than two decades of journalism to celebrate everything Grandma experience has helped Jennifer Mendelsohn as a genealogist? Adults are invited loves best, including a good recipe to the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Monday, September 13, for a FREE box to store all the delicious recipes talk led by Mendelsohn on how to zero in on reliable information and not to be she passed down! Come to the duped by unreliable information. She will talk about using the “Law and Order” Library at any time throughout method to track down information and how relying on simple principles like September to pick up a grab and Occam’s Razor – that the most likely scenario is the least complicated – and geaux craft kit that’ll include all logic grids can help you get further. We’ll go over pitfalls like not blindly using you’ll need to decoupage your Ancestry hints, assessing the credibility of sources, not being stuck on spelling, own recipe box. Don’t worry, a and why genealogy is like playing a game of Concentration, because you always tutorial will be included! For more have to remember the cards you’ve seen and turned over! information, call (225) 658-1550.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 7 Writers Fall Frights! Horror Film & Book Series Rendezvous Be afraid. Be very afraid. Adults, Calling all writers! Come to the join your ghoulish librarian hosts for Fairwood Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Fall Frights, an extravaganza of horror September 14, to join the group, get in September, October and November feedback on current projects, and at the Main Library at Goodwood! This challenge yourself with new ones. month, we’ll begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, with a celebration of The * Final Girls, the 2015 horror-comedy Fiction Writers’ film that follows Max, who is recently Workshop orphaned, and goes to watch a low-budget movie that her mother made 20 years Are you an aspiring author? earlier. Find out what happens when she and her friends find themselves in the Join the Fiction Writers Workshop world of the film. Viewer discretion is advised. Here’s the rest of the September at Bluebonnet Regional Branch at lineup: 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 20, to get feedback on your fiction stories, • Film Screening of Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995) meet other local authors and 7pm Wednesday, September 22 discuss. We will email new stories • Book Discussion of The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix out once a month. Once you have 3pm Sunday, September 26 given feedback on at least two other • Film Screening of Friday the 13th (1980) - 7pm Wednesday, September 29 members’ stories, you are qualified to sign up for a critique of your own writing. Send an email Jordan Baton Rouge Film Club Courtney at [email protected] The Baton Rouge Film Club is hosting a series on movies starring to get started! legendary actor Robert Mitchum. Adults can come to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 6:15 p.m. Monday, September 13, to watch the 1966 Western El Dorado, about a gunfighter who comes to the aid of an old friend—a drunken sheriff struggling to defend a rancher and his family against another rancher trying to steal their water. Bring your own snacks to enjoy with the movie and stick around for a round-table discussion afterward. Bad Movie Night: Troll 2 Do you want to watch one of the worst horror films ever made? Join other adults at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 16, to watch Troll 2, the 1990 horror-comedy film that was described by critics as “A movie that’s so bad, it defies comprehension”, and “Troll 2 is an awful film, but it’s just too silly and stupid not to love”, among other glowing Play Bingo at the opinions. Library! Saturday Movie Matinee This game never gets old! Join The whole family is welcome at the Baker Branch at other adults at the Main Library 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25, to watch Soul, the 2020 at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Tuesday, computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama that follows September 21, to play a few rounds Joe Gardner, a pianist and middle school music teacher of this classic favorite. Try your living in New York City, who dreams of playing jazz luck, and play to win prizes! professionally. Find out what happens when Joe finds himself as a soul heading into the “Great Beyond”. Bingo in the Gardens Coffee and a Classic Film After more than a year, bingo Are you into films? Do you miss the classic movies from days gone by? Join is finally back at the Delmont other adults at the Zachary Branch at 10 a.m. Monday, September 13, for FREE Gardens Branch! Are the numbers coffee and a classic movie! We will watch It Happened One Night, the number in your favor? To find out, join us one film from the Rotten Tomatoes list of 100 Greatest Classic Films. In this 1934 at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 23, romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, spoiled heiress for an hour of fun in the garden. Ellen Andrews has eloped with King Westley against the wishes of her extremely Winners will be allowed to choose wealthy father. Watch what happens when Ellen flees, and then finds herself from a number of small prizes! pressured to make a choice that could change the course of her original intentions.

