APRIL 2018 Libraries LEAD Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14 he East Baton Rouge Parish Library joins libraries and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, in schools, campuses and communities nationwide campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed Tin celebrating National Library Week, Sunday, to the places where their patrons live, work and study. April 8, through Saturday, April 14, and this year marks Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the the 60th anniversary of the first community can gather to reconnect event, sponsored in 1958! It’s a time and reengage with each other to to highlight the value of libraries, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK enrich and shape the community librarians and library workers. This is APRIL 8–14 and address local issues. The East year’s celebration theme is Libraries Baton Rouge Parish Library has Lead. “Discover your passions served the community for more Misty Copeland serves as than 75 years, and we’re looking the 2018 National Library Week and achieve your goals forward to continuing to provide Honorary Chair. In 2015, Copeland at the library.”– MISTY COPELAND valuable services and resources was promoted to principal dancer National Library Week Honorary Chair in the years to come. Your Library at the American Ballet Theatre, offers computers and Wi-Fi, lman

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The History of Flight with Jim Slade & Katharine Wright Science correspondent for ABC Television and Radio News from 1988- 2001 Jim Slade, along with Katharine Wright (portrayed by Betty Darst- Geiger), will be at the Main Library at Goodwood at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, to give an entertaining joint presentation on the history of aviation.

Inside: Hidden Figures • Scan Day • New Databases • and more! The World Behind Hidden Adults, All Ages Figures with Dr. Renee Horton Are you interested in outer space and astronaut travel? Join Dr. Renee Horton, space Launch Telescope Training Class System (SLS) Lead Metallic/Weld Engineer at Adults can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 8 p.m. Thursday, April NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility and author of 5, for a brief presentation on how to use and care for the Library’s Dobsonian Dr. H Explores the Universe at the Main Library telescope. This telescope also is available to borrow. All that’s required is Play Bingo attendance at the training class and your Library card. Federation of at Goodwood at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, for at the Library! a FREE all-ages talk about the world behind Snap Circuit Fun for Adults This game never gets old, so Greater Baton Rouge Hidden Figures. grab your friends and family and As part of the One Book One Community celebration of Hidden Figures by join us each month for a roaring Civic Associations Margot Lee Shetterly, adults are welcome at the Fairwood Branch at 6:30 p.m. game of bingo at the Library! Win Meeting Tuesday, April 3, for a quick and easy Snap Circuits tutorial. The kids love them, Installation of New RFID System Underway! prizes and enjoy snacks while you The Federation of Greater Baton now here’s your chance to find out what all the fuss is about! The installation of the Library’s new RFID system is now underway, and play! *Registration is required for Rouge Civic Associations invites exterior book drops are temporarily out of service. New book drops are being some. Bingo game dates, times and members of the community to Veterans Connect: Coffee & Conversation mounted and patron kiosks, staff stations, exit gates and sorting equipment are locations are listed below. its monthly meeting at the Main Are you a veteran? We would be pleased to have you join us at the Pride- being installed and configured throughout the system. Staff is working hard to Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Chaneyville Branch at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, for a light breakfast, piping hot 4 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4 & 18, learn the new procedures but since there will inevitably be a learning curve, Thursday, April 12. This month’s coffee and lively conversation! This program is FREE and open to veterans of all Scotlandville Branch checkins and checkout may move a bit slower at first. The new system includes meeting will be a discussion on ages and branches of the military. Come enjoy the company of fellow veterans in SelfCheck kiosks for those who wish to bypass the Circulation Desk as well as 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, the proposed revisions in the our community. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library thanks you for your service! “instant” returns through the book drop slot. Once the system is fully operational, Jones Creek Regional Branch “FUTUREBR Update” regarding we expect to speed up service in Circulation and reduce errors while improving “Land Use”. The Federation All Paws on Deck stack maintenance and inventory control. Thank you for your patience during recommends that the Update be Everyone is invited to join us at the Main Library at Goodwood 3-6 p.m. Sunday, this process. read ahead of time by visiting www. April 29, for the 4th annual All Paws on Deck Walk for Pet Cancer Awareness! brla.gov. Once at the website, select The Library Road Show is on Metro 21! This year’s Walk will be led by Southern Bichon Frise Champion “Kammie Lee” “Menu” which is located at the top and her owner/handler Starla Arceneaux. Come enjoy the legendary cat fashion The Library Road Show is a 30-minute, once-a-month television show that left corner of the screen. Next, you show, a pet art show, pet cancer education presentations, pet adoptions as well as features news, events, services and programs available through the East Baton will click on “Departments” from our famous wag bags! Sign up now to walk as an individual or www.eventbrite. Rouge Parish Library. Watch this program on TV Cox Cable Channel 21 (Metro the options provided. Scroll down com/allpawsondeckwalkforpetcancerawareness. 21) every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m. to find out the alphabetical list to “Planning what’s going on at your East Baton Rouge Parish Library! Missed an episode? Just Commission”, and then select visit our YouTube page at www.youtube.com/ user/EBRPLibraryTV to check it. Another list of options will out the archives and catch up on the latest show. populate to the left; scroll down to “FUTUREBR” and click on it. From Author Row 2018 there, you will scroll down until Red Stick Farmers you see a red box where you will It’s that time again! Everyone is invited to the Jones Creek Regional Branch at Market at the Library find “FUTUREBR Updates”. Select 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, to meet local Louisiana published authors. Writers will The Red Stick Farmers Market this option. Finally, you will see be in attendance to discuss their works and sign their books. Many new authors will host a seasonal mobile market a title “Documents”, and at this participate in this program, and they just may be tomorrow’s bestsellers! at the Main Library at Goodwood point, you’ll need to scroll down at 8 a.m. – noon every Tuesday to “LandUse – March 15, 2017 in April. Red Stick Farmers is an (PDF)”, the 77-page document we open air, producer-only market, recommend you read prior to the which ensures that all produce meeting. The document also will be sold at the Market is grown locally projected on the large screen. For Powered by by each farmer. With more than more information, send an email Tutor.com 50 member farmers, it offers a to Nancy Curry at nancylcurry@ variety of locally grown products, gmail.com. • Online Tutoring for K-College Students including fresh fruits, local plants, • Job Search Assistance herbs and vegetables, plus meats, • Academic & Career Resources LIBRARY CLOSURE seafood, artisan breads, homemade 2017 LIBRARY FACT Whether you need help with math homework, an English paper, finding a job All locations of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library pies, honey, milk and cheese and or preparing for a test, HomeworkLouisiana can help! will be closed Sunday, April 1, due to Easter. specialty food items. Cash, credit, ✔✔ The steel structure for the debit and Louisiana Purchase EBT/ new River Center Branch Available FREE in the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary SNAP benefits cards all are accepted was topped off in July. All you need is your Library card! for payment at every location of the Red Stick Farmers Market.

2 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 3 Adults, Just Fun Just Fun All Ages Heads Up! Freegal *An Afternoon of Poetry Music Service to be Watch Hidden Figures To celebrate National Poetry Month, adults and teens are invited to the Down for Updates at the Library! Scotlandville Branch at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, to spend an afternoon expressing We are very pleased to announce themselves through poems. Participants are welcome to share poetry they’ve This year’s One Book One Community the launch of the all-new Freegal written themselves, or recite/read a favorite poem written by another artist. All selection is Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly! Music Service in early April! The Adult Coloring poetry must be clean, free of profanity and appropriate for a Library setting. To celebrate, everyone is invited to the Main Freegal Music Site will be down Sessions at the Library at Goodwood Outdoor Plaza at 7 p.m. from 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, Library Friday, April 6, to watch the 2016 biographical until 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 4. and historical drama film of the same name. The When it is back up, there will be Need to decompress from a long Digital Library & New Resources movie tells the previously untold story of a team an entirely new product and new day at the office? Maybe you’re just of African-American female mathematicians who apps for the iOS and Google stores! looking for a way to get creative served a vital role in NASA during the early years You’ll then be able to use existing and relieve stress. Either way, we’re Introducing Financial Ratings Online, of the U.S. space program. The Library closes for credentials, and all playlists and here to help! Adults are invited to business at 6 p.m. this day, however, patrons still may return borrowed NEW in the Digital Library stored music will be preserved. You join us at the Library this month items. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit Were finances on the top of your 2018 resolutions list? It’s never too late to get also will receive for FREE coloring sessions. We’ll comfortably while they watch. The film also will be simulcast in the started, and your Library wants to help! Introducing Financial Ratings Online your customary provide the coloring sheets and Large Meeting Room for those who prefer this option. (which will replace the Financial Literacy database this June), the FREE financial notification from colors, but you should feel free to tool available in the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary. the stores that bring your own. Dates, times and Financial Ratings Online offers you FREE access to: an update is ready, and those that locations are listed below. • Independent, unbiased financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions allow automatic updates will have a seamless experience. New FAQs 3 p.m. Monday, April 2, Dog Adoption Day at Zachary! & insurance companies and a video tutorial will guide you River Center Branch Are you looking to add a new furry friend to your family? Head over to the Zachary Branch at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, for Dog Adoption Day! This FREE • Conservative buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of stocks, mutual funds through the site. All you need is your 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, event features dogs from the pet shelter including those from Pen Pals, Inc. and & exchange traded funds Library card. Go to www.ebrpl.com/ Main Library at Goodwood DigitalLibrary to start jammin’! Dixon Correctional Institute. Representatives from these groups will be present • The ability to setup your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get The highlights of the new 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, to discuss the adoption process. upgrade/downgrade notifications and log in from anywhere service include: Central Branch * Poetry Open Mic Night • Medicare Supplement Insurance basics like help determining which plan to • A completely new set of mobile 6:30 p.m. Mondays, April 9 & 23, choose, how much it will cost, and rates & plan benefits comparisons Greenwell Springs Road Come share your poetry! Adults are welcome at the Eden Park Branch at 5 apps that take advantage of new Regional Branch p.m. Monday, April 23, to enjoy a safe space to stretch and express creativity. A • All you need is your Library card to get started at www.ebrpl.com/ technology to allow the same short reception will follow the presentations. Registration and a submitted copy of DigitalLibrary! robust website experience in 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, your poem to Kimberly Reeves at [email protected] is required. Presentations the palm of your hand. Great Main Library at Goodwood must not exceed five minutes per poet. discovery, great functionality and an intuitive and clean interface. 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 12 Free and Open to the Public! Center for Computation & Technology & 26, Scotlandville Branch Relax with Zen Doodling Digital Media Arts & Engineering • An emphasis on curated music, Unwind after tax season with a little creative doodling! Join other adults at the 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, with more than 100 playlists to Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, to follow art patterns Main Library at Goodwood meet every mood or whim. New or create your own doodle designs. Elaborate until you fill the page with a unique lists will be published weekly, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, and calming work of art! All supplies will be provided, and refreshments will be and they are pleasingly displayed Eden Park Branch served. International on the site and the apps. Atmosphere Aerial Demo: Drones in the Sky! Digital Festival • A simple, clean and modern new 2017 LIBRARY FACT interface to help you quickly As part of the One Book One Community celebration of Hidden Figures by April 24-April 28 ✔✔ In spite of continuing explore the entire content base, Margot Lee Shetterly, representatives from Atmosphere Aerial will be at the disruption due to the For more info visit: which is now 15 million tracks Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, to lead a FREE Great Flood of 2016, redstickfestival.org and includes music videos and drone demonstration for all ages! You’ll see drones in action that were used circulation remained audiobooks. to film movies, TV shows and more. Come check out all the ways drone steady at 2,924,461 items technology can be used! • With the new Freegal, you still in 2017. Digital Circulation get access to new content daily, accounted for a large * Tiny Stitches Book Discussion with a worldwide catalog that percentage of the growth. contains 15 million songs from We piloted new Playaway If you’ve read Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas by more than 30,000 music labels Audiobooks at two Library Gwendolyn Hooks, you’ll want to join other adults at the Greenwell Springs All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly. that originate in more 100 locations. Road Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, to discuss the compelling and historical read. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required. countries.

4 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 5 Digital Library & New Resources Finance Career Path

Foodies Can Tour the Globe FREE Super Tax Day at Jones Creek Community with AtoZ World Food, NEW Auto Repair Made Easy with Representatives from Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) will be at the AutoMate, NEW in the Digital Library Jones Creek Regional Branch from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, for Services in the Digital Library a day of FREE tax assistance! For more information, call the Reference Desk at Mission Introducing AutoMate, an additional auto repair resource If you think that spice is the variety of life and (225) 756-1150. Walk-ins are welcome, just be sure to bring: love international cuisine, AtoZ World Food is for now available FREE in the Digital Library at www.ebrpl. Support • Photo ID for you and your spouse • Checking & savings account you! com/DigitalLibrary. This new resource can be used both in Hope numbers Helping AtoZ World Food contains traditional recipes and outside the Library, and • Social Security or ITIN for all family for 174 countries of the world in all course comes to supplement AllData, members • Last year’s tax return Auto Repair Reference Center Volunteer categories including appetizers, soups, salads, • All W-2, 1099 & 1098 forms • Any other relevant income Contribution breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts and and Small Engine Repair • Child care provider name, address & expense information beverages. It also covers food culture for 174 Reference Center, which all are Teamwork and tax number countries of the world in six categories including still available for patron use. Care National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Powered by the automotive Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods and experts at MOTOR, AutoMate AARP Tax Aide at the Library Assistance Food Trivia. Grab your Library card and start your provides the most accurate, taste tour today for FREE in the Digital Library at authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information The AARP Tax Aide program is the nation’s largest, FREE, volunteer-run tax www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary! for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content counseling and preparation service. Tax aides will be at the Library through mid- Charity comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) April to E-file tax returns and help with most of the tax issues that are faced by With AtoZ World Food you’ll get access to: and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, low- and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to adults ages 60 and Awareness • 174 countries maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service older. The service will be closed for all East Baton Rouge Parish holidays. Here’s bulletins and recalls. All you need is your Library card! the schedule: * • 9,000+ Food photos Jobs That Make 8 a.m. – noon 9:30 a.m. – noon • 1,700+ Food quotes Main Library at Goodwood Central Branch a Difference: Serve a Term with • 6,000+ Recipes Business & Legal • Tuesdays, April 3 & 10 • Tuesdays, April 3 & 10 • Wednesdays, April 4 & 11 • Wednesday, April 4 • 540+ Ingredient articles Americorps! 9 – 11:45 a.m. Looking for a way to severe • 750+ World beer reviews SCORE: Simple Steps for Starting Your Bluebonnet Regional Branch your community? We can help you find opportunities! Interested • 850+ Food culture articles Business • Mondays, April 2 & 9 adults and teens can come to • Wednesdays, April 4 & 11 • 800+ Food glossary terms Have you resolved to start your business this year? SCORE Conference Room 102 of the Main Baton Rouge will offer a FREE workshop, Simple Steps for Starting Library at Goodwood at 1:30 • Personal Recipe Book Your Business, at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6 p.m. Tuesday, p.m. Saturday, April 7, for a FREE April 3. Business mentoring also is available at the Main Library FREE Tax Prep with VITA seminar that’ll cover the ways you every Wednesday for those with appointments. For appointments Adults are welcome at the Library this month to have their taxes completed can get started. Americorps offers and more information, Don’t Forget: Use Brain HQ! FREE of charge by certified professional tax preparers from Volunteer Income Tax numerous opportunities for people contact the SCORE office at We all lose some Assistance (VITA). The Capital Area United Way (CAUW) offers an appointment of all ages to serve with local non- (225) 215-0080. Visit the SCORE website at www.scorebr.org, to mental sharpness as booking feature from their website that can help make your tax prep process profits, make a positive impact and learn more. we age, but your East go smoothly. Simply visit http://www.cauw.org/vita/appointments to reserve gain valuable experience. Serve Baton Rouge Parish your spot. For more information about this service, visit www.cauw.org/vita. for ten months or more, help your Library has a tool that Get Free Legal Counsel with Here’s the schedule: community, and get paid while will help you combat the Ask a Lawyer Program doing it! The SBPusa (formally St. Baker Branch Fairwood Branch Bernard Project) is now hiring for that! Available in the Adults can come to the Library to take • 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, • 5 – 8 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4 & 11 their available disaster recovery Digital Library, you advantage of FREE and individual counseling April 5 & 12 jobs. During the seminar, you’ll hear can access Brain HQ, a resource that’s like sessions offered by the Pro Bono Project of the Baton Rouge Bar • 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturdays, from Demitria Larry of Americorps a gym for the brain! Brain HQ focuses on Association. Area attorneys will be available for one-on-one, • 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 7 & 14 and SBPusa about the positions her six core brain fitness categories including 15-minute sessions for legal advice on a first-come, first-served April 7 & 14 Jones Creek Regional Branch organization is looking to fill right Attention, Brain Speed, Memory, People basis at the Jones Creek Regional Branch from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. • 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Sundays, • 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. & 5 – 8 p.m. now, as well as general assignments Skills, Intelligence and Navigation. Give Saturday, April 7. April 8 & 15 Tuesdays, April 3 & 10 through Americorps. Registration your brain the workout it needs now, FREE Carver Branch in the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com/ • 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. & 5 – 8 p.m. is required. To register, visit www. All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is DigitalLibrary. All you need is your Library • 3:30 – 8 p.m. Tuesdays, April 3 & 10 Thursdays, April 5 & 12 careercenterbr.com/events/. encouraged. To register, call the Library branch directly. • 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7 • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, card! For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required. More Career Path on next page ➥ April 7 & 14

6 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 7 Career Path Health & Fitness Health & Wellness Sew Much Fun! *Staffing Agencies: *Your Pace or Mine Walking Club *Heartfulness Meditation Workshop How They Work, What They The Jones Creek Regional Branch adult walking club will meet Be good to your heart. Adults can come to the Jones Creek Regional Branch Bluebonnet Can Do for You at the Library at 6 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8, for a meditation and relaxation workshop led by Nitin Knitting Nook in April, to walk mapped routes surrounding the branch. In the Gupta. The goals of the workshop include promoting relaxation, reducing stress, If you would like to learn how Adults are invited to come learn all about how event of evening showers, we’ll walk indoors. All fitness levels are improving focus and creating internal peace that reflects on the outside. to knit, join other adults at the staffing and temp agencies work, and how they welcome! Bluebonnet Regional Branch at can be helpful in job searching. Representatives Yoga for Adults at Bluebonnet 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, April 12 from Kelly Services and Snelling Staffing will be Join the Main Library Need to get a relaxing stretch? Join other adults at the Bluebonnet Regional and 26, to learn how to knit your at the Main Library at Goodwood at 11:30 a.m. Walking & Aerobics Club! Branch at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, for a FREE one-hour yoga class led by own projects! We’ll show you how Wednesday, April 18, to discuss what jobs they experienced yoga instructor Vanessa Parks. Please be sure to bring your yoga to create all kinds of items, from need to fill, which fields they work in and what A new year, a new you! The Main mat or towel and water. This class is intended for beginners, but all skill levels dishcloths and scarves, to shawls they are looking for in candidates. Registration Library Walking Club has expanded its are welcome. and blankets! Limited supplies are is required. To register, call (225) 231-3733 or visit schedule and now includes an aerobic available, so please bring a pair of www.careercenterbr.com/events. workout session. Adults are invited to the Main Library at Goodwood four times per size 8, 9, 10 or 10 ½ knitting needles *Write the Resumé That Will week to get moving! On outdoor walking Sew Much Fun! and at least one ball of yarn. Bring days, we will walk around the Library and a notepad for any note-taking you Get the Job! through the nearby gardens. Every fourth may want to do. All skill levels and Lynnette Lee of the East Baton Rouge Parish Tuesday we will begin by climbing stairs to the third floor before In Stitches at the left-handers are welcome! Library Career Center will lead a workshop and after a brief walk. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and for adults on writing a great resumé! Come shoes! Check out the weekly schedule below. Main Library Off the Hook to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 6 • 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, Knitting, crochet and tatting (which is Crochet Club p.m. Wednesday, April 11, to find out how to Outdoor Walk lace-making) are relaxing hobbies that you Crochet isn’t just for your structure your resumé so that it showcases your can take anywhere and do at any time. If grandmother! It’s a fun and most valuable skills. Learn • 12:05 – 12:45 p.m. Fridays, Aerobics & Toning you’re interested in learning a new craft, relaxing way to create something formatting techniques that or improving your stitch skills, join other wonderful. Adults are invited to will make your resumé look Fitness in the Stacks! adults and teens at the Main Library at the Eden Park Branch at 3 p.m. clean and professional. You’ll The Bluebonnet Regional Branch is starting Fitness in the Goodwood at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, for Thursday, April 12, to join the Off learn about the most common Stacks, a fun fitness group for adults who are enthusiastic about the In Stitches morning group. Come learn the Hook Crochet Club and learn red flags employers look for staying healthy. Come to the Library at 9:30 a.m. every Monday and the basics for making decorative items and clothing! All skill levels are welcome. how to make a hat, scarf, blanket on resumés and how to avoid Wednesday in April, to get moving by participating in beginner * or stuffed animal! No skills? Don’t them. Can’t make it? Head aerobics and/or a brief indoor walk before or after the sweet sweat Introduction to Clothing Repair worry, we’ll hook you up! over to the Main Library session. All fitness levels are welcome! Teens and 20-somethings ages 18-30ish can come to the Greenwell Springs at Goodwood at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, Road Regional Branch at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, for a tutorial on simple clothing * Bluebonnet for another chance to experience the workshop. Jones Creek Pacers Aerobics Club repairs! You’ll learn how to replace buttons and mend torn hems. We also will go Registration is required. To register, call (225) 231- over the basics of sewing tools and suggestions for sewing kits. Crochet Corner 3733 or visit www.careercenterbr.com/events. for Adults Join other adults at the As an addition to the Your Pace or Mine Walking Club, the Crafting for a Cause at Pride Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2:30 * Pacers Aerobics Club for adults will meet at the Jones Creek How to Succeed at a Job Fair Come learn a new skill! Join other adults at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at p.m. Thursdays, April 12 and 26, Regional Branch at 9:30 a.m. every Monday and Friday in April, Job fairs can be a great place to make 1 p.m. every Thursday in April, for a chance to create something beautiful and to learn how to make hats, scarves, for a session of rhythmic dance and exercise. All fitness levels are connections with employers, if you know how to enjoy the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels are welcome. Donations of shawls, sweaters and other items welcome to join us! navigate them well for optimal results. If you’d yarn, supplies or finished items also are welcome. that make perfect holiday gifts! like to improve your job fair presence, join other Whether you’re a beginner seeking adults at the Main Library on Goodwood at noon Crochet Compassion with Plastic Bags to learn the basics of crochet, or an Monday, April 23, for a FREE job fair strategies Health & Wellness Adults are invited to learn how to turn plastic bags into plastic yarn (plarn) experienced crocheter looking for a seminar! Career Center staff will discuss what to at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 10 a.m. Thursdays, April 5 and 19. With fun challenge, this class is for you. expect at job fairs, how to prepare, how to make a plarn, we’ll create a lightweight, weather resistant sleeping mat that can be used Please bring a U.S. size H, I or J (5.0, 5.5 or 6.0 mm) crochet hook. Yarn good first impression and how to avoid common *Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group by those in need. No crochet skills are necessary. Share your compassion by mistakes. This seminar is a great chance to prepare flattening bags, cutting strips and making balls of plarn. will be provided but participants for the upcoming Advocate Job Fair at the Belle Meeting should feel free to bring their own. of Baton Rouge Casino from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Dianne Miller will be at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 1 Threadheads: A Contemporary Crochet Club Wednesday, April 25. Registration is required for p.m. Monday, April 16, to lead an information-sharing meeting for Adults are invited to join us at the Scotlandville Branch at 5:30 p.m. All programs are free and open to the public. this job fair strategies seminar. To register, call adults held with the caregivers of those suffering from Alzheimer’s Wednesdays, April 11 and 25, to craft with other crochet enthusiasts. Each Registration for all programs is encouraged. (225) 231-3733 or visit www.careercenterbr.com/ To register, call the Library branch directly. disease or dementia. Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area participant will need to bring their own size H or larger crochet hook and a skein For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. events. sponsors this FREE and public program. of yarn. Beginners and experienced threadheads both are welcome! * Registration required.

8 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 9 Art & Crafts Free Films & Fun for All

*Starry Night Patch Craft for Adults Retro Movies The Baton Rouge As part of the One Book One Community celebration of Hidden Figures by It’s throwback Thursday Film Club: Early Margot Lee Shetterly, adults are invited to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at at Greenwell Springs Road 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, to make a Starry Night Patch craft from scraps Regional Branch! Adults are Scorsese Series of denim, embroidery thread and tiny stars. Make your patch pop with the welcome at the Library at 6 The Baton Rouge Film Club is constellation of your choice! All supplies will be provided. p.m. two times this month for hosting an Early Scorsese Series for adults at the Greenwell Springs * a FREE evening movie. Check Crafting at the Creek for Adults out the show times below: Road Regional Branch which will showcase the first Join other adults at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. Monday, • April 5, The Breakfast Club April 16, to make fabulous crafts you can share with friends or keep for yourself! three films from notable All supplies will be provided. • April 26, The Karate Kid director Martin Scorsese. Come to the Library at 6 *Spring Burlap Door Hangers OBOC Film Day at Carver p.m. Thursday, April 12, Spring into a fun craft! Join other adults at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at Come to the Carver Branch at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, to enjoy a One Book to watch Mean Streets, Scorsese’s 3 p.m. Monday, April 2, for a super-cute and easy seasonal DIY project. We’ll One Community celebration of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly-inspired 1973 dramatic crime thriller in *Introduction to make Burlap Door Hangers into all manner of festive spring themes including film. Watch as Sigourney Weaver portrays occupational therapist Dian which a small-time bad boy aspires watermelons, flowers, eggs, bunnies and more! Refreshments will be served. Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist. This 1988 biographical drama tells the story of to work his way up the ranks of a Drawing & Shading Fossey who devoted her life to the study of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. local mob. When looking at a drawing, Cherry Blossoms & Haikus Sunday Afternoon do you sometimes wonder how Come relax with an art and poetry craft. Adults can come to the Eden Park Star-Studded Remake Movie Days the artist got just the right shading Branch at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, to use 20-ounce soda bottles and paint to Come to the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch two times this month Movie at Jones Creek to expose a female cheekbone or create whimsical spring cherry blossom art. Add flair by composing your own for a star-studded remake movie! Adults and teens are invited to the Library at Join other adults at the Jones to showcase the texture on a rose haiku poetry to go with your project! 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, to watch Dreamgirls starring Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Creek Regional Branch at 3 p.m. petal? If you’ve ever wanted to and Jamie Foxx. Come back to the Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, to watch every Sunday in April (except draw figures and shapes in 3D, Do-It-Yourself TV Antenna Project The Great Gatsby, the 2013 dramatic film in which a writer and wall street trader April 1), for a feature-length movie. but all your drawings look flat on Why spend more money when you can make your own television antenna for finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Popcorn and punch will be served. the page, appearing lack luster, less than $5? Come to the Carver Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, and we’ll Gatsby. Refreshments will be served at each showing. you’ll want to join other adults at show you how! With your DIY antenna, you should receive all major networks, the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at plus some independent ones. This craft program is for adults. All supplies will Book into Movie Day at Greenwell Springs 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, for a be provided. Did you read Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas by Use your Library card FREE beginners’ level drawing and Gwendolyn Hooks? Even if you didn’t, you’re invited to the Greenwell Springs to stream video shorts shading tutorial. By mastering a Twine Orb Décor Road Regional Branch at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, to watch Something the Lord & feature films, plus few basic techniques in 3D pencil Are you looking for something Made, the 2004 film adaptation of the book. Come back to the Library at 6:30 p.m. download eBooks & drawing and shading of three different to bring new life to your Thursday, April 19, for a lively discussion of the book. audio books for FREE! fundamental shapes, you will be space? Come get crafty with other well on your way to creating the adults at the Carver Branch at 3:30 Movie Matinee at Baker for Adults amazing art you always wanted to p.m. Wednesday, April 25, to make We’ve got your FREE movie ticket! Come to the Baker Branch at noon Tuesday, produce! a trendy twine orb that’ll fit nicely April 17, to watch The Joy Luck Club, the 1993 drama film that tells the story of Award-winning independent films! * into your décor! All supplies will four women and their daughters who were born in China and eventually move Paper Flower be provided. to America. The life histories of each woman reflect and guide the others. This film is rated R for adult audiences only. Attendees should feel free to bring their Corsage Craft * Download books, music and videos! Do you want to make a fun Crafty Wednesday own bag lunch or snack to enjoy while they watch. Popcorn will be served. craft to celebrate the spring season? for Adults Coffee and a Movie at Greenwell Springs Join other adults at the Bluebonnet Adults are invited to the Central Adults are welcome at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 10 Awesome audio books! Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. Branch at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April a.m. Thursday, April 19, to watch Woodlawn, the 2015 dramatic sports film in Tuesday, April 10, to learn how to 4, to create easy and inexpensive which a gifted high school football player is forced to embrace his talent and his use paper, glue and wire to create crafts perfect for gift-giving! All supplies will be provided, and light refreshments faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field. a paper flower corsage! These cute will be served. little bouquets are a perfect way to Thoughtful Entertainment accessorize hairstyles and garments for formal events. Make these to 2017 LIBRARY FACT Visit the Digital Library at www.ebrpl.com decorate your home, or as gifts to All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. ✔✔ The Library was named a Starred Library by Library Journal’s today to get started! someone special! All supplies will To register, call the Library branch directly. “Index of Public Library Service” for the sixth year in a row. * be provided. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. Registration required.

10 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 11 Writing The Gardening Bug Genealogy & Authors Hidden Figures Book Louisiana Master Gardeners EBRPL Genealogist Graduation Party! The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is offering a curriculum of ten Discussion at Eden Park at the Library! classes to help individuals become more skilled genealogists. We’ve planned Have you read the One Book One The Louisiana Master Gardeners program is a service and a special graduation party to honor the second set of individuals who have Community selection Hidden Figures by educational activity offered by the Louisiana State University completed this curriculum. Come enjoy refreshments as we celebrate our Margot Lee Shetterly? If so, you’ll want (LSU) AgCenter. Representatives from this group will be at two graduates at the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Monday, April 9. There to join other adults at the Eden Park Library locations this month to present FREE two-part classes also will be a brief discussion about the FREE resources that are available in Branch at 5 p.m. Monday, April 16, for for adults on varying gardening topics. These two-hour classes the Special Collections Department. a lively discussion. Come prepared consist of one-hour segments per topic. Check out the schedule * to share your views on the book with below. Introduction to Genealogy Software other members of the community! 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12, Carver Branch & Organization Writers’ Rendezvous • Warm Season Bedding Plants Genealogy software can help you become a more efficient researcher by conveniently displaying information and aiding with organization of sources. Calling all writers! If you made a • Monarchs and Milkweeds * Adults can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at 10 a.m. Thursday, April Researching Female resolution to write more this year, now’s 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, Bluebonnet Regional Branch 12, to learn how to add people to the family tree, add facts, cite sources and the perfect time to join other adults at Ancestors • Gardening with Companion Plants to Ward Off Common Garden Pests attach pictures or other digital documents. You also will learn how to keep the Fairwood Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Adults are invited to the Main your paper sources organized in binders and digitally on your computer. April 10, for the Writers’ Rendezvous • Growing Vertical: Using Vines in the Landscape Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. * Tuesday, April 24, to explore some meeting. This informal group is designed * Adoption & Genealogy: for writers to meet, share ideas and get Spring Flower Gardening common problems that arise when feedback on current projects. Add blooming spring beauty to your landscape this season with advice Finding Missing Family researching female ancestors. In this from LSU AgCenter Master Gardener Claire Fontenot! Adults can come Members class, attendees will discover effective search techniques, navigate records to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, for a FREE Advances in DNA science that were created by women and learn presentation on how to create a beautiful, long-blooming, easy-to-maintain and genetic genealogy have made about resources that are helpful guides flower garden. it easier for more people to find to genealogical research. missing relatives. Whether you were adopted, gave up a child for *Personal Digital Special Interest adoption, or want to locate a missing * parent or sibling, you can use a variety Archiving Open Lab The Fiction Writers’ of techniques and resources to help in your search. The Special Collections Department Workshop Join the Natural Hair Support Group! Adults can come to the Main Library at Goodwood at will offer a FREE Archiving Open Lab Going natural? Your East Baton Rouge Parish Library wants to help you Adults can come to the Greenwell 7 p.m. Monday, April 16, to learn about the Library’s how to effectively track at the Main Library at Goodwood at on the journey! It does not matter what stage of transitioning from relaxed Springs Road Regional Branch at 7 p.m. down information about adopted family members. Library staff will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11! This is or processed hair to a natural curl pattern you are, we’d like you to join us Thursdays, April 5 and 19, to join a fun present to guide students in their research. Registration is required for this an opportunity for patrons to work at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 11 a.m. Saturday, April group of local authors! You can share class. To register, call (225) 231-3751. on personal digital archives and ask a 28, for the Natural Hair Support Group meeting. Each month, we’ll discuss your works of fiction and get feedback Digital Archivist questions concerning topics like deciding whether to big chop or not, maintenance, hairstyles and encouragement. We’ll be doing organization, preservation, digitization and techniques, products and more. This month’s meeting will feature a writing exercises to spark your creativity. * and other related tasks. Those short DIY affordable skincare and makeup segment. Come express the joys Ancestry Library Edition Basics To get started, send an email to Jordan interested in participating in the Open and frustrations of the journey with others in the city and make some new The popular genealogy website Ancestry.com can be overwhelming Courtney at [email protected]. Lab must first complete the Personal friends along the way! This group is open to adults and teens. and expensive to use. Your Library has a solution! Adults are invited to Digital Archiving course. The Library * the Main Library at Goodwood at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23, to find out Adult Creative Writing Woodcarving 101 will provide access to a computer, Group how to use Ancestry Library Edition for genealogy research. Learn tips Microsoft software, connectors and If you want to learn to do woodcarving projects, join other adults at the and techniques for searching effectively and navigating major historical cords for external drives, scanners Are you ready to write? It doesn’t Jones Creek Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 11 and 25, to collections like vital records, census lists, immigration, military and and web archiving programs. For matter if you’re just starting out or learn the basics. Experienced woodcarver Clyde Sandifer and others will be directories. You also can browse Public Member Trees to quickly and more information, call Emily Ward in you’re already a published author, this at the Library to guide you through the beginning stages of woodcarving, effortlessly find others who have been researching your family tree. the Special Collections Department at writing group is for everyone! Adults are and share how to get quality tools at an affordable price. (225) 231-3752, or send her an email to invited to the Zachary Branch at 7 p.m. [email protected]. Wednesday, April 25, for a FREE writing Learn How to Sell on the Mercari App group led by author of Blackbird Summer Your Library offers a variety of classes to help you & Website All programs are free and open to the public. Emily Shotwell. You’ll meet others who in your genealogy research on a monthly basis. It’s time for some spring cleaning! Adults are welcome at the Scotlandville Registration for all programs is encouraged. love the written word as you discuss, Registration is required for all classes. To register, call the Library branch directly. learn and grow in your craft. Branch at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 19, for a FREE course that will outline how To register, call (225) 231-3751. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. to sell unused items on the Mercari app and website. * Registration required.

12 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 13 History Free Fun & Games 20-Somethings & Archives Fairwood Game Club Bath Fizzy Craft Come play the classics! Adults are welcome at the Fairwood Branch Relax after a long day at work with a bath fizzy you’ve made yourself! Adults at 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 2, to play chess, scrabble, checkers and more. ages 18-30ish are invited to the Delmont Gardens Branch at 2 p.m. Saturday, Coffee will be served. April 28, to use a kit to create their own bath time treat. Cookies & Comics Scrabble for Seniors Camp Out & Write NaNoWriMo Style! at Main It’s time for some FUN! Adult seniors are invited to the Baker Branch at Come park it at the Library and get your write on! We know it’s not Come talk to us about your 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, to join us for a round of Scrabble Crossword. November, but it’s always a good time to work on your story. Adults ages favorite comic books with other Be sure to bring a friend because this game never goes out of style! 18-30ish are invited to the River Center Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, teens at the Main Library at April 14 and 28, to work in a creatively energizing space. Need a Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, * Digitize Your Memories Greenwell Springs Chess Club prompt? We’ve got you covered! There also will be a selection of April 7! We’ll eat cookies and on Scan Day! Do you want to play chess? Join other adults and teens at the Greenwell Library items available to help budding writers. doodle while we debate very Springs Road Regional Branch at 3 p.m. Saturdays, April 7 and 21, to learn important comic issues including The Baton Rouge Room is making its the basics of chess. All skill levels are welcome to join us! Thursday Film Club Marvel vs. DC, Wonder Woman vs. high quality scanner available to patrons Join other adults ages 18-30ish at the Scotlandville Branch at 5:30 p.m. Superman, Black Panther vs. Nakia who would like to digitize their personal * Tabletop Gaming at Central Thursday, April 5, for the Thursday Film Club meeting! This month, we’ll watch and more! photographs, art and/or records in a Looking for some fun? Join other adults at the Central Branch at 2:30 Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, the 2016 action-horror film in which five sisters in FREE Scan Day from 10 a.m. until 5 * p.m. Monday, April 16, for an afternoon of tabletop games! Refreshments 19th century England are forced to cope with pressures to get married all while Zachary Teen Art p.m. Saturday, April 7. This is a great will be served. protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. opportunity to get hands-on experience Committee with a professional scanner, to ensure *Let’s Dabble in Scrabble! Are you a tween or teen in the long-term preservation of your grades 6 and up looking for If you’re a word game enthusiast, you’ll want to join other adults at the treasures and to travel down memory volunteer hours? Do you like to Jones Creek Regional Branch at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in April, to play lane. Each patron will be allotted 45 make things? If you said yes to Scrabble and find out who’ll be the word master! If you’d prefer a fast-paced minutes on the scanner. Directions will those questions, we invited you to game with less strategy, we invite you to play Quiddler. If you don’t know be provided and staff will be available Just for Teens come check out the NEW Zachary how to play, don’t sweat it. Instructors will show you how. Prizes will be to answer questions and assist with the Teen Art Committee! Join us at the awarded. process. To register, call (225) 231-3751. Zachary Branch at 3 p.m. Saturday, For more information, call Emily Ward Earth Day at Pride April 14, to begin assisting with in the Special Collections Department at Teens are invited to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at 4 p.m. Monday, April 23, Library decorations and testing out (225) 231-3752, or send her an email to to help us plant an ongoing gift to the environment and to us! Nurture your green new craft ideas for programs. [email protected]. 20-Somethings thumb with others when you plant a kumquat tree right outside the Library’s front windows. FREE 3D Printer Learn About the Tunes in the Main Library Teen Room Demonstration Southern University Law Nintendo Switch Game Night Has paying bills and student loans The Main Library at Goodwood Teen Room is celebrating the Red Stick Come see the Library’s 3D Center kept you from being able to International Digital Festival with music and games! Come to the Library at 2:30 Printer in action! Teens can come p.m. Saturday, April 28, to dance and jam when you play Dance Central and Rock to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at The East Baton Rouge Parish Library buy the newest video game Band on the Xbox! 4 p.m. Monday, April 16, to learn Special Collections Department presents system? Time to switch it up! about how this awesome machine a special talk with authors of the new Join other adults ages 18-30ish Wednesday Night Teen Lounge transforms a digital design into a book Southern University Law Center, at the Bluebonnet Regional physical object. It’s too cool to miss! Dr. Rachel L. Emanuel and Carla Bell. Branch at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Can’t make our regular teen programs because of after-school activities? Don’t sweat it! Just join us at 5 p.m. every Wednesday in April, to participate in Adults are invited to the Large Meeting April 25, for Nintendo Switch Central Teen Room of the Main Library at Goodwood Game Night. Bring your friends and play Mario Odyssey, a variety of FUN video games, movies, crafts and more! at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, for a Splatoon 2, Pokken Tournament DX or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on our GIANT *Story Lab Open Mic Reading Book Club presentation by the authors on the projector screen! Snacks and drinks will be served. Join the Central Teen Book Club history of the Law Center. Founded in Join this year’s teen Story Lab participants for an at the Central Branch at 4 p.m. 1947, the Law Center has a legacy of Photography Workshop for 20-Somethings open mic reading at the Main Library at Goodwood at Wednesday, April 11, to discuss providing access and opportunity to Hey 20-something moms and dads! Do you have trouble taking pictures 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28! animals! Come tell us about a legal education that continues today. of your little ones? Would you like to learn some tips and tricks to make book you’ve read that features The alumni of the Law Center have gone your spring photos look a little fancier? Join other adults ages 18-30ish at an animal, whether they display on to be successful in law, business and the Zachary Branch at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, for a FREE class led by family human characteristics or otherwise. government. This book highlights the photographer Lauren Haddow. Attendees will get a little insight into what All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. Haven’t read one? Get a few successes as well as historical events she does, as well as learn basic techniques that will help make photographs To register, call the Library branch directly. suggestions as we make a lizard For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. * Registration required. that have shaped this institution. show off just how cute their cuties are! keychain using pony beads!

14 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 15 Welcome to the Free Fun & Games for Teens Technology & Making for Teens Art & Crafts Jungle Movie Day Take a walk on the wild side for Teens with us! Teens can come to the Eden Park Teen Chess Club Teen Touchdown Challenge Jones Creek Regional Branch at 2:30 There’s no football involved here! Teens can come celebrate this year’s One Paracord p.m. Saturday, April 28, to watch Who needs video games when there’s chess?! Teens are Book One Community selection Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly with a Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the invited to the Eden Park Branch at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Bracelet Craft science, technology, engineering, art and math-related (STEAM) program! We 2017 action-adventure comedy film to learn the basics of chess. Refreshments will be served. All skill Make a paracord bracelet with know that landings can get a little tricky, especially if you don’t know what kind in which four teenagers are sucked levels are welcome to join us! other teens at the Bluebonnet of surface you’re landing on. This is a challenge that space engineers faced when into a magical video game. They Regional Branch at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Haikubes Poetry Dice they landed on the moon and, more recently, when they landed a robotic rover soon discover that the only way April 17! We’ll have a variety of on Mars! Now, we’re challenging teens at the Eden Park Branch at 3:30 p.m. to escape is to work together to Calling all teen poets and non-poets! To celebrate National Poetry Month, color options for you to choose Monday, April 23, to use various materials to create a device that will safely complete it. you’re invited to the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, from. Can’t make it? Come to the for a game of Haikubes. Simply roll the cubes and use the words that come up to land our marshmallow astronauts. Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, April Sunday Matinee at create an expressive haiku. 21, for another chance to make this STEAM Wednesdays! cool bracelet craft! All supplies will Delmont Gardens Spring Scavenger Hunt Teens are invited to the Delmont Gardens Branch at 4 p.m. every Wednesday be provided. Come watch Spider-Man: How slick are your sleuth skills? Teens can join others at the Bluebonnet in April to participate in a different science, technology, engineering, art and Homecoming with other teens at the Regional Branch at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, for a fun scavenger hunt! Find the math-related (STEAM) challenge! Here’s the schedule: Water Bottle Delmont Gardens Branch at 2:30 clues to reveal a secret message and crack the code! Light refreshments will be • April 4, Bridge Building Flower Craft p.m. Sunday, April 15! In this 2017 served. • April 11, Hovercrafts sci-fi action-adventure film, Peter Celebrate Earth Day with a fun Parker balances his double life as Scotlandville Teen Gaming Club • April 18, Paper Circuits upcycling craft for teens! Bring your friends with you to the Main an ordinary high school student It’s about to go down! Teens come get your game on at the Scotlandville • April 25, Marble Rollercoasters and a superhero, and finds himself Library at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Branch at 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in April. Show your skills and Saturday, April 21, to use water contending with a new menace find out who’ll dominate! KEVA Plank Challenge threatening the skies of the Big bottles to make flowers that will Be a master builder! Teens can come to the Carver Branch at 4 p.m. Monday, Apple. never fade. Want more flower fun? April 9, for a KEVA Plank Challenge. Bring your friends and see what team can Go to the Carver Branch at 4 p.m. Teen Film Club at Technology & Making for Teens create the tallest and longest run structure for a ball to roll through. Prizes will Monday, April 23, to turn your Scotlandville be awarded! recyclables into treasures! If you’re a teen who loves good Robotics Demo for Teens DIY Stress Ball movies, this group is for you! Join Art & Crafts for Teens If moving a little helps you focus, others at the Scotlandville Branch Bring your friends with you to the Carver Branch at 5 p.m. Monday, April 16, for a FREE demonstration on robotics for we’ve got a great craft for you! Join at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, for other teens at the Central Branch at the Teen Film Club meeting. Come teens led by a representative of Girl Scouts Louisiana East. Scotlandville Teen Artists Come support your neighbors as they prepare for their first 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, to make watch Nacho Libre, the 2006 comedy If you love art, you’ll want to join other teens Lego League competition! a stress ball to squeeze while you film starring Jack Black as Nacho, at the Scotlandville Branch at 4:30 p.m. Fridays, study for your upcoming exams. a monk who has been criticized all Propulsion Compulsion April 13 and 27, to show your stuff and improve All supplies will be provided. his life, yet is determined to follow your skills! You’ll be given an art challenge at the We’re still celebrating the One Book One Community selection Hidden Figures his dream of becoming a Luchador beginning of each session, which can be completed Galaxy Journals by Margot Lee Shetterly! If you’ve ever wondered how NASA, Space X and other (which is a Mexican wrestler). while learning new tips and tricks from fellow space programs propel those HUGE rockets into outer space, you’ll love this teen Reach for the stars and make artists. Finished pieces will be displayed throughout the Teen Section. All skill program! Come to the Eden Park Branch at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 5, to learn a customized journal! Teens can levels are welcome! about propulsion. Afterwards, use everyday materials to make your own come to the River Center Branch version of a rocket, and then launch it! Can’t make it? Go to the Carver Branch Slime Time for Teens at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21, to get at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 5, for another chance create your own rocket. creative and paint a galaxy-themed Bring your friends with you to the River Center Branch at 3 p.m. Thursday, notebook. All supplies will be is published monthly by the April 26, to try different slime recipes and learn the science behind it. Want more provided. Public Relations Department of the Teen STEAM: East Baton Rouge Parish Library slime time? Go to the Bluebonnet Regional Branch at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Do-It-Yourself Virtual Reality Headsets to relax with other teens while making fun and squishable slime. Stick around (225) 231‑3710 Come join other teens at the Jones Creek Regional Branch at 2:30 p.m. after the craft to watch a fun movie and eat delicious popcorn at Bluebonnet! All To receive a hard or electronic copy of The Source, or update your mailing Thursday, April 5, for a science, technology, engineering, art and math-related supplies will be provided for the craft. address, email the Public Relations (STEAM) activity! Create your own virtual reality headset from cardboard. Bring Department: [email protected] a smartphone if you have one! All tools will be provided. Rainbow Loom Craft for Teens The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is a Come make the perfect accessory to go with your unicorn collection! Teens can community service organization that connects our All programs are free and open to the public. Registration for all programs is encouraged. come to the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, citizens with information, resources, materials, To register, call the Library branch directly. technology and experiences in order to make April 18, to use rainbow looms to turn colorful bands into vibrant bracelets. All * a positive difference in their lives. For more information, visit www.ebrpl.com. Registration required. supplies will be provided.

16 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 17 Teen Anime ~ STORYTIME & CRAFT ~ Storytimes are age- and developmental-specific opportunities for bringing Schildren and books together in a happy, meaningful way by combining stories, Anime Lovers Unite! Mary Poppins Movie rhymes and songs. Story/Crafts provide a literacy-based social setting to get If you’re an “anime-niac”, you’ll & Sing-Along for Kids creative! Hear a book read while making or doing something interesting. Check * want to join others at the Library to There’ll be more than a spoonful of FUN at this out the schedule below for Story/Crafts taking place this month. Registration is enjoy your favorite movies! Teens program! Kids ages 3-11 are invited to the Main Library required for some. To register, call the Library location directly. are invited to watch anime on the at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, to relive Library’s Crunchyroll account. Is the fun and fancy of Mary Poppins during the movie and there a rumble in your tummy? We’ve Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity sing-along program. Watch the beloved story unfold Description & Age Group got you covered with delicious Asian on the screen and belt out to the songs including Spoon *4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, A Rainbow All Around Me Make a rainbow picture, ages 4-8 foods to snack on while you watch! Full of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and more! Here’s the schedule: Baker Branch by Sandra L. Pinkney All children under age 9 must be accompanied by an 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, The Greedy Rainbow Make a paper rainbow craft, • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, adult. No groups, please. Central Branch by Susan Chandler ages 3 and up Delmont Gardens Branch *Celebrate Drop Everything 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, The Greedy Rainbow Make a hanging rainbow decoration, • 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, Fairwood Branch by Susan Chandler ages 3-7 Main Library at Goodwood and Read (D.E.A.R) with Beverly *2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, Margaret and the Moon: Use straws to create a rocket craft, ages 6-8 Main Library at Goodwood How Margaret Hamilton Saved • 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, Cleary! the First Lunar Landing Scotlandville Branch The acronym D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything by Dean Robbins and Read, a national month-long celebration of reading Space Exploration • 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, by Dan Green designed to remind people of all ages to make reading Greenwell Springs Road Regional *10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 5, NEST Use a paper plate to make a spring bird’s a priority activity in their lives. If you’re a kid ages Branch Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Jorey Hurley nest craft, ages 5-11 5-8, you’re invited to the Main Library at Goodwood *2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, Poem Runs: Baseball Poems Make a bouncing ball out of water, borax, • 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 12, to bounce toys and balls Zachary Branch and Paintings cornstarch and glue, ages 8-11 Bluebonnet Regional Branch on a parachute until the timer buzzes. Once the timer by Douglas Florian goes off, we’ll drop everything and listen to a story, poem or funny jokes just *11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, Frog’s Lucky Day Make a paper rainbow door hanger, like the main character does in Cleary’s book Ramona Quimby, Age 8. For more Greenwell Springs Road by Eve Bunding ages 4-6 information about D.E.A.R, go online to www.dropeverythingandread.com. Regional Branch Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea Teen Advisors by Marcus Pfister Simms Taback Storytime *2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, Dazzle Ships: World War I Create your own dazzle ship craft, This is a program for children with special needs. Join us at the River Main Library at Goodwood and the Art of Confusion ages 8-11 by Chris Barton Center Branch at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, for a fun story time-style telling Bluebonnet Teen *4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, Margaret and the Moon: Watch a demonstration of the Library’s 3D of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Delmont Gardens Branch How Margaret Hamilton Saved printer, ages 8-11 Council by Simms Taback. The program is limited to six children and their parents on the First Lunar Landing Are you interested in having your a first-come, first-served basis. Parents must remain throughout the program. by Dean Robbins voice heard when it comes to the * planning of teen Library programs? Up, Down, and Around Storytime *4 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, My Truck is Stuck Use your imagination and LEGO® pieces If you said yes to that question, you’ll This is a program for children with special needs. Come to the Pride- Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Kevin Lewis to build things that go, ages 4-7 want to join the Bluebonnet Teen Chaneyville Branch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, to hear a reading of Up, *4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library Decorate a dragon craft, ages 7-11 Eden Park Branch  Council. We’ll meet at the Bluebonnet Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres. After the story, we’ll enjoy free dance by Julie Gassman Regional Branch at 3 p.m. Monday, with a bright yellow scarf while listening to tunes from Musical Scarves and *10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, If You Hold a Seed Use brown construction paper, pink craft April 9. We can’t wait to see you there! Zachary Branch by Elly Mackay tissue and die-cut leaves to create a cherry Activities by Georgiana Stewart. Outside Your Window: First Book of Nature blossom craft, ages 2-6 Main Library Teen by Nicola Davies *4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, The Three Billy Goats Gruff Work together with others to construct the Advisory Group (TAG) * Central Branch by Jerry Pinkney strongest bridge using building blocks, Are you looking for service hours? 3D Printing Demonstration for Kids ages 3-7 The Main Library at Goodwood’s Teen Adam St. Pierre, STEM librarian, will be at the Main Library *4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, Building Structures and Towers Create 3D shapes and a tower out of Fairwood Branch by Tammy Enz paper, ages 7-11 Advisory Group (TAG) meetings and at Goodwood at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, to present a FREE demonstration of the Library’s 3D printer for kids ages 8-11. We’ll read Engineered projects count as volunteer hours, and by Shannon Hunt Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar membership looks great on college *10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, Mr. Putter and Tabby Make caterpillar and ice cream cone applications! Join us at the Library Landing by Dean Robbins, and excerpts from the books Who Was Sally Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Cynthia Rylant bookmarks, ages 4-9 Ride? by Megan Stine and To Space & Back by Sally Ride with Susan Okie. at 4 p.m. every Monday in April, to *2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, Fancy Nancy: Every Day is Earth Day Decorate your own flower pot, ages 6-9 work on service projects, provide After the stories, we’ll watch a cool demonstration of the 3D printer. Greenwell Springs Road by Jane O’Connor feedback and plan events. For more Registration is required and limited to 15 children. All children under Regional Branch age 9 must be accompanied by an adult. information, call the Teen Department More Storytime & Craft on next page ➥ at (225) 231-3770.

18 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 19 ~ STORYTIME & CRAFT ~ COMPUTER CLASSES @ THE LIBRARY Time, Date, Location Story Title & Author Craft / Activity Description & Age Group In addition to FREE online classes in Gale Courses, Learning Express, Atomic Training, Treehouse, Lynda and our newest resource DigitalLearn, the following computer classes *2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, Sky Sweeper Create a beautiful cherry blossom will be held throughout the month. Registration for some classes is required. For more Visit a Library branch near you for Main Library at Goodwood by Phillis Gershator painting, ages 9-11 information or to register, call the Library branch directly or log on to www.ebrpl.com/ free WiFi and computer use! *4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm Put together a duck with umbrella DigitalLibrary for free resources and downloads. Central Branch by Jonathan London & rain boots craft, ages 3-7 *4 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, If it Rains Pancakes: Write your own haiku poem, ages 8-11 Baker Branch Eden Park Branch River Center Branch Delmont Gardens Branch Haiku and Lantern Poems by Brian Clearly Introduction to Computers Computers without Fear Introduction to the Library’s Online *11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! Plant leaf lettuce seeds to grow on a 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7 Catalog 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26 Jones Creek Regional Branch by Candace Fleming windowsill, ages 5-8 Gmail Email Introduction to Facebook *11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, BB-8 on the Run Build LEGO® pieces into a robot, ages 4-7 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 12 Zachary Branch by Drew Daywalt Scotlandville Branch *5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, Agua, Agüita: Water, Little Water Play a word scramble game about Día Introduction to Microsoft Word Introduction to the Internet Introduction to Microsoft Word Greenwell Springs Road by Jorge Tetl Argueta Day, ages 9-11 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21 1 p.m. Monday, April 9 Regional Branch Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena Bluebonnet Branch Introduction to Pinterest Computer Tutoring Animal Talk: Mexican Folk Art Animal 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24 1 p.m. Monday, April 16 Sounds in English and Spanish eDevice Troubleshooting by Cynthia Weill 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3 Fairwood Branch Introduction to Computers 1 p.m. Monday, April 30 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, Cinco de Mouse-O Make a maraca craft, ages 3-5 Computers without Fear Introduction to Computers Zachary Branch by Judy Cox 10 a.m. Thursday, April 5 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 4 *4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, Frogs Play Cellos and Other Fun Facts Make noiseby creating and playing a Zachary Branch Bluebonnet Regional Branch by Laura Lyn DiSiena harmonica and thumb piano craft, Introduction to Microsoft Word Introduction to Typing *Learn the Library Catalog ages 8-11 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 *4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, Pearl Plants a Tree Design a picture to celebrate Delmont Gardens Branch by Jane Breskin Zalben Arbor Day, ages 4-8 Introduction to Facebook Greenwell Springs Road Main Library at Goodwood *4:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, Jambo Means Hello Practice and have fun pronouncing 10 a.m. Thursday, April 12 Regional Branch Eden Park Branch by Muriel Feelings Swahili word sounds, ages 7 and up Email Introduction to Computers & *Introduction to Computers 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3 *4:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, The Secret Message Use a cardboard tube roll and feathers to Microsoft Office Applications Fairwood Branch by Mina Javaherbin construct a parrot craft, ages 5-10 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 Newsletter: An Intermediate Level *4:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, If You Were Me and Lived in Mexico Create a paper bag poncho, ages 4-7 *Introduction to Microsoft Word 2016 Microsoft Word 2016 Class Pride-Chaneyville Branch by Carole P. Roman Introduction to Techboomers.com 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 4 p.m. Monday, April 30, Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors Make a colorful paper serape, ages 5-8 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19 River Center Branch by Roseanne Greenfield Thong *Introduction to Microsoft Publisher Computers without Fear Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016 9 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4 & 18 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 24 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 Art & Crafts for Kids Free Fun & Games for Kids Carver Branch *DigitalLearn Introduction to Microsoft Word 2016 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 One-on-One Computer Tutoring* 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 Jones Creek Regional Branch Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016 Hot Air Balloons in Flight Spring into Bingo! 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 9 a.m. Monday, April 9 *Introduction to Computers Help us reveal the beautiful hot air balloons in flight on Join other children ages 4-11 at the Bluebonnet Regional 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 10 a.m. Monday, April 2 Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint our stick-together poster! Children ages of 5-11 can come Branch at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, for a fun-filled 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 2016 to the Main Library at Goodwood at any time starting afternoon on bingo! Prizes will be awarded. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 *Introduction to Microsoft Word 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 Monday, April 2, through Saturday, April 7, to participate * Computers without Fear 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11 by adding a sticker to our poster each day they visit us Chess for Beginners Introduction to the Internet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 *Introduction to Microsoft Excel during the week of spring break. All children under age 9 Children ages 8-11who are beginners and have never 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 must be accompanied by an adult. played chess, as well as those who are on an intermediate Tables: An Intermediate Level *Introduction to the Catalog and level are being offered FREE chess Get FREE basic Microsoft Word 2016 Class Miniature Paper Kites classes this month. Come to the Databases computer tutorials 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Make & Take Craft Delmont Gardens Branch at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 24 2 p.m. Saturday April 21 April is Kite Month! To celebrate, children ages Saturdays, April 14 and 28, for a with Digital Learn. *Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint chance to learn and compete! Please Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 6-11 are invited to the Zachary Branch from 10 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26 2016 arrive by 9:45 a.m. Brave adults are All you need is your Library card! a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, April 2, through Friday, 9 a.m. Monday, April 23 April 6, to decorate a miniature kite. When welcome, but younger children Go online to the Digital Library at Pride-Chaneyville Branch must have permission from the *Indicates that registration is required. you’re done, take it outside to see it fly! All www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary. Computers without Fear chess coach and be accompanied supplies will be provided while they last. 12 p.m. Saturday, April 7 by an adult.

20 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, The Source 21 Adult Book Clubs @ Your Library – Book of the Month – 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 Baker Branch Eden Park Branch Jones Creek Regional Branch their social skills by involving them in stories, poetry and songs. rates, you may talk with one of our Library • Baker Evening Book Club • EDE Book Club • Inspirational Book Club 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 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 16 and reading. You are always welcome to attend Storytime with must reserve a date and time other than those listed below. An American Marriage Behind Her Eyes Bring any inspirational book. by Tayari Jones by Sara Pinbrough Main Library Lapsit – birth through crawling • Morning Book Club Fairwood Branch 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 9 • Mystery Lovers Book Club Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, April 5, 12 Noon, Tuesday, April 10 The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane • Books and Brew for Adults 11 a.m. Monday, April 9 Main Library 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 by Lisa See Mysteries featuring astronauts or Humor Month: One for the Money space. Zachary 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 Bluebonnet Branch by Janet Evanovich • Historical Novel Book Club • The QUIRKY Ladies' Book Club • FYA Book Club 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12 Toddler Time – for walking children through 2 years old 6:35 p.m. Thursday, April 19 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Title will be announced. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel One of Us Is Lying • RENEW Book Club Central 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11 Pie Society by Karen M. McManus 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Fairwood 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 2 by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In Barrows Greenwell Springs Road Greenwell Springs 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 Regional Branch by Bernie Sanders Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 Carver Branch • The Toni Morrison Book Club • Science Fiction Book Club • Gumbo Book Club 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26 Main Library 10 & 11 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21 Tar Baby Artemis Pride-Chaneyville 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Bring your favorite! by Toni Morrison by Andy Weir Zachary 10 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Central Branch For great book suggestions, • Central Book Club visit our Novelist database online Preschool Storytime – for children 3 to 5 years old 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26 in the Digital Library 11/22/63 at www.ebrpl.com/DigitalLibrary. Baker 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 by Stephen King Carver 10 a.m. Thursdays, April 5, 12, 19 Central 11 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11 Fairwood 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 5 *Central Bookworms Book Club: Book Clubs for Kids Greenwell Springs 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 Fantasy Edition Jones Creek 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 * It’s the Bookworms Book Club’s celebration of the Join the Artsy Smartsy Book Club! fantasy genre! Children ages 8-11 are welcome at the Central Main Library 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 Come read books about famous musicians with other Branch at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, to hear excerpts from Pride-Chaneyville 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 children ages 6-11 at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch at 10:30 The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland. Afterwards, each River Center 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 a.m. Saturday, April 14! Together we’ll read and discuss child will design a dragon craft. Give them wings so to take Gus & Me by Keith Richards. Later, each child will create a flight! Zachary 10 a.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 musical poster collage. * * Fairwood Awesome Bookworms PJ or Night Storytime High Five Book Club Book Club Hive Five Book Club members Greenwell Springs 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 5, 12, 19, 26 Kids ages 7-11 can come to the Fairwood Awesome ages 9-11 will share information from Bookworms (FAB) Book Club meeting at the Fairwood Jones Creek 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 this month’s stories by various authors Branch at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24! In celebration of selected from the Where Is… series. National Poetry Month, we’ll be reading Gone Camping: A Come to the Bluebonnet Regional Family Storytime Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger. After the story, Branch at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, to participate in a we’ll have a quiet period for children to write their own Eden Park 4:30 p.m. Mondays, April 2, 9, 16, 23 fun activity involving matching authors and book titles. Get poem or find a favorite one in any of our other poetry books. as many matches as you can to earn mosaic stickers for a Main Library 7 p.m. Tuesdays, April 3, 10 Each child also will have a chance to read their poem over large poster project! a microphone!

22 The Source, April 2018 East Baton Rouge Parish Library East Baton Rouge Parish Library April 2018, 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. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Fairwood Branch Library 12910 Old Hammond Highway (225) 924‑9384 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library 11300 Greenwell Springs Road (225) 274‑4440 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. OnView at the Library Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Jones Creek Regional Branch Library Main Library at Goodwood Jones Creek Regional Branch 6222 Jones Creek Road (225) 756‑1140 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Gifted & Talented Art Mixed Media Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Students in Gifted & Talented programs Local artist Ava Pearson displays her Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. across various area schools display their paintings and drawings. Pride‑Chaneyville Branch Library art. 13600 Pride–Port Hudson Road (225) 658‑1540 Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bluebonnet Regional Branch Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. OBOC Revealing Hidden Figures: River Center Branch Library Meet the Women Who Put Man into 447 Third Street (225) 389‑4967 Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Space Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Biographical information and Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. paraphernalia related to the women of Scotlandville Branch Library Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures. 7373 Scenic Highway (225) 354‑7540 RECYCLED READS Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. A Sampling Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Louisiana Lagniappe Chapter of the 3434 North Blvd. Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. Embroiders’ Guild of America members 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. displays embroidery pieces. Zachary Branch Library Saturday, April 28 1900 Church Street (225) 658‑1840 Acrylic on Canvas Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Artist Shane Tacke diplays abstract acrylic Sunday, 2 – 6 p.m. paintings inspired by different facets of pop culture. Library Information Visit us at: (225) 231‑3750 www.ebrpl.com Text a Librarian (225) 361-8476