🐝✨ Buzzing with Excitement! ✨🐝

Congratulations to Annalise for reaching 150 minutes of reading in our Plant a Seed, Read Summer Reading Program! 🌻📚💚

She earned her prize and added her bug to our Summer Reading goal-tracker window! 🐞🌱

📖 150 ...minutes read
🐞 Bug added to the window
🌻 Reading garden growing
🎉 Goal achieved!

Way to go, Annalise! We can't wait to see what milestone you'll reach next. 💚📚✨

📱 Join Summer Reading:
https://rpl.beanstack.com/reader365

#PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #ReaderSpotlight #LibuseBranch #ReadersGrowHere #GrowWithRPL #RapidesParishLibrary #ReadingGoals #BookLover 🐝🌻📚✨

💙✨ Last week, King Branch had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from Central LA Support Services Center! ✨💙

We loved sharing library resources, making connections, and spending time with members of our community. 📚🤝

Thank you for visiting us—we hope to see you ...again soon!

#KingBranch #CommunityConnections #RapidesParishLibrary #LibraryLife #CommunityPartners #LearningTogether 💙📚✨

🇺🇸✨ CELEBRATING AMERICA 250 ✨🇺🇸

We're excited to be part of a historic moment as our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of America! ❤️🤍💙

Join Rapides Parish Library for the dedication of the Bronze Braille American Flag, a powerful tribute ...honoring blind and visually impaired veterans and recognizing the service, sacrifice, and resilience of those who have defended our freedom.

Featuring raised stars and stripes and the Pledge of Allegiance in Braille, this remarkable monument is a symbol of patriotism, accessibility, and the enduring American spirit. 🇺🇸⭐

📍 Dedication Ceremony Schedule

🏛️ Martin Library
📅 July 16
⏰ 10 AM

🏛️ Libuse Branch
📅 July 17
⏰ 2 PM

🏛️ Westside Regional Library
📅 July 20
⏰ 6 PM

🍪 Refreshments provided
🤝 Open to the public

Help us honor our veterans, celebrate America's past, and look forward to the future as we commemorate this incredible milestone together.

#America250 #RapidesParishLibrary #BronzeBrailleAmericanFlag #Veterans #Accessibility #CommunityCelebration #HonorAndRemember #LouisianaHumanities #Patriotism #AmericaTurns250 🇺🇸✨❤️🤍💙

🐝🌻 Our Reading Garden Is Blooming! 🌻🐝

A huge congratulations to Ember and Elise Williamson, who have BOTH read over 1,000 minutes this summer! 📚✨

🌟 1,000+ minutes each
📖 Thousands of pages explored
🐝 Reading goals crushed
💚 Summer Reading ...success

Way to grow, readers! Keep planting those seeds and watching your reading garden bloom! 🌱📚✨

📱 Join Summer Reading:
https://rpl.beanstack.com/reader365

#PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #ReaderSpotlight #MainLibrary #1000Minutes #ReadersGrowHere #GrowWithRPL #RapidesParishLibrary 🌻🐝📚✨

🐰🎭 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎭🐰

Two chances to catch Harvey Rabbit & Friends today!

🌞 Robertson Branch — 10 AM
🌱 Martin Library — 2 PM

🐰 Favorite characters
🤣 Big laughs
🎶 Music & fun
💚 Family memories

Miss ...today's shows? More performances are happening throughout the week!

🌐 Full schedule at www.rpl.org

#HarveyRabbitAndFriends #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #RobertsonBranch #MartinLibrary #RapidesParishLibrary #FamilyFun #LibraryEntertainment 🐰✨📚

🐰🎭 Missed Harvey Rabbit & Friends today? Don't worry—the fun continues tomorrow!

🌞 Robertson Branch — 10 AM
🌱 Martin Library — 2 PM

More laughs, more music, more family fun! 🐰✨

🌐 Full tour schedule at www.rpl.org

...#HarveyRabbitAndFriends #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #RapidesParishLibrary #FamilyFun 🐰📚✨

🐰🎭 Missed the fun at Hineston this morning? 🎭🐰

Good news... Harvey Rabbit & Friends aren't done yet! ✨

🌙 TONIGHT
📍 Westside Regional Library
⏰ 6:00 PM

Get ready for:
🐰 Favorite characters
🤣 Big laughs
🎶 Music and... fun
💚 Family memories you'll never forget

The Harvey Rabbit tour continues all week across Rapides Parish!

🌐 Full schedule at www.rpl.org

#HarveyRabbitAndFriends #WestsideRegionalLibrary #PlantASeedRead #SummerReading2026 #RapidesParishLibrary #FamilyFun #LibraryEntertainment #SummerFun 🐰🎉🌱✨