8 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Fitness in the Stacks Join other adults at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in September (except September 6), for Fitness in the Stacks, a FREE, fun fitness group enthusiastic about staying healthy. Come get fit by participating in a beginner aerobics video. No traffic, no heat,no excuses. All fitness levels are welcome! If you have a condition that may be impacted by your participation, please consult your physician before attending.

Greenwell Springs Chess Club The Grown-Up Everyone is invited to the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 2 p.m. Saturdays, September 4 and 18, for Gaming League is a meeting of the Chess Club, which now will gather indoors. Back! Players of all skill levels and ages are welcome to join! We’ll Calling all adult board- provide the boards and an instructor; all you need to bring gamers, ages 18 and up! Join us is an interest in chess, and prior knowledge of the game is not required. A mask for the return of the Grown-Up is required for all players, and will be provided by the Library for those who do Gaming League (GUGL) at the not bring their own. Social distancing will also be observed. Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 6 * p.m. Wednesday, September 22! Play Chess at Delmont Gardens The Library has a variety of board Would you like to play a few games of chess? Adults of all skill levels can games to play, including Catan, come to the Delmont Gardens Branch at 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, to join Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, King the Chess Club for some board gaming fun! of Tokyo, Munchkin and many more as well as classic staples and Walking at the Main Library for Adults favorites from years past. Feel free Need some exercise? Adults are invited to meet in front of the Main Library to BYOG – bring your own games at Goodwood at 12:30 p.m. every week day this month, (Monday-Friday) to walk to share, or play using the Library’s through the nearby park and gardens. We walk at a steady pace, but we do not sets. All game nights occur on jog, stopping about every 10 minutes to do a brief stretching exercise. When the Wednesdays, and begin at 6 p.m. weather is too hot, we will walk inside the Library building. Please note that Here’s the upcoming schedule: the walking path is uneven in some places, and walkers should wear a hat or sunglasses, as we will go in and out of direct sunlight. For more information and to • October 20 register, call Pabby at (225) 939-3794, or send her an email to [email protected]. • November 17 Crafting for a Cause • December 22 Adults are invited to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at 1 p.m. every Thursday in September for a chance to create something beautiful, and enjoy the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels are welcome. Donations of yarn, supplies or finished items are welcome. Louisiana Master Gardeners at the Library! The Louisiana Master Gardeners program is a service and educational activity offered by the Louisiana State University (LSU) Geaux Get AgCenter. Representatives from this group will be at the Library in September to present FREE two-part classes for adults on varying Vaccinated! gardening topics. These two-hour classes consist of one-hour segments Getting a COVID-19 vaccine per topic. Check out the schedule below. is faster and more convenient than ever. The Pfizer-BioNTech 6 p.m. Thursday, September 2, Central Branch COVID-19 Vaccine is now available • Louisiana Super Plants with Donna Montgomery to people 12 years of age and older. • Growing Orchids Successfully without a Greenhouse For more information visit, https:// with Terry Rehn www.brla.gov/2579/Geaux-Get- Vaccinated. To get scheduling assistance or to ask questions of a All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. healthcare professional, please call To register, call the Library branch directly. the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-855-453- For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required. 0774.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 9 The Negro Motorist Green Book Exhibit at the Capitol Park Museum Film Screening: Now through Sunday, November 14, the Capitol Park The Agony and the Ecstasy Museum will feature The Negro Motorist Green Book, an Please join us at the Main Library at Goodwood exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 23, for a screening Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning of the 1965 classic, Academy Award nominated author, photographer and cultural documentarian, Candacy movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The film Taylor and made possible through the generous support of chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the Exxon Mobil Corporation. creation of the iconic Sistine Chapel ceiling by This nationally recognized Michelangelo. Against the colorful backdrop of exhibition will offer a the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo navigates visually immersive look political, religious, Inspirational and technical at the reality of travel for obstacles as he tries to meet deadlines and hold African Americans in mid- off the spying eyes and 20th century America. The ambitions of artistic rivals. Negro Motorist Green Book Charlton Heston and Rex was more than a travel Harrison headline a great guide—it was a shield, cast, featuring memorable empowering Black people performances by both of to explore their world with more dignity than fear, more the legendary actors. elegance than embarrassment. For more information, visit louisianastatemuseum.org.

