February 2016 The Spring One Book One Community selection is Kingfish by Richard D. White Jr.! he 10th annual spring One Book One Community (OBOC) Tinitiative is again sponsored by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library with partners Forum 35, Up Alliance and the Foundation for Historical Louisiana. The One Book * One Community 2016 selected book for 2016 is Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long by Richard D. White Jr. Various free programs related to book discussions, Huey P. Long themes, films, speakers, panel discussions, film viewings and special events will begin in February 2016 and run through April 2016. Visit the Library’s website at www.ebrpl.com or pick up a copy of the monthly newsletter The Source for a list of Library programs and events. The OBOC program will extend throughout the parish and will include schools, libraries, colleges, businesses and community groups in the spring of 2016. Classroom sets of the selected book are freely available through the Library. Everyone is invited to come “Share Our Wealth” at the Main Library at Goodwood at 6:30 – 9 p.m. Saturday, February 20, for the FREE annual One Book One Community Kickoff. Adults can sip delicious beverages while listening to barbershop tunes, gospel and the riveting ragtime jazz sounds of a great local band! There also will be free face painting, caricaturists and other activities. Enjoy delicious Louisiana country fair-style food, a cake walk, games and more. Come let the good times roll! Inside: Artist Mike Artell · African-American History Month · Houston Cougars · and more! The Bluebonnet Regional Branch Teen Room Becomes a Reality! The opportunity to create this new dedicated Teen Room Library at Goodwood. However we felt strongly that the arose because of the Genealogy Collection’s relocation to features and attributes which had proven to be so successful the new Main Library in November 2014. In anticipation at the new Fairwood Branch would translate well to the of this move, staff from Library Administration and the Bluebonnet Regional Branch space. The other teen spaces Library’s Branch Services Division consulted with the City- are popular and heavily utilized.” Parish Dept of Public Works in fall of 2013 to plan the scope Watts adds “The Bluebonnet Regional Branch renovation of work. This involved not only project gives us a chance to take all designing the new Teen Room but the dynamic and exciting concepts also re-working the original Teen proven through our experience at area to include several collaborative the Fairwood Branch and Main study rooms/small meeting rooms Library, and now put them into plus space for AV collection and practice at Bluebonnet Regional additional computers for adults. Branch. The design also allowed the creation This is a precursor to of a new, dynamic and more visible implementation of the Branch entrance to the Children’s Room. Assessment Plan which can now Tipton Associates was selected become the Branch Improvement by the City-Parish Architectural Plan. Selection Committee in December As we go through the next 2013 to design and oversee the several years, patrons will see multi-phase project which began in the summer of more comprehensive planning as we address renovations 2015. The project was delayed briefly as architects adjusted at the Jones Creek Regional Branch, Greenwell Springs designs to accommodate some of the library’s infrastructure Road Regional Branch and then the next five branches on that was previously hidden in the walls. Throughout the the list.” project, architects from Tipton Associates and the crew of the Charles Carter Construction Company have worked Still to come in Phase I of the Project: hard with Library staff to minimize disruption. • Transparent sliders open to reveal a dedicated program The overall concept for this new Teen Room may be found space which can double as general seating when not in at http://www.ebrpl.com/lboc/Documents/BBR_061515_ use for a Teen program. Renovation_Project. It was based on experiences elsewhere • The Maker Space is situated to also be available for use in the Library system as well as conversations with teens and by adults, depending on scheduling. teen advocates. Teens have responded positively to the fresh Phase II should begin soon: and lively designs of their “own” spaces at the new Fairwood • New AV browsing area in the original Teen area Branch Library and new Main Library at Goodwood; having a dedicated space for teens is one of the major features of the • Additional adult computers in the original Teen area Branch Library Assessment Plan. http://www.ebrpl.com/ • Collaborative Study Rooms/Small Meeting Rooms for lboc/Documents/Branch_Assessment_Presentation.pdf adults in the original Teen area Offering a space clearly defined for their use means that • Relocating entrance to the Children’s Room teens are not only able to work as individuals or in groups, • Adjustments to the Circulation Area meet up with other teens, engage in casual reading as well • Estimated completion date is March 13 as serious study, but also enjoy increased opportunities for passive and active programming and access to a special Maker Space which will allow teens hands-on practice with new and emerging technologies. The Maker Space will include: • A digital lab with PC and Mac with special software • 3D printer • Video camera, blue & green screens • Arduino kits, Snap Circuit kits, MaKey MaKey, LEGO® • No-tech making such as knitting and painting materials Library Director Spencer Watts notes, “Interestingly, planning for the new Bluebonnet Regional Branch Teen Room began not only before the Branch Assessment Study was prepared, but also before we moved into the new Main 2 The Source, February 2016 East Baton Rouge Parish Library African-American History: Another National Award A Review of Scotlandville for the Main Library at Professor of history at Southern University Goodwood! and director of the Mwalimu Institute Dr. The Main Library at Goodwood Charles Vincent will be at the Baker Branch at 10 was selected as the winner in the Metal a.m. Saturday, February 20, for a book discussion Roofing-New Category when the national adults and teens for on the Scotlandville 2015 Metal Construction News (MCN) community. The discussion will center on the Building and Roofing Awards were Images of America Scotlandville book : by authors announced in December. Dr. Rachel L. Emanuel, Dr. Ruby Jean Simms and Dr. Vincent. A book signing with all the authors will follow the discussion. School supplies will be given to the first five students to arrive. A Reading of the I Have a Dream Speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the iconic I Have a Dream speech August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Teens can join us at the Carver Branch at 4 p.m. Thursday, February 18, to hear a reading of the historic speech. A Call for Eden Park Community Natives MCN writes: “The judges really liked If you grew up in the Eden Park community, we want to hear from you! the beautiful use of materials, and said the adult We’re looking for participants who can give us information about library’s form is exceptional, awarding the the Eden Park community as it used to be. For instance, do you remember project the award in the Metal Roof-New when Gus Young Drive had another name, or when the Gus Young pool category. They also liked how the entryway was first opened? If so, and you are interested in contributing to the oral with the cantilevered volume above the glass, history, please call or come by the Eden Park Branch throughout February along with how the wall panels fold into a and March to schedule an interview. For more information, call branch roofing system, creates a cool-looking building. manager Leila Reilly at (225) 231-3280. “This new library branch is a focal point of the local community park in which it resides, and will serve the citizens of Baton Rouge HIV/AIDS Documentary Screening and the parish of East Baton Rouge well,” & Panel Discussion says Daniel Nicely, managing director at VMZINC-US. “This award is a testament to In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Day, the Greenwell the innovative work done by great architects Springs Road Regional Branch will host a screening of Will You Still and contractors working with VMZINC. We Love Me? for adults and teens at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 7. The are thankful to be a part of such work.” documentary film is a recording of a stage play of the same name Several types of zinc panels totaling by Dr. Joyce Turner Keller of Aspirations, a non-profit organization 40,000 square feet are used throughout that serves the needs of those infected with or affected by the HIV/ the project in both horizontal and vertical AIDS virus. A panel discussion and question-and-answer period orientations. A natural material, zinc does will follow the screening. Panelists include Keller along with Kelryn not require regular maintenance and in Fealing, Lisa Rayford, Sharon Jefferson, Delvon Green and Kimberly fact, patinas over time. Designers were Franklin who appear in the documentary. particularly interested in the way that the zinc’s warm gray tones complement other materials used in the building, especially The Library Road Show is on Metro 21! the locally produced St. Joe brick. The Library Road Show is a 30-minute, once-a-month television show that The zinc cladding is a new material for features news, events, services and programs the Library system and its use in several available through the East Baton Rouge Parish inventive ways adds texture and definition Library.