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Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime11 AM: Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime

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All locations closedAll locations closed in observance of Labor Day

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Storytime at Westside Regional10:00 : Storytime at Westside Regional

Storytime at Johnson11:00 - 11:30 : Storytime at Johnson

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Boyce Adult Craft Time1:30 PM: Boyce Adult Craft Time

Storytime at Main10:00 : Storytime at Main

Storytime at Martin10:00 - 10:30 : Storytime at Martin

Storytime at Robertson10:30 : Storytime at Robertson

Email with Gmail King Branch10:00 - 12:00: Email with Gmail King Branch

beginning Windows9:00 - 11:00: Beginning Windows—a basic course demonstrating computer fundamentals, terminology, and using the mouse.

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Boyce Storytime11AM: Boyce Storytime

Storytime at Gunter10:30 - 11:15: Storytime at Gunter

Toddler Time at Westside Regional10:00 : Toddler Time at Westside Regional

Storytime at McDonald10:00 - 10:45 : Storytime at McDonald

McDonald Branch Library Babies9:30 AM - 10 AM: Baby specific programming

Searching the Internet Main Library9:00 - 11:00: Learn basic web navigation skills using Internet Explorer while visiting several useful websites.

Johnson Branch Book Club10:00 - 12:00: The Johnson Branch Book Club will discuss Stef Penney's book The Invisible Ones

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Email with Gmail Boyce Branch10:00 - 12:00: Email with Gmail Boyce Branch

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Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime11 AM: Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime

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Storytime at Westside Regional10:00 : Storytime at Westside Regional

Storytime at Johnson11:00 - 11:30 : Storytime at Johnson

Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007 Westside Regional Library10:00 - 12:00: In this second level of Microsoft Word class, participants will become familiar with creating macros along with other shortcuts, working with the header and footer, page numbers, tabs and tables. We will also look at ways to enhance a document using text boxes and word art.

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Storytime at Main10:00 : Storytime at Main

Storytime at Martin10:00 - 10:30 : Storytime at Martin

Storytime at Robertson10:30 : Storytime at Robertson

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Boyce Storytime11AM: Boyce Storytime

Storytime at Gunter10:30 - 11:15: Storytime at Gunter

Toddler Time at Westside Regional10:00 : Toddler Time at Westside Regional

Storytime at McDonald10:00 - 10:45 : Storytime at McDonald

McDonald Branch Library Babies9:30 AM - 10 AM: Baby specific programming

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Microsoft Publisher 2010, Level 2 Main Library9:00 - 17:00: Microsoft Publisher 2010, Level 2 Main Library

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Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime11 AM: Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime

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Boyce TnT Night5:30 PM: Teens and Tweens Night at Boyce

Storytime at Westside Regional10:00 : Storytime at Westside Regional

Storytime at Johnson11:00 - 11:30 : Storytime at Johnson

Email with Gmail Hineston Branch10:00 - 12:00: Email with Gmail Hineston Branch

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Boyce Adult Craft Time1:30 PM: Boyce Adult Craft Time

Storytime at Main10:00 : Storytime at Main

Storytime at Martin10:00 - 10:30 : Storytime at Martin

Storytime at Robertson10:30 : Storytime at Robertson

Beginning Microsoft Word 2007 Main Library9:00 - 11:00: Covers the basic functions of the Office button and the Ribbon environment. Create a simple document and learn how to cut, copy & paste, spell check, format fonts, and colors, etc.

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Boyce Storytime11AM: Boyce Storytime

Storytime at Gunter10:30 - 11:15: Storytime at Gunter

Toddler Time at Westside Regional10:00 : Toddler Time at Westside Regional

Storytime at McDonald10:00 - 10:45 : Storytime at McDonald

McDonald Branch Library Babies9:30 AM - 10 AM: Baby specific programming

Home Wireless Setup and Configurations Main Library9:00 - 17:00: Home Wireless Setup and Configurations Main Library

Email with Gmail Johnson Branch10:00 - 12:00: Email with Gmail Johnson Branch

Main Library: As Young as You Feel Day11:00 - 12:30: Get ready to relax, NOT act your age and have a great time. Come join us at Main Library for As Young As You Feel Day. Adults age 50 and up meet every third Thursday of the month in Main Library Children’s Room to play games of the past and present. Participants play horseshoes, bingo, dominoes, chess, Scrabble, Monopoly, Uno, Pick Up Sticks, Trouble, Sorry, Yahtzee, and other games of their choice. A light lunch will be provided.

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Big Read Kick OffRapides Parish Library will launch its Big Read program in celebration of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O’Brien with a celebration on September 22, from 10 AM until 2 PM at Renegade Harley Davidson on North Mall Drive in Alexandria. The Big Read in Rapides is presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) and Renegade Harley Davidson.
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Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime11 AM: Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime

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Robertson Book Club18:00 - 20:00: Join Robertson Library’s Book Club in discussing Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a heart-wrenching story of Oskar Schell, a young boy who, while grieving for his father who was killed in the September 11th World Trade Center tragedy, happens upon a mysterious key in his parents’ closet. In an attempt to discover the origin on the key, Oskar, with the help of his eccentric neighbor, meets a myriad of colorful characters and long-lost relatives. His journey, he discovers, helps him reconcile his relationship with his always-absent but ever-watchful mother.

Boyce Adult Book Club6PM: Boyce Adult Book Club

Storytime at Westside Regional10:00 : Storytime at Westside Regional

Storytime at Johnson11:00 - 11:30 : Storytime at Johnson

Robertson Branch Book Club18:00 - 20:00: Join Robertson Library’s Book Club in discussing Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a heart-wrenching story of Oskar Schell, a young boy who, while grieving for his father who was killed in the September 11th World Trade Center tragedy, happens upon a mysterious key in his parents’ closet. In an attempt to discover the origin on the key, Oskar, with the help of his eccentric neighbor, meets a myriad of colorful characters and long-lost relatives. His journey, he discovers, helps him reconcile his relationship with his always-absent but ever-watchful mother.

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Storytime at Main10:00 : Storytime at Main

Storytime at Martin10:00 - 10:30 : Storytime at Martin

Storytime at Robertson10:30 : Storytime at Robertson

Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007 J.W. McDonald Branch10:00 - 12:00: In this second level of Microsoft Word class, participants will become familiar with creating macros along with other shortcuts, working with the header and footer, page numbers, tabs and tables. We will also look at ways to enhance a document using text boxes and word art.

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Boyce Storytime11AM: Boyce Storytime

Storytime at Gunter10:30 - 11:15: Storytime at Gunter

Toddler Time at Westside Regional10:00 : Toddler Time at Westside Regional

Storytime at McDonald10:00 - 10:45 : Storytime at McDonald

McDonald Branch Library Babies9:30 AM - 10 AM: Baby specific programming

Email with Gmail Robertson Branch8:00 - 10:00: Email with Gmail Robertson Branch

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Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime11 AM: Boyce Branch Saturday Storytime

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