10 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library WHAT’S YOUR THING? WE LOVE ART!

Your Library aims to help you pursue your hobbies and interests with FREE quality tools and resources at your Eat your way through Italy fingertips! Go to the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/ from the comfort of your own kitchen by visiting the DigitalLibrary to discover a wealth of digital offerings that Italy page on A to Z World Food, full of recipes and food you can enjoy from the safety and comfort of your home. culture. Or learn some Italian basics with Mango Languages All you need is your Library card! Check out this month’s & Pronunciator! featured items for Italian Sculptor & Painter Michelangelo: From the Stacks: Kanopy offers both documentaries and • The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel Of courses related to Michelangelo and the Michelangelo by Irving Stone Renaissance: • Discovering Michelangelo: The Art Lover’s Guide to • Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Understanding Michelangelo’s Masterpieces • Michelangelo: Artist and Man by William E. Wallace • Renaissance Italy • Michelangelo: A Life In Six Masterpieces by Miles Unger • Splat!: The Most Exciting Artists of All Time by Mary Agnes Richards Great Courses: • How to Look at and Understand Great Art • Renaissance: The Transformation of the West Overdrive/Libby eBook Titles: • Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King • The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Take on your own artistic journey with Duel That Defined the Renaissance by Jonathan Jones some of the hundreds of art courses • Michelangelo’s Notebooks: The Drawing, Notes, Poetry, and available through CreativeBug such as: Letters of the Great Master by Carolyn Vaughan • Advanced Acrylic Painting • The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in • Everyday Sketching the Heart of the Vatican by Benjamin Blech • Oil Painting 101 • Michelangelo for Kids: His Life and Ideas • Watercolor Workshop by Simonetta Carr

Udemy’s online courses are available 24/7, PressReader has magazines on art, food and include instruction in both traditional and travel, including these titles: art as well as digital techniques: • American Fine Art Magazine • Art for Beginners & Kids: 8 Drawing & Mixed-Media • The Artist Projects • Art Tour international • Art History Renaissance to 20th Century • All About Italy • Beginners Watercolor • Leisure Painter • Learn to Paint with Impact • Portrait Drawing Fundamentals Made Simple Outside the Digital Library: • ProCreate Masterclass: How to Draw and Paint on • Take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel and the iPad Course Vatican from the Vatican Museum • The Complete Drawing Masterclass: From Beginner to https://www.museivaticani.va/content/ Advanced museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali- elenco.html LinkedIn Learning courses and course • Take a closer look at Michelangelo’s works through exhibits on Google Arts and Culture. While you’re playlists: there, don’t forget to look at items from the EBRPL • 21 Day Drawing Challenge collection! • Drawing Foundations https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/ • Learning Digital Painting michelangelo/m058w5 • Painting Foundations • For information about the exhibit, visit https:// raisingcanesrivercenter.com/michelangelo-a-different- view

East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 11 *How to Succeed at a Job Fair CAREER Job fairs can be a great place to make connections with employers. However, you only will experience Get FREE, Certified Professional Career & these benefits if you know how to Job Search Help Virtually! make the most of the event. If you’d Did you know that your East Baton Rouge Parish like to improve your job-fair know- Library’s Career Center has a YouTube channel? All how, please join other adults at the career and job search help you need is at your the Main Library at Goodwood at fingertips when you visit www.CareerCenterBR.com/ 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, September YouTube to see FREE video seminars on cover letter 22, for a FREE seminar led by and résumé writing, job interview tips, computer Career Center staff who’ll discuss skills and more. The collection is updated twice what to expect at job fairs, how to weekly, with new offerings becoming available prepare, and how to avoid common regularly. Check out these videos: mistakes. Registration is required. To register or for more information, • How to Use ZipRecruiter for the Job Search: call (225) 231-3733, or visit www. ZipRecruiter offers a streamlined approach to the job search. In this video, we careercenterbr.com/events. demonstrate how to build a profile and apply for jobs on ZipRecruiter.

• How to Apply for a Job at Wendy’s: If you’ve ever dreamed of saying, “Sir, this is a Wendy’s,” then this is the video for you. We walk step-by-step through the process of applying for a job at fast-food chain Wendy’s.

• How Teens Can Answer, “Tell Me About Yourself”: The job interview can be especially challenging for teenagers, who may not have much experience speaking about themselves in a professional setting. In this video, we demonstrate ways that teens can handle the first and most important interview question. This video is the first in a new playlist aimed at helping *Advance Your teenagers with the job interview, demonstrating ways that you can discuss your relevant skills even you have no work experience. Career & Skills with MOOCs • Check Out the Job Search Websites Playlist! Are you looking to learn more Nowadays, the newspaper classified ads of old have been replaced by about a subject in your field in order aggregate job listing websites. These websites are a useful resource, especially for to advance your career? Perhaps savvy jobseekers who know how to get the most out of them. In this new series, you simply want to learn more we take a close look at several popular job search websites. Each video focuses on about a subject that sparks your a particular website, explaining what types of jobs are available on that site, the interest? Massive Open Online dos and don’ts of building a profile, and special features that can assist in your Courses (MOOCs) have become a search. The playlist includes: popular approach to learning new ✓ subjects and skills. Join us at the How to Use Indeed for the Job Search: We Main Library at Goodwood at 6 take a detailed look at the ins and outs of the p.m. Thursday, September 30, for largest job search website in the US. a FREE workshop led by career ✓ expert Rick Wright of the Career How to Use Glassdoor for the Job Search: Center. Registration is required. Glassdoor is better known for its company To register, call (225) 231-3733, or reviews and salary information, but it also has visit www.careercenterbr.com/ a useful job search feature. events. This seminar will introduce ✓ you to: How to Use SnagaJob for the Job Search: Snagajob focuses on hourly positions only, • What MOOCs are which can help jobseekers zero in on the right job for them. • How much they cost (many are available at little to no cost) All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. • What degrees or certificates you To register, call the Library branch directly. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. *Registration required. can earn

12 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library > IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FOR 20-SOMETHINGS <

• 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, Scotlandville Branch, 20-Somethings Movie Night: Patch Adams • 5 p.m. Monday, September 13, River Center Branch, Cast Iron Chainmail • 3 p.m. Monday, September 13, Carver Branch, Carver Movie Night: The Longest Yard • 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Main Library at Goodwood, Altered Paintings *Get a Jump on • 4 p.m. Thursday, September 16, Delmont Gardens Branch, Decorative Fall Jars Success, Take the • 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16, Jones Creek Regional Branch, ACT Practice Test! Jones Creek Crochet Club Your Library will offer a FREE • 7 p.m. Thursday, September 16, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, American College Testing (ACT®) Bad Movie Night: Troll 2 practice exam at two Library • 3 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, locations this month. Spots are Polymer Clay Charms limited, so you must register. Please note that preference will be given • 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, to teens who are currently enrolled Eden Park Branch, Venom Movie in high school, and middle school • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, students who wish to take the test Zachary Branch, Rice-Stuffed Stress Balls will be permitted to do so only if • 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 23, there are still spots available five Jones Creek Regional Branch, String Pull Art days before the test date. The paper practice test will be administered • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25, by Library staff through the Baker Branch, Family Movie Day: Soul Homework Louisiana database. • 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, Calculators are permitted. Results Fairwood Branch, Origami will be sent to students via email; please allow 7-10 days to receive scores. Registration is required. To > GRAB & GEAUX KITS FOR 20-SOMETHINGS < register, call the Library location Adults ages 18-30ish are invited to come into their local Library branch to directly. Here’s the schedule: pick up a Grab & Geaux bag filled with a fun project! Check the Online Calendar to see what crafts are available at branches throughout the month, while supplies • 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18, last. For more information, call the Library branch directly. Here’s the schedule: Baker Branch, limit 15 students • Wednesday, September 1, Pride-Chaneyville Branch, At Grandma’s House: • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, Cottage Style Piggy Banks and Homemade Finance! Main Library at Goodwood, limit 10 students • Tuesday, September 7, Main Library at Goodwood Binary Beads • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September • Wednesday, September 29, Central Branch, Fall Leaf Bowls 25, River Center Branch, limit 10 students *Teen Advisory Board Teens, your Library wants to hear from you! Come to a meeting of the Central Teen Advisory Board at 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 20, to give your input on the types of programs you want to attend, as well as other things you’d like to see in your Library. Also, get information on some fun ways Domed to get service hours. To register, call (225) 262-2670. A virtual In honor of the Michelangelo option is available on request. exhibit in town, teens are invited to the Main Library at Goodwood Mad Scientist Lab 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Teens, come build a robot at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at to engineer a dome and compete 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 15! Take the Library’s Spheros for a spin, or create to see whose will hold the most an electric circuit using Snap Circuit kits. weight.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 13 > TEEN IN-PERSON PROGRAMS <

• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 4, Main Library at Goodwood, Duct Tape Pencil Case

• 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 4, Jones Creek Regional Branch, Pointalistic Portraits

• 3:30 p.m. Monday, September 7, Carver Branch, Teen Movie Night: Friday Night Lights

• 3:30 p.m. Monday, September 7, Fairwood Branch, 3D Pens

• 2:30 p.m. Monday, September 7, Eden Park Branch, Contraption Competition

• 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, Video TEEN VIRTUAL & Game Day IN-PERSON HYBRID • 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, Pride- PROGRAMS Chaneyville Branch, Beaded Earbuds

• 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 20, • 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, River Central Branch, Teen Advisory Center Branch, Pokemon Terrariums Board • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, Delmont Gardens Branch, 29, Greenwell Springs Road DIY Rainbow Scratch Off paper Regional Branch, Teen Book Club—Hispanic Heritage Month • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Baker Branch, YA Movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

TEEN GRAB & GEAUX • 1 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Bluebonnet Regional PROJECTS Branch, Teen Movie Day

• Wednesday, September 9, All • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Locations, Bot of STEM (Paper Main Library at Goodwood, Domed Circuits) • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, • Wednesday, September 15, Jones Creek Regional Branch, Magnetic Slime Central Branch, Pop-Tart Phone Cases • 2:30 p.m. Monday, September 13, • Wednesday, September 15, Main Eden Park Branch, Dragon Eye Magnets Library at Goodwood, Navigator (DIY Compass—Green Book Tie • 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, Zachary Branch, Pop Tart Phone Case In) • 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, Teen Movie Day Don't forget, there's FREE homework • 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September help with: 15, Central Branch, Pop Tart Phone Case Homework Louisiana Learning Express • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Gale Digital Resources Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, Mad Scientist Lab Opposing Viewpoints AND MORE!

14 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library > TEEN IN-PERSON PROGRAMS <

• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Scotlandville Branch, Teen Movie Club: The Book of Life

• 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18, Baker Branch, ACT Practice Test

• 1 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Main Library at Goodwood, Saturday Science: Physics in Sports! Volunteers of America Greater • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Main Library at Goodwood, Anime Matinee Baton Rouge • 3:30 p.m. Monday, September 20, Scotlandville Branch, Teen Gaming Club Mobile Outreach Unit • 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, Delmont Gardens Branch, Sushi Candles The Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge Outreach • 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, Zachary Branch, Fun & Functional Origami team identifies homeless persons that are living on the streets or • 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, places that are not meant for Fairwood Branch, Pirates Movie human habitation. We conduct street outreach four days a • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, week focusing on places such Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, as drop-in centers, shelters, and Totoro Felties encampments. Individuals with unmet physical, emotional, or • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, mental health needs will be linked Pride-Chaneyville Branch, Stellar Wall Hangings to services. Homeless Outreach Services relies on donation of items • 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, such as, toiletry (personal hygiene) River Center Branch, Croods: A New Age Movie kits, snack foods, bottled water, flashlights, and PPEs. Hours of • 3 p.m. Thursday, September 22, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, operation are Monday-Friday 8 Nintendo Switch for Teens a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.voagbr.org/outreach, or • 1 p.m. Saturday, September 25, Bluebonnet call (225) 978-5230. Regional Branch, Nintendo Switch for Teens Mobile Unit Services: • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, Main • Outreach Case Management - Library at Goodwood, ACT Practice Test shelter or housing placement • 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, River Center Branch, ACT Practice Test • Coordinated Entry – needs assessment • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25, Jones Creek Regional Branch, Infinite Paper Supernova • Video Conferencing – linkage to service providers, physicians, • 3 p.m. Saturday, September 27, Carver Branch, Origami Phone Cradles and counselors • Mental Health and Substance • 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, Scotlandville Branch, Abuse Referrals Coffee Cup Speakers • Benefit Specialist • 3 p.m. Thursday, September 30, Bluebonnet Regional Branch, Hogwarts Escape Room • Basic Needs (Snacks / Hygiene Kits / First Aid Kits / PPEs)

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 September 2021, The Source 15 FREE Computer Classes at the Library Adults are invited to the Library this month for FREE computer classes. Registration is required for all. For more information and to register, call the Library location directly. Check out the schedule: Bluebonnet Regional Branch Book Clubs *One-on-One Tech Tutoring @ Your Library 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 8 *One-on-One Tech Tutoring – Book of the Month – 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 15 Bluebonnet Regional *One-on-One Tech Tutoring Branch 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 22 • *QUIRKY Ladies’ Book Club *One-on-One Tech Tutoring 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 16 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 28 Good Riddance *3D Printer Badging Class by Elinor Lipman 2 p.m. Saturday, September 18 Central Branch *Audio Badging Class 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25 • Community Book Club Please register on our calendar at ebrpl.com 11 a.m. Thursday, September 30 Such a Fun Age Delmont Gardens Branch by Kiley Reid Typing Lesson 10 a.m. Thursday, September 9 Greenwell Springs Road Regional Introduction to Computers 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 14 • *Virtual QUIRKY Ladies’ Book Club Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 6:35 p.m. Thursday, September 16 10 a.m. Thursday, September 16 Good Riddance Introduction to Microsoft Excel by Elinor Lipman 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 21 **Please email [email protected] Typing Lesson #2 for the Google Meet link. 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 28 Jones Creek Regional Branch Want more options? Check out FREE, on-demand courses in Learning Express, Digital Learn, Udemy, • Historical Book Society 11 a.m. Thursday, September 16 LinkedIn Learning, and Gale Courses! ISAAC’S STORM by Erik Larson Cast Iron Chainmail Craft Main Library at Goodwood Is your cast iron always getting gunky or rusted? Adults ages 18-30ish can • Mystery Lovers Book Club come to the River Center Branch between 5 and 7 p.m. Monday, September 13, Noon, Tuesday, September 14 to learn how to make your own chainmail pot scrubber to clean your cast iron Art World Mysteries cookware. Please register on our calendar at A Garden of Stories at Three Locations! ebrpl.com The East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Main Library at Goodwood has Pride-Chaneyville Branch partnered with BREC, and its Baker Branch has teamed up with the City of Baker, to bring you Garden Stories. Now, the Carver Branch offers a fun story walk! • Like it or Not Book Club Families are invited to the BREC Gardens at Independence Park, and the Baker 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 11 Municipal Park, to take a stroll through the beautifully serene area and enjoy Anxious People reading stations where one-to-two pages of a children’s book can be read. Story by Fredrik Backman titles will change each month. This month, read through Mirandy and Brother • Crafting for a Cause Book Club Wind by Patricia McKissak at the Main Library, and Do Not Bring Your Dragon 1 p.m. Thursday, September 30 into the Library by Julie Gassman, in Baker, and Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess Group Choice by Julie Gassman, at the Carver Branch.

16 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Leap into Science for Kids: Light and Shadow Join us for Leap into Science, which are open-ended science activities integrated with children’s books, developed by the Franklin Institute Science Museum. Kids can explore the science of light and shadow through hands-on activity workshops at Libraries throughout September. Here’s the schedule: Library Resources Preschool Workshops for Ages 3 to 5 for Homeschool • 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 1, Delmont Gardens Branch • 5 p.m. Thursday, September 2, Greenwell Springs Road Families Regional Branch If you and your family are new • 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, Fairwood Branch to homeschooling or just need a refresher on what your Library has Elementary Workshops for Ages 6 to 11 to offer, come to the Main Library • 10:30 a.m. Friday. September 3, Fairwood Branch at Goodwood at 9:30 a.m. Monday, • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 4, Main Library at September 13, or the Fairwood Goodwood Branch at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, • 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, Delmont Gardens Branch September 15, to get information • 5 p.m. Thursday, September 9, Greenwell Springs Road on how the Library can be a useful Regional Branch tool for you this school year. In • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Jones Creek Regional addition, adults will receive a list of Branch organizations you can contact for more information. This homeschool Family Workshops for Families with Children Ages 3 to 11 presentation will be sponsored by both the Children’s Services and • 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, Bluebonnet Regional Branch Teen Departments. Don’t miss this • 11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch incredible opportunity to learn • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, Delmont Gardens Branch about what services the Library has • 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, Main Library at Goodwood waiting for you! Grandparents *High Five Day Greeting Book Club at Cards Bluebonnet Children ages 3-11 can High Five Book Club members come to the Zachary Branch ages 9-11 will kick off the new Children’s Room at any time season at the Bluebonnet Regional Wednesday, September 8, to Branch at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, make a Grandparents Day card September 16, by creating a with craft supplies provided. selfie display and listening to While supplies last. poems from Bookspeak by Laura Salas! Each child will receive and MYSTERY preview the October selection, The Friendship War by Andrew Clements, and then compete in the “BBR Olympics” using hula-hoops and Mystery paper airplanes. Registration is required. To register, call (225) 763-2260. Bag Craft BAG! Day What’s in the bag? Kids ages Talk Like a Pirate Day Treasure Hunt! 2-11 are invited to the Jones Creek Arrgh! There’s a treasure to found at the River Center Branch! Children Regional Branch at any time ages 3-11 can come to the Library at any time beginning Monday, September between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, 13, through Sunday, September 19, to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate September 25, to grab a mystery Day, and pick up a map from the Children’s Room desk, and start their quest. bag craft to take home and explore. Remember, X marks the spot! Available while supplies last.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library September 2021, The Source 17 Storytime & Craft Storytimes are age- and developmental-specific opportunities for bringing children 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 or doing 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 p.m. Wednesday, September 1, Stories about football! Make a team spirit football decoration, River Center Branch ages 5-11

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 1, Atticus Catticus Use construction paper to create a letter C Zachary Branch by Sarah Maizes craft, ages 2-5

11 a.m. Saturday, September 4, Someone Builds the Dream Use LEGO® pieces to create buildings, ages Zachary Branch by Lisa Wheeler & Loren Long 6-11

*4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, The Little Scarecrow Boy Make a hanging scarecrow decoration, Carver Branch by Margaret Wise Brown ages 5-11

*11 a.m. Saturday, September 11, Dance Like a Leaf Color a fuzzy patterned apple wreath, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch by A.J. Irving ages 3-5

Falling for Autumn by Kim Dean

*10 a.m. Saturday, September 11, Round is a Tortilla Crafts to celebrate Hispanic heritage, Main Library at Goodwood by Roseanne Thong ages 4-11

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11, Papa Chagall, Tell Us a Story Create still life art inspired by the style of Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Laurence Anholt Marc Chagall, ages 6-11

*4:30 p.m. Monday, September 13, Hedge Hog! Glue paper shapes together to make a Carver Branch by Ashlyn Antsee hedgehog craft, ages 6-8

*4 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, Oak Leaf Assemble a goofy leaf craft, ages 6-8 Delmont Gardens Branch by John Sandford

*4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, Scarecrow Magic Make a hanging scarecrow craft, ages 5-11 Scotlandville Branch by Ed Massesa

Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long

*10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, Pirate’s Perfect Pet Craft a paper plate pirate, ages 2-5 Zachary Branch by Beth Ferry

*11 a.m. Saturday, September 18, No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou Assemble a pirate hat craft, ages 4-7 Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Rhonda Gowler Greene

It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship by Mickey Rapkin

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, No Bath, No Cake Craft a paper sack pirate puppet, ages 4-8 Jones Creek Regional Branch by Matthias Weinert

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, The Scarecrow Use craft sticks to create fall season- Main Library at Goodwood by Beth Ferry inspired sign, ages 5-11

18 The Source, September 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish Library Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity Description & Age Group

*2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of Color a fuzzy patterned apple wreath, Pride-Chaneyville Branch Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman ages 3-11 by Esme Raji Codell

*2 p.m. Saturday, September 18, Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Use a craft kit to create a fall season- Zachary Branch Uncovering Leaves’ Hidden Colors inspired item, ages 6-11 by Mia Posada

*4:30 p.m. Monday, September 20, Pirate Stew Make a pirate eye patch & sword craft, Carver Branch by Neil Gaiman ages 8-11

4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Use craft sticks to create fall season- Fairwood Branch Uncovering Leaves’ Hidden Colors inspired sign, ages 5-11 by Mia Posada

3 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, Elephant and Piggie Celebrate National Elephant Appreciation River Center Branch by Mo Willems Day by making a fun elephant craft, ages 3-5

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, Bad Apple Use cardstock and craft tissue to make Zachary Branch by Huw Lewis Jones colorful fall apples, ages 2-5

*4 p.m. Thursday, September 23, Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Craft with an autumn-themed kit, Scotlandville Branch by Kenard Pak ages 7-11

*11 a.m. Saturday, September 25, A Fall Ball for All Make a fall door hanger, ages 5-8 Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Jamie A. Swenson

*11 a.m. Saturday, September 25, I Dream of an Elephant Use a sponge to paint an elephant craft, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch by Ami Rubinger ages 5-8

Oh No! Said Elephant by A.H. Benjamin & Lizerza Goldouzian

*10 a.m. Saturday, September 25, Best Friend in the World Make a pine cone friend, ages 6-11 Main Library at Goodwood by Sandra Salsberry

*11 a.m. Saturday, September 25, Ol’ Mama Squirrel Make a little squirrel craft with watercolor Pride-Chaneyville Branch by David Ezra Stein paints, glue & paper cutouts, ages 3-7

I’m Sticking with You by Smriti Prasadam-Halls

*4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, Leif and the Fall Paint fall colors onto a tree shape, ages 5-7 Carver Branch by Allison Sweet Grant & Adam Grant

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, Astronaut Training Create a unique space shuttle pop-up card, Zachary Branch by Aneta Cruz ages 3-6

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 September 2021, The Source 19 Main Library at Goodwood Director, Spencer Watts 7711 Goodwood Boulevard (225) 231‑3740 Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. 7711 Goodwood Boulevard • Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. A Department of City‑Parish Government Sunday, 2 – 9 p.m. 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 Masks or other face coverings are required Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. in all Library buildings until further notice. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Fairwood Branch Library 12910 Old Hammond Highway (225) 924‑9384 COVID-19 Step 4, as of July 5 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Updated Hours of Operation: Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Greenwell Springs Road 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday–Thursday Regional Branch Library Main Library at Goodwood 11300 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 274‑4440 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Bluebonnet Regional Branch Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Jones Creek Regional Branch Library Jones Creek Regional Branch 6222 Jones Creek Road (225) 756‑1140 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Zachary Branch Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, all other branches Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Pride‑Chaneyville Branch Library 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday, all locations 13600 Pride–Port Hudson Road (225) 658‑1540 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. 2 - 6 p.m. Sunday, all Library branches Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. 2 - 9 p.m. Sunday, Main Library at Goodwood River Center Branch Library 250 North Boulevard (225) 389‑4967 Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. OnView at the Library Scotlandville Branch Library Carver Branch 7373 Scenic Highway (225) 354‑7540 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sankofa’s Eymbrace: From Concept to Manifestation Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Antoine GHOST Mitchell’s exhibit is an Afro-Fantasy comic book Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. series 19 years in the making. Zachary Branch Library 1900 Church Street (225) 658‑1840 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. RECYCLED READS Library Information Visit us at: Closed until further notice. (225) 231‑3750 www.ebrpl.com Text a Librarian (225) 361-8476