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St. Mary Parish Library Newsletter stmarylibrary.org March 2018
Did you know March is National Women’s History Month? In the month of March, the extraordinary
achievements of American women are honored. This has been going on since 1987. The 2018
theme is “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women.” Below are a few influential female authors that have been noted in history:
Maya Angelou
One of the most
famous
African-American
autobiographer
and poets in history.
Angelou opened
up to readers and
shared her controversial life stories
without shame or censorship.
J.K. Rowling
The British
author is one of
the most widely
read authors in
history. Her
popular Harry
Potter series
inspired a generation of children to
get excited about reading.
S.E. Hinton
Hinton began
writing “The
Outsiders” at 15
years old and
had it published
when she was
18 years old.
The book still sells more than
500,000 copies each year.
Margaret Mitchell
Best known for
writing the
American classic,
“Gone With the
Wind.” The novel
was an instant
success, selling
more than a
million copies in the first six months.
Alice Walker
Author of “The
Color Purple” holds
the title of the first
African-American
woman to win a
Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction. Her work
and political
involvement have inspired many.
Harper Lee
Best known for
her 1960
novel,
“To Kill a
Mockingbird.”
The powerful
story deals
with racial inequality and injustice
in the Deep South.
Louisa May Alcott
American author
best known for her
novel, “Little
Women.” She has
inspired and
empowered
women to be independent and
follow their dreams.
Toni Morrison
A Nobel and Pulitzer
Prize winning novelist
and professor. Her
novels are known for
their themes, exquisite
language and richly
detailed characters
who are central to their narratives.
Danielle Steel
She has sold 650
million copies of
her books
internationally, and
every one of her
books is a
bestseller. She is published in 69
countries and 43 languages.
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AMELIA BRANCH For information please call 985-631-2262
*Word Bingo will be be held on Friday, March 9th at
4:00 P.M. Any child who can read a bingo card or who
has help from a parent is invited to attend. Participation
in Word Bingo is free and open to the public.
*Jessica Randazzo from the LSU- Ag Center will hosting
a program on Thursday, March 15th at 3:30-4:30
P.M. It is centered around Families and healthy snacks.
She will talk about healthy snack alternatives and
demonstrate making a fruit
parfait. Everyone will get a chance to
make their own. For more information,
please contact or stop in the library.
*All ages are invited to come out on
Friday, March 23rd at 4:00 P.M. for
our “spring in bloom,” craft.
BAYOU VISTA BRANCH For information please call 985-399-9866
*Spring Word Bingo will be held on
Thursday, March 8th at 3:30 P.M. Any
child who can read a bingo card or who has
help from a parent is invited to attend.
Participation in Word Bingo is free and open
to the public.
*All ages are invited to join us on
Thursday, March 15th at 3:30 P.M.
We will be making pinch proof bracelets
for St. Patrick's Day!
*Come get inspired with us on Thursday,
March 29th at 3:30 P.M. We will be
watching the new movie, “Wonder.” All ages are invited to join us for a fun
afternoon, enjoying popcorn, pickles, and
refreshments!
BERWICK BRANCH For information please call 985-385-2943
*Join us on Thursday, March 8th at 3:30 P.M. to
create your own spring magical dream catcher.
*March is national craft month! Come join us on
Tuesday, March 13th at 3:30 P.M. to pick-a-craft!
For more information or to register for this program
please call the library or stop in.
CENTERVILLE BRANCH For information please call 337-836-1717
*Join us on Tuesday, March 6th at 3:30 P.M.
for a Lego Program and bring a friend. Ages 5 and
up. Snacks will be provided.
*St. Patrick’s Day craft on
Wednesday, March 14th at
3:30 P.M.
*Join us for a Hippity Hoppity Easter egg hunt on
Wednesday, March 21st at 3:30 P.M. All ages
are invited to join us. Please have your child bring
an Easter basket, we will provide everything else.
Weather Permitting. In case of inclement weather
our program will
consist of an Easter
craft and snack.
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies . For more information please contact the branch where it is being held.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
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PATTERSON BRANCH For information please call 985-395-2777
*Come decorate a beautiful butterfly, ladybug, or flower pinwheel that will
brighten your Spring garden. These brightly decorated items will always add
beauty to the garden because they are guaranteed not to fly away or wilt! Children in 3rd grade and up are invited to
participate in this program on Tuesday, March 13th at
4:00 P.M. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required due to a very limited supply. For more
information, or to register, call the library or sign up at the front desk. Program will be filled on a first come first serve basis.
*Children in K through 2nd grade are invited to hop on over to
the library to make a colorful Easter egg wreath. These little wreaths are a perfect addition to any door; and especially
special because they’re made with your little one’s hands. The
program will be held on Tuesday, March 20th at 4:00 P.M.
Participation is free but registration is suggested. For more
information, please call the library or sign-up at the front desk. *Parental assistance may be required to complete craft.*
*Word Bingo celebrating Spring and Easter will be held on Mondays, March
12th and March 26th at 3:30 P.M. Any child who can read a bingo card or who has help from a parent is invited to attend. Participation in Word Bingo is
free and open to the public. All participants will receive a treat and all winners
will select a prize. For more information, please contact or stop in the library.
WEST END BRANCH For information please call 337-923-6205
*All ages are invited to join us
on Tuesday, March 6th at
4:00 P.M. You will have the
opportunity to make painted
paper plate flowers.
*Spring Word Bingo will be
held on Wednesday, March
21st at 4:00 P.M. Any
child who can read a bingo
card or who has help from a
parent is invited to attend.
Participation in Word Bingo
is free and open to
the public.
Registration is preferred due to limited space and supplies . For more information please contact the branch where it is being held.
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FRANKLIN BRANCH For more information please call 337-828-5364
*Children ages five and up are invited to come out
and build with us on
Tuesday, March
20th at 4:30 P.M.
Don’t miss out on
being a part in our
Lego club.
*Join us on Wednesday, March 28th at 4:30
P.M. for an Egg-Stravaganza Crafting Program.
We will create various Easter art projects.
PUBLIC TODDLER TIME:
Bayou Vista Branch at 10:30 A.M.
March 2nd: Bugs March 9th: Flowers
March 16th: St. Patrick's Day March 23rd: Easter
Berwick Branch at 10:30 A.M.
March 7th: Pizza March 14th: St. Patrick’s Day
March 21st: Spring March 28th: Easter
Centerville Branch at 10:30 A.M.
March 6th: Dr. Seuss
March 13th: Humpty Dumpty March 20th: Goldilocks And The Three Bears March 27th: Easter
Franklin Branch at 10:30 A.M.
March 2nd: Dr. Seuss
March 9th: Miss Mary Mack March 16th: Little Red Riding Hood
March 23rd: Easter West End Branch at 10:00 A.M.
March 7th: Dr. Seuss
March 14th: St. Patrick's Day March 21st: Spring
March 28th: Easter
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
“THE BOOK HEADS”
AMELIA YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB The Amelia Branch Book Club for Young Adults will meet on
Thursday, March 22nd at 4:00 P.M. We will be discussing the
book “The One And Only Ivan,” by Katherine Applegate.
Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his
enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown
accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever
thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan
occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and
Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby
elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see
their home, and his art, through new eyes.
For more information or if you are interested in joining please call
985-631-2262.
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BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Bayou Vista Book Club for Young Adults will
not meet for the month of March. We will resume
in April as normal.
If you are interested in joining or would like more
information, please call 985-399-9866.
YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUBS:
CENTERVILLE BRANCH
YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Centerville Branch Young Adult Book Club will meet on
Tuesday, March 27th at 3:30 P.M. The title for discussion will
be “Forget Me Not,” by Ellie Terry.
Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette syndrome, so she
sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make.
When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her
TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize
she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular
student body president, sees her as she truly is--an interesting
person and a good friend. But is he brave enough to take their
friendship public? As Calliope navigates school, she must also face
her mother's new relationship and the fact that they might be
moving--again--just as she starts to make friends
and finally accept her differences. Ellie Terry's
affecting debut will speak to a wide audience
about being true to oneself.
For more information or if you are interested in
joining please call 337-836-1717.
BERWICK BRANCH
YOUNG READERS BOOK CLUB The Berwick Branch Book Club for Young Adults will meet on
Friday, March 23rd at 4:00 P.M. We will be discussing the book
“A Wrinkle In Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle.
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small
brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come
down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they
were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing
stranger. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly
stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft
and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment,
and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is
such a thing as a tesseract." A tesseract is a wrinkle in time. To tell
more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's
unusual book.
For more information or if you are interested in joining please call
985-385-2943.
FRANKLIN BRANCH
LOCAL AUTHOR-BOOK SIGNING
Join us on Tuesday , March 20th at 6:00 P.M. for a book discussion/
signing with a local author Seanathan Polidore on his newly released title,
“What’s Your Kick? The Guide to Unlocking Your Passion.” Polidore, born and
raised in Franklin Louisiana, currently residing in St. Martinville, Louisiana
with his wife Tallya Polidore and their three children. He acquired his
Master’s Degree in Psychology from the University Of Phoenix and is
currently pursuing his Doctoral Degree in Psychology. Mr. Polidore is
employed as a Child Psychologist servicing the Acadiana Region. He is also a
Motivational Speaker with the Personal Empowerment Network, an air radio
personality, and an author. His one mission in life is to “Empower and
Enlighten,” as many people as he can. Encourage them realize their own
power to do and be what they desire.
BERWICK BRANCH
ADULT BOOK CLUB The Berwick Branch Adult Book Club will meet on Thursday,
March 15th at 6:00 P.M. we will be discussing the book
“God’s In Alabama,” by Mindy Starns Clark.
For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God
has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an
old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's
door in Chicago asking questions about Jim Beverly,
former quarterback and god of Possett High,
Arlene's break with her former hometown is forced
to an end. At the same time, Burr, her long-time
boyfriend, has raised an ultimatum: introduce him to
her family or consider him gone. Arlene loves him dearly but knows
her deeply racist Southern Baptist family will not understand her
relationship with an African American boyfriend. Reluctantly,
Arlene bows to the pressure, and she and Burr embark on the
long-avoided road trip back home.
For more information or if you are interested in joining please call
985-385-2943.
CENTERVILLE BRANCH
ADULT BOOK CLUB The Centerville Branch Adult Book Club will meet on Wednesday,
March 21st at 10:30 A.M. The title for discussion will be
“Into The Water,” by Paula Hawkins.
A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the
river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer,
a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They
are not the first women lost to these dark waters,
but their deaths disturb the river and its history,
dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is
a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and
friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her
mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to
the place she deliberately ran from--a place to which she vowed
she'd never return. Beware a calm surface--you never know what
lies beneath.
For more information or if you are interested in joining please
call 337-836-1717.
FRANKLIN BRANCH
ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Franklin Branch Adult Book Club will meet on March 8th at
4:15 P.M. The title for discussion will be “Broken Road to
Forever,” by L.K. Owen and Rhonda Dennis. Rhonda Dennis is a local
author and will be a guest speaker.
Brent and I overcame overwhelming odds. We
struggled and fought for our happily ever after, so
why do I find myself knee deep in laundry, bills, and
ungraded papers years afterwards? Why is he
distant and more worried about football plays for
his high school team than our happiness? Where
has the spark gone? The broken road of life hap-
pened, and it's painfully relentless. Is our journey
one even worth continuing? To better grasp our future, a visit to
our past is needed. Take a trip back to the 90s, and enjoy the story
of Mallory and Brent's high school shenanigans, their crazy college
days, and eventually, their journey into adulthood. The Broken Road
to Forever chronicles an emotional voyage across the decades as an
unconventional couple struggles to keep their love alive.
Our book club is presently at capacity. If you would like to add your
name to a waiting list, please call 337-828-5364.
PATTERSON BRANCH
ADULT BOOK CLUB
The Patterson Branch Adult Book Club will meet on Thursday,
March 15th at 5:30 P.M. The title for discussion will be
“A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman.
Meet Ove. He has staunch principles, strict
routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter
neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just
because he doesn’t walk around with a smile
plastered to his face all the time? One November
morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young
daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten
Ove’s mailbox. This is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming
tale. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local
residents’ association to their very foundations.
For more information or if interested in joining please call
985-395-2777 or stop by the library.
WEST END BRANCH
ADULT BOOK CLUB
The West End Branch Adult Book will meet on Tuesday, March 20th
at 4:30 P.M. We will be discussing the book,
“Love and other Consolation Prizes ,” by Jamie Ford.
For twelve-year-old Ernest Young the chance to go to
the World's Fair feels like a gift. The half-Chinese
orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off--a
healthy boy "to a good home." The winning ticket
belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class
brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest
becomes the new houseboy and befriends Maisie, the
madam's precocious daughter, and a maid named Fahn.
Fifty years later, in the shadow of Seattle's second World's Fair,
Ernest struggles to help his ailing wife reconcile who she once was
with who she wanted to be, while trying to keep family secrets hidden
from their grown-up daughters. For more information or if you are interested in joining please call
337-923-6205.
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BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
ADULT COLORING
Spring into March relaxed with us on Wednesday, March 14th at 10:30 A.M. We will
be enjoying soft music, coloring, and a light lunch. The coloring pages are from books
designed especially for adults and the colored pencils will be provided. For more
information please call 985-399-9866.
WEST END BRANCH
SPRING CANVAS ART
Personalize your very own beautiful creation with us on Friday, March 16th at 10:00 A.M.
Adults will have the opportunity to make a spring canvas. If you have any questions or for
more information please call 337-923-6205.
ADULT PROGRAMS:
FRANKLIN BRANCH
SPRING GARDENING PROGRAM The LSU Ag County agent Stuart Gauthier will present an informative program
on Spring Gardening on March 13th at 6:00 P.M. You are invited to bring a
cutting from any disease shrubs for him to diagnose a foliage issue. For more
information please call the library 337-828-5364.
Read Across America Day! March 2nd is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually. Also
Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers
participate by bringing together parents, children, teens, and books. Stop in one of your local libraries
this month and pick up a good book to read to a friend or yourself.
BERWICK BRANCH
DIY STEPPING STONE
Spring is on its way! Let’s make some new stepping stones on Saturday, March 17th at
10:30 P.M. to pretty up your yard or garden. Due to limited supplies, this is a sign-up
only program. Register by calling the library at 985-385-2943.
BAYOU VISTA BRANCH
RUSTIC SPRING WOOD BLOCK SIGNS
Hop on in our library and join us for a relaxing adult painting program. We are
making home decorations you will be able to enjoy for years to come. Call to
register or stop in the library to sign up for Thursday, March 8th at 5:30 P.M.
For more information call 985-399-9866.
CENTERVILLE BRANCH
DIY STEPPING STONE
We invite you to mark your calendars for the month of April. The Centerville
Branch will host Mr. Stuart Gauthier on Wednesday, April 4th, at 10:00 A.M.
from the LSU AG Center, to discuss Fruit Trees. Adults are welcome to bring a
sample cutting of your plant that may be ill, for a diagnosis from Mr. Gauthier.
For more information or for any questions please call 337-836-1717.
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KID CORNER:
APRIL
BASEBALL
BIRDS
BLOSSOMS
BUDS
DAFFOFILS
EASTER
FLOWERS
GARDENING
GREEN
GROWING
KITE
MARBLES
MARCH
MAY
NESTING
PLANTING
PUDDLES
RAIN
ROBIN
SEEDS
SHOWERS
SUNSHINE
TULIP
WINDS
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LIBRARY CLOSING
In observance of Good Friday, all branches of the St. Mary Parish Library will be
closed on Friday, March 30th. We will re-open for our regular scheduled hours on Saturday, March 31st. Happy Easter!
Jill Marie Hebert
Donated by:
Jimmy & Jamie L. Chauvin
Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden
Ouida Accardo Donated by:
Francis Pat Accardo
The ABC’s Of Quiltmaking
William “Billy” Patout III
Donated by: The Franklin Fortnightly III
Knights Buccaneers And Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane Capitalism And
Environmental Transformation
MEMORIALS